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Bachelor of Nursing (Articulated with University of Canterbury Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice (Nursing)) Te Hoe Ora Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health
RĀRAKI UPOKO – CONTENTS Nau mai ki Ara - Welcome to Ara 1 Enrolment Confirmation/Receipt ........................................................... 2 Purpose of this Document .................................................................... 2 Pathway Providers .............................................................................. 3 Kia rite ki te ako - Getting Ready for Study 4 Te tae ki Ara - Travelling to campus 5 Te Whakarite - Getting Set Up 7 Getting your Ara ID Card ..................................................................... 7 Equipment Requirements ..................................................................... 8 putapu - BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) 3 Kā Raki whakahirahira - Important Dates 4 Wātaka - Timetable 5 Kā whakapātaka - Contact Details 6 Kā kōrero hai āwhina - Useful Information 10 Attendance ....................................................................................... 10 How to tell Ara When You’re Absent ................................................... 11 Non-Engagement .............................................................................. 11 How to Change Your Enrolment ......................................................... 12 How to Change Your Contact Details .................................................. 12 How to notify Ara of a problem or make a complaint ............................ 14 Privacy Guidelines ............................................................................ 14 Tō Akoako - Your Study 15 Taipitopito akoraka - Programme Details 16 About the BN Programme .................................................................. 16 Programme Aim ................................................................................ 18 Graduate Profile ................................................................................ 18 Programme Regulations .................................................................... 20 Articulation between UC MHealScProfPr and Ara BN Programmes ....... 21 Mahere Ako- Programme Structure 22 Programme Matrix ............................................................................. 22 Delivery of Clinical Courses ............................................................... 23 NCNZ Registration Examination ......................................................... 24 Confidentiality ................................................................................... 24 Legal Convictions .............................................................................. 25 Dealing with Problems ....................................................................... 25 Simulation Centre ............................................................................. 26
Kā Aromatawai - Assessments 28 Assessment Information .................................................................... 28 Submitting Your Work ........................................................................ 29 Theoretical Courses Assessment Information and Regulation ............... 30 Assessment Requirements and Progression: Theoretical Courses ....... 30 Grade Scale (UC) .............................................................................. 31 Information for Clinical Practice ......................................................... 31 Clinical Assessment Information and Regulation ................................. 32 Cancellation or Refusal of Enrolment .................................................. 37 The Grade Scale (Ara) ....................................................................... 38 Kā tikaka aromatawai - Assessment Regulations 40 Extensions ........................................................................................ 40 Special Consideration (UC) ................................................................ 40 Resubmission/Resits (assessment level) ............................................ 40 Second Results (course level) ............................................................ 40 Marks Carried Forward ...................................................................... 41 Additional assessment arrangements for students with particular needs ........................................................................................................ 41 Credit Recognition ............................................................................ 41 Alternative Assessments .................................................................... 42 Aegrotat ........................................................................................... 42 Reading, Writing and English Literacy ................................................ 42 Ara Clinical Attendance ..................................................................... 42 Challenging Academic Decisions (Reconsideraton).............................. 43 Professional Responsibility ................................................................ 43 Appeal against a Grade ..................................................................... 43 Conceded Pass ................................................................................. 43 Kā putaka me te Whakapōtaetaka - Results & Graduation 45 Accessing Your Results ..................................................................... 45 Academic Transcripts ........................................................................ 45 Exam Scripts and Assessments .......................................................... 45 Graduating From Your Programme ..................................................... 45 Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003) [including applications for registration] ............................................................... 48 Application for Registration as a Registered Nurse .............................. 49 Professional Associations .................................................................. 50 Kā ture me kā tikaka - Policies & Procedures 52 Academic Support and Progression .................................................... 52 Formal Academic Contract ................................................................. 52 Academic Misconduct ........................................................................ 53
Probation .......................................................................................... 54 Exclusion .......................................................................................... 55 Suspension ....................................................................................... 55 Cancellation of Enrolment .................................................................. 55 Refusal of Future Enrolment .............................................................. 56 Kā tika me kā kaweka o te tauira - Student Rights and Responsibilities 56 Copyright and Ara Students ............................................................... 59 Kā Tū Whare Me Kā Rauemi - Facilities & Resources 60 Te whakamahi rorohiko me te ipuraki o Ara - Using Ara Computers and the Internet 61 Using the Student Portal .................................................................... 61 Using Moodle .................................................................................... 62 Kā tū whare - Facilities 65 Health and Safety ............................................................................. 65 Emergency Procedures ...................................................................... 66 Using Ara Facilities ........................................................................... 68 Lost Property and Theft ..................................................................... 68 Māhere whenua- Maps 69
NAU MAI KI ARA - WELCOME TO ARA
The Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health at Ara Institute of
Canterbury (Ara) and the School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury (UC)
have worked together to develop this pathway which enables degree graduates, who
meet the entry criteria of both organisations, to concurrently enrol in the Ara
Bachelor of Nursing (BN) and the UC Master of Health Science Professional Practice
(Nursing) (MHealScProfPr).
Coursework completed as part of the MHealScProfPr will be credited towards
theoretical courses within the BN. Each of the MHealScProfPr courses that
articulate into the BN are aligned with clinical courses that must be passed to
progress within and meet the requirements of the BN. Subject to meeting all BN
requirements, students are eligible to apply to the Nursing Council of New Zealand
(NCNZ) for registration as a nurse.
This Programme Information will provide you with essential information about the
pathway.
Dr Cathy Andrew
Head of Department
Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health
2019
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Enrolment Confirmation/Receipt
For Ara Courses
The enrolment confirmation/receipt is proof of your payment and enrolment and
shows the last withdrawal date for each course. It is your responsibility to check
that you are enrolled in the correct courses. The confirmation/receipt must be
presented if adjusting your enrolment. Charges and conditions for changing an
enrolment are on the back of the receipt.
