Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Health Care Specialty Nursing
Whitireia Community Polytechnic Limited
Subject area
Nursing
Qualification
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Entry requirements
Registered nurse with current NZ practicing certificate (or equivalent), Bachelor degree (or equivalent) AND relevant clinical employment for a minimum of 2 days (15 hours) per week.
(International: IELTS 7.0 in each band)
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this programme is to provide the health and social sector with graduates who have attained advanced knowledge and scholarship through application of research to their professional practice context.
Graduates will have gained additional, knowledge and skills to provide specialty Registered Nurse care for a variety of primary health care settings including Well Child/Tamariki Ora (Plunket nursing), district nursing, public health nursing, practice nursing, aged and residential care setting, Whanau ora, occupational health, youth health.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Nursing at this level can earn:
$69,000
Median earnings one year after study
$74,000
Median earnings two years after study
$77,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
94%
Employment rate two years after study
Data as at November 2021
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Ian Campbell Scholarship
Provided by:
Wellington Paraplegic and Physically Disabled Trust - Secretary
Website:
Value:
Determined annually by the Trustees
Diabetes Nurses Professional Development Grant
Provided by:
NZ Nurses Organisation (Inc) National Office - The Administrator
Website:
Value:
Refer to 'Additional Information.'
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Phone: (04) 237 3100
Fax: (04) 237 3101
Email: info@whitireia.ac.nz
Web: http://www.whitireia.ac.nz
Sources
NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.
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