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2024 Nursing degree: NUR 2024, language of school education other than Finnish

Code: 2024NURSING

Degree title:
Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse (sairaanhoitaja AMK)

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2025

Teaching language:
English

Descriptions

The curriculum fulfils the Act (559/1994 and 1200/2007), Decree (564/1994) and EU directives (updated 2013/55/EU) on health care professionals as well as nationally agreed competence requirements of registered nurse education (2019). Registered nurse studies 210 ECTS comprise 180 ECTS of general nurse competence and 30 ECTS of alternative advanced studies.

BASIC STUDIES 11 ECTS

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 154 ECTS

ELECTIVE STUDIES 30 ECTS:
Alternative advanced studies 30 ECTS

THESIS 15 ECTS

Further information

Further information

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 Autumn 2025 Spring 2026 Autumn 2026 Spring 2027 Autumn 2027 Spring 2028 Autumn 2028 1. / 2025 2. / 2026 1. / 2026 2. / 2027 1. / 2027 2. / 2028 1. / 2028
BASIC
BASIC STUDIES

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11
OHE
Orientation to higher education studies

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2
OHE0002N24S Orientation to higher education studies 2
NEG
English

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4
NEG0102N24S Nursing English I 2
NEG0202N24S Nursing English II 2
NFI
Finnish

(Choose 5)

5
NFI0103N24S Nursing Finnish I 3
NFI0202N24S Nursing Finnish II 2
PROFE
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all)

154
BNP
Basics of nurse’s professional competence

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11
BNP0102N24S Expertise and ethics in nursing 2
BNP0204N24S Service systems and customer encounters in social, health and church sector 4
BNP0302N24S The decision-making process and documentation in nursing 2
BNP0403N24S Human growth and development 3
CLI
Basics of evidence-based clinical nursing

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15
CLI0103N24S Basics of clinical nursing 3
CLI0202N24S Clinical nursing skills workshops and simulations 2
CLI0303N24S Anatomy and physiology I 3
CLI0402N24S Anatomy and physiology II 2
CLI0505N24S Health and wellbeing promotion 5
IMC
Evidence-based nursing in internal medicine and cancer care

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7
IMC0103N24S Internal medicine and cancer care 3
IMC0204N24S Internal medicine and cancer care skills workshop and simulation 4
SUR
Evidence-based surgical nursing

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4
SUR0102N24S Surgical nursing 2
SUR0202N24S Surgical nursing skills workshops and simulations 2
OLD
Evidence-based nursing of older people

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6
OLD0104N24S Nursing of older people 4
OLD0202N24S Methods of rehabilitative health promotion 2
PDE
Professional development activities

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4
PDE0004N24S Professional development activities 4
MHE
Evidence-based mental health and substance abuse work

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5
MHE0005N24S Mental health and substance abuse work 5
PSN
Palliative and spiritual nursing

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4
PSN0004N24S Palliative and spiritual nursing 4
DIB
Disability

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2
DIB0002N24S Disability 2
CAF
Evidence-based nursing for children, adolescents and families

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7
CAF0102N24S Health promotion with children, adolescents and families 2
CAF0203N24S Clinical nursing of children, adolescents and families 3
CAF0302N24S Nursing of children, adolescents and families skills workshop and simulations 2
KHY-NUR
Kestävä hyvinvointi / Sustainable wellbeing

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2
KHY0002A25S Kestävä hyvinvointi / Sustainable wellbeing 2
AEE
Applied evidence-based expertise

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11
AEE0103N24S Management and entrepreneurship 3
AEE0203N24S Expertise and decision-making as a registered nurse 3
AEE0303N24S Clinical expertise skills workshops and simulations 3
AEE0402N24S Culturally sensitive expertise 2
SHE
Social and health economy

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2
SHE0002N24S Social and health economy 2
PHA
Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation

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14
PHA1002N24S Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 2
PHA2003N24S Adult pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 3
PHA3002N24S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people 2
PHA4002N24S Vaccinations and the prevention of infectious diseases 2
PHA5002N24S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations in mental health and substance abuse work 2
PHA6002N24S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations for children and adolescents 2
PHA7001N24S Advanced fluid therapy and pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 1
PRA
Work placements

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60
PRA1005N24S Basic clinical work placement in nursing 5
PRA2006N24S Work placement in health promotion and clinical nursing 6
PRA3008N24S Work placement in internal medicine 8
PRA4006N24S Work placement for surgical nursing 6
PRA5007N24S Work placement for the care of older people/home care 7
PRA6008N24S Work placement in mental health promotion and substance abuse work/home care 8
PRA7006N24S Work placement in the nursing children, adolescents and families 6
PRA8006N24S Work placement on sustainable wellbeing and nursing expertise 6
PRA9008N24S Work placement in applied nursing expertise and decision-making 8
THESI
THESIS