For UC Courses
Once you have accepted your Enrolment Offer and paid your fees and costs you are
officially enrolled at UC. It is your responsibility to check that you are enrolled in the
correct courses. Changes to your enrolment can be made online by logging onto
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/enrol/ and submitting a change of enrolment. See key
course dates for full information on application to enrol, official course start and end
dates, refund and withdrawal dates.
Important Information for Students Enrolled in the BN-MHealScProfPr
Pathway
If you wish to add to, withdraw from, or otherwise change your programme of study,
you must first discuss the proposed changes with the BN-MHealScProfPr
Pathway Coordinator (Dr Isabel Jamieson, email: Isabel.Jamieson@ara.ac.nz)
who will offer course advice and help ensure that all requirements for registration as
a nurse are able to be met.
All requests for course amendments are subject to the Terms and Conditions of
Enrolment.
Purpose of this Document
This document has been written to give students essential information about
the BN/Masters pathway, as well as the services, systems and processes
within the organisations that provide this pathway. Students are recommended
to access information in this document in planning their studies, using the
services available to support their progress and, if problems arise, knowing how
and where to get help.
This Programme Information document must be read in conjunction with the
current Ara Institute of Canterbury (Ara) Enrolment Guide and UC Calendar
(http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/publications/calendar.shtml).
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Pathway Providers
Bachelor of Nursing
Ara Institute of Canterbury (Ara) – Department of Nursing, Midwifery and
Human Services
Ara Institute of Canterbury (Ara) has been preparing students for recognition as
Registered Nurses for over forty years. The Department of Nursing, Midwifery and
Allied Health is committed to ensuring its curricula are relevant to the needs of
society and the health services. The socio-cultural-political changes which affect
nursing and the health sector, together with the increased public/social awareness
and acceptance of the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi resulted
in an explicit commitment from the staff of the Department, and the Ara generally, to
biculturalism and to upholding the principles of the Treaty.
The BN degree commenced in 1995, and enables students to meet the requirements
of the NCNZ for registration in the Registered Nurse (RN) scope of practice.
For students enrolled in the BN-MHealScProfPr pathway, all matters concerning
eligibility for the award of the BN and registration as a nurse fall under the Ara BN
programme regulations as approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority
(NZQA) and the Nursing Council of New Zealand.
Master of Health Sciences
University of Canterbury, School of Health Sciences
The World Health Organisation defines health as “a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.
The delivery of modern health care depends on groups of clinically and non-clinically
trained professionals coming together in inter-professional teams to systematically
provide personal and population-based preventive, curative and rehabilitative care
services. The School of Health Sciences offers undergraduate and postgraduate
programmes and research activities that respond to the dynamic nature of the health
and education sectors and its workforce. These include postgraduate programmes
in Counselling, Specialist Teaching, and Child and Family Psychology, as well as
various population health and clinical endorsements within the Postgraduate
Diploma and Masters of Health Sciences Professional Practice (MHealScProfPr) or
Masters Health Sciences (MHealSc). These programmes are informed by active
and successful research programmes, significant national and international
collaborations, and academic staff who are of international standing.
For students enrolled in the BN-MHealScProfPr pathway, all matters concerning
eligibility for the award of the MHealScProfPr are governed by University of
Canterbury regulations as approved by the Committee on University Academic
Programmes (CUAP).
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KIA RITE KI TE AKO - GETTING READY FOR
STUDY
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TE TAE KI ARA - TRAVELLING TO CAMPUS
We encourage you to walk, bike or bus to campus if you can. Other options are
available like driving or carpooling. But parking is limited and our policy is to support
healthy alternatives.
More information can be found here: www.ara.ac.nz/services-and-support/transport
Buses
Ara and Ecan have been working together to make travel easier for nursing,
midwifery and medical imaging students following the move to the new Manawa
Campus. From Monday 10 September 2018, Ara students traveling between
Manawa in the Te Papa Hauora/Health Precinct and Ara City Campus on Madras
Street can take the Purple Line bus for no charge during off-peak times.
By showing a current Ara student card, students can travel on Purple Line buses in
either direction during weekdays between 9am and 3pm.
Purple Line buses can be boarded west bound at bus stop Ara Institute Ferry Rd
(Stop 36051), getting off at Christchurch Hospital Tuam St (Stop 14704). In the
opposite direction, Purple Line buses can be boarded east bound at Christchurch
Hospital Tuam St (Stop 51824), getting off at either Ferry Rd near Barbados St (Stop
36079) or Tuam St near Madras St (Stop 52958).
The discounted bus fare applies only to the bus route between the City Campus and
Manawa, between the bus stops described above. For bus times check
http://www.metroinfo.co.nz/timetables/Pages/Timetable.aspx?routeid=P.
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Driving
City Campus There is limited student parking. To use any of the student
car parks on campus you must display this year’s parking
authority sticker in the front window of your vehicle. These
can be collected from Admissions & Enrolments or
Security in the Rakaia Centre on presentation of your fees
receipt or Ara ID Card.
You will also need to use the pay and display machines
located in each of the car parks – put the fee receipt on
the dashboard of your vehicle where it can be clearly
seen.
Illegal parking results in vehicles being towed and
impounded and only released upon payment of a fine
(approx. $90).
Manawa Campus There is no parking available at this campus.
Car parking buildings in close proximity to Manawa
include: Lichfield Street Car Park Building ($10 per day),
West End Car Park Building, 48 Hereford Street ($4 per
hour or $12 per day).
