Course details

Summary

A nursing education from EIT is highly regarded with graduate nurses being recognized nationally and internationally. When you graduate with a nursing degree you’ll be fully equipped to provide healthcare to people at every stage of life.

You’ll develop, practice and refine your learning in a ‘hands on’ way in our Clinical Arts and Technology (CAT) Centre, which is set up like a working hospital.

Building on your compassionate nature you’ll learn how to assess and manage patients in hospitals and the wider community, while working alongside other health professionals.

EIT Nursing students currently have a 100% pass rate in the nursing state exams, and 70% of our 2014 graduates were employed in their field within three months!

Outline

Graduating with a Bachelor of Nursing will enable you to begin in the health sector as a registered nurse with a sound knowledge-base of nursing theory, health studies, social sciences, biological sciences, research and professional practice skills.

Our staff have a wealth of professional skills and involvement in all areas of nursing and healthcare along with worldwide experiences including employment as research officers for district health boards, clinical nurse coordinators in emergency departments, and working in cardiac cath labs.

These theoretical subject areas include:

• Biological sciences
• Community health
• Health education
• Human development
• Mental health
• Nursing research
• Nursing assessment
• Pharmacology
• Hauora

You’ll also find practical nursing experience makes up half of the programme and take place in a wide range of community and healthcare settings. These can include hospitals, rest homes, nursing clinics, prisons, mental health facilities and Plunket rooms throughout the Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti regions.

Career Opportunities & Outcomes

Graduating with a nursing degree from EIT will open up many career pathways for your future in the health sector. With your caring and compassionate nature you’ll find yourself dealing with the prevention and treatment of a range of ills and ailments from the very beginning of life right through to the twilight years.

You could end up working in areas such as:

• Public and private hospitals
• Community health
• Plunket (Well Child Health)
• Independent practices
• Public health
• Nursing education
• Child health
• Mental health

Entry criteria

The Bachelor of Nursing is a clinically focused academic programme that provides preparation for entry to the register of Nurses in New Zealand. To be a Registered Nurse you need to have integrity and empathy, a spirit of inquiry and a commitment to learning. You need to be able to work independently and as part of a team. You must have a mature outlook, a sense of responsibility and a genuine desire to care for people. A personal interview may be part of the application process.

Applicants must meet degree standard entry requirements. Approved bridging/foundation programmes include: the Certificate in Health Science, or Diploma in Therapeutic and Sport Massage.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.0
• TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) score of 590 (with an essay score of 5.5 TWE)
• TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) score of 79 (with a writing score of 21)
• University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations: CAE or CPE with a score of 176. No less than 169 in each skill. OET with B
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) score of 58
• City & Guilds IESOL: C1 Expert with a score of 42
• NZCEL Level 5 Academic

You can also enter via Cross Credit or Recognition of Prior Learning.