1. State finals- a brief overview

2. Purpose of this session…
To help with consistency of information we give to students
Explain the police vetting process required
Purpose of this session…

3. When is it? Third Tuesday of March, July and November
(Tuesday 20th November 2018)
Students allowed three attempts
If student cannot sit then they have to wait until next exam (even if you are sick)
Applications open: Tuesday, 28th August, 2018
Applications close: Tuesday, 9th October, 2018
When is it?

4. NCNZ online application
Application for Examination /Registration form online
NCNZ will advise NMIT when online process open also
NCNZ will NMIT your initial login and password – This will be embedded in a ppt from NCNZ and posted on Moodle
Costs currently are $ (less if you are already registered with NCNZ) (NMIT pay)
NB Section G re previous convictions (Please arrange a meeting Head of Department, before you start clinical to discuss any previous convictions)
Think about what contact address for ALL NCNZ mail to go to
Applications close (6 weeks prior (28th Aug) Open (12 weeks prior (9th Oct)
Candidates are required to submit the names, addresses, contact numbers and addresses of two persons of good standing in the community who have known you during the period of your nursing education. These people can not be relatives, flatmates, fellow students, or educators from your nursing department and must be willing to verify this declaration in support of your application for registration.
Read out info from nursing council re clean slate process
Applications open: Tuesday, 28th August, 2018
Applications close: Tuesday, 9th October, 2018
NCNZ online application

5. NCNZ online application
Candidates are required to submit the names, addresses, contact numbers and addresses of two persons of good standing in the community who have known you during the period of your nursing education. These people can not be relatives, flatmates, fellow students, or educators from your nursing department and must be willing to verify this declaration in support of your application for registration
NCNZ online application

6. How do they find out results?
Students are given a NCNZ number for State Exam
sent to NMIT and a staff member will hand out on the day
Students are notified by (the one you have put on the application form)
Pass or fail result
Percent mark not provided
Results not available by phone
How do they find out results?

7. The exams … Two exams of 90 minutes (plus 10 minutes reading time)
Each exam has 90 multi-choice questions
Each question has four possible answers
Up to 10% may be pretest questions
The exams …

8. 4 key categories Safe effective environment Physiological integrity
Psychosocial integrity
Health promotion/maintenance
Students must get 60% in each
4 key categories

9. 7 subcategories Ethical/legal/safety Community health nursing
Maternal and child health nursing
Medical nursing
Mental health nursing
Surgical nursing
Disability, rehabilitation and continuing care
Must get 50% in each
7 subcategories

10. Students need to understand that…
You are tested as RNs
Focus on safe, beginning level practice
Mostly about application, but there is some straight knowledge
There will always be questions you haven’t studied for
Students need to understand that…

11. Help students understand what the State Exam is meant to be (what the NCNZ are looking for)
How to maximise ability to pass State Exam multi –choice (including what to do with “unusual” questions
Practice state-like questions and discuss answers
Get a sense of where you are at
Reg prep week

12. “Yellow Book” (deliberately does not have answers) not printing anymore, can use
NCLEX – good practice but different ethico- legal context
NZNO Code of ethics
NCNZ guidelines for professional boundaries, social media and code of conduct
NCNZ scope of practice/competency docs
NZ legislative requirements
Study guides

13. Fx Printroom NMIT have yellow practice book; there are no answers as focus is on peer discussion and debate
NCLEX is also good BUT beware based on different ethico-legal context
When to start studying, and how much, is individual. However suggest you start ordering your notes over next few weeks from the past 3 years
E-learning site Revision for State Finals

14. Police vetting process
New child protection act has been brought in
More in depth police checks required for RN’s by Nursing Council
New police check needs to be completed prior to registering with Nursing Council
Police check to be completed and hard copies to be sent to Nursing Council from School of Nursing
Police vetting process

15. Nursing Council requirements
Identification guide firm
Nothing expired
Health administration will send out with this
Required to send back in hard copy with verified documents (JP, NMIT)
Nursing Council requirements

16. 2 forms of ID required Two forms of ID required, verified
One is needed from each of the following categories
Category 1: Category 2:
NZ passport (NZ or overseas) NZ drivers licence
NZ cert identity card
NZ Firearms licence Comm services card
Credit cards, bank cards
NZ full birth cert (1998) Utility accounts
NZ citizenship cert Quals & prof registration
2 forms of ID required

17. Results for all candidates will be ed directly from the Nursing Council to candidates’ addresses as supplied on the online application form on the morning of the day the results are released.
Examination results are issued on a pass or fail basis and a percentage mark is not provided. 
Results are not available over the phone
Results

18. Successful Candidates
Successful candidates who have met all other requirements are registered by the Nursing Council and will receive an regarding their results. The will also include a link to apply for an Annual Practising Certificate (APC) online.  Successful candidates will receive a registration certificate in the post.
Successful Candidates

19. Successful candidates who have not met all other requirements will have their results issued as Passed/Requirements Not Met.
Candidates will have their registration delayed if Police vetting request and consent forms/results have not been received by the Nursing Council prior to the release of the Examination results.
Candidates with criminal convictions may also have their registration delayed while further information is sought from candidates and candidate referees for consideration by the Nursing Council Registration Committee. 

20. Unsuccessful candidates
Unsuccessful candidates will receive an regarding their results. These results will also include State Final Examination resit information where applicable.

21. Unsuccessful candidates
Can apply to have information given to them as to what they have not passed.
This does cost

22. Q I have passed the examination, can I get percentage results if I really want to?
A Yes, you will need to contact the education team for a ‘request for analysis’ form and pay the $79.00 processing fee.
Registered Nurse

23. Q Can I work as a Healthcare Assistant (HCA) once I am registered as a Registered Nurse  or Enrolled Nurse?
A Yes you can work as a Healthcare Assistant once you have passed the State Final Examination, you are registered and have an Annual Practising Certificate.   A Registered or Enrolled Nurse who wants to work as Healthcare Assistant is an employment matter and not something that the Nursing Council needs to be notified of.
Registered Nurse

24. As a Registered Nurse you need to be very careful that you only take on the Healthcare Assistant role if that is what you are employed as. This means ensuring that you are not taking on additional responsibilities that would ordinarily be part of the role of a Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse needs to ensure that he/she is not using his/her nursing knowledge in the role as a Healthcare Assistant.
Registered Nurse

25. The Registered Nurse also needs to be aware that they may be held accountable under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (the Act), because he/she is still on the nursing register. It is not a requirement that a Registered Nurse holds a current Annual Practising Certificate for charges of professional misconduct to be brought under the Act. 
Registered Nurse