Twelve Bachelor of Nursing Pacific students have made it to their final year of studies under the programme, run in conjunction with Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry of Health, Whitireia Polytechnic and University of the South Pacific
Giving back to the community, Bachelor of Nursing Pacific students and the Cook Islands Red Cross Society hosted Te Are Pa Metua elderly group last week.
Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 10:25 am
As a result of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
increasing in New Zealand, Whitireia has embedded
immunisation training as a focus in their nursing
programmes.
To ensure all communities have
access to the vaccine and information surrounding it,
cohorts from Bachelor of Nursing Māori and Bachelor of
Nursing Pacific have undergone training through the
Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC).
“Completing
immunisation training allows these nursing students to be a
part of the workforce that seeks to administer vaccines and
provide education to our community. The ākonga are
increasing their knowledge of vaccines, such as MMR,
Influenza, and COVID-19, as well as learning the clinical
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 2:54 pm
Smartphones are a part of nursing education.
Student nurses use smartphones to access textbooks,
pharmacology resources, standards for practice and lots of
other knowledge as part of their everyday learning.
Particularly while they are in practical sessions, and need
to quickly fact check what to do next in clinical
situations.
Up until now, no-one has
researched the downside of this digital
reliance.
Belinda McGrath, who has taught first year
nursing students at Whitireia for almost 15 years, has
published international research with a group from Western
Sydney University, Murdoch University and others, on the impacts of
smartphones on nursing students.