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15
THE24
Thesis

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15
RES0103N24S Development and research 1: Principles and basis 3
RES0202N24S Development and research 2: Planning 2
RES0305N24S Development and research 3: Implementation and reporting 5
RES0405N24S Development and research 4: Publication 5
Total 210 60 60 55 5 30 30 32 28 28 27 5 30 30 32 28 28 27 5

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Nursing 2024 studies per semester

SEMESTER 1

27-30 credits

Orientation to higher education studies
Nursing English I
Nursing Finnish I
Expertise and ethics in nursing
Service systems and customer encounters in social, health and church sector
The decision-making process and documentation in nursing
Basics of clinical nursing
Clinical nursing skills workshops and simulations
Anatomy and physiology I
Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation
Basic clinical work placement in nursing
SEMESTER 2

28-30 credits

Nursing English II
Nursing Finnish II
Human growth and development
Anatomy and physiology II
Health and wellbeing promotion
Internal medicine and cancer care
Internal medicine and cancer care skills workshop and simulation
Adult pharmacotherapy and medical calculation
Work placement in health promotion and clinical nursing
SEMESTER 3

32 credits

Surgical nursing
Surgical nursing skills workshops and simulations
Nursing of older people
Methods of rehabilitative health promotion
Professional development activities
Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people
Vaccinations and the prevention of infectious diseases
Work placement in internal medicine
Work placement for surgical nursing
SEMESTER 4

28-33 credits

Introduction to Swedish
Oral language skills in Swedish
Written language skills in Swedish
Mental health and substance abuse work
Palliative and spiritual nursing
Disability
Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations in mental health and substance abuse work
Work placement for the care of older people/home care
Work placement in mental health promotion and substance abuse work/home care
SEMESTER 5

28 credits

Health promotion with children, adolescents and families
Clinical nursing of children, adolescents and families
Nursing of children, adolescents and families skills workshop and simulations
Kestävä hyvinvointi / Sustainable wellbeing
Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations for children and adolescents
Work placement in the nursing children, adolescents and families
Work placement on sustainable wellbeing and nursing expertise
Development and research 1: Principles and basis
Development and research 2: Planning
SEMESTER 6

32 credits

The student selects from the alternative advanced studies 5 cr in 6th semester and the rest 25 cr in 7th semester.

Management and entrepreneurship
Expertise and decision-making as a registered nurse
Clinical expertise skills workshops and simulations
Culturally sensitive expertise
Social and health economy
Advanced fluid therapy and pharmacotherapy and medical calculation
Work placement in applied nursing expertise and decision-making
Health promotion in chronic illness with children, adolescents and families
Enhanced clinical competence in internal medicine nursing
Identifying a critically ill patient
Child and adolescent mental health work
Development and research 3: Implementation and reporting
SEMESTER 7

30 credits

The student selects from the alternative advanced studies 25 cr (includes 15 cr of work placement) in 7th semester.

Specificities of clinical care for children and adolescents
Family nursing approaches in the care of children, adolescents and families
Advanced clinical nursing with children, adolescents and families
Gerontological and clinical nursing
Health technology in gerontological nursing
Advanced work placement in gerontological and/or internal medicine nursing
Perioperative nursing
Nursing a critically ill patient
Advanced work placement in critically ill or perioperative patient care
Methods of mental health support and substance abuse work
Acute nursing of and interaction with intoxicated patients
Advanced work placement in mental health and substance abuse work
Development and research 4: Publication
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
BASIC
BASIC STUDIES

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11
OHE
Orientation to higher education studies

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2
OHE0002N24S Orientation to higher education studies 2
NEG
English

(Choose all)

4
NEG0102N24S Nursing English I 2
NEG0202N24S Nursing English II 2
NFI
Finnish

(Choose 5)

5
NFI0103N24S Nursing Finnish I 3
NFI0202N24S Nursing Finnish II 2
SWE
Swedish

(Choose 5)

5
SWE-RUO1002A25S
Introduction to Swedish

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2
RUO1002A25S Introduction to Swedish 2
SWE-RUO2003A25S
Professional Swedish

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3
RUO2101A25S Oral language skills in Swedish 1.5
RUO2201A25S Written language skills in Swedish 1.5
PROFE
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all)

154
BNP
Basics of nurse’s professional competence

(Choose all)

11
BNP0102N24S Expertise and ethics in nursing 2
BNP0204N24S Service systems and customer encounters in social, health and church sector 4
BNP0302N24S The decision-making process and documentation in nursing 2
BNP0403N24S Human growth and development 3
CLI
Basics of evidence-based clinical nursing

(Choose all)

