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Degree:
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care

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

Credits:
240 ects

2020 Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Health Care, Diaconal Work
2020 Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Health Care, Diaconal Work
2020 Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Health Care, Diaconal Work
2020 Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Health Care, Diaconal Work
2020 Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Health Care, Diaconal Work
Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 18.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Kristiina Rosqvist
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to form a description of holistic nursing in adult nursing
- know how to analyse information regarding adult health and wellbeing and the need for care and service systems
- know how to apply the basics of medical care to the most common internal diseases and surgeries in customer-oriented nursing and health promotion
- know how to apply the patient’s experience-based knowledge when guiding lifestyle changes and supporting coping in the daily life
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- holistic nursing
- adult health and wellbeing, need for care and services
- the most common internal diseases and procedures and methods used in the treatment of an internal disease patient
- the most common surgically treated diseases
- pre-, intra- and postoperative nursing
- treatment of pain and wounds
- cancer nursing
- nutritional nursing
- NEWS (National Early Warning Score)
- falling ill and sexual health
- lifestyle guidance, coping in the daily life, patient’s experimental knowledge
- evidence-based nursing, health technology and treatment quality

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

04.03.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
  • Tiina Takku
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- know how to form a description of holistic nursing in adult nursing
- know how to analyse information regarding adult health and wellbeing and the need for care and service systems
- know how to apply the basics of medical care to the most common internal diseases and surgeries in customer-oriented nursing and health promotion
- know how to apply the patient’s experience-based knowledge when guiding lifestyle changes and supporting coping in the daily life
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- holistic nursing
- adult health and wellbeing, need for care and services
- the most common internal diseases and procedures and methods used in the treatment of an internal disease patient
- the most common surgically treated diseases
- pre-, intra- and postoperative nursing
- treatment of pain and wounds
- cancer nursing
- nutritional nursing
- NEWS (National Early Warning Score)
- falling ill and sexual health
- lifestyle guidance, coping in the daily life, patient’s experimental knowledge
- evidence-based nursing, health technology and treatment quality

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 03.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjut Ikonen
  • Leena Jurvelin
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to form a description of holistic nursing in adult nursing
- know how to analyse information regarding adult health and wellbeing and the need for care and service systems
- know how to apply the basics of medical care to the most common internal diseases and surgeries in customer-oriented nursing and health promotion
- know how to apply the patient’s experience-based knowledge when guiding lifestyle changes and supporting coping in the daily life
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- holistic nursing
- adult health and wellbeing, need for care and services
- the most common internal diseases and procedures and methods used in the treatment of an internal disease patient
- the most common surgically treated diseases
- pre-, intra- and postoperative nursing
- treatment of pain and wounds
- cancer nursing
- nutritional nursing
- NEWS (National Early Warning Score)
- falling ill and sexual health
- lifestyle guidance, coping in the daily life, patient’s experimental knowledge
- evidence-based nursing, health technology and treatment quality

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

22.01.2024 - 18.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Kristiina Rosqvist
  • Paula Kukko
  • Päivi Pässilä
  • Linnea Jokinen
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to execute parenteral hydration and nutrition treatment and pharmacotherapy in acute nursing
- know how to execute enteral nutrition in the treatment of a chronically ill patient
- know how to apply information in preparing and guiding patients before a surgery and in the most common surgery and anaesthesia operations as well as observation and nursing after surgeries
- know how to use the check lists in an operating room
- are familiar with the principles of advanced life support
- are familiar with equipment technology and patient safety
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- Nursing process of an internal disease patient, perioperative patient and cancer patient
- parenteral and enteral hydration and nutrition treatment and pharmacotherapy, blood transfusion, sampling
- assisting in surgical operations
- advanced life support
- equipment technology and patient safety
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 24.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjut Ikonen
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Leena Jurvelin
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2

Objective

Students
- know how to execute parenteral hydration and nutrition treatment and pharmacotherapy in acute nursing
- know how to execute enteral nutrition in the treatment of a chronically ill patient
- know how to apply information in preparing and guiding patients before a surgery and in the most common surgery and anaesthesia operations as well as observation and nursing after surgeries
- know how to use the check lists in an operating room
- are familiar with the principles of advanced life support
- are familiar with equipment technology and patient safety
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- Nursing process of an internal disease patient, perioperative patient and cancer patient
- parenteral and enteral hydration and nutrition treatment and pharmacotherapy, blood transfusion, sampling
- assisting in surgical operations
- advanced life support
- equipment technology and patient safety
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

22.01.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 70

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sanna Jattu
Groups
  • Diak
  • I50sosd
    I50sosd
  • I50shd
    I50shd
  • A49shd
  • F50sosd
    F50sosd
  • A50sosn
    A50sosn
  • A50sosd
    A50sosd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the immediate and versatile history of the Finnish church
• know how to analyse the history, theological emphasis and modern state of revivalist and other Christian movements
• are familiar with modern theological orientations
• are familiar with the modern dialogue inside and about the church and understand its theological background
• know how to analyse the aspects of and change in spirituality and religiousness in the society and church
• know how to reflect on their calling as a church employee

Content

• history and current diversity of the Finnish church
• revivalist movements and their history and theological emphasis
• modern theological orientations
• modern dialogue regarding the church
• spirituality and religiousness and how they are changing
• acting as a professional within the church and having a calling

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

18.03.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 70

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sanna Jattu
Groups
  • Diak
  • I50sosd
    I50sosd
  • I50shd
    I50shd
  • A49shd
  • F50sosd
    F50sosd
  • A50sosn
    A50sosn
  • A50sosd
    A50sosd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the immediate and versatile history of the Finnish church
• know how to analyse the history, theological emphasis and modern state of revivalist and other Christian movements
• are familiar with modern theological orientations
• are familiar with the modern dialogue inside and about the church and understand its theological background
• know how to analyse the aspects of and change in spirituality and religiousness in the society and church
• know how to reflect on their calling as a church employee

Content

• history and current diversity of the Finnish church
• revivalist movements and their history and theological emphasis
• modern theological orientations
• modern dialogue regarding the church
• spirituality and religiousness and how they are changing
• acting as a professional within the church and having a calling

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

27.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 70

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Aino-Elina Kilpeläinen
  • Sanna Jattu
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the immediate and versatile history of the Finnish church
• know how to analyse the history, theological emphasis and modern state of revivalist and other Christian movements
• are familiar with modern theological orientations
• are familiar with the modern dialogue inside and about the church and understand its theological background
• know how to analyse the aspects of and change in spirituality and religiousness in the society and church
• know how to reflect on their calling as a church employee

Content

• history and current diversity of the Finnish church
• revivalist movements and their history and theological emphasis
• modern theological orientations
• modern dialogue regarding the church
• spirituality and religiousness and how they are changing
• acting as a professional within the church and having a calling

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Marketta Fredriksson
  • Sampo Sivula
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the concepts of knowledge and various kinds of knowledge
- know the basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- know the basics of project work
- know the basic terms and practices of service design and conceptualisation
- identify development objects in a changing working life and their professional competence
- know the basics of research writing and are familiar with research reports as a text type

Content

- concepts and types of knowledge
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- project work
- service design
- conceptualisation
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- research writing and research reports as a text type

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

04.09.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Sirpa Salmela
  • Tytti Kallio-Kokko
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the concepts of knowledge and various kinds of knowledge
- know the basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- know the basics of project work
- know the basic terms and practices of service design and conceptualisation
- identify development objects in a changing working life and their professional competence
- know the basics of research writing and are familiar with research reports as a text type

Content

- concepts and types of knowledge
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- project work
- service design
- conceptualisation
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- research writing and research reports as a text type

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Sirpa Salmela
  • Tytti Kallio-Kokko
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • I54sos
    I54sos
  • I54sosd
    I54sosd

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the concepts of knowledge and various kinds of knowledge
- know the basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- know the basics of project work
- know the basic terms and practices of service design and conceptualisation
- identify development objects in a changing working life and their professional competence
- know the basics of research writing and are familiar with research reports as a text type

Content

- concepts and types of knowledge
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- project work
- service design
- conceptualisation
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- research writing and research reports as a text type

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

22.01.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Vilhelmiina Vuori
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
Groups
  • A54sos
    A54sos
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of customer inclusion in development within social, health and church sectors
- are familiar with the development process phases within social, healthcare and church sectors
- are familiar with various development and impact assessment methods within social, healthcare and church sectors
- know how to retrieve and use information from national and international sources
- identify the ethical questions related to using databases and collecting data
- know how to draft a data collection plan for development work

Content

- customer inclusion in development activities
- the development process, methods and impact assessment
- national and international data sources
- ethical questions related to development as well as good scientific praxis and the basis of open science and research
- data collection plans

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

18.03.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tarja Tuovinen-Kakko
  • Tytti Kallio-Kokko
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of customer inclusion in development within social, health and church sectors
- are familiar with the development process phases within social, healthcare and church sectors
- are familiar with various development and impact assessment methods within social, healthcare and church sectors
- know how to retrieve and use information from national and international sources
- identify the ethical questions related to using databases and collecting data
- know how to draft a data collection plan for development work

Content

- customer inclusion in development activities
- the development process, methods and impact assessment
- national and international data sources
- ethical questions related to development as well as good scientific praxis and the basis of open science and research
- data collection plans

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

05.02.2024 - 14.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sanna-Maija Kohonen
  • Henna Mäkinen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- understand the methods, guidance and supervision of organising social services and healthcare activities and service production
- understand the organisation and methods of organisation in the church sector, third sector and civil society
- are familiar with the most central smart services and wellbeing technology applications
- understand the significance of various actors in service production and quality
- know how to analyse customers’ position and rights in the social services and healthcare service systems

Content

- service structures of social services and healthcare
- current norm, resource and information guidance within social services and healthcare
- activities within the church, third sector and civil society
- smart services and wellbeing technology applications
- multidisciplinary collaboration and customer health and wellbeing
- rights and position of customers/patients in service systems

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ulla Lahtela
Groups
  • H-S23shpä

Objective

Students
- understand the methods, guidance and supervision of organising social services and healthcare activities and service production
- understand the organisation and methods of organisation in the church sector, third sector and civil society
- are familiar with the most central smart services and wellbeing technology applications
- understand the significance of various actors in service production and quality
- know how to analyse customers’ position and rights in the social services and healthcare service systems

Content

- service structures of social services and healthcare
- current norm, resource and information guidance within social services and healthcare
- activities within the church, third sector and civil society
- smart services and wellbeing technology applications
- multidisciplinary collaboration and customer health and wellbeing
- rights and position of customers/patients in service systems

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Vesa Vainiomäki
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- understand the methods, guidance and supervision of organising social services and healthcare activities and service production
- understand the organisation and methods of organisation in the church sector, third sector and civil society
- are familiar with the most central smart services and wellbeing technology applications
- understand the significance of various actors in service production and quality
- know how to analyse customers’ position and rights in the social services and healthcare service systems

Content

- service structures of social services and healthcare
- current norm, resource and information guidance within social services and healthcare
- activities within the church, third sector and civil society
- smart services and wellbeing technology applications
- multidisciplinary collaboration and customer health and wellbeing
- rights and position of customers/patients in service systems

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
  • Maija Kupsala
Groups
  • I50shd
    I50shd

Objective

Students
• apply methods of pastoral care and spiritual guidance in a versatile way
• know how to identify and help customers and families in need of special support and at risk of marginalisation
• are familiar with and know how to use helping methods of diaconal nursing in a customer- and community-oriented manner
• know how to act as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• can evaluate their own actions as a social advocate and a promoter of citizens’ health and wellbeing

Content

• being disadvantaged, life situations causing the need for special support
• multidisciplinary collaboration
• the student’s personal spirituality and calling
• health maintenance and promotion as well as social advocacy
• professional ethics, diaconal nursing expertise, theology of helping
• diaconal nursing helping methods in hospital and institutional environments
• pastoral care and tools of spiritual guidance

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 22.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A50shd
    A50shd

Objective

Students
• apply methods of pastoral care and spiritual guidance in a versatile way
• know how to identify and help customers and families in need of special support and at risk of marginalisation
• are familiar with and know how to use helping methods of diaconal nursing in a customer- and community-oriented manner
• know how to act as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• can evaluate their own actions as a social advocate and a promoter of citizens’ health and wellbeing

Content

• being disadvantaged, life situations causing the need for special support
• multidisciplinary collaboration
• the student’s personal spirituality and calling
• health maintenance and promotion as well as social advocacy
• professional ethics, diaconal nursing expertise, theology of helping
• diaconal nursing helping methods in hospital and institutional environments
• pastoral care and tools of spiritual guidance

