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2025 Sairaanhoitaja (AMK): Syksy 2025 sh

Code: 2025SH

Degree:
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care

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:
Finnish

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.

BACHELOR OF HEALTH CARE, NURSE 210 ECTS

BASIC STUDIES 10 ECTS

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 155 ECTS

ELECTIVE STUDIES
Alternative advanced studies 30 ECTS

THESIS 15 ECTS

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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
PEO
BASIC STUDIES

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10
ORI
Orientation to higher education studies

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2
ORI0002A25S Orientation to higher education studies 2
ENGO
English

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3
ENG0003A25S
Professional English

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3
ENG0101A25S Oral language skills in English 1.5
ENG0201A25S Written language skills in English 1.5
RUOO
Swedish

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5
RUO1

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2
RUO1002A25S Introduction to Swedish 2
RUO2
Professional Swedish

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

(Choose all)

155
SAP
Basics of nurse’s professional competence

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12
SAP0103A25S Expertise and ethics in nursing 3
SAP0204A25S Service systems and customer encounters in social, health and church sector 4
SAP0302A25S The decision-making process and documentation in nursing 2
SAP0403A25S Human growth and development 3
KLI
Basics of evidence-based clinical nursing

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15
KLI0103A25S Basics of clinical nursing 3
KLI0202A25S Clinical nursing skills workshops and simulations 2
KLI0303A25S Anatomy and physiology I 3
KLI0402A25S Anatomy and physiology II 2
KLI0505A25S Health and wellbeing promotion 5
MYH
Multidisciplinary common studies

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4
MYH1002A25S Disability 2
MYH2002A25S Social and health economy 2
SIS
Evidence-based nursing in internal medicine and cancer care

(Choose all)

7
SIS0103A25S Internal medicine and cancer care 3
SIS0204A25S Internal medicine and cancer care skills workshop and simulation 4
KIG
Evidence-based surgical nursing

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4
KIG0102A25S Surgical nursing 2
KIG0202A25S Surgical nursing skills workshops and simulations 2
IKA
Evidence-based nursing of older people

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6
IKA0104A25S Nursing of older people 4
IKA0202A25S Methods of rehabilitative health promotion 2
AMM
Professional development activities

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4
AMM004A25S Professional development activities 4
MPH
Evidence-based mental health and substance abuse work

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5
MPH0005A25S Mental health and substance abuse work 5
PHH
Palliative and spiritual nursing

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4
PHH0004A25S Palliative and spiritual nursing 4
LHO
Evidence-based nursing for children, adolescents and families

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7
LHO0102A25S Health promotion with children, adolescents and families 2
LHO0203A25S Clinical nursing of children, adolescents and families 3
LHO0302A25S Nursing of children, adolescents and families skills workshop and simulations 2
KHY

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

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11
SOA0103A25S Management and entrepreneurship 3
SOA0203A25S Expertise and decision-making as a registered nurse 3
SOA0303A25S Clinical expertise skills workshops and simulations 3
SOA0402A25S Culturally sensitive expertise 2
LAA
Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation

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14
LAA1002A25S Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 2
LAA2003A25S Adult pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 3
LAA3002A25S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people 2
LAA4002A25S Vaccinations and the prevention of infectious diseases 2
LAA5002A25S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations in mental health and substance abuse work 2
LAA6002A25S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations for children and adolescents 2
LAA7101A25S Advanced fluid therapy and pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 1
HARK
Work placements

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60
HAR1005A25S Basic clinical work placement in nursing 5
HAR2006A25S Work placement in health promotion and clinical nursing 6
HAR3008A25S Work placement in internal medicine 8
HAR4006A25S Work placement for surgical nursing 6
HAR5007A25S Work placement for the care of older people/home care 7
HAR6008A25S Work placement in mental health promotion and substance abuse work/home care 8
HAR7006A25S Work placement in the nursing children, adolescents and families 6
HAR8006A25S Work placement on sustainable wellbeing and nursing expertise 6
HAR9008A25S Work placement in applied nursing expertise and decision-making 8
VAO
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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30
SYVO
Alternative advanced studies

(Choose ects: 30)

30
CHI

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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
GES
Gerontological and internal medicine nursing

(Choose 30)

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
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
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
OPO
THESIS

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15
OPNT
Thesis

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15
KEH0103A25S Development and research 1: Principles and basis 3
KEH0202A25S Development and research 2: Planning 2
KEH0305A25S Development and research 3: Implementation and reporting 5
KEH0405A25S Development and research 4: Publication 5
Total 210 59 61 55 5 30 29 32 29 28 27 5 30 29 32 29 28 27 5

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

sh ops2025 lukukausittain

Semester 1
Orientation to higher education studies
Introduction to Swedish
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
Disability
Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation
Basic clinical work placement in nursing
Semester 2
Oral language skills in Swedish
Written language skills in Swedish
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
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
Mental health and substance abuse work
Palliative and spiritual nursing
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
Development and research 1: Principles and basis
Semester 5
Oral language skills in English
Written language skills in English
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 2: Planning
Semester 6
Social and health economy
Management and entrepreneurship
Expertise and decision-making as a registered nurse
Clinical expertise skills workshops and simulations
Culturally sensitive expertise
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
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
Surgical nursing
Surgical nursing skills workshops and simulations