See link below for more options:
https://www.ccc.govt.nz/transport/parking/carpark/#12/-
43.5308/172.6363
Page |6TE WHAKARITE - GETTING SET UP
Getting your Ara ID Card
The Ara ID card is your formal student ID and library card. It can be used for
photocopying, printing, security access and for student discounts. We recommend
you keep your Ara ID card on you at all times, as access may be restricted in some
buildings without adequate identification.
You can use your card to borrow items from the library once your course starts. It
can also give you general after hours’ access, i.e. computer suites, bike lock-up.
Your Ara ID card can be issued by giving your ID number (from your invoice) to:
Collection points
Security Office opposite the main Admissions &
City Campus
Enrolments area in the Atrium of the Rakaia Centre.
Manawa Campus Same as above.
Page |7Equipment Requirements
Textbooks
YEAR ONE:
Health Assessment, Physiology and Pharmacology (HLTH466)
Required Texts and Resources
Bryant, B., Knights, K., Darroch, S., & Rowland, A. (2019). Pharmacology for health
professionals. (5th ed.). Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia: Elsevier
Lewis, P., & Foley, D. (2014). Health assessment in nursing (2nd Australian and
New Zealand ed.). Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins.
Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B. (2017). Principles of anatomy and physiology. (15th
ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. The E-book is available at:
http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-111932064X.html
Recommended Text and Resource
Nil.
Mental Health and Addictions (HLTH467)
Required Text and Resource
Leigh-Edward, K., Munro, I., Welch, A., Robins, A., (2018). Mental Health Nursing;
Dimensions of Praxis. (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press; Australia. ISBN
0195566963, 9780195566963.
Recommended Texts and Resources
Mutsatsa, S., (2015). Physical Healthcare and Promotion in Mental Health Nursing.
SAGE Publications; London UK. ISBN 978-1-4462-6817-9
Acute and Chronic Long Term Health Care (HLTH468)
In addition to your Anatomy and Physiology, Health Assessment and
Pharmacology texts from last semester you must have an up to date Medical-
Surgical text and a pathophysiological resource on hand. The libraries have useful
resources. The following texts are used by the BN students and are available at the
bookshop on the Ara campus:
Required Text and Resource
Craft, J., Gordon, C., Huether, S., McCance, K., Brashers, V., & Rote, N. (2019).
Understanding pathophysiology (3rd ed.). Chatswood, New South Wales,
Australia: Elsevier.
[Note: It is more economical to purchase the following two books as a
package.]
Page |8Farrell, M., & Dempsey, J. (Eds.). (2014). Smeltzer and Bare’s textbook of medical-
surgical nursing. (3rd Australian & New Zealand ed., Vol. 1). Sydney, New
South Wales, Australia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Farrell, M., & Dempsey, J. (Eds.). (2014). Smeltzer and Bare’s textbook of medical-
surgical nursing. (3rd Australian & New Zealand ed., Vol. 2). Sydney, New
South Wales, Australia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Recommended Texts and Resources
Adam, S., Odell, M., & Welch, J. (2010). Rapid assessment of the acutely ill
patient. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (available as an e-book)
DiPiro, J.T., Talbert, R.L., Yee, G.C., Matzke, G.R., Wells, B.G., & Michael Posey,
L. (2014). Pharmacotherapy: A pathophysiologic approach. (9th ed.). New
York, McGraw Hill.
Other recommended texts
Stein-Parbury, J. (2018). Patient and person interpersonal skills in nursing. (6th
ed.). Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier.
Crisp, J., Douglas, C., Rebeiro, G., & Waters, D. (2017). Potter & Perry’s
fundamentals of nursing (5th ed.). Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia:
Elsevier Australia.
Page |9WOMEN’S NURSING UNIFORM OPTIONS 2019:
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Page |2PUTAPU - BYOD (BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE)
There are a number of computer suites available across Ara campus sites for both
classroom and individual use, as well as a small number of loan laptops for use in
specific learning spaces (e.g. the library at Christchurch City campus and Timaru
campus). In addition, Ara strongly encourage you to bring any personal wi-fi capable
device into the Institute to connect to our network.
Library staff provide ten (10) laptops to be used in the Learning Commons
(Manawa Campus, Ground Floor). These laptops are available for use
weekdays between 0830-1630, while Library staff are present.
If you are looking to purchase a device, we recommend you consider trusted
brands.
PC and Mac platforms can be used, depending on the programme you are
enrolled in.
If you are in the market for new IT devices, please check out this list of
recommended products and what specifications to look for when purchasing
https://campus.ara.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/448840/03809-Bring-
your-own-device-FA.pdf
Page |3KĀ RAKI WHAKAHIRAHIRA - IMPORTANT
DATES
The following apply to the majority of courses. Start and finish dates may vary
between individual courses, and this is certainly likely between different
programmes, which may affect you if you take elective courses from other
programmes.
SEMESTER ONE DATES
TERM 1 4 February – 12 April
Waitangi Day Wednesday 6 February
Whakatau Monday 25 February
Good Friday Friday 19 April
Easter Monday Monday 22 April
Easter Tuesday Tuesday 23 April
Anzac Day Thursday 25 April
TERM 2 29 April – 5 July
Queen’s Birthday Monday 3 June
SEMESTER TWO DATES
TERM 3 22 July – 20 September
TERM 4 7 October – 6 December
South Canterbury Anniversary Day Monday 23 September
Labour Day Monday 28 October
Canterbury Show Day Friday 15 November
Page |4WĀTAKA - TIMETABLE
It is important that you check your timetable through the Student Portal prior to the
commencement of your classes. This can be done through any of the following
links:
Student Portal: https://ebsportal.ara.ac.nz/
Enter your username and click on the ‘Retrieve your password’ link to get your
new password. Your username has been advised in your previous application
related communications
Campus Life: https://campus.ara.ac.nz/ and ‘Student Portal’ tab at the top of
the page
When you are not on campus via the Ara website: http://www.ara.ac.nz/ and
‘Current Students’ tab at the top of the page, which takes you to Campus Life.