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Riina Karjalainen
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 05.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Hanna Laurila
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

29.01.2024 - 19.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 12

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sami Ritokoski

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

04.09.2023 - 01.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 13

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sami Ritokoski
Groups
  • AVOIN-KELP
    Students in qualification modules

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

05.02.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus
  • Helsinki
  • Oulu
  • Diak joint implementation
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Mia Mäkinen
Groups
  • Diak
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
• know how to analyse Christianity as a religion and an object of study
• are familiar with the creation of the Bible and the central contents of the New Testament
• are familiar with the main lines of thinking in early Christian history and theology as well as their significance in shaping Christianity
• are familiar with the early historical and theological basis of diaconal work and Christian education
• know how to use the Bible and hymn book in devotional life
• are familiar with terms related to spirituality and be able to reflect on their own spiritual identity

Content

• religion and theology, faith and knowledge
• creation and contents of the New Testament
• history of Early Christianity and the basics of a classical interpretation of faith
• early historical and theological basis of diaconal work and Christian education
• Bible and hymn book as the main books of devotional life
• spirituality and spiritual identity

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

02.10.2023 - 12.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Mia Mäkinen
Groups
  • Diak
  • I54sosd
    I54sosd

Objective

Students
• know how to analyse Christianity as a religion and an object of study
• are familiar with the creation of the Bible and the central contents of the New Testament
• are familiar with the main lines of thinking in early Christian history and theology as well as their significance in shaping Christianity
• are familiar with the early historical and theological basis of diaconal work and Christian education
• know how to use the Bible and hymn book in devotional life
• are familiar with terms related to spirituality and be able to reflect on their own spiritual identity

Content

• religion and theology, faith and knowledge
• creation and contents of the New Testament
• history of Early Christianity and the basics of a classical interpretation of faith
• early historical and theological basis of diaconal work and Christian education
• Bible and hymn book as the main books of devotional life
• spirituality and spiritual identity

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

01.04.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Mia Mäkinen
Groups
  • Diak
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
• know the main outline of the Old Testament
• know how to analyse the history and theology of the Middle Ages and reformation and their meaning in the shaping of Christianity as well as identify their impact on the modern era
• are familiar with the central characteristics of Lutheran theology and know how to analyse diaconal work in the church and education through them
• know the theological basis of a church service and participate in executing a church service

Content

• Central contents of the Old Testament (creation, historical books, prophesies, apocalypse)
• central Christian questions of the late Middle Ages and reformation age
• confession and teachings of the Lutheran church and their impact on the theology and history of diaconal work and Christian education
• the theological basis of church services and participation in the execution of a church service

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

06.11.2023 - 10.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Mia Mäkinen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• know the main outline of the Old Testament
• know how to analyse the history and theology of the Middle Ages and reformation and their meaning in the shaping of Christianity as well as identify their impact on the modern era
• are familiar with the central characteristics of Lutheran theology and know how to analyse diaconal work in the church and education through them
• know the theological basis of a church service and participate in executing a church service

Content

• Central contents of the Old Testament (creation, historical books, prophesies, apocalypse)
• central Christian questions of the late Middle Ages and reformation age
• confession and teachings of the Lutheran church and their impact on the theology and history of diaconal work and Christian education
• the theological basis of church services and participation in the execution of a church service

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Maija Kupsala
Groups
  • I52sosd
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the arguments for a theological office
• know how to form their own theology of helping and reflect on their own actions from the viewpoint of holistic helping
• know the diaconal objectives, organisation and working methods (on the level of the church, diocese and parish)
• know how to develop church service and devotional life together with the members and employees of the parish
• know how to execute diaconal education and confirmation classes and develop the realisation of diaconal responsibility together with the members and other employees of the parish
• know how to develop the creation of community and the inclusion and volunteering of parishioners

Content

• the diaconal office
• diaconal theology
• diaconal objectives, organisation and working methods
• development of church services and devotional life from a diaconal viewpoint
• diaconal education, confirmation classes and responsibility in the parish
• community, inclusion and volunteer activities and their development in diaconal work

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 28.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
Groups
  • A53sosd
  • A50shd
    A50shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the arguments for a theological office
• know how to form their own theology of helping and reflect on their own actions from the viewpoint of holistic helping
• know the diaconal objectives, organisation and working methods (on the level of the church, diocese and parish)
• know how to develop church service and devotional life together with the members and employees of the parish
• know how to execute diaconal education and confirmation classes and develop the realisation of diaconal responsibility together with the members and other employees of the parish
• know how to develop the creation of community and the inclusion and volunteering of parishioners

Content

• the diaconal office
• diaconal theology
• diaconal objectives, organisation and working methods
• development of church services and devotional life from a diaconal viewpoint
• diaconal education, confirmation classes and responsibility in the parish
• community, inclusion and volunteer activities and their development in diaconal work

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 22.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
Groups
  • A49shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the arguments for a theological office
• know how to form their own theology of helping and reflect on their own actions from the viewpoint of holistic helping
• know the diaconal objectives, organisation and working methods (on the level of the church, diocese and parish)
• know how to develop church service and devotional life together with the members and employees of the parish
• know how to execute diaconal education and confirmation classes and develop the realisation of diaconal responsibility together with the members and other employees of the parish
• know how to develop the creation of community and the inclusion and volunteering of parishioners

Content

• the diaconal office
• diaconal theology
• diaconal objectives, organisation and working methods
• development of church services and devotional life from a diaconal viewpoint
• diaconal education, confirmation classes and responsibility in the parish
• community, inclusion and volunteer activities and their development in diaconal work

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Maija Kupsala
Groups
  • I52sosd
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
• know how to apply customer-oriented empowerment methods that support inclusion as well as pastoral care methods
• know how to guide individuals, families and groups by promoting humans’ ability to function, health and wellbeing
• know how to support parishioners in questions related to loss, sickness and death
• know how to analyse the diaconal task in relation to the society’s service system and their own activities as a diaconal expert in multi-professional networks
• know how to communicate and impact in church and the society to realise social justice

Content

• diaconal work methods
• customer-orientation; individual and communal support
• encountering sorrow and death
• social, healthcare and third-sector services
• the diaconal task and the society’s service system
• social advocacy

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 28.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
Groups
  • A53sosd
  • A50shd
    A50shd

Objective

Students
• know how to apply customer-oriented empowerment methods that support inclusion as well as pastoral care methods
• know how to guide individuals, families and groups by promoting humans’ ability to function, health and wellbeing
• know how to support parishioners in questions related to loss, sickness and death
• know how to analyse the diaconal task in relation to the society’s service system and their own activities as a diaconal expert in multi-professional networks
• know how to communicate and impact in church and the society to realise social justice

Content

• diaconal work methods
• customer-orientation; individual and communal support
• encountering sorrow and death
• social, healthcare and third-sector services
• the diaconal task and the society’s service system
• social advocacy

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 22.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
Groups
  • A49shd

Objective

Students
• know how to apply customer-oriented empowerment methods that support inclusion as well as pastoral care methods
• know how to guide individuals, families and groups by promoting humans’ ability to function, health and wellbeing
• know how to support parishioners in questions related to loss, sickness and death
• know how to analyse the diaconal task in relation to the society’s service system and their own activities as a diaconal expert in multi-professional networks
• know how to communicate and impact in church and the society to realise social justice

Content

• diaconal work methods
• customer-orientation; individual and communal support
• encountering sorrow and death
• social, healthcare and third-sector services
• the diaconal task and the society’s service system
• social advocacy

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

08.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ari Hyvärinen
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in multi-professional and multicultural settings (objective is to reach the European CEFR level B2)
- know how to advise the customer verbally
- know how to investigate the customer’s current and previous state of health or life situation
- know how to use and understand the key professional vocabulary and concepts

Content

- intercultural communication
- customer situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

08.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in multi-professional and multicultural settings (objective is to reach the European CEFR level B2)
- know how to advise the customer verbally
- know how to investigate the customer’s current and previous state of health or life situation
- know how to use and understand the key professional vocabulary and concepts

Content

- intercultural communication
- customer situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Jenna Wallin
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in multi-professional and multicultural settings (objective is to reach the European CEFR level B2)
- know how to advise the customer verbally
- know how to investigate the customer’s current and previous state of health or life situation
- know how to use and understand the key professional vocabulary and concepts

Content

- intercultural communication
- customer situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Jenna Wallin
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in multi-professional and multicultural settings (objective is to reach the European CEFR level B2)
- know how to advise the customer verbally
- know how to investigate the customer’s current and previous state of health or life situation
- know how to use and understand the key professional vocabulary and concepts

Content

- intercultural communication
- customer situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ari Hyvärinen
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in multi-professional and multicultural settings (objective is to reach the European CEFR level B2)
- know how to advise the customer in writing
- know how to appropriately document the information needed in the service
- know how to use and understand the key professional vocabulary and concepts

Content

- intercultural communication
- customer situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in multi-professional and multicultural settings (objective is to reach the European CEFR level B2)
- know how to advise the customer in writing
- know how to appropriately document the information needed in the service
- know how to use and understand the key professional vocabulary and concepts

Content

- intercultural communication
- customer situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Jenna Wallin
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in multi-professional and multicultural settings (objective is to reach the European CEFR level B2)
- know how to advise the customer in writing
- know how to appropriately document the information needed in the service
- know how to use and understand the key professional vocabulary and concepts

Content

- intercultural communication
- customer situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Jenna Wallin
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in multi-professional and multicultural settings (objective is to reach the European CEFR level B2)
- know how to advise the customer in writing
- know how to appropriately document the information needed in the service
- know how to use and understand the key professional vocabulary and concepts

Content

- intercultural communication
- customer situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

29.01.2024 - 26.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tia Virtanen
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Jenna Wallin
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

01.02.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 14

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Groups
  • AVOIN-KELP
    Students in qualification modules

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 18.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 80

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Takku
  • Ulla Lahtela
Groups
  • A50sh
    A50sh
  • Diak
  • F51sh
    F51sh
  • A52sh-lh
  • A51sha
    A51sha
  • A51sh
    A51sh
  • I51sh
    I51sh
  • E51sh
    E51sh

Objective

Students
• know how to analyse and assess changes in the vital functions and organs of the elderly
• know how to act ethically as a specialist of gerontological clinical nursing by applying multidisciplinary information and good practices in an evidence-based manner
• know how to assess the impact and quality of nursing and services
• know how to apply their pharmacotherapy knowledge as they plan, execute and assess a customer’s/patient’s pharmacotherapy

Content

• identifying and controlling acute situations
• care and rehabilitation of chronic diseases
• pharmacotherapy
• multidisciplinary and evidence-based knowledge
• ethicality
• multidisciplinary activities
• impact and quality of nursing and services

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
  • Niina Patronen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to act according to the operating environment’s data security and protection practices and patient and customer safety practices
- know how to create a care and customer relationship and assess their readiness to encounter the patient and customer holistically while considering the diversity and multiculturality of humans
- know how to observe and respond to humans’ daily needs and document their observations by applying the nursing process model
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to act according to nursing principles
- know how to assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set development objectives

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

22.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Suvi Vierelä
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to act according to the operating environment’s data security and protection practices and patient and customer safety practices
- know how to create a care and customer relationship and assess their readiness to encounter the patient and customer holistically while considering the diversity and multiculturality of humans
- know how to observe and respond to humans’ daily needs and document their observations by applying the nursing process model
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to act according to nursing principles
- know how to assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set development objectives

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

30.10.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Takku
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know how to act according to the operating environment’s data security and protection practices and patient and customer safety practices
- know how to create a care and customer relationship and assess their readiness to encounter the patient and customer holistically while considering the diversity and multiculturality of humans
- know how to observe and respond to humans’ daily needs and document their observations by applying the nursing process model
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to act according to nursing principles
- know how to assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set development objectives

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
• can analyse the parish as an operating environment and diaconal work as an area within the parish
• can identify the life situations, needs and factors reducing the ability to function of diaconal customers (individuals, families and groups)
• identify individual- and community-based helping methods used in diaconal work

Further information

The work placement is carried out in a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

02.10.2023 - 01.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd

Objective

Students
• can analyse the parish as an operating environment and diaconal work as an area within the parish
• can identify the life situations, needs and factors reducing the ability to function of diaconal customers (individuals, families and groups)
• identify individual- and community-based helping methods used in diaconal work