Code Name Credits (cr)
PEO
BASIC STUDIES

(Choose all)

10
ORI
Orientation to higher education studies

(Choose all)

2
ORI0002A25S Orientation to higher education studies 2
ENGO
English

(Choose all)

3
ENG0003A25S
Professional English

(Choose all)

3
ENG0101A25S Oral language skills in English 1.5
ENG0201A25S Written language skills in English 1.5
RUOO
Swedish

(Choose all)

5
RUO1

(Choose all)

2
RUO1002A25S Introduction to Swedish 2
RUO2
Professional Swedish

(Choose all)

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

(Choose all)

155
SAP
Basics of nurse’s professional competence

(Choose all)

12
SAP0103A25S Expertise and ethics in nursing 3
SAP0204A25S Service systems and customer encounters in social, health and church sector 4
SAP0302A25S The decision-making process and documentation in nursing 2
SAP0403A25S Human growth and development 3
KLI
Basics of evidence-based clinical nursing

(Choose all)

15
KLI0103A25S Basics of clinical nursing 3
KLI0202A25S Clinical nursing skills workshops and simulations 2
KLI0303A25S Anatomy and physiology I 3
KLI0402A25S Anatomy and physiology II 2
KLI0505A25S Health and wellbeing promotion 5
MYH
Multidisciplinary common studies

(Choose all)

4
MYH1002A25S Disability 2
MYH2002A25S Social and health economy 2
SIS
Evidence-based nursing in internal medicine and cancer care

(Choose all)

7
SIS0103A25S Internal medicine and cancer care 3
SIS0204A25S Internal medicine and cancer care skills workshop and simulation 4
KIG
Evidence-based surgical nursing

(Choose all)

4
KIG0102A25S Surgical nursing 2
KIG0202A25S Surgical nursing skills workshops and simulations 2
IKA
Evidence-based nursing of older people

(Choose all)

6
IKA0104A25S Nursing of older people 4
IKA0202A25S Methods of rehabilitative health promotion 2
AMM
Professional development activities

(Choose all)

4
AMM004A25S Professional development activities 4
MPH
Evidence-based mental health and substance abuse work

(Choose all)

5
MPH0005A25S Mental health and substance abuse work 5
PHH
Palliative and spiritual nursing

(Choose all)

4
PHH0004A25S Palliative and spiritual nursing 4
LHO
Evidence-based nursing for children, adolescents and families

(Choose all)

7
LHO0102A25S Health promotion with children, adolescents and families 2
LHO0203A25S Clinical nursing of children, adolescents and families 3
LHO0302A25S Nursing of children, adolescents and families skills workshop and simulations 2
KHY

(Choose all)

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

(Choose all)

11
SOA0103A25S Management and entrepreneurship 3
SOA0203A25S Expertise and decision-making as a registered nurse 3
SOA0303A25S Clinical expertise skills workshops and simulations 3
SOA0402A25S Culturally sensitive expertise 2
LAA
Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation

(Choose all)

14
LAA1002A25S Safe pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 2
LAA2003A25S Adult pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 3
LAA3002A25S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculation for older people 2
LAA4002A25S Vaccinations and the prevention of infectious diseases 2
LAA5002A25S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations in mental health and substance abuse work 2
LAA6002A25S Pharmacotherapy and medical calculations for children and adolescents 2
LAA7101A25S Advanced fluid therapy and pharmacotherapy and medical calculation 1
HARK
Work placements

(Choose all)

60
HAR1005A25S Basic clinical work placement in nursing 5
HAR2006A25S Work placement in health promotion and clinical nursing 6
HAR3008A25S Work placement in internal medicine 8
HAR4006A25S Work placement for surgical nursing 6
HAR5007A25S Work placement for the care of older people/home care 7
HAR6008A25S Work placement in mental health promotion and substance abuse work/home care 8
HAR7006A25S Work placement in the nursing children, adolescents and families 6
HAR8006A25S Work placement on sustainable wellbeing and nursing expertise 6
HAR9008A25S Work placement in applied nursing expertise and decision-making 8
VAO
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 30)

30
SYVO
Alternative advanced studies

(Choose ects: 30)

30
CHI

(Choose 30)

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
GES
Gerontological and internal medicine nursing

(Choose 30)

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
KSP
Nursing critically ill and perioperative patients

(Choose 30)

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
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
OPO
THESIS

(Choose all)

15
OPNT
Thesis

(Choose all)

15
KEH0103A25S Development and research 1: Principles and basis 3
KEH0202A25S Development and research 2: Planning 2
KEH0305A25S Development and research 3: Implementation and reporting 5
KEH0405A25S Development and research 4: Publication 5