15
CLI0103N24S Basics of clinical nursing 3
CLI0202N24S Clinical nursing skills workshops and simulations 2
CLI0303N24S Anatomy and physiology I 3
CLI0402N24S Anatomy and physiology II 2
CLI0505N24S Health and wellbeing promotion 5
IMC
Evidence-based nursing in internal medicine and cancer care

(Choose all)

7
IMC0103N24S Internal medicine and cancer care 3
IMC0204N24S Internal medicine and cancer care skills workshop and simulation 4
SUR
Evidence-based surgical nursing

(Choose all)

4
SUR0102N24S Surgical nursing 2
SUR0202N24S Surgical nursing skills workshops and simulations 2
OLD
Evidence-based nursing of older people

(Choose all)

6
OLD0104N24S Nursing of older people 4
OLD0202N24S Methods of rehabilitative health promotion 2
PDE
Professional development activities

(Choose all)

4
PDE0004N24S Professional development activities 4
MHE
Evidence-based mental health and substance abuse work

(Choose all)

5
MHE0005N24S Mental health and substance abuse work 5
PSN
Palliative and spiritual nursing

(Choose all)

4
PSN0004N24S Palliative and spiritual nursing 4
DIB
Disability

(Choose all)

2
DIB0002N24S Disability 2
CAF
Evidence-based nursing for children, adolescents and families

(Choose all)

7
CAF0102N24S Health promotion with children, adolescents and families 2
CAF0203N24S Clinical nursing of children, adolescents and families 3
CAF0302N24S Nursing of children, adolescents and families skills workshop and simulations 2
KHY-NUR
Kestävä hyvinvointi / Sustainable wellbeing

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2
KHY0002A25S Kestävä hyvinvointi / Sustainable wellbeing 2
AEE
Applied evidence-based expertise

(Choose all)

11
AEE0103N24S Management and entrepreneurship 3
AEE0203N24S Expertise and decision-making as a registered nurse 3
AEE0303N24S Clinical expertise skills workshops and simulations 3
AEE0402N24S Culturally sensitive expertise 2
SHE
Social and health economy

(Choose all)

2
SHE0002N24S Social and health economy 2
PHA
Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation

(Choose all)

14
PHA1002N24S Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 2
PHA2003N24S Adult pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 3
PHA3002N24S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people 2
PHA4002N24S Vaccinations and the prevention of infectious diseases 2
PHA5002N24S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations in mental health and substance abuse work 2
PHA6002N24S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations for children and adolescents 2
PHA7001N24S Advanced fluid therapy and pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 1
PRA
Work placements

(Choose all)

60
PRA1005N24S Basic clinical work placement in nursing 5
PRA2006N24S Work placement in health promotion and clinical nursing 6
PRA3008N24S Work placement in internal medicine 8
PRA4006N24S Work placement for surgical nursing 6
PRA5007N24S Work placement for the care of older people/home care 7
PRA6008N24S Work placement in mental health promotion and substance abuse work/home care 8
PRA7006N24S Work placement in the nursing children, adolescents and families 6
PRA8006N24S Work placement on sustainable wellbeing and nursing expertise 6
PRA9008N24S Work placement in applied nursing expertise and decision-making 8
ELECT
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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30
ALTER
Alternative advanced studies

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30
ALTER-CHI
Child, adolescent and family nursing

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0 - 30
CHI0105A25S Health promotion in chronic illness with children, adolescents and families 5
CHI0205A25S Specificities of clinical care for children and adolescents 5
CHI0305A25S Family nursing approaches in the care of children, adolescents and families 5
CHI0415A25S Advanced clinical nursing with children, adolescents and families 15
ALTER-GES
Gerontological and internal medicine nursing

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0 - 30
GES0105A25S Enhanced clinical competence in internal medicine nursing 5
GES0205A25S Gerontological and clinical nursing 5
GES0305A25S Health technology in gerontological nursing 5
GES0415A25S Advanced work placement in gerontological and/or internal medicine nursing 15
ALTER-KSP
Nursing critically ill and perioperative patients

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0 - 30
KSP0105A25S Identifying a critically ill patient 5
KSP0205A25S Perioperative nursing 5
KSP0305A25S Nursing a critically ill patient 5
KSP0415A25S Advanced work placement in critically ill or perioperative patient care 15
ALTER-MIP
Mental health and substance abuse work

(Choose 30)

0 - 30
MIP0105A25S Child and adolescent mental health work 5
MIP0205A25S Methods of mental health support and substance abuse work 5
MIP0305A25S Acute nursing of and interaction with intoxicated patients 5
MIP0415A25S Advanced work placement in mental health and substance abuse work 15
THESI
THESIS

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15
THE24
Thesis

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15
RES0103N24S Development and research 1: Principles and basis 3
RES0202N24S Development and research 2: Planning 2
RES0305N24S Development and research 3: Implementation and reporting 5
RES0405N24S Development and research 4: Publication 5