Further information

The work placement is carried out in a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Maija Kupsala
Groups
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
• can analyse the parish as an operating environment and diaconal work as an area within the parish
• can identify the life situations, needs and factors reducing the ability to function of diaconal customers (individuals, families and groups)
• identify individual- and community-based helping methods used in diaconal work

Further information

The work placement is carried out in a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

11.03.2024 - 21.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Takku
  • Suvi Vierelä
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
• know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of patients/customers in their nursing and guidance
• know how to act according to the operating environment’s data security and protection practices and patient and customer safety practices
• know how to execute a verbal and visual patient guidance presentation under supervision and consider the life history and living environment of the patient in the guidance
• know how to identify the nursing needs of a patient and customer as well as act and assess their own competence according to the national nursing process model
• know how to document nursing and communicate orally
• know how to observe infection risks during the work placement and work in an aseptic way
• know how to identify pharmacotherapy risks in their own operations and act according to pharmacotherapy competence requirements and responsibility
• know how to assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set professional development objectives

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

02.10.2023 - 01.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Paula Ropponen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd

Objective

Students
• know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of patients/customers in their nursing and guidance
• know how to act according to the operating environment’s data security and protection practices and patient and customer safety practices
• know how to execute a verbal and visual patient guidance presentation under supervision and consider the life history and living environment of the patient in the guidance
• know how to identify the nursing needs of a patient and customer as well as act and assess their own competence according to the national nursing process model
• know how to document nursing and communicate orally
• know how to observe infection risks during the work placement and work in an aseptic way
• know how to identify pharmacotherapy risks in their own operations and act according to pharmacotherapy competence requirements and responsibility
• know how to assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set professional development objectives

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
• know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of patients/customers in their nursing and guidance
• know how to act according to the operating environment’s data security and protection practices and patient and customer safety practices
• know how to execute a verbal and visual patient guidance presentation under supervision and consider the life history and living environment of the patient in the guidance
• know how to identify the nursing needs of a patient and customer as well as act and assess their own competence according to the national nursing process model
• know how to document nursing and communicate orally
• know how to observe infection risks during the work placement and work in an aseptic way
• know how to identify pharmacotherapy risks in their own operations and act according to pharmacotherapy competence requirements and responsibility
• know how to assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set professional development objectives

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

04.03.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Kristiina Rosqvist
  • Paula Kukko
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

29.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Marjut Ikonen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 22.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Kristiina Rosqvist
  • Linda Hublin
  • Paula Kukko
  • Niina Patronen
Groups
  • A53sh

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 22.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
Groups
  • A53sha

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

04.03.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Kristiina Rosqvist
  • Paula Kukko
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

29.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Marjut Ikonen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 22.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Kristiina Rosqvist
  • Linda Hublin
  • Paula Kukko
  • Niina Patronen
Groups
  • A53sh

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Tiina Takku
  • Ulla Lahtela
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Objectives for the work placement in elder care
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of the elderly in nursing and guidance
- know how to support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of the elderly
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in holistic elder care
- know how to consider the health promotion, family caregiving and support needs of the immediate circle of the elderly in the patient’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation of the elderly in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the elderly and their immediately circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the elderly and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in elder care in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in elder care

Objectives for the work placement in home nursing
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers in nursing and guidance carried out at home
- know how to assess and support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of a home nursing customer
- know how to utilise and apply assessment methods of the customer’s need for treatment to identify changes in the customer’s wellbeing
- know how to plan and assess the customer’s treatment and factors endangering their health
- know how to implement the customer’s treatment according to the treatment plan
- know how to consider health promotion and service needs of the customer and their immediate circle in the customer’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the customer and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the customer relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the customer and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in home nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in home nursing

Further information

Primarily, the student will complete their work placement in home nursing. If this is not possible, it must be completed at some other point during the degree programme. The student will arrange this separately, and it will be noted in their personal study plan.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 29.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Linnea Jokinen
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Objectives for the work placement in elder care
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of the elderly in nursing and guidance
- know how to support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of the elderly
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in holistic elder care
- know how to consider the health promotion, family caregiving and support needs of the immediate circle of the elderly in the patient’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation of the elderly in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the elderly and their immediately circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the elderly and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in elder care in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in elder care

Objectives for the work placement in home nursing
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers in nursing and guidance carried out at home
- know how to assess and support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of a home nursing customer
- know how to utilise and apply assessment methods of the customer’s need for treatment to identify changes in the customer’s wellbeing
- know how to plan and assess the customer’s treatment and factors endangering their health
- know how to implement the customer’s treatment according to the treatment plan
- know how to consider health promotion and service needs of the customer and their immediate circle in the customer’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the customer and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the customer relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the customer and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in home nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in home nursing

Further information

Primarily, the student will complete their work placement in home nursing. If this is not possible, it must be completed at some other point during the degree programme. The student will arrange this separately, and it will be noted in their personal study plan.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 05.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Terhi Kaakinen
  • Ulla Lahtela
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Objectives for the work placement in elder care
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of the elderly in nursing and guidance
- know how to support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of the elderly
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in holistic elder care
- know how to consider the health promotion, family caregiving and support needs of the immediate circle of the elderly in the patient’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation of the elderly in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the elderly and their immediately circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the elderly and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in elder care in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in elder care

Objectives for the work placement in home nursing
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers in nursing and guidance carried out at home
- know how to assess and support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of a home nursing customer
- know how to utilise and apply assessment methods of the customer’s need for treatment to identify changes in the customer’s wellbeing
- know how to plan and assess the customer’s treatment and factors endangering their health
- know how to implement the customer’s treatment according to the treatment plan
- know how to consider health promotion and service needs of the customer and their immediate circle in the customer’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the customer and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the customer relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the customer and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in home nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in home nursing

Further information

Primarily, the student will complete their work placement in home nursing. If this is not possible, it must be completed at some other point during the degree programme. The student will arrange this separately, and it will be noted in their personal study plan.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers/patients in the treatment of illnesses and rehabilitation
- know how to apply the basics of medical care in nursing
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to create and maintain treatment-based interaction
- know how to support the customer/patient in utilising online self-care methods to support their rehabilitation
- know how to consider the family and close network and support their adaptation and inclusion in the various phases of the rehabilitation process
- understand the significance of job supervision in mental health and substance abuse work
- know how to apply creative and functional methods in substance abuse and mental health work
- know how to support the customer/patient in an acute crisis
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient/customer and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in mental health and substance abuse work in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to critically analyse and assess their values and attitudes in their professional activities and set development challenges

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

30.10.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
  • Pia Tauriainen
Groups
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers/patients in the treatment of illnesses and rehabilitation
- know how to apply the basics of medical care in nursing
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to create and maintain treatment-based interaction
- know how to support the customer/patient in utilising online self-care methods to support their rehabilitation
- know how to consider the family and close network and support their adaptation and inclusion in the various phases of the rehabilitation process
- understand the significance of job supervision in mental health and substance abuse work
- know how to apply creative and functional methods in substance abuse and mental health work
- know how to support the customer/patient in an acute crisis
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient/customer and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in mental health and substance abuse work in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to critically analyse and assess their values and attitudes in their professional activities and set development challenges

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mirja Isoviita
  • Mari Pulkkinen
  • Sini Hiltunen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of diversity, multiculturality and life situation of children, adolescents and families in health promotion and guidance
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in the nursing of children and adolescents typical to the operating environment
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptically correct way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to support the adolescent and their family to utilise online self-care methods to support their self-care of diseases and rehabilitation
- know how to identify the need for early invention in the child’s, adolescent’s and family’s life and use early-intervention and empowering working methods
- know how to identify threats and characteristics of disadvantage and marginalisation in children, adolescents and families and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual growth and support in children and adolescents and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to support relationships and parenthood
- know how to guide adolescents and their family to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in child, adolescent and family nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess the phase of their professional growth and present development challenges in child, adolescent and family nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

29.01.2024 - 24.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of diversity, multiculturality and life situation of children, adolescents and families in health promotion and guidance
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in the nursing of children and adolescents typical to the operating environment
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptically correct way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to support the adolescent and their family to utilise online self-care methods to support their self-care of diseases and rehabilitation
- know how to identify the need for early invention in the child’s, adolescent’s and family’s life and use early-intervention and empowering working methods
- know how to identify threats and characteristics of disadvantage and marginalisation in children, adolescents and families and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual growth and support in children and adolescents and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to support relationships and parenthood
- know how to guide adolescents and their family to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in child, adolescent and family nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess the phase of their professional growth and present development challenges in child, adolescent and family nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of diversity, multiculturality and life situation of children, adolescents and families in health promotion and guidance
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in the nursing of children and adolescents typical to the operating environment
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptically correct way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to support the adolescent and their family to utilise online self-care methods to support their self-care of diseases and rehabilitation
- know how to identify the need for early invention in the child’s, adolescent’s and family’s life and use early-intervention and empowering working methods
- know how to identify threats and characteristics of disadvantage and marginalisation in children, adolescents and families and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual growth and support in children and adolescents and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to support relationships and parenthood
- know how to guide adolescents and their family to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in child, adolescent and family nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess the phase of their professional growth and present development challenges in child, adolescent and family nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

11.09.2023 - 01.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Inga Klen
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Elina Pettinen
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A51sh
    A51sh

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of diversity, multiculturality and life situation of children, adolescents and families in health promotion and guidance
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in the nursing of children and adolescents typical to the operating environment
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptically correct way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to support the adolescent and their family to utilise online self-care methods to support their self-care of diseases and rehabilitation
- know how to identify the need for early invention in the child’s, adolescent’s and family’s life and use early-intervention and empowering working methods
- know how to identify threats and characteristics of disadvantage and marginalisation in children, adolescents and families and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual growth and support in children and adolescents and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to support relationships and parenthood
- know how to guide adolescents and their family to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in child, adolescent and family nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess the phase of their professional growth and present development challenges in child, adolescent and family nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 24.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Elina Pettinen
Groups
  • I51sh
    I51sh

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of diversity, multiculturality and life situation of children, adolescents and families in health promotion and guidance
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in the nursing of children and adolescents typical to the operating environment
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptically correct way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to support the adolescent and their family to utilise online self-care methods to support their self-care of diseases and rehabilitation
- know how to identify the need for early invention in the child’s, adolescent’s and family’s life and use early-intervention and empowering working methods
- know how to identify threats and characteristics of disadvantage and marginalisation in children, adolescents and families and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual growth and support in children and adolescents and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to support relationships and parenthood
- know how to guide adolescents and their family to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in child, adolescent and family nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess the phase of their professional growth and present development challenges in child, adolescent and family nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.12.2023 - 31.12.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 10

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Maija Kupsala

Objective

Students
• know how to observe, bring up in conversation and document the life situations, wellbeing and factors stressing and promoting the health of customers/patients of various ages
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of customer and patient groups in need of special support and in a vulnerable position
• know how to highlight the significance of pastoral care and spiritual nursing in the working community and nursing
• can evaluate and deepen their growth as someone providing pastoral and spiritual care in nursing
• know how to use and develop helping methods in nursing that strengthen the resources, inclusion and spiritual wellbeing of customers and their immediate circle
• know how to develop evidence-based helping methods in nursing and diaconal nursing and evaluate their impact in health promotion work
• know how to utilise the health technology tools and applications used in specialist work in a customer-oriented manner and analyse the ethical challenges of their use
• know how to assess and deepen their development as someone carrying out spiritual work and as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• assess and develop their professional ethical operations according to the principles of nursing and diaconal work

Further information

4 ECTS of the study module is included in church studies

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Nina Niemelä
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
Groups
  • I50shd
    I50shd

Objective

Students
• know how to observe, bring up in conversation and document the life situations, wellbeing and factors stressing and promoting the health of customers/patients of various ages
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of customer and patient groups in need of special support and in a vulnerable position
• know how to highlight the significance of pastoral care and spiritual nursing in the working community and nursing
• can evaluate and deepen their growth as someone providing pastoral and spiritual care in nursing
• know how to use and develop helping methods in nursing that strengthen the resources, inclusion and spiritual wellbeing of customers and their immediate circle
• know how to develop evidence-based helping methods in nursing and diaconal nursing and evaluate their impact in health promotion work
• know how to utilise the health technology tools and applications used in specialist work in a customer-oriented manner and analyse the ethical challenges of their use
• know how to assess and deepen their development as someone carrying out spiritual work and as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• assess and develop their professional ethical operations according to the principles of nursing and diaconal work

