| NURS427 Long-term Conditions: Pathophysiology and Management |
NURS427 Assessment Three
Pathophysiology Examination
Assessment Date: Tuesday 26 May 2026, 09.30–11.30am
Assignment Weighting: 30%
This assessment meets learning outcomes: 1 & 2
Duration: 2 hours
- This examination will comprise multi-choice questions on the topics of common long-term health conditions covered in the paper.
- The exam will be conducted in person with sittings in Christchurch and Dunedin.
- The pass mark for the examination is 50%.
If required, a 2-hour re-sit examination will be held on Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 09.30am.
Learning Outcomes
- Critically appraise aetiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of long-term health conditions with respect to gender, age, ethnicity, chronicity, multi-morbidity and apply this knowledge in practice to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Critically appraise clinical manifestations of pathophysiology states and common conditions to inform clinical reasoning and decision making in clinical practice.
- Show evidence of supporting individuals with long-term health conditions to achieve and maintain optimum health throughout their illness trajectory.
- Critically analyse factors which contribute to risk with chronic disease and multi-morbidity to promote management strategies for health and wellbeing.
- Accurately inform and assist individuals to reduce their risk through integrated care planning and education.
- Critique and develop the role for nurses in long-term condition management and how the Registered Nurse role relates to other team members.
University of Otago grade scale
The university of Otago uses the following scale to convert numerical marks into grades:
| Mark | Grade |
| 90-100 | A+ |
| 85-89 | A |
| 80-84 | A- |
| 75-79 | B+ |
| 70-74 | B |
| 65-69 | B- |
| 60-64 | C+ |
| 55-59 | C |
| 50-54 | C- |
| 40-49 | Fail D |
| Below 40 | Fail E |
University of Otago “NURS” Papers Help From Students Assignment Help
| Paper Code | Year | Title | Points | Teaching period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NURS403 | 2026 | Mental Health Nursing Practice | 30 points | Semester 1 |
| NURS405 | 2026 | Health Assessment and Advanced Nursing Practice | 30 points | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| NURS409 | 2026 | Mental Health Nursing Practicum | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS411 | 2026 | Nursing – Critical Care & High Acuity | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS413 | 2026 | Primary Health Care Nursing – Rural/Urban | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS415 | 2026 | Nursing Research Methods | 30 points | Semester 1 |
| NURS416 | 2026 | Nursing – Applied Pharmacology | 30 points | Semester 1 (16 February 2026 – 26 June 2026), Semester 2 |
| NURS418 | 2026 | Nursing Education – Principles and Practice | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS423 | 2026 | Leadership and Management: Growing an Identity | 30 points | Semester 1 |
| NURS424 | 2026 | Leadership and Management: Quality & Strategic Change | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS426 | 2026 | Nursing – Gerontology | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS427 | 2026 | Long-term Conditions: Pathophysiology and Management | 30 points | Semester 1 |
| NURS429 | 2026 | Therapeutics for Advanced Nursing | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS433 | 2026 | Intellectual Disability: Theory into Practice | 30 points | Semester 1 |
| NURS434 | 2026 | Therapeutics: Knowledge and Integration | 30 points | Semester 1 |
| NURS435 | 2026 | Evidence Based Nursing Practice | 30 points | Semester 1 |
| NURS441 | 2026 | Professional Nursing | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (16 February 2026 – 4 December 2026) |
| NURS442 | 2026 | Health Care in New Zealand | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (16 February 2026 – 4 December 2026) |
| NURS443 | 2026 | Nursing Science 1 | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (16 February 2026 – 17 July 2026) |
| NURS444 | 2026 | Nursing Science 2 | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (3 August 2026 – 4 December 2026) |
| NURS445 | 2026 | Introduction to Clinical Nursing Practice | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (16 February 2026 – 17 July 2026) |
| NURS446 | 2026 | Nursing Clients with Altered Health States | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (3 August 2026 – 4 December 2026) |
| NURS447 | 2026 | Applied Nursing Research | 30 points | 1st Non standard period (16 February 2026 – 4 December 2026) |
| NURS471 | 2026 | Special Topic: Foundations of Infection Prevention and Control | 30 points | Semester 1 |
| NURS472 | 2026 | Special Topic: Infection Prevention and Control in Practice | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS501 | 2026 | Nursing Science 3 | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (19 January 2026 – 15 May 2026) |
| NURS502 | 2026 | Mental Health Nursing | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (19 January 2026 – 15 May 2026) |
| NURS503 | 2026 | Nursing Clients with Complex Health States | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (19 January 2026 – 15 May 2026) |
| NURS504 | 2026 | Consolidation of Practice | 30 points | 1st Non standard period (1 June 2026 – 6 November 2026) |
| NURS530 | 2026 | Nurse Practitioner Prescribing Practicum | 30 points | Semester 2 |
| NURS531 | 2026 | Clinical Research Project | 30 points | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| NURS580 | 2026 | Nursing Research Project | 30 points | 1st Non standard period (19 January 2026 – 6 November 2026) |
| NURS581 | 2026 | Integration of Nursing Theory and Practice | 15 points | 1st Non standard period (1 June 2026 – 6 November 2026) |
| NURS582 | 2026 | Policy Analysis | 30 points | 1st Non standard period (19 January 2026 – 6 November 2026) |
| NURS590 | 2026 | Dissertation | 60 points | 1st Non standard period (5 January 2026 – 18 December 2026), 2nd Non standard period (6 July 2026 – 25 June 2027), 3rd Non standard period (5 January 2026 – 26 June 2026), 4th Non standard period (6 July 2026 – 18 December 2026) |
| NURS5P | 2026 | Clinical Research Practicum | 120 points | Thesis full year |