If any changes, which may have been made to the timetable, create problems for
you, or you find you have a timetable clash, please contact the Programme Leader
or Department Support administrator to discuss this.
UC course timetables can be checked via www.canterbury.ac.nz.
Page |5KĀ WHAKAPĀTAKA - CONTACT DETAILS
Key Staff – Ara Institute of Canterbury
Dr Cathy Andrew Responsible for:
Head of Department • The quality of teaching
Nursing, Midwifery & Allied and learning in the
Health Department.
027 540 8271 • The quality of student
Room: N126 (City Campus) experience in the
/ HP501 (Manawa Campus) Department.
Cathy.Andrew@ara.ac.nz
Lisa McKay Responsible for:
Academic Manager - • Meeting with students
Nursing on any matter related
021 198 8332 to their programme of
Room: HP501 (Manawa learning.
Campus) • Managing the
programmes on a daily
Lisa.Mckay@ara.ac.nz
basis.
• Counselling students
about their courses.
• Helping solve their
problems.
Rose Whittle Responsible for:
Clinical Manager • Overall management of
027 428 9229 clinical placements
Room: HP501 (Manawa
Campus)
Rose.Whittle@ara.ac.nz
Page |6Anna Richardson Responsible for:
BN Programme Leader • Students’ learning and
021 287 6078 assessment for
Room: HP505 (Manawa students.
Campus) • Curriculum
development.
Anna.Richardson@ara.ac.nz
Dr Isabel Jamieson Responsible for:
BN/Masters Pathway • Students’ learning and
Coordinator assessment for
021 284 8250 students.
Room: HP505 (Ara) • Curriculum
Room: Waimairi Building
development
room 203 (UC)
Isabel.Jamieson@ara.ac.nz
Kerry Chisholm Responsible for:
Team Leader: Department • Helping solve students’
Support problems.
021 197 8094 • Providing students with
Room: HP501 (Manawa information about being
Campus) absent, enrolment,
results, courses, and
Kerry.Chisholm@ara.ac.nz
who they can go to for
Marchelle Ludick help.
• Providing a link
Department Support
between staff and
940 8254
students for official Ara
Room: HP501 (Manawa information.
Campus)
Marchelle.Ludick@ara.ac.nz
Anne Snelling
Department Support
021 271 8569
Room: HP501 (Manawa
Campus)
Anne.Snelling@ara.ac.nz
Page |7Key Staff – University of Canterbury
Professor Lianne Woodward Responsible for:
Head of School, Health Sciences • Oversight of academic and
Room: Waimairi Building room 204 administrative activities in the
School of Health Sciences
Lianne.Woodward@canterbury.ac.nz
Professor Philip Schluter Responsible for:
Deputy Head, School of Health Sciences • Teaching area: quantitative
Room: Otakaro Building, room 107 methods and biostatistics
Philip.Schluter@canterbury.ac.nz
Associate Professor Julie Mackey Responsible for:
Dean of Education and Health Sciences, UC • Academic leadership and
Room: Orakipaoa Building 106 oversight of qualifications.
Julie.Mackey@canterbury.ac.nz • Student admission and
progress.
Sarah Petersen Responsible for:
Academic Manager, College of Education, • Providing advice on academic
UC matters.
Room: Orakipaoa Building
• Manage student academic
Sarah.Petersen@canterbury.ac.nz cycle.
Page |8Key Support Services
You can also contact us on our free phone number 0800 24 24 76. The last four
digits of a direct dial number is usually the extension number if you are asked for
that.
Location Room Phone Email
Student Support
All Ara campuses Student studentcentral@ara.ac.nz
Central
Admissions and Enrolments
City Campus X121 0800 24 24 76 enrolmentsupport@ara.ac.nz
Manawa Campus HP501 0800 24 24 76 enrolmentsupport@ara.ac.nz
Results
City Campus X126 940 8283 results@ara.ac.nz
Student Finance
City Campus X110 940 8100 studentfinance@ara.ac.nz
Scholarships & Hardships
All campuses Student 940 8238 studentcentral@ara.ac.nz
Central
Independent Student Advocate
All campuses X106 City 940 8518 Duncan.Dunbar@actionwork
Campus 027 273 6246 s.org.nz
Page |9International Advisors
All campuses Student 940 8728 or studentcentral@ara.ac.nz
Central 940 8704
Student Voice
All campuses L232 940 8264 studentvoice@ara.ac.nz
021 955 560
City
Campus
Complaints Co-ordinator
City Campus L237 940 8002 complaints@ara.ac.nz
Department Links
https://www.facebook.com/AraNursingMidwifery Provides
andAlliedHealth/ information about
what’s happening
in the department.
KĀ KŌRERO HAI ĀWHINA - USEFUL
INFORMATION
Attendance
Experience has shown that if you attend regularly and participate in the class
activities and formative assessments you are more likely to succeed. To this end,
full attendance and commitment is encouraged.
You are expected to be punctual, and must comply with the various behaviour and
safety requirements of classrooms, workshops and labs. Development of
employment skills and philosophy is enhanced by interaction in classrooms and
appropriate industry based environments. As well, the development of an attitude
which values full attendance and punctuality is an important employment related skill
that you should aim to establish.
For an International student satisfactory progress is defined as 100% attendance
and successful completion of 75% or more of your courses.
P a g e | 10How to tell Ara When You’re Absent
Let Ara know when you are absent from classes or if you are sick.
If you will be absent from class, contact your Course Leader or the department
support administrator on 940 8254 and include which course/s you will be
absent for.