Further information

3 ECTS of the study module is included in church studies

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

04.09.2023 - 22.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 11

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni

Objective

Students
• know how to observe, bring up in conversation and document the life situations, wellbeing and factors stressing and promoting the health of customers/patients of various ages
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of customer and patient groups in need of special support and in a vulnerable position
• know how to highlight the significance of pastoral care and spiritual nursing in the working community and nursing
• can evaluate and deepen their growth as someone providing pastoral and spiritual care in nursing
• know how to use and develop helping methods in nursing that strengthen the resources, inclusion and spiritual wellbeing of customers and their immediate circle
• know how to develop evidence-based helping methods in nursing and diaconal nursing and evaluate their impact in health promotion work
• know how to utilise the health technology tools and applications used in specialist work in a customer-oriented manner and analyse the ethical challenges of their use
• know how to assess and deepen their development as someone carrying out spiritual work and as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• assess and develop their professional ethical operations according to the principles of nursing and diaconal work

Further information

4 ECTS of the study module is included in church studies

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 08.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A50shd
    A50shd

Objective

Students
• know how to observe, bring up in conversation and document the life situations, wellbeing and factors stressing and promoting the health of customers/patients of various ages
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of customer and patient groups in need of special support and in a vulnerable position
• know how to highlight the significance of pastoral care and spiritual nursing in the working community and nursing
• can evaluate and deepen their growth as someone providing pastoral and spiritual care in nursing
• know how to use and develop helping methods in nursing that strengthen the resources, inclusion and spiritual wellbeing of customers and their immediate circle
• know how to develop evidence-based helping methods in nursing and diaconal nursing and evaluate their impact in health promotion work
• know how to utilise the health technology tools and applications used in specialist work in a customer-oriented manner and analyse the ethical challenges of their use
• know how to assess and deepen their development as someone carrying out spiritual work and as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• assess and develop their professional ethical operations according to the principles of nursing and diaconal work

Further information

3 ECTS of the study module is included in church studies

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

12.02.2024 - 21.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
Groups
  • A50shd
    A50shd

Objective

Students
• know how to act in a holistic manner, respect human dignity and observe the ethical principles of diaconal work and nursing
• observe and identify the morbidity and disadvantages caused by customers’ socioeconomical health disparities
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of individuals, families, groups and communities in need of special support and in a vulnerable position and support those with financial problems
• know how to act as a health promoter at a diaconal office where customers can discuss and receive support and guidance in questions related to health and sicknesses
• guide groups related to the promotion of health of people of various ages and organise health promotion events and support the commitment to care
• collaborate with local multi-professional networks together with home nursing, end-of-life care and other actors within social services and healthcare as a specialist of diaconal work and diaconal nursing
• know how to assess and support customers’ psychological wellbeing and resources as well as support the rehabilitative processes of mental health rehabilitees
• identify health hazards caused by substance abuse, guide and advise customers in using substance abuse services
• know how to assess the support needs of the elderly and support the treatment of sicknesses and commitment to care
• know how to support and help individuals and families during an acute crisis, moments of grief and death
• know how to use diverse health promotion and pastoral care methods
• know how to execute and develop church service and devotional life together with other employees and members of the parish
• know how to develop the professional practices and impact of diaconal work and assess their own development as a diaconal specialist

Further information

At least 12 ECTS of the parish work placement (HAR2102A20S + HAR8011A20S) is carried out in diaconal work at a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
6 ECTS of the work placement is included in the work placement of registered nurse studies, which is why the work placement coordinator within the parish is a deaconess.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 24.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
  • Nina Niemelä
Groups
  • A49shd

Objective

Students
• know how to act in a holistic manner, respect human dignity and observe the ethical principles of diaconal work and nursing
• observe and identify the morbidity and disadvantages caused by customers’ socioeconomical health disparities
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of individuals, families, groups and communities in need of special support and in a vulnerable position and support those with financial problems
• know how to act as a health promoter at a diaconal office where customers can discuss and receive support and guidance in questions related to health and sicknesses
• guide groups related to the promotion of health of people of various ages and organise health promotion events and support the commitment to care
• collaborate with local multi-professional networks together with home nursing, end-of-life care and other actors within social services and healthcare as a specialist of diaconal work and diaconal nursing
• know how to assess and support customers’ psychological wellbeing and resources as well as support the rehabilitative processes of mental health rehabilitees
• identify health hazards caused by substance abuse, guide and advise customers in using substance abuse services
• know how to assess the support needs of the elderly and support the treatment of sicknesses and commitment to care
• know how to support and help individuals and families during an acute crisis, moments of grief and death
• know how to use diverse health promotion and pastoral care methods
• know how to execute and develop church service and devotional life together with other employees and members of the parish
• know how to develop the professional practices and impact of diaconal work and assess their own development as a diaconal specialist

Further information

At least 12 ECTS of the parish work placement (HAR2102A20S + HAR8011A20S) is carried out in diaconal work at a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
6 ECTS of the work placement is included in the work placement of registered nurse studies, which is why the work placement coordinator within the parish is a deaconess.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Nina Niemelä
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
  • Maija Kupsala
Groups
  • I50shd
    I50shd

Objective

Students
• know how to act in a holistic manner, respect human dignity and observe the ethical principles of diaconal work and nursing
• observe and identify the morbidity and disadvantages caused by customers’ socioeconomical health disparities
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of individuals, families, groups and communities in need of special support and in a vulnerable position and support those with financial problems
• know how to act as a health promoter at a diaconal office where customers can discuss and receive support and guidance in questions related to health and sicknesses
• guide groups related to the promotion of health of people of various ages and organise health promotion events and support the commitment to care
• collaborate with local multi-professional networks together with home nursing, end-of-life care and other actors within social services and healthcare as a specialist of diaconal work and diaconal nursing
• know how to assess and support customers’ psychological wellbeing and resources as well as support the rehabilitative processes of mental health rehabilitees
• identify health hazards caused by substance abuse, guide and advise customers in using substance abuse services
• know how to assess the support needs of the elderly and support the treatment of sicknesses and commitment to care
• know how to support and help individuals and families during an acute crisis, moments of grief and death
• know how to use diverse health promotion and pastoral care methods
• know how to execute and develop church service and devotional life together with other employees and members of the parish
• know how to develop the professional practices and impact of diaconal work and assess their own development as a diaconal specialist

Further information

At least 12 ECTS of the parish work placement (HAR2102A20S + HAR8011A20S) is carried out in diaconal work at a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
6 ECTS of the work placement is included in the work placement of registered nurse studies, which is why the work placement coordinator within the parish is a deaconess.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

02.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Maija Kupsala
Groups
  • Diak

Further information

The student selects the work placement according to their personal study plan from their selected area of nursing while taking into consideration the competence requirements of a registered nurse.

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

02.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Elina Pettinen
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A49shd

Further information

The student selects the work placement according to their personal study plan from their selected area of nursing while taking into consideration the competence requirements of a registered nurse.

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus
  • Oulu
  • Diak joint implementation
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • Diak
  • I48shd

Further information

The student selects the work placement according to their personal study plan from their selected area of nursing while taking into consideration the competence requirements of a registered nurse.

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 10

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing

Objective

Students
- understand the different meanings of individual and community spirituality as well as nursing activities that promote coping and spiritual wellbeing
- know how to identify and encounter the patient’s and their immediate circle’s emotional, existential and spiritual needs in various life situations and utilise pastoral helping methods
- know how to utilise third-sector services and activities in a customer-oriented manner in palliative nursing and when considering spiritual needs
- reflect on their worldview and relationship to spirituality and the effect they have when encountering patients in a holistic manner

Content

- view of humans, spiritual needs, spiritual wellbeing and malaise
- assistance methods within nursing and pastoral care in end-of-life care
- multidisciplinary collaboration, service coordination and third sector
- student’s readiness to support the spirituality of an individual and community

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

02.10.2023 - 01.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 17

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni

Objective

Students
- understand the different meanings of individual and community spirituality as well as nursing activities that promote coping and spiritual wellbeing
- know how to identify and encounter the patient’s and their immediate circle’s emotional, existential and spiritual needs in various life situations and utilise pastoral helping methods
- know how to utilise third-sector services and activities in a customer-oriented manner in palliative nursing and when considering spiritual needs
- reflect on their worldview and relationship to spirituality and the effect they have when encountering patients in a holistic manner

Content

- view of humans, spiritual needs, spiritual wellbeing and malaise
- assistance methods within nursing and pastoral care in end-of-life care
- multidisciplinary collaboration, service coordination and third sector
- student’s readiness to support the spirituality of an individual and community

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

01.04.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 150

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Pia Tauriainen
Groups
  • Diak
  • F51sh
    F51sh
  • A52sh-lh
  • A51sh
    A51sh
  • I51sh
    I51sh
  • E51sh
    E51sh

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of customer relationship management in management and promoting the quality of care and services
- understand the significance of developing the key healthcare organisational structures and management principles in promoting health and social justice
- understand the significance of nursing management in the activities of the work community and team and promotion of care and quality
- understand their responsibility for managing themselves and developing their work-life skills
- identify their role in specialist and immediate supervisor tasks
- understand the basics of entrepreneurship in healthcare and its significance as part of the social service system

Content

- customer relationship management, health benefit models, quality of services and care
- healthcare organisational structures, management systems, differences in management theories and practices
- the role and task of a manager in nursing
- work-life skills: immediate supervisors and work community skills, management of oneself and personal competence, collegiality, giving and receiving feedback, cost-awareness and financial activities
- immediate supervisory work, customer care coordination, prioritising and resourcing work tasks, patient classification
- entrepreneurship as a nurse

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 24.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Pia Tauriainen
Groups
  • A50sh
    A50sh
  • Diak
  • A50shd
    A50shd
  • A50th
    A50th
  • I50shd
    I50shd

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of customer relationship management in management and promoting the quality of care and services
- understand the significance of developing the key healthcare organisational structures and management principles in promoting health and social justice
- understand the significance of nursing management in the activities of the work community and team and promotion of care and quality
- understand their responsibility for managing themselves and developing their work-life skills
- identify their role in specialist and immediate supervisor tasks
- understand the basics of entrepreneurship in healthcare and its significance as part of the social service system

Content

- customer relationship management, health benefit models, quality of services and care
- healthcare organisational structures, management systems, differences in management theories and practices
- the role and task of a manager in nursing
- work-life skills: immediate supervisors and work community skills, management of oneself and personal competence, collegiality, giving and receiving feedback, cost-awareness and financial activities
- immediate supervisory work, customer care coordination, prioritising and resourcing work tasks, patient classification
- entrepreneurship as a nurse

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

22.01.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Pori

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Ella Eronen-Levonen
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 3 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • F51sh
    F51sh
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2
  • pienryhmä 3

Objective

Students
- know how to act in changing clinical nursing situations requiring quick decision-making
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations
- know how to coordinate, prioritise and resource tasks
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to execute pharmacotherapy under supervision

Content

- clinical patient and customer situations
- examinations and treatment recommendations
- management of work and tasks of an immediate supervisor
- pharmacotherapy
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 08.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Linda Hublin
  • Paula Kukko
Groups
  • A50sh
    A50sh
  • A50shd
    A50shd

Objective

Students
- know how to act in changing clinical nursing situations requiring quick decision-making
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations
- know how to coordinate, prioritise and resource tasks
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to execute pharmacotherapy under supervision

Content

- clinical patient and customer situations
- examinations and treatment recommendations
- management of work and tasks of an immediate supervisor
- pharmacotherapy
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjut Ikonen
  • Terhi Kaakinen
Groups
  • I50shd
    I50shd

Objective

Students
- know how to act in changing clinical nursing situations requiring quick decision-making
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations
- know how to coordinate, prioritise and resource tasks
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to execute pharmacotherapy under supervision

Content

- clinical patient and customer situations
- examinations and treatment recommendations
- management of work and tasks of an immediate supervisor
- pharmacotherapy
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 30.11.2023

Timing

11.03.2024 - 05.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Sign Language and Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Sami Ritokoski
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.07.2022 - 31.07.2022

Timing

18.09.2023 - 13.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Sign Language and Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Sami Ritokoski

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

18.09.2023 - 30.04.2024

Timing

02.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 999

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
Teachers
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
  • Ilona Kontinen
Groups
  • A53sh
  • A53sosd
  • E53sosd
  • A53sha
  • A53sos
  • HKI-S23sosvaka
  • E53sos
  • I53sh
  • A54sh-lh
  • E53sh
  • F53sh
  • A53sosn

