Bachelor of Nursing Programme
South Canterbury DHB collaborates with Otago Polytechnic School of Nursing and Aoraki Polytechnic to offer locally a three-year bachelor of nursing degree.
Aoraki Polytechnic offers courses to meet entry requirements for the Bachelor of Nursing programme. Those accepted to the programme undertake their studies at Timaru Hospital, with instruction by Otago Polytechnic School of Nursing lecturers. To provide a broader range of experience, students also complete a clinical practice placement of 3-7 weeks outside the region and compulsory clinical laboratories in Dunedin. All other clinical practice placements are completed at Timaru Hospital. Some financial assistance is available to qualifying students.
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Nursing Entry to Practice (NETP)
This 56-week programme is approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand and designed for New Zealand registered nurses in their first year of clinical practice post registration. The programme offers recent nursing graduates mentorship by experienced nurses in a variety of areas within Timaru Hospital. The programme has two intakes each year, in January and August. Applications for the January intake close on the 1st of September of the preceding year, while applications for the August intake close on the 30th of May of the same year.
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