If you are absent from clinical placement you must notify the placement,
Course Leader and department support staff on 940 8254.
Non-Engagement
Ara has processes to deal with students who formally enrol here but do not “engage”
with their studies. That is, if you do not attend and/or participate and/or submit
assignments and/or sit assessments or only attend briefly or spasmodically and/or
do not engage significantly.
To meet the expectations of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) who fund Ara,
we are required to notify such students and withdraw them from the course or
programme if they are not genuinely pursuing their studies.
Our Department process follows these steps:
1. The registers are checked and if your engagement and attendance is a
concern we move to step 2
2. The tutor will talk with you, or they will ask the Department Support
Administrator to contact you
3. You will receive an email or phone call asking why you have not been
attending
4. You may receive a non-engagement letter
5. You may be placed on a Formal Academic Contract or withdrawn.
If you are struggling with attendance, we fully encourage you to talk this over as
soon as possible with your tutor or Programme Leader.
P a g e | 11How to Change Your Enrolment
If you wish to add, withdraw or change your programme of study, the first step is to
talk with the tutor or Programme Leader, or the Department Support administrator
who can offer advice and assistance.
All requests for course amendments or withdrawals must be made in writing
preferably on an official Enrolment Amendment form that can be obtained from the
Admissions and Results team or your Department Support Administrator. All
requests for course amendments and withdrawals are subject to the Terms and
Conditions of Enrolment.
Note: You can also send an email to enrolmentsupport@ara.ac.nz and
say which course you are withdrawing from.
Please note that changing your enrolment may affect loans and/or allowances paid
by StudyLink, or eligibility for a Student Permit to study in New Zealand. This is also
the case if you decide to withdraw from the entire programme, so no matter what the
reason, we strongly recommend that you discuss any changes to your enrolments
with staff.
How to Change Your Contact Details
You are required to ensure that Ara also has your current contact details. This is
because important information is sent out during the year.
If you need to change your email, cell phone or postal address details at any time
this should be done by ringing 0800 24 24 76 or via the Student Portal.
P a g e | 12Change of Contact Details / Marital Status / Legal Name
Students are required to notify both Ara and UC separately and provide evidence
where required.
Ara - Students can update their contact details by using Tribal online, or by
informing Enrolments and Admissions. Updating contact details is vital in ensuring
students receive enrolment packs, the graduation package, and in case the student
needs to be contacted for any reason.
Any change of name will need documentation as evidence. It is important the name
on a student’s transcript matches that used for registration with NCNZ, or the
student may not register.
UC requires students to keep their contact and personal information up-
to-date during the time they are enrolled at the University.
Details can be changed via UC Student Web:
https://myuc.canterbury.ac.nz/sitsvision/wrd/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_ap
p&code1=PROFILE&code2=0001
Email Address – Student Contact Update
Students must use their Ara student email address when using email to contact staff
and clinical placements; many other addresses are blocked and will, therefore, not
be received.
All information related to your Ara courses and programme will be sent to your Ara
email address. It is your responsibility to check this email account on a daily basis.
You can set your Ara email to forward automatically to an alternative address. For
instructions on how to do this please email (ICTServiceDesk@ara.ac.nz).
All information related to your UC courses and programme related
information will be sent to your UC email address. It is your responsibility
to check this email account on a daily basis. If you would like to change
the email address UC uses to communicate with you, please contact the
UC ICT Services Desk (cctr999@exchange.canterbury.ac.nz.)
P a g e | 13How to notify Ara of a problem or make a complaint
You may have a concern or complaint about a course, tutor, or another aspect of
your programme. To make a complaint, contact the Manager, or the Head of
Department. They will advise you about what to do next, and the Ara policy.
Assistance is also available from the Student Advocate and the Complaints Co-
ordinator.
For more information about how to make a complaint, see www.ara.ac.nz/about-
us/policies/ select General Administration and click on CPP117 Raising Problems
or Complaints or CPP208 Resolving Staff Performance or Conduct Issues. You
can download the form from
http://www.ara.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/278773/CPP117a-
probcomplaintform15.pdf
Privacy Guidelines
Under the Privacy Act (1993) Ara staff are unable to confirm, deny or divulge an
individual’s presence on campus or whereabouts. We would advise friends and
family to contact you on your cell phone or at home. We can only share information
related to your enrolment with your express (usually written) permission.
P a g e | 14TŌ AKOAKO - YOUR STUDY
P a g e | 15TAIPITOPITO AKORAKA - PROGRAMME
DETAILS
About the BN Programme
The BN is underpinned by a belief that people’s complex and diverse health needs in
the twenty first century and the constantly changing health care environment require
nursing to be practised by well-educated and critically thinking, competent registered
nurses.
Two key values that inform the BN curriculum are the concepts of ‘partnership’ and
‘caring’. The concept of ‘partnership’ is informed both by te Tiriti o Waitangi / the
Treaty of Waitangi and by Christensen (1990) who refers to the ‘work of the nurse’ and
‘the work of the patient’ (or recipient of care); this occurs within the context of the
health care setting. Partnership underpins the relationship the student develops with
patients in all clinical settings and provides a basis for culturally safe practice. ‘Caring’
as a humanitarian science provides guidance to nurses (Watson, 2012). A caring
approach is foundational to effective and therapeutic communication and the students
will be able to express this through professional relationships.