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the research, development and innovation process
- know various research methods and research material analysis methods
- know how to define the goals, methods and ethics in a research process
- know how to carry out a literary review in a research, development and innovation process
- know how to make a thesis idea paper
- are familiar with the thesis process and know how to use multi-professional guidance to support their thesis process

Content

- research, development and innovation process
- research methods and research material analysis methods
- thesis process
- literary review
- thesis idea paper

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 30.11.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 888

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
  • Ilona Kontinen
Groups
  • A52th
  • F52sos
  • F52sosd
  • A52sosv
  • A52sh
  • A52shd
  • I52sosd
  • I52shd
  • A52sosn
  • A52sos
  • A52sosd

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the research, development and innovation process
- know various research methods and research material analysis methods
- know how to define the goals, methods and ethics in a research process
- know how to carry out a literary review in a research, development and innovation process
- know how to make a thesis idea paper
- are familiar with the thesis process and know how to use multi-professional guidance to support their thesis process

Content

- research, development and innovation process
- research methods and research material analysis methods
- thesis process
- literary review
- thesis idea paper

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

18.09.2023 - 30.04.2024

Timing

02.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 999

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tiina Lintunen
  • Mari Kirkanen
  • Tarja Tuovinen-Kakko
  • Titta Riihimäki
  • Sirpa Salmela
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Sami Ritokoski
  • Teija Kynkäänniemi
  • Anu Hellesuo
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Harriet Tervonen
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Paula Ropponen
  • Pia Tauriainen
  • Ella Eronen-Levonen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
  • Mari Nieminen
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
  • Linda Hublin
  • Mari Pulkkinen
  • Minna Partanen-Rytilahti
  • Päivi Thitz
  • Susanna Kallakorpi
  • Sirpa Ylönen
  • Sari Jylli
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
  • Eveliina Hellas
  • Sanna-Maija Kohonen
  • Satu Keisala
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
  • Tiina Häkkinen
  • Ilona Kontinen
  • Marjaana Marttila-Ojala
  • Taina Heino
Groups
  • A52th
  • F52sos
  • F52sosd
  • A52sosv
  • A52sh
  • A52shd
  • I52sosd
  • I52shd
  • A52sosn
  • A52sos
  • A52sosd

Objective

Students
- know various research, development and innovation methods and research material analysis methods
- know how to apply the selected research, development and innovation strategy and method
- know how to make a thesis plan
- master the thesis process and know how to use multi-professional guidance to support their thesis process
- know how to critically appraise research data and justify their choices

Content

- research, development and innovation methods and research material analysis methods
- thesis plan
- critical assessment of research and method data

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

18.09.2023 - 30.04.2024

Timing

02.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 888

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tiina Lintunen
  • Mari Kirkanen
  • Tarja Tuovinen-Kakko
  • Titta Riihimäki
  • Sirpa Salmela
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Sami Ritokoski
  • Anu Hellesuo
  • Teija Kynkäänniemi
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Harriet Tervonen
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Paula Ropponen
  • Pia Tauriainen
  • Ella Eronen-Levonen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
  • Mari Nieminen
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
  • Linda Hublin
  • Mari Pulkkinen
  • Minna Partanen-Rytilahti
  • Sirpa Ylönen
  • Susanna Kallakorpi
  • Päivi Thitz
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
  • Eveliina Hellas
  • Sanna-Maija Kohonen
  • Satu Keisala
  • Tiina Häkkinen
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
  • Ilona Kontinen
  • Marjaana Marttila-Ojala
Groups
  • A51sosn
    A51sosn
  • F51sh
    F51sh
  • A52sh-lh
  • A51sha
    A51sha
  • A51sh
    A51sh
  • I51sh
    I51sh
  • E51sosd
    E51sosd
  • E51sos
    E51sos
  • A51sosd
    A51sosd
  • A51sos
    A51sos
  • E51sh
    E51sh

Objective

Students
- know how to apply research, development and innovation methods in their work and develop their own activities in the working life
- know how to write a thesis as an investigating, developing, innovative and reflective collaboration process in the social, health and/or church sector
- understand the significance of result and impact assessments in research, development and innovation activities
- know how to give and receive constructive and critical feedback on research, development and innovation work
- know how to make a thesis report

Content

- application of research, development and innovation methods
- implementing a thesis project within the social, health and/or church sector
- result and impact assessments in research, development and innovation activities
- constructive and critical feedback
- thesis report

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

08.07.2023 - 06.08.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 22.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 15

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work

Objective

Students
- know how to apply research, development and innovation methods in their work and develop their own activities in the working life
- know how to write a thesis as an investigating, developing, innovative and reflective collaboration process in the social, health and/or church sector
- understand the significance of result and impact assessments in research, development and innovation activities
- know how to give and receive constructive and critical feedback on research, development and innovation work
- know how to make a thesis report

Content

- application of research, development and innovation methods
- implementing a thesis project within the social, health and/or church sector
- result and impact assessments in research, development and innovation activities
- constructive and critical feedback
- thesis report

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 30.11.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 800

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Tiina Lintunen
  • Mari Kirkanen
  • Tarja Tuovinen-Kakko
  • Titta Riihimäki
  • Sirpa Salmela
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Sami Ritokoski
  • Anu Hellesuo
  • Teija Kynkäänniemi
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Paula Ropponen
  • Pia Tauriainen
  • Ella Eronen-Levonen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
  • Mari Nieminen
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
  • Jouko Porkka
  • Linda Hublin
  • Minna Partanen-Rytilahti
  • Mari Pulkkinen
  • Susanna Kallakorpi
  • Sirpa Ylönen
  • Päivi Thitz
  • Sari Jylli
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
  • Sanna-Maija Kohonen
  • Satu Keisala
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
  • Tiina Häkkinen
  • Ilona Kontinen
  • Marjaana Marttila-Ojala
  • Taina Heino
Groups
  • A50sh
    A50sh
  • A50shd
    A50shd
  • I50sosd
    I50sosd
  • A50th
    A50th
  • F50sos
    F50sos
  • I50shd
    I50shd
  • A50sos
    A50sos
  • F50sosd
    F50sosd
  • A50sosn
    A50sosn
  • A50sosd
    A50sosd

Objective

Students
- know how to apply research, development and innovation methods in their work and develop their own activities in the working life
- know how to write a thesis as an investigating, developing, innovative and reflective collaboration process in the social, health and/or church sector
- understand the significance of result and impact assessments in research, development and innovation activities
- know how to give and receive constructive and critical feedback on research, development and innovation work
- know how to make a thesis report

Content

- application of research, development and innovation methods
- implementing a thesis project within the social, health and/or church sector
- result and impact assessments in research, development and innovation activities
- constructive and critical feedback
- thesis report

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

18.09.2023 - 30.04.2024

Timing

02.01.2024 - 02.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 999

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Titta Riihimäki
Groups
  • A50sh
    A50sh
  • I50sosd
    I50sosd
  • A50th
    A50th
  • F50sos
    F50sos
  • A50sos
    A50sos
  • A49shd
  • F50sosd
    F50sosd
  • A50sosn
    A50sosn
  • A50sosd
    A50sosd

Objective

Students
- know how to assess research, development and innovation activities in professional work
- know how to present and justify the results of their research, development and innovation work in multidisciplinary thesis seminars and participate in professional ethical dialogue
- know how to communicate the results and further development challenges of their thesis to stakeholders
- know how to identify and communicate their professional competence and expertise to employers, collaboration partners and customers

Content

- thesis publication process
- professional communication
- professional critical reflection
- maturity test

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 30.11.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 800

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Titta Riihimäki
  • Satu Keisala
Groups
  • A49sos
  • A49sosd
  • A49sha
  • A49th
  • E49sh
  • F49sh
  • I48shd
  • A49sosn
  • I49sh
  • A49sh
  • E49sos
  • A50sh-lh
    A50sh-lh
  • E49sosd

Objective

Students
- know how to assess research, development and innovation activities in professional work
- know how to present and justify the results of their research, development and innovation work in multidisciplinary thesis seminars and participate in professional ethical dialogue
- know how to communicate the results and further development challenges of their thesis to stakeholders
- know how to identify and communicate their professional competence and expertise to employers, collaboration partners and customers

Content

- thesis publication process
- professional communication
- professional critical reflection
- maturity test

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 28.01.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the basics of drafting a treatment plan
- understand the need for multidisciplinary information in decision-making
- know the basics of drafting and processing patient documents
- understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
- are aware of their student responsibility in documentation

Content

- the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
- the multidisciplinary theory basis of decision-making
- patient documents, drafting and processing
- structured nursing records
- FinnCC classifications
- evidence-based action and treatment quality
- student’s responsibility in entering information in patient documents

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

05.02.2024 - 14.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Elina Pettinen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the basics of drafting a treatment plan
- understand the need for multidisciplinary information in decision-making
- know the basics of drafting and processing patient documents
- understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
- are aware of their student responsibility in documentation

Content

- the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
- the multidisciplinary theory basis of decision-making
- patient documents, drafting and processing
- structured nursing records
- FinnCC classifications
- evidence-based action and treatment quality
- student’s responsibility in entering information in patient documents

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 03.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the basics of drafting a treatment plan
- understand the need for multidisciplinary information in decision-making
- know the basics of drafting and processing patient documents
- understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
- are aware of their student responsibility in documentation

Content

- the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
- the multidisciplinary theory basis of decision-making
- patient documents, drafting and processing
- structured nursing records
- FinnCC classifications
- evidence-based action and treatment quality
- student’s responsibility in entering information in patient documents

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Minna Partanen-Rytilahti
Groups
  • H-S23shpä

Objective

Students
- understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the basics of drafting a treatment plan
- understand the need for multidisciplinary information in decision-making
- know the basics of drafting and processing patient documents
- understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
- are aware of their student responsibility in documentation

Content

- the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
- the multidisciplinary theory basis of decision-making
- patient documents, drafting and processing
- structured nursing records
- FinnCC classifications
- evidence-based action and treatment quality
- student’s responsibility in entering information in patient documents

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

04.04.2024 - 14.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Karoliina Salminen

Objective

Students
- understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the basics of drafting a treatment plan
- understand the need for multidisciplinary information in decision-making
- know the basics of drafting and processing patient documents
- understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
- are aware of their student responsibility in documentation

Content

- the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
- the multidisciplinary theory basis of decision-making
- patient documents, drafting and processing
- structured nursing records
- FinnCC classifications
- evidence-based action and treatment quality
- student’s responsibility in entering information in patient documents

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

18.09.2023 - 18.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 10000

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Kati Juujärvi
Groups
  • Valintakurssi-SHlhS23

Objective

Students
- understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the basics of drafting a treatment plan
- understand the need for multidisciplinary information in decision-making
- know the basics of drafting and processing patient documents
- understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
- are aware of their student responsibility in documentation

Content

- the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
- the multidisciplinary theory basis of decision-making
- patient documents, drafting and processing
- structured nursing records
- FinnCC classifications
- evidence-based action and treatment quality
- student’s responsibility in entering information in patient documents

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

04.09.2023 - 05.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Elina Pettinen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the basics of drafting a treatment plan
- understand the need for multidisciplinary information in decision-making
- know the basics of drafting and processing patient documents
- understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
- are aware of their student responsibility in documentation

Content

- the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
- the multidisciplinary theory basis of decision-making
- patient documents, drafting and processing
- structured nursing records
- FinnCC classifications
- evidence-based action and treatment quality
- student’s responsibility in entering information in patient documents

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- know how to describe the structure of cells, tissues, skin, organs and organ systems, the control and tasks of functions in the human body
- know the control and tasks of blood circulatory and respiratory functions
- know how to locate organs and use the most common scientific concepts in the field
- know how to use their knowledge in clinical nursing

Content

- cells, tissues, skin, organs
- blood, blood circulation, lymphatic system, respiration, parts of the nervous system
- structure of organ systems, control and tasks of the functions
- location of organs in the body
- the most common scientific concepts
- clinical patient examples

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

11.09.2023 - 26.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus
  • Oulu
  • Pieksämäki
  • Diak joint implementation
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know how to describe the structure of cells, tissues, skin, organs and organ systems, the control and tasks of functions in the human body
- know the control and tasks of blood circulatory and respiratory functions
- know how to locate organs and use the most common scientific concepts in the field
- know how to use their knowledge in clinical nursing

Content

- cells, tissues, skin, organs
- blood, blood circulation, lymphatic system, respiration, parts of the nervous system
- structure of organ systems, control and tasks of the functions
- location of organs in the body
- the most common scientific concepts
- clinical patient examples

