Graduate school of Nursing meeting notes
- Alida Steemson (Unlicensed)
Graduate school of nursing
- Why Wellington – (maybe not they will have a think about what could go here instead)
- Scholarships - College of Midwives, DHB’s are coordinators
- Most students are part-time
- Two kinds of Masters study
- Want a general enquiries contact
- EPP requirement important, higher than other schools
- Nurses choose because of career advancement, improving health care experiences of patients, people and communities
- Midwives choose to improve effective management of health during gestation and of complex deliveries.
- They want to do their jobs better and facilitate better outcomes with health care.
- Go into managing and leadership roles.
- Advance their understanding and grow their practise skills
Skites
- One on one pathway planning
- Celebrate diversity
- Small classes
- Flexibility
- Real world connections, partnerships with leaders and experts in clinical practice
- Top NZ and international speakers
- Modern thinking and practices
- Practical application of what you learn
- Finding uses for your research. Case studies and research that have yielded results have been implemented in the community (examples to come from school)
Pain points
- Often need to point students towards a Certificate of Proficiency before accepting them into the courses.
- Students need home internet access (very important)
- Online expectations need to be very clear – especially DHB firewalls, make studying at work very difficult.
Postgrad Perks
- Computers for students to hot desk at on campus.
- Postgrad space at Kelburn campus
- Library treats nursing students as distance learners
Misc
- Have had success with international; students and want to grow this market
- Want to touch on the registration process – they don’t offer it here but get a lot of enquiries.