The other key values are presented as curriculum ‘threads’ that are incorporated into
most courses across the years. They are:
Health and Wellness/Hauora
Relational Practice
Critical thinking
Clinical Decision-making
Cultural Safety
Ethics/Law
Each thread is conceptualised as follows:
Health and Wellness/Hauora
It has been recognised that health is not merely the absence of disease but involves
mental and social wellbeing shaped in a socio-ecological environment. Those who live
with mental or physical illness and those with impairments can be healthy. This is
evident in the recovery concepts for mental health, the concepts of primary, secondary
and tertiary health promotion and Hauora Māori. Health and wellness are thus seen
as an individual, family, whānau or community perspective and are described as ‘life
satisfaction’ and ‘quality of life’ rather than just ‘life expectancy’. There are multiple
determinants of health.
P a g e | 16Relational Practice
Relational practice is a term that encompasses key components that underpin
personal and professional lives; relationships, communication, family/whānau, and
context. Always being in relation with someone and/or something in nursing practice
draws attention to relationships with consumers, nursing and inter-professional
colleagues, and the contexts in which nurses practice. While nursing practice may be
with a person, a relational perspective recognises the individual as embedded within
the context of family/whānau.
Critical thinking
The critical thinking thread encompasses the key professional knowledge, skills and
values of academic and professional thinking, reading, writing and research that
nurses apply to their practice. Reading and writing are both (1) a means of developing
critical thinking (individually and collaboratively), and (2) ways thinking is shared
within, and beyond, the nursing discipline and its community. Research capabilities
allow the nurse to both use, and contribute to, the development of discipline
knowledge. As students progress through the programme, they will be expected to
develop their critical thinking capabilities and apply this in their professional practice.
The critical thinking thread is closely related to the clinical decision–making thread, for
which it provides a way of thinking professionally.
Clinical Decision-Making
Clinical decision-making is a complex process in which the nurse utilises relevant
knowledge and skills in order to promote effective patient care. This process involves
the application of specific knowledge; obtaining, analysing and utilising relevant
information including holistic assessments; thinking critically; problem–solving;
reflecting; evaluating evidence; and using clinical judgement. Consequently, the most
appropriate interventions are employed to promote and maximise a patient’s health
and reduce any potential harm.
Cultural Safety
Cultural safety is a paradigm underpinned by critical social theory that focuses on the
impact of social processes and institutional structures on health. Cultural safety
education is a journey through the BN that first requires cultural awareness (of one's
own culture and the impact of cultural difference on health at both interpersonal and
societal levels), then cultural sensitivity (through increasing knowledge of other
cultures, valuing of cultural difference and incorporation of cultural difference in
nursing care). This journey culminates in cultural safety which is the effective nursing
practice of people and families as determined by those recipients of nursing care. In
the New Zealand context cultural safety is underpinned by the principles of Te Tiriti o
Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi.
P a g e | 17Ethics/Laws
There are essential ethico-legal principles that impact on nursing practice in New
Zealand. These principles relate to the nurse-patient/client relationship, nursing within
an ethical and legal framework, current issues relating to the delivery of health care in
New Zealand and end of life issues. Students are also introduced to the relevant
legislation.
Lifelong learning is highly valued where the BN is considered the beginning of an on-
going professional journey. The programme’s intention is that students will become
critically reflective, taking increasing responsibility for their own learning and being
self-directive. Baxter-Magolda ‘points out that critical reflective thinking skills and the
ability to make up one’s own mind are essential learning outcomes in a world in which
multiple perspectives abound . . .’ (1999, in Donald, 2002, p. 2).
The BN values the principles articulated by Baxter-Magolda of ‘self-authorship’,
whereby students challenge assumptions about knowledge. The goal is to empower
them to make informed meaning of nursing for themselves.
A learning centred approach is taken in which learning is considered an active process
through which the student makes sense of the world of nursing by engaging in their
own process of learning. Theoretical and clinical knowledge are integrated in safe
clinical experience as the student progresses from a novice to a competent beginning
registered nurse.
Programme Aim
To provide a postgraduate health programme alongside a pre-registration pathway to
nursing whereby suitable graduates may simultaneously work towards an initial
nursing qualification (BN) while developing and demonstrating the higher level critical
thinking skills and research knowledge that is integral to Masters level study
(MHealScProfPr).
To produce graduates who meet the Nursing Council of New Zealand Competencies
for registered nurse scope of practice (2012), and who can critically interpret and
apply their knowledge to constantly changing health care contexts.
Graduate Profile
Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing programme will be able to:
meet the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) competencies for the
registered nurse scope of practice.
practise safe, effective and competent nursing at a beginning Registered
Nurse (RN) level in a variety of health care settings and environments.
recognise the place of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi in health
care delivery and nursing practice.
P a g e | 18 practise in a culturally safe manner that reflects a broad understanding of
health and wellness.
recognise the impact of historical, cultural, political, social, economic and
environmental influences on health and nursing practice.
incorporate critical thinking, clinical reasoning and problem solving capabilities
into their nursing practice.
effectively apply a range of theories, frameworks and models in their daily
practice with individuals, families, whānau and communities.
apply a comprehensive health assessment within the individual’s family,
whānau and community.
communicate effectively and develop effective therapeutic relationships and
actions with individuals, families, whānau and communities.
be collaborative and respectful with interprofessional colleagues.
lead and manage within the context of registered nurse scope of practice.
use evidence based practice to inform their nursing practice.
act professionally by incorporating respect for and valuing diversity of life
choices, and health options.
enhance their professional development through lifelong learning.
Graduates of the Master of Health Sciences (either 180 Professional Practice or 240
point Masters) will have acquired:
advanced knowledge in the health sciences.
the ability to think critically and independently about factors influencing
health and wellbeing.
an ability to think strategically and develop strategies to improve the health
of the environment, the community, the family, or the individual.
the ability to design, conduct and report on research, through either
completion of a dissertation/thesis or a NZQA level 9 research course.
an understanding of research used to advance knowledge in the health
sciences.