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 28.01.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 03.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

04.04.2024 - 14.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Karoliina Salminen

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

29.01.2024 - 03.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 25.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

18.09.2023 - 18.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 10000

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Kati Juujärvi
Groups
  • Valintakurssi-SHlhS23

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

28.08.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 28.01.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- know how to encounter the customer as an active player in their care
- know how to carry out basic nursing and support the patient in daily activities
- know how to use bodily interaction in therapeutic assistance situations
- know how to act aseptically correct
- know how to operate in an ergonomic way
- know how to justify their actions

Content

- customer as an active player
- basic nursing and daily basic activities, risk assessment and prevention of pressure sores
- bodily interaction
- aseptic activities and procedures
- work ergonomics
- patient safety

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

05.02.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Suvi Vierelä
  • Linnea Jokinen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to encounter the customer as an active player in their care
- know how to carry out basic nursing and support the patient in daily activities
- know how to use bodily interaction in therapeutic assistance situations
- know how to act aseptically correct
- know how to operate in an ergonomic way
- know how to justify their actions

Content

- customer as an active player
- basic nursing and daily basic activities, risk assessment and prevention of pressure sores
- bodily interaction
- aseptic activities and procedures
- work ergonomics
- patient safety

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 05.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Takku
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know how to encounter the customer as an active player in their care
- know how to carry out basic nursing and support the patient in daily activities
- know how to use bodily interaction in therapeutic assistance situations
- know how to act aseptically correct
- know how to operate in an ergonomic way
- know how to justify their actions

Content

- customer as an active player
- basic nursing and daily basic activities, risk assessment and prevention of pressure sores
- bodily interaction
- aseptic activities and procedures
- work ergonomics
- patient safety

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 03.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- know how to encounter the customer as an active player in their care
- know how to carry out basic nursing and support the patient in daily activities
- know how to use bodily interaction in therapeutic assistance situations
- know how to act aseptically correct
- know how to operate in an ergonomic way
- know how to justify their actions

Content

- customer as an active player
- basic nursing and daily basic activities, risk assessment and prevention of pressure sores
- bodily interaction
- aseptic activities and procedures
- work ergonomics
- patient safety

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

20.05.2024 - 30.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Maija-Liisa Blomster

Objective

Students
- know how to encounter the customer as an active player in their care
- know how to carry out basic nursing and support the patient in daily activities
- know how to use bodily interaction in therapeutic assistance situations
- know how to act aseptically correct
- know how to operate in an ergonomic way
- know how to justify their actions

Content

- customer as an active player
- basic nursing and daily basic activities, risk assessment and prevention of pressure sores
- bodily interaction
- aseptic activities and procedures
- work ergonomics
- patient safety

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

25.10.2023 - 03.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 92

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Kati Juujärvi
Groups
  • valintakurssi-sh-lh-K24

Objective

Students
- know how to encounter the customer as an active player in their care
- know how to carry out basic nursing and support the patient in daily activities
- know how to use bodily interaction in therapeutic assistance situations
- know how to act aseptically correct
- know how to operate in an ergonomic way
- know how to justify their actions

Content

- customer as an active player
- basic nursing and daily basic activities, risk assessment and prevention of pressure sores
- bodily interaction
- aseptic activities and procedures
- work ergonomics
- patient safety

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
  • Niina Patronen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- can explain the factors behind the control of the human organ system and can apply their knowledge in clinical nursing
- understand the creation of diseases and the changes they cause to organs

Content

- digestion, urine excretion, hormones, fluid and salt balance, acid-base balance, thermoregulation, sexual reproductive system, human musculoskeletal system, nervous system
- location of organs in the body
- the most common scientific concepts
- clinical patient examples

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

13.11.2023 - 21.01.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh

Objective

Students
- can explain the factors behind the control of the human organ system and can apply their knowledge in clinical nursing
- understand the creation of diseases and the changes they cause to organs

Content

- digestion, urine excretion, hormones, fluid and salt balance, acid-base balance, thermoregulation, sexual reproductive system, human musculoskeletal system, nervous system
- location of organs in the body
- the most common scientific concepts
- clinical patient examples

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 22.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus
  • Helsinki
  • Oulu
  • Diak joint implementation
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
  • Linnea Jokinen
Groups
  • A54sh
    A54sh
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • I54shd
    I54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- can explain the factors behind the control of the human organ system and can apply their knowledge in clinical nursing
- understand the creation of diseases and the changes they cause to organs

Content

- digestion, urine excretion, hormones, fluid and salt balance, acid-base balance, thermoregulation, sexual reproductive system, human musculoskeletal system, nervous system
- location of organs in the body
- the most common scientific concepts
- clinical patient examples

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 01.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand rehabilitative work as part of holistic nursing
- are familiar with the objectives and forms of rehabilitative work
- are familiar with rehabilitative methods that impact individual resources and environmental possibilities
- are familiar with the national assessment method recommendations regarding the ability to function
- know how to assess their own ability to function and the challenges to retain and maintain it to promote their own health

Content

- rehabilitative work
- resource-oriented rehabilitative process which seeks out the strengths of an individual and supports their initiative-rich nature
- assessment of the ability to function
- individual, group and community rehabilitative methods in institutions and at home
- personal ability to function

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

02.10.2023 - 24.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Terhi Kaakinen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- understand rehabilitative work as part of holistic nursing
- are familiar with the objectives and forms of rehabilitative work
- are familiar with rehabilitative methods that impact individual resources and environmental possibilities
- are familiar with the national assessment method recommendations regarding the ability to function
- know how to assess their own ability to function and the challenges to retain and maintain it to promote their own health

Content

- rehabilitative work
- resource-oriented rehabilitative process which seeks out the strengths of an individual and supports their initiative-rich nature
- assessment of the ability to function
- individual, group and community rehabilitative methods in institutions and at home
- personal ability to function

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

19.02.2024 - 03.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Paula Kukko
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to identify and execute nursing objectives and actions related to changes in the patient’s vital functions
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to use nursing and equipment technology in a safe manner
- know how to document their work according to the national classification model
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- blood circulation, respiration, metabolism, secretion, wound treatment
- clinical and physiological measurement methods and assessment
- identifying an emergency patient and first aid
- structured nursing records
- patient guidance, supporting the patient and their immediate circle
- care recommendations and evidence-based action
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 03.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Tiina Takku
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know how to identify and execute nursing objectives and actions related to changes in the patient’s vital functions
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to use nursing and equipment technology in a safe manner
- know how to document their work according to the national classification model
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- blood circulation, respiration, metabolism, secretion, wound treatment
- clinical and physiological measurement methods and assessment
- identifying an emergency patient and first aid
- structured nursing records
- patient guidance, supporting the patient and their immediate circle
- care recommendations and evidence-based action
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 06.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Paula Kukko
  • Piia Kekäläinen
  • Anu Piispanen
  • Linnea Jokinen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to identify and execute nursing objectives and actions related to changes in the patient’s vital functions
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to use nursing and equipment technology in a safe manner
- know how to document their work according to the national classification model
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- blood circulation, respiration, metabolism, secretion, wound treatment
- clinical and physiological measurement methods and assessment
- identifying an emergency patient and first aid
- structured nursing records
- patient guidance, supporting the patient and their immediate circle
- care recommendations and evidence-based action
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Leena Jurvelin
  • Terhi Kaakinen
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 23. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 23. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2

Objective

Students
- know how to identify and execute nursing objectives and actions related to changes in the patient’s vital functions
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to use nursing and equipment technology in a safe manner
- know how to document their work according to the national classification model
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- blood circulation, respiration, metabolism, secretion, wound treatment
- clinical and physiological measurement methods and assessment
- identifying an emergency patient and first aid
- structured nursing records
- patient guidance, supporting the patient and their immediate circle
- care recommendations and evidence-based action
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 01.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- know how to identify and execute nursing objectives and actions related to changes in the patient’s vital functions
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to use nursing and equipment technology in a safe manner
- know how to document their work according to the national classification model
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- blood circulation, respiration, metabolism, secretion, wound treatment
- clinical and physiological measurement methods and assessment
- identifying an emergency patient and first aid
- structured nursing records
- patient guidance, supporting the patient and their immediate circle
- care recommendations and evidence-based action
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 21.08.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 27.08.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to identify and execute nursing objectives and actions related to changes in the patient’s vital functions
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to use nursing and equipment technology in a safe manner
- know how to document their work according to the national classification model
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- blood circulation, respiration, metabolism, secretion, wound treatment
- clinical and physiological measurement methods and assessment
- identifying an emergency patient and first aid
- structured nursing records
- patient guidance, supporting the patient and their immediate circle
- care recommendations and evidence-based action
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Nina Niemelä
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • I50sosd
    I50sosd
  • I50shd
    I50shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with international diaconal work, missions and the basis of multicultural work at the church and know how to apply them in parish work
• know how to analyse ecumenical dialogue
• are familiar with the basic models of religion theology and know how to apply the principles of religious dialogue
• know how to analyse the main outline of modern church history
• are familiar with the basics of contextual theology and its applications

Content

• international diaconal work, missions and multicultural work of the church
• ecumenism
• religious dialogue and religious theology
• main outlines of modern church history
• contextual theology and its applications

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 12.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Ville Päivänsalo
Groups
  • A53sosd
  • A50shd
    A50shd
  • A53sosn

Objective

Students
• are familiar with international diaconal work, missions and the basis of multicultural work at the church and know how to apply them in parish work
• know how to analyse ecumenical dialogue
• are familiar with the basic models of religion theology and know how to apply the principles of religious dialogue
• know how to analyse the main outline of modern church history
• are familiar with the basics of contextual theology and its applications

Content

• international diaconal work, missions and multicultural work of the church
• ecumenism
• religious dialogue and religious theology
• main outlines of modern church history
• contextual theology and its applications

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 22.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • A49shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with international diaconal work, missions and the basis of multicultural work at the church and know how to apply them in parish work
• know how to analyse ecumenical dialogue
• are familiar with the basic models of religion theology and know how to apply the principles of religious dialogue
• know how to analyse the main outline of modern church history
• are familiar with the basics of contextual theology and its applications

Content

• international diaconal work, missions and multicultural work of the church
• ecumenism
• religious dialogue and religious theology
• main outlines of modern church history
• contextual theology and its applications

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

11.03.2024 - 21.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
  • Diak joint implementation
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 95

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Heidi Zitting
  • Eveliina Hellas
Groups
  • E53sosd
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• are familiar with international diaconal work, missions and the basis of multicultural work at the church and know how to apply them in parish work
• know how to analyse ecumenical dialogue
• are familiar with the basic models of religion theology and know how to apply the principles of religious dialogue
• know how to analyse the main outline of modern church history
• are familiar with the basics of contextual theology and its applications

Content

• international diaconal work, missions and multicultural work of the church
• ecumenism
• religious dialogue and religious theology
• main outlines of modern church history
• contextual theology and its applications

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

23.10.2023 - 03.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tiina Häkkinen
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• are familiar with international diaconal work, missions and the basis of multicultural work at the church and know how to apply them in parish work
• know how to analyse ecumenical dialogue
• are familiar with the basic models of religion theology and know how to apply the principles of religious dialogue
• know how to analyse the main outline of modern church history
• are familiar with the basics of contextual theology and its applications

Content

• international diaconal work, missions and multicultural work of the church
• ecumenism
• religious dialogue and religious theology
• main outlines of modern church history
• contextual theology and its applications

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 28.01.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- know how to explain the basis of a good care relationship and the characteristics of a patient-nurse relationship from the viewpoint of nursing
- understand the significance of nursing principles and brotherly love in care relationships
- understand the customer’s diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences as the basis for encounters and the care relationship
- dentify their personal attitudes and prejudices in customer relationships and develop their own culturally sensitive working method
- know how to work in a multidisciplinary manner and utilise the competence of various experts in customer relationships

Content

- nursing science-based information in a care relationship
- values, principles and caring in nursing
- customers’ diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences in a care relationship
- personal self-knowledge and cultural sensitivity
- multidisciplinary working

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 14.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to explain the basis of a good care relationship and the characteristics of a patient-nurse relationship from the viewpoint of nursing
- understand the significance of nursing principles and brotherly love in care relationships
- understand the customer’s diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences as the basis for encounters and the care relationship
- dentify their personal attitudes and prejudices in customer relationships and develop their own culturally sensitive working method
- know how to work in a multidisciplinary manner and utilise the competence of various experts in customer relationships

