NURSPRAC 721 : Integrative Nursing Practice
Medical and Health Sciences
2025 Semester Two (1255) (45 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This 45 point course of the MNSc supports students to develop the knowledge and skills that will enhance client assessment, planning and delivery of client-centred care within a specific health care context to align with Nursing Council competencies for registered nurses. Students will also develop an understanding of pharmacology and apply this knowledge and the skill of medication management to enable high quality safe nursing practice.
Course Contacts
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Develop competency to practise at a beginning practitioner level as identified in the Nursing Council competencies for a registered nurse (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1 and 8.2)
- Demonstrate knowledge of key pharmacological concepts to meet Nursing Council competencies for a registered nurse (Capability 1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.1 and 7.3)
- Practice within legal and ethical requirements in accordance with the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies and professional standards (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 6.1, 7.2, 8.1 and 8.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment 2 | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Test | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Client Assessment | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Clinical | Individual Coursework | |
| 5 types | 100% |
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All components of the course work MUST be completed/submitted to gain an overall pass for the course. Students are required to meet the clinical competency requirements to gain an overall pass in the course. If a pass is not achieved for the Client Assessment, at the first attempt, arrangements to re-sit will be made to allow the students an opportunity to demonstrate safe and competent assessment skills and achieve a C-.
Workload Expectations
This course is a 45 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course you can expect 56 hours of lectures/on-line learning, 74 hours of reading and thinking about the content, working on assignments and/or exam preparation, and 320 hours of clinical.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including clinical skills and clinical placements to complete components of the course.
Most lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials may be available as recordings.
The course may include live online events including group discussions or tutorials.
Attendance on campus is required for the test.
The activities for the course are scheduled as block delivery.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.