In addition, graduates of the Ara BN-UC MHealScProfPr (Nursing) will be able to:
integrate critical thinking and evaluate current knowledge in clinical decision
making.
demonstrate evidence based problem solving to advance knowledge in
nursing practice.
P a g e | 19Programme Regulations
Both the BN and MHealScProfPr degrees have been approved by their respective
educational organisations. Students enrol at UC for 18 months of fulltime study with
a concurrent enrolment in specified clinical courses at Ara. In the final semester of
the programme, students join the Ara three year BN programme to complete the
clinical requirements required for the award of the BN. The research option of the
two year MHealSc is also available but this pathway will take closer to 3 years to
complete. A decision regarding which Masters is made at the end of year one.
For the purposes of nursing registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand,
the approved programme is the Ara BN. This pathway has been designed to enable
those who hold an existing undergraduate degree to complete a MHealScProfPr
degree articulated with specified BN courses. Credit is awarded for the theoretical
courses in the BN subject to successful completion of nominated MHealScProfPr
courses.
The Bachelor of Nursing is a three year full time equivalent programme of study
requiring the successful completion of 360 course credits. For the purposes of the
articulation agreement with the UC, 240 credits are recognised via a standardised
Recognition of Prior Learning agreement. In addition, students are required to
complete the full clinical component of the BN comprising 135 credits making a total
of 375 credits for the award of both degrees.
Students who meet all Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice nursing
endorsement and requirements will be awarded a MHealScProfPr by the UC.
Students who meet all Bachelor of Nursing requirements will be awarded a BN by
Ara and are eligible to apply to the Nursing Council of New Zealand for registration
as a nurse.
For Government funding purposes, one credit is equal to ten notional learning hours.
Applications for entry to the programme are evaluated against the stated entry and
selection criteria, published annually on the Ara website and in programme
brochures for the BN and on the UC website for the MHealScProfPr.
The maximum period of time to complete the BN programme is five years as per
NCNZ regulations. Any extension to this period would require a written application
from a Head of Department or delegate to the Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health
Board of Studies (beyond five years will not meet the registration requirement).
Progression through the courses is sequential and dependent on meeting the
prerequisites for each course.
Students must demonstrate clinical competence in the Competencies for the
registered nurse scope of practice (NCNZ, 2012). This is achieved through a
minimum of 1100 and up to a maximum of 1500 clinical practice hours in clinical
placements. Students may only enrol in a clinical course (BNNP542, BNNP641,
BNNP643, BNFW740, BNTR701) twice. Students must attend at least the minimum
number of clinical hours for each clinical course.
On successful completion of all Ara requirements and other requirements as
specified by the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ), students are eligible to
P a g e | 20apply to the NCNZ for the Application for Examination for Registered Nurses. The
student must pay the registration fee set by NCNZ.
Articulation between UC MHealScProfPr and Ara BN
Programmes
Under Ara and NZQA policies, credit for the BN can be awarded to those students
who demonstrate that they have met the learning outcomes of courses through
previous study. On this basis, for the purposes of this pathway, credit for Ara BN
theoretical courses can be awarded to those students who have successfully met the
outcomes of the named UC courses.
UC’s MHealScProfPr degree comprises 120 credits at NZQF level 8 and 60 at level
9. The MHealScProfPr programme includes the nursing endorsement and a
research component. The students enrolled in this Masters pathway will be required
to complete HLTH465, HLTH466, HLTH467, HLTH468 and two NZQA level 9
courses, HLTH463 and HLTH464.
The six MHealSc courses listed below collectively require students to demonstrate
knowledge at the postgraduate level that meets the outcomes of the BN. This
means that students will be required to demonstrate a level of critical thinking,
analysis and acquisition of knowledge within theoretical courses consistent with the
university requirements for Masters level study. The five courses are:
HLTH465 – Professional Frameworks for Nursing Practice (30 credits)
HLTH466 – Health Assessment, Pharmacology and Physiology (30 credits)
HLTH467 – Mental Health and Addictions (30 credits)
HLTH468 – Acute and Long term Health Care (30 credits)
HLTH463 – Whanau and Community Health (30 credits)
HLTH464 – Research Approaches for Health (30 credits)
Further information about these courses can be found on UC’s Course Information
System (CIS): (http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/code_finder.shtml).
Students will enrol in Ara BN clinical courses at undergraduate levels five, six and
seven to meet the clinical learning outcomes of the BN as below:
BNNP542 - Nursing the Person with Long Term Health Needs (15 credits)
BNNP641 - Nursing the Person with Altered Mental Health or Addiction Part A (20
credits)
BNNP643 - Nursing the Person with Altered Physical Health Part A (30 credits)
BNFW740 - Family, Whanau and Community Nursing Part A (20 credits)
BNTR701 - Transition to Registered Nurse Practice (50 credits)
P a g e | 21MAHERE AKO- PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Programme Matrix
Use the following table as a guide to the courses in your programme. You can find
out how many credits each course is worth, and how many credits and courses you
need to do to complete your study.
Course
Code Course Title Level Credits
Factor
Year 1 – Semester 1
HLTH465 Professional Frameworks for 8 30
Nursing Practice
HLTH466 Health Assessment, Pharmacology 8 30
and Physiology
Credit remaining BN Year 1 course
Year 1 – Semester 1 or 2
BNNP542 Nursing the Person with Long Term 6 15
Health Needs (12 days continuing
care)
HLTH467 Mental Health and Addictions 8 30
HLTH468 Acute and Long Term Health Care 8 30
Year 1 – Semester 2
BNNP641 Nursing the Person with Altered 6 20
Mental Health or Addiction (25 days
in Mental Health Clinical)
Year 1 – Semester 2 or Year 2 – Semester 1
BNNP642 Nursing the Person with Altered
Physical Health (38 days in Medical-
Surgical Clinical)
Credit BN Year 2 course
Year 2 – Semester 1
HLTH463 Whānau and Community Health 8/9 30
HLTH464 Research Approaches for Health 8/9 30
P a g e | 22Course
Code Course Title Level Credits
Factor
Year 2 – Semester 1 or 2
BNFW740 Family, Whānau and Community 7 20
Nursing (25 days in Community
Nursing)
Credit all remaining BN courses
except BNTR701
BNTR701 Transition to Registered Nurse 7 50
Practice (50 days in practice area of
choice). Join BN class.