Content

- nursing science-based information in a care relationship
- values, principles and caring in nursing
- customers’ diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences in a care relationship
- personal self-knowledge and cultural sensitivity
- multidisciplinary working

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

20.05.2024 - 30.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Maija-Liisa Blomster

Objective

Students
- know how to explain the basis of a good care relationship and the characteristics of a patient-nurse relationship from the viewpoint of nursing
- understand the significance of nursing principles and brotherly love in care relationships
- understand the customer’s diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences as the basis for encounters and the care relationship
- dentify their personal attitudes and prejudices in customer relationships and develop their own culturally sensitive working method
- know how to work in a multidisciplinary manner and utilise the competence of various experts in customer relationships

Content

- nursing science-based information in a care relationship
- values, principles and caring in nursing
- customers’ diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences in a care relationship
- personal self-knowledge and cultural sensitivity
- multidisciplinary working

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

25.10.2023 - 03.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 92

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Kati Juujärvi
Groups
  • valintakurssi-sh-lh-K24

Objective

Students
- know how to explain the basis of a good care relationship and the characteristics of a patient-nurse relationship from the viewpoint of nursing
- understand the significance of nursing principles and brotherly love in care relationships
- understand the customer’s diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences as the basis for encounters and the care relationship
- dentify their personal attitudes and prejudices in customer relationships and develop their own culturally sensitive working method
- know how to work in a multidisciplinary manner and utilise the competence of various experts in customer relationships

Content

- nursing science-based information in a care relationship
- values, principles and caring in nursing
- customers’ diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences in a care relationship
- personal self-knowledge and cultural sensitivity
- multidisciplinary working

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Leena Jurvelin
  • Tiina Takku
  • Heidi Zitting
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- know how to explain the basis of a good care relationship and the characteristics of a patient-nurse relationship from the viewpoint of nursing
- understand the significance of nursing principles and brotherly love in care relationships
- understand the customer’s diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences as the basis for encounters and the care relationship
- dentify their personal attitudes and prejudices in customer relationships and develop their own culturally sensitive working method
- know how to work in a multidisciplinary manner and utilise the competence of various experts in customer relationships

Content

- nursing science-based information in a care relationship
- values, principles and caring in nursing
- customers’ diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences in a care relationship
- personal self-knowledge and cultural sensitivity
- multidisciplinary working

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 03.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Piia Kekäläinen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- know how to explain the basis of a good care relationship and the characteristics of a patient-nurse relationship from the viewpoint of nursing
- understand the significance of nursing principles and brotherly love in care relationships
- understand the customer’s diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences as the basis for encounters and the care relationship
- dentify their personal attitudes and prejudices in customer relationships and develop their own culturally sensitive working method
- know how to work in a multidisciplinary manner and utilise the competence of various experts in customer relationships

Content

- nursing science-based information in a care relationship
- values, principles and caring in nursing
- customers’ diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences in a care relationship
- personal self-knowledge and cultural sensitivity
- multidisciplinary working

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

26.02.2024 - 03.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 60

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sirpa Ylönen
  • Taina Heino
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 03.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Marjut Ikonen
Groups
  • A50sh
    A50sh
  • F51sh
    F51sh
  • Diak
  • A52sh-lh
  • A51sha
    A51sha
  • A51sh
    A51sh
  • I51sh
    I51sh
  • E51sh
    E51sh

Objective

Students
• know how to explain the characteristics of a critically ill patient, the staggering of treatment and competence requirements of nurses
• know how to anticipate, identify and assess changes in the patient’s vital functions in various operating environments
• know how to plan and execute the care of critically ill patients in various operating environments
• know how to use and apply guidance methods in supporting and guiding the patient and their immediate circle
• know how to apply evidence-based activities when treating patients’ main illnesses and assess the impact of care

Content

• characteristics of a critically ill patient requiring intensive care and observation, staggering of care, special competence requirements of nurses
• nursing of a critically ill patient
• aetiology and pathophysiology of changes in vital functions
• classification systems for nursing critically ill patients
• assisting interaction and guidance, service coordination for continued care
• evidence-based nursing

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

04.03.2024 - 24.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sally Bamford
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• are ready to operate in a foreign culture
• master the processes of planning and executing an international exchange and the rights, responsibilities and obligations of a student
• know how to evaluate and consider health and safety-related questions of working abroad
• receive competence to work in an ethically sustainable international operating environment
• know how to reflect on their actions, cultural identity, prejudices and professional development in an international context

Content

• processes related to international exchange studies
• intercultural interaction and communication
• health and safety abroad
• ethically sustainable activities
• professional reflection

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 11.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Sabina Hentilä
Groups
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of actions that preserve and maintain health to the future of children and adolescents
- are familiar with the growth and development phases of children and adolescents as well as deviations in them
- are familiar with the basics of promoting sexual and reproductive health
- understand the customary progress and monitoring of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium as well as methods of health promotion
- know how to support families in becoming parents and taking care of a newborn
- are familiar with the principles and practices of child welfare

Content

- factors protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents
- the growth and development of children and adolescents
- sexual and reproductive health
- the customary progress of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium
- supporting parenthood and taking care of a newborn
- child welfare

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

26.02.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 70

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Sabina Hentilä
Groups
  • A52sh
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of actions that preserve and maintain health to the future of children and adolescents
- are familiar with the growth and development phases of children and adolescents as well as deviations in them
- are familiar with the basics of promoting sexual and reproductive health
- understand the customary progress and monitoring of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium as well as methods of health promotion
- know how to support families in becoming parents and taking care of a newborn
- are familiar with the principles and practices of child welfare

Content

- factors protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents
- the growth and development of children and adolescents
- sexual and reproductive health
- the customary progress of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium
- supporting parenthood and taking care of a newborn
- child welfare

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Sabina Hentilä
Groups
  • H-S22shpä

Objective

Students
- know how to apply the basics of medical care in the nursing of the most common child and adolescent diseases
- understand the significance of the disease and hospital care to the child, adolescent and their family and know how to support and promote the wellbeing of families with children
- know how to guide the child, adolescent and their family in a customer- and resource-based manner while considering the need to cope in the daily life
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- most common child and adolescent diseases
- a family-oriented nursing process of a child and adolescent who has fallen suddenly and chronically ill
- various forms and methods of family nursing
- evidence-based nursing and treatment quality
- PEWS (Pediatric Early Warning Score)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

26.02.2024 - 07.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to apply the basics of medical care in the nursing of the most common child and adolescent diseases
- understand the significance of the disease and hospital care to the child, adolescent and their family and know how to support and promote the wellbeing of families with children
- know how to guide the child, adolescent and their family in a customer- and resource-based manner while considering the need to cope in the daily life
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- most common child and adolescent diseases
- a family-oriented nursing process of a child and adolescent who has fallen suddenly and chronically ill
- various forms and methods of family nursing
- evidence-based nursing and treatment quality
- PEWS (Pediatric Early Warning Score)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 04.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to apply the basics of medical care in the nursing of the most common child and adolescent diseases
- understand the significance of the disease and hospital care to the child, adolescent and their family and know how to support and promote the wellbeing of families with children
- know how to guide the child, adolescent and their family in a customer- and resource-based manner while considering the need to cope in the daily life
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- most common child and adolescent diseases
- a family-oriented nursing process of a child and adolescent who has fallen suddenly and chronically ill
- various forms and methods of family nursing
- evidence-based nursing and treatment quality
- PEWS (Pediatric Early Warning Score)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Sabina Hentilä
Groups
  • H-S22shpä

Objective

Students
- know how to implement the hydration and nutritional treatment and pharmacotherapy of children of various ages
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to implement child and adolescent nursing through creative and functional methods
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- enteral and parenteral care
- emergency patients, responsibilities and obligations of nurses
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- creative and functional methods, health technology
- decision-making and teamwork competence
- evidence-based action and treatment recommendations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

26.02.2024 - 07.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Pirkko Natri
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • I52shd
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2

Objective

Students
- know how to implement the hydration and nutritional treatment and pharmacotherapy of children of various ages
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to implement child and adolescent nursing through creative and functional methods
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- enteral and parenteral care
- emergency patients, responsibilities and obligations of nurses
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- creative and functional methods, health technology
- decision-making and teamwork competence
- evidence-based action and treatment recommendations

Teaching methods

-

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 04.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to implement the hydration and nutritional treatment and pharmacotherapy of children of various ages
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to implement child and adolescent nursing through creative and functional methods
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- enteral and parenteral care
- emergency patients, responsibilities and obligations of nurses
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- creative and functional methods, health technology
- decision-making and teamwork competence
- evidence-based action and treatment recommendations

Teaching methods

-

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

04.09.2023 - 19.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

19.02.2024 - 07.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
  • Niina Patronen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä a (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä b (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä c (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä d (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • pienryhmä a
  • pienryhmä b
  • pienryhmä c
  • pienryhmä d

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 13.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
Groups
  • A54sh
    A54sh

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 06.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Leena Jurvelin
Groups
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

16.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

20.05.2024 - 30.06.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Maija Kalm-Akubardia

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

25.10.2023 - 03.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 92

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Kati Juujärvi
Groups
  • valintakurssi-sh-lh-K24

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 11.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Henna Mäkinen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to plan safe pharmacotherapy for adults and draft a complication event report and understand its significance
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common adult diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to patients and their immediate circle using a variety of methods
- know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

04.03.2024 - 26.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Juhani Toivanen
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä a (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä b (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä c (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä d (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • pienryhmä a
  • pienryhmä b
  • pienryhmä c
  • pienryhmä d

Objective

Students
- know how to plan safe pharmacotherapy for adults and draft a complication event report and understand its significance
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common adult diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to patients and their immediate circle using a variety of methods
- know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 18.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Leena Jurvelin
  • Niina Patronen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to plan safe pharmacotherapy for adults and draft a complication event report and understand its significance
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common adult diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to patients and their immediate circle using a variety of methods
- know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 15.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
Groups
  • A54sh-lh

Objective

Students
- know how to plan safe pharmacotherapy for adults and draft a complication event report and understand its significance
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common adult diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to patients and their immediate circle using a variety of methods
- know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

05.02.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Linnea Jokinen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within elder care
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
- know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

12.02.2024 - 07.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ulla Lahtela
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within elder care
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
- know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 17.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of pharmacotherapeutic patient safety in the treatment of a patient with mental health and substance abuse problems
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common mental health problems and psychiatric disorders and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 27.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of pharmacotherapeutic patient safety in the treatment of a patient with mental health and substance abuse problems
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common mental health problems and psychiatric disorders and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Sabina Hentilä
Groups
  • H-S22shpä

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within child and adolescent nursing
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common child and adolescent diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to children and adolescents and their immediate circle
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within child and adolescent nursing
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common child and adolescent diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to children and adolescents and their immediate circle
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 04.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Elina Pettinen
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within child and adolescent nursing
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common child and adolescent diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to children and adolescents and their immediate circle
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Inga Klen
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the national vaccination programme and its vaccines
- are familiar with the diseases prevented with vaccines
- know how to justify matters related to vaccines and vaccination
- are familiar with the contraindications of vaccinations and the vaccination technique

Content

- vaccination competence, significance of vaccinations and the national vaccination programme
- diseases prevented with vaccines
- significance of vaccinations and vaccinating special groups
- planning and executing a vaccination situation
- vaccination guidance

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Anu Piispanen
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the national vaccination programme and its vaccines
- are familiar with the diseases prevented with vaccines
- know how to justify matters related to vaccines and vaccination
- are familiar with the contraindications of vaccinations and the vaccination technique

Content

- vaccination competence, significance of vaccinations and the national vaccination programme
- diseases prevented with vaccines
- significance of vaccinations and vaccinating special groups
- planning and executing a vaccination situation
- vaccination guidance

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 21.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Susanna Kallakorpi
  • Sari Jylli
Groups
  • A50sh
    A50sh
  • Diak
  • F51sh
    F51sh
  • A52sh-lh
  • A51sha
    A51sha
  • A51sh
    A51sh
  • I51sh
    I51sh
  • E51sh
    E51sh

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the underlying factors of mental health disorders in children and young people
• know how to support the mental health and psychological wellbeing of children and young people
• know how to develop their readiness for multi-professional and networking work
• are familiar with the services offered to young people in the various operating environments online and how they use the services
• know how to assess the impact of social media to the psychological wellbeing of children and young people.
• know how to steer young people towards reliable e-services