For the purposes of registration with NCNZ, students who successfully complete the
pathway will be provided with an Ara BN transcript showing all BN courses for the
three year programme. Courses that have been credit for UC study will be shown as
credits while Ara courses will be recorded as a pass or fail grade.
Delivery of Clinical Courses
Delivery of Ara Clinical Courses
Students will be required to attend onsite learning activities at Ara in preparation for
clinical practice at specified times throughout the programme of study. Attendance
at these times will be compulsory.
Clinical placement will take place in a range of facilities; generally placements are
within the Christchurch area, but from time-to-time and according to availability may
be across a greater geographical area within the South Island. If students are
placed away from Christchurch some support and assistance for travel and
accommodation is available in line with Ara placement policy. Students are
expected to provide their own transport to clinical placements and that such
placement may involve attending shifts allocated across a 24 hour roster including
weekends. Students are required to keep a timesheet of clinical hours which is
verified by the agency on completion of each placement.
Delivery of UC’s MHealScProfPr courses
The MHealScProfPr courses will be offered in various formats including lectures,
tutorials, block courses, case studies, scenarios, labs, group work, online activities
and scenario based learning. Block courses will be the predominant method of
delivery. These are normally run over three consecutive days for two different blocks
(calendar periods).
P a g e | 23NCNZ Registration Examination
Students who have met NCNZ requirements for registration may apply to sit the
NCNZ Examination for Registered Nurses in March, July or November following
completion of all Bachelor of Nursing requirements. Supervision of these
examinations will follow NCNZ Examination for Registered Nurses guidelines. The
student must pay the relevant fee to NCNZ when enrolled in BNTR701.
Confidentiality
All students are required to sign the non-disclosure of patient/client information form
at the commencement of the programme.
Students are reminded that they shall not disclose to any person who is not:
a) either employed by the authority controlling the organisation or institution in
which they undertake professional practice as part of their nursing education,
and is in the proper course of their duty, or
b) employed to provide tuition to nursing students at the Ara Institute of
Canterbury and is in the proper course in their work as a lecturer, or
c) enrolled by Ara Institute of Canterbury as a student in the Department of
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health and for whom it is appropriate to have
access to the information in the proper course in their role as a student, for
example, as part of their course/programme work/learning, any information
concerning the condition, treatment or circumstances, or history of any patient
or client, or any knowledge or information concerning the business, affairs,
property or other activities of the controlling authority which has come to their
knowledge in the course of their training.
Students should also be aware that web pages, ‘blogs’ or internet social networking
sites such as ‘Bebo’, ‘Facebook’ or ‘Myspace’ should not contain any information that
relates to clinical practice and/or could breach confidentiality. If this does occur the
student will be asked to remove the information as quickly as possible and will be
called to discuss the matter further with the Head of Department. Breaches of
confidentiality are viewed seriously and bring into question the student’s awareness
of professional responsibilities and commitment to the programme, bring the
programme into disrepute and potentially cause harm to patients and families. A fail
grade for a clinical course is the outcome for a student who breaches confidentiality.
If a lecturer gives consent for a student to tape or record some teaching this must
also be treated as confidential for the student’s personal use only.
Students will be provided with access to electronic Clinical Information via Shared
Care Record View (eSCRV), CDHB, in order to gain information relevant to patient
care.
Each student is directly responsible for all actions undertaken under their personal
use ID/password and the student is personally accountable. The Ara Code of
P a g e | 24Conduct for ICT users is the policy that will be applied to this access, and students
should discuss any questions or concerns with their Programme Coordinator. Refer
to http://www.ara.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/133559/CPP105a-ARA-Aoraki-
Code-of-Conduct-for-ICT-Users-Handout15.pdf
In addition students must read and sign the confidentiality requirement on the
‘Clinical Experience Registration form: nursing students’. Any breach may result in
the student’s clinical placement being terminated and a fail grade for the clinical
course.
A compulsory introductory training session will be provided at which time the student
will be given their personal login ID. If the student is absent from this session they
must attend the equivalent at the CDHB (held monthly) where they will be given their
login and relevant training.
This access is for the student to obtain information specific to direct patient care
only. If the student leaves the BN or has approved leave, access will be removed
and their login deleted.
Random audits will occur. Any breach will be taken seriously and will be processed
within the Ara Code of Conduct for ICT Users policy. Access to clinical placements
may be denied.
Legal Convictions
Any student who receives a legal conviction (other than a minor traffic violation)
during the course of the programme is required to meet with the Head of Department
of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health to discuss any implications for access to
clinical placements and registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand. It is
the responsibility of the student to organise this meeting to occur as soon as possible
after receiving the conviction.
Dealing with Problems
Students are asked to go first to the relevant lecturer or someone else they think can
help to talk over their concerns. If the situation is not resolved the Pathway
Coordinator can be approached.
For UC courses: UC students are encouraged to seek low level resolution of
concerns by referring to the relevant lecturer in the first instance. The
following website provides guidelines to resolving concerns:
(http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/concerns/).
The Academic Appeals and Grievances Policy provides further guidance relating to
student concerns:
(http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/ucpolicy/?SearchBy=Letter&Value=A).
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