Content

• underlying factors of mental health disorders in children and young people
• psychological wellbeing of children and young people
• multi-professional and networking work
• social media and the psychological wellbeing of children and young people
• e-services for adolescents

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 19.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common mental health disorders and psychiatric diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to utilise the experimental knowledge of the patient and their immediate circle in guidance and the immediate network in supporting daily coping
- know how to encounter and maintain treatment-based interaction in a resource-based manner that promotes the mental health of a customer/patient with mental health and substance abuse problems and prevents disruptions
- know how to use methods that support and promote resources and justify their actions with evidence-based knowledge and treatment recommendations
- know how to implement service coordination and understand the impact and cost-effectiveness of basic services
- know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
- know how to act to promote customer, patient and occupational safety

Content

- medical treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems and psychiatric diseases
- support of daily coping and evidence-based nursing
- treatment-based interaction and recovery orientation
- creative, functional and psychophysical methods
- service coordination, guidance and teaching competence
- personal self-knowledge
- current measure programmes
- interaction, teamwork and community competence

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 27.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
  • Pia Tauriainen
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common mental health disorders and psychiatric diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to utilise the experimental knowledge of the patient and their immediate circle in guidance and the immediate network in supporting daily coping
- know how to encounter and maintain treatment-based interaction in a resource-based manner that promotes the mental health of a customer/patient with mental health and substance abuse problems and prevents disruptions
- know how to use methods that support and promote resources and justify their actions with evidence-based knowledge and treatment recommendations
- know how to implement service coordination and understand the impact and cost-effectiveness of basic services
- know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
- know how to act to promote customer, patient and occupational safety

Content

- medical treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems and psychiatric diseases
- support of daily coping and evidence-based nursing
- treatment-based interaction and recovery orientation
- creative, functional and psychophysical methods
- service coordination, guidance and teaching competence
- personal self-knowledge
- current measure programmes
- interaction, teamwork and community competence

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

02.12.2023 - 31.12.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 31.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Päivi Pässilä
  • Elina Johansson

Objective

The student
- understands the process-like nature of writing
- recognises their strengths and challenges as a writer and reader

Content

- the writing process
- the aids and obstacles in writing and reading

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

21.08.2023 - 27.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Päivi Pässilä
  • Elina Johansson

Objective

The student
- understands the process-like nature of writing
- recognises their strengths and challenges as a writer and reader

Content

- the writing process
- the aids and obstacles in writing and reading

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

02.12.2023 - 31.12.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

0 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Sign Language and Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • Bachelor of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Elina Johansson

Content

The support workshops associated with bachelor's degree thesis in all degree programmes.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

0 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Sign Language and Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • Bachelor of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Juhani Toivanen
  • Elina Johansson

Content

The support workshops associated with bachelor's degree thesis in all degree programmes.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 03.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Leena Sundqvist
  • Marketta Fredriksson
  • Maarit Heusala
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and the basics of professional critical reflection
- know how to steer their professional growth process towards a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- are familiar with Diak’s study principles and learning tools.

Content

- the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- Diak’s study policies as well as digital learning tools and environments

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 05.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Mari Pulkkinen
  • Mervi Kivirinta
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 40. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 40. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and the basics of professional critical reflection
- know how to steer their professional growth process towards a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- are familiar with Diak’s study principles and learning tools.

Content

- the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- Diak’s study policies as well as digital learning tools and environments

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 06.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Hanna Laurila
  • Markku Hiltunen
Groups
  • HKI-S23sosd
  • HKI-S23sosn

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and the basics of professional critical reflection
- know how to steer their professional growth process towards a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- are familiar with Diak’s study principles and learning tools.

Content

- the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- Diak’s study policies as well as digital learning tools and environments

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Riikka Tuominen
  • Minna Partanen-Rytilahti
  • Karri Soppi
Groups
  • H-S23shpä

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and the basics of professional critical reflection
- know how to steer their professional growth process towards a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- are familiar with Diak’s study principles and learning tools.

Content

- the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- Diak’s study policies as well as digital learning tools and environments

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and the basics of professional critical reflection
- know how to steer their professional growth process towards a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- are familiar with Diak’s study principles and learning tools.

Content

- the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- Diak’s study policies as well as digital learning tools and environments

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 01.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Sampo Sivula
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know the theoretical basis and inclusive and empowering methods of assisting interaction
- can identify factors influencing communication
- are familiar with the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical basis of guidance and education
- are familiar with the significance of online guidance and health technology as a customer self-care tool in health promotion
- know how to use social media in communicating information to citizens
- understand the significance of evidence-based activities in guidance
- know how to apply nursing science-based information in guidance
- know the principles of plain language and how to produce plain-language texts

Content

- assisting interaction, inclusive and empowering methods
- assessing and supporting customers’/patients’ resources
- basis of guidance and education
- online guidance and health technology
- information and communication technology, digital competence
- information content and pedagogical methods of evidence-based guidance
- nursing science-based information in guidance: commitment, self-care/self-monitoring
- language-based accessibility, plain language, clear speech

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 29.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Terhi Kaakinen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know the theoretical basis and inclusive and empowering methods of assisting interaction
- can identify factors influencing communication
- are familiar with the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical basis of guidance and education
- are familiar with the significance of online guidance and health technology as a customer self-care tool in health promotion
- know how to use social media in communicating information to citizens
- understand the significance of evidence-based activities in guidance
- know how to apply nursing science-based information in guidance
- know the principles of plain language and how to produce plain-language texts

Content

- assisting interaction, inclusive and empowering methods
- assessing and supporting customers’/patients’ resources
- basis of guidance and education
- online guidance and health technology
- information and communication technology, digital competence
- information content and pedagogical methods of evidence-based guidance
- nursing science-based information in guidance: commitment, self-care/self-monitoring
- language-based accessibility, plain language, clear speech

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

19.02.2024 - 25.02.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Suvi Vierelä
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 03.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 50. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

02.10.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Julia Sahramäki
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

02.10.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Julia Sahramäki
Groups
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

25.09.2023 - 01.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Suvi Vierelä
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

04.04.2024 - 14.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Karoliina Salminen

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

18.09.2023 - 18.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 10000

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Kati Juujärvi
Groups
  • Valintakurssi-SHlhS23

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
  • Niina Patronen
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 3 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 4 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 5 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 6 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 7 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 8 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 9 (Size: 3. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • I52shd
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2
  • pienryhmä 3
  • pienryhmä 4
  • pienryhmä 5
  • pienryhmä 6
  • pienryhmä 7
  • pienryhmä 8
  • pienryhmä 9

Objective

Students
- understand the value basis and principles of palliative and end-of-life care
- understand the different meanings of individual and community spirituality as well as nursing activities that promote coping and spiritual wellbeing
- know how to implement customer-oriented and symptom-based humane nursing to a patient who is terminally ill or dying and support their immediate circle
- know how to identify and encounter the patient’s and their immediate circle’s emotional, existential and spiritual needs in various life situations and utilise pastoral helping methods
- know how to plan multidisciplinary collaboration and network to support the patient’s and their immediate circle’s life management and quality of life
- know how to utilise third-sector services and activities in a customer-oriented manner in palliative nursing and when considering spiritual needs
- know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
- know how to assess and develop their readiness to encounter and help a dying patient and their immediate circle
- reflect on their worldview and relationship to spirituality and the effect they have when encountering patients in a holistic manner
- are familiar with national and international research on the topic

Content

- palliative nursing and end-of-life care: central concepts, values and principles
- view of humans, spiritual needs, spiritual wellbeing and malaise
- customer-orientation and treatment of symptoms
- central matters in an end-of-life treatment plan, advance directive
- signs of impending death
- multidisciplinary collaboration, service coordination and third sector
- current measure programmes
- assistance methods within nursing and pastoral care in end-of-life care
- supporting the patient’s immediate circle
- student’s readiness to support the spirituality of an individual and community
- current national and international research data

Further information

The study module includes 1 ECTS of church studies (The professional basis of diaconal work and Christian education)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 27.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Piia Kekäläinen
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the value basis and principles of palliative and end-of-life care
- understand the different meanings of individual and community spirituality as well as nursing activities that promote coping and spiritual wellbeing
- know how to implement customer-oriented and symptom-based humane nursing to a patient who is terminally ill or dying and support their immediate circle
- know how to identify and encounter the patient’s and their immediate circle’s emotional, existential and spiritual needs in various life situations and utilise pastoral helping methods
- know how to plan multidisciplinary collaboration and network to support the patient’s and their immediate circle’s life management and quality of life
- know how to utilise third-sector services and activities in a customer-oriented manner in palliative nursing and when considering spiritual needs
- know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
- know how to assess and develop their readiness to encounter and help a dying patient and their immediate circle
- reflect on their worldview and relationship to spirituality and the effect they have when encountering patients in a holistic manner
- are familiar with national and international research on the topic

Content

- palliative nursing and end-of-life care: central concepts, values and principles
- view of humans, spiritual needs, spiritual wellbeing and malaise
- customer-orientation and treatment of symptoms
- central matters in an end-of-life treatment plan, advance directive
- signs of impending death
- multidisciplinary collaboration, service coordination and third sector
- current measure programmes
- assistance methods within nursing and pastoral care in end-of-life care
- supporting the patient’s immediate circle
- student’s readiness to support the spirituality of an individual and community
- current national and international research data

Further information

The study module includes 1 ECTS of church studies (The professional basis of diaconal work and Christian education)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Liisa Keränen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in Swedish in simple, routine-like oral and written everyday situations and new media environments
- are familiar with basic professional vocabulary
- know how to use basic language structures, pronounce understandably and understand the essential meaning in written texts on general topics

Content

- oral and written communication
- general professional vocabulary

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tia Virtanen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in Swedish in simple, routine-like oral and written everyday situations and new media environments
- are familiar with basic professional vocabulary
- know how to use basic language structures, pronounce understandably and understand the essential meaning in written texts on general topics

Content

- oral and written communication
- general professional vocabulary

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Ari Hyvärinen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in Swedish in simple, routine-like oral and written everyday situations and new media environments
- are familiar with basic professional vocabulary
- know how to use basic language structures, pronounce understandably and understand the essential meaning in written texts on general topics

Content

- oral and written communication
- general professional vocabulary

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 24.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 60

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
Groups
  • HKI-S23sosd
  • HKI-S23sosn

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in Swedish in simple, routine-like oral and written everyday situations and new media environments
- are familiar with basic professional vocabulary
- know how to use basic language structures, pronounce understandably and understand the essential meaning in written texts on general topics

Content

- oral and written communication
- general professional vocabulary

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Juhani Toivanen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 40. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 40. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- know how to communicate in Swedish in simple, routine-like oral and written everyday situations and new media environments
- are familiar with basic professional vocabulary
- know how to use basic language structures, pronounce understandably and understand the essential meaning in written texts on general topics

Content

- oral and written communication
- general professional vocabulary

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Juhani Toivanen
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to ask questions related to the state of health or life situation of a customer or someone participating in the activities and respond to questions
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- speaking in everyday situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- customer situations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to ask questions related to the state of health or life situation of a customer or someone participating in the activities and respond to questions
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- speaking in everyday situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- customer situations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tia Virtanen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to ask questions related to the state of health or life situation of a customer or someone participating in the activities and respond to questions
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- speaking in everyday situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- customer situations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ari Hyvärinen
Groups
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to ask questions related to the state of health or life situation of a customer or someone participating in the activities and respond to questions
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- speaking in everyday situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- customer situations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 11.08.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to ask questions related to the state of health or life situation of a customer or someone participating in the activities and respond to questions
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- speaking in everyday situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- customer situations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Juhani Toivanen
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to report and document information about the customer
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- writing and reading
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- typical written communication in the student’s field

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to report and document information about the customer
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- writing and reading
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- typical written communication in the student’s field

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tia Virtanen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to report and document information about the customer
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- writing and reading
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- typical written communication in the student’s field

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ari Hyvärinen
Groups
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to report and document information about the customer
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- writing and reading
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- typical written communication in the student’s field

Timing

01.05.2024 - 11.08.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to report and document information about the customer
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- writing and reading
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- typical written communication in the student’s field

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Sanna Jattu
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • A52sosv
  • A50shd
    A50shd
  • A52sosn
  • A52sosd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the organisation and administration of the church and parish as well as the legislation and activities governing them
• know how to analyse factors related to management and work community skills from the viewpoint of church work
• know how to anticipate, plan and assess activities in their own field
• reflect on the theological foundation and operational outlines of holding an office at church in relation to their own professional identity
• understand the significance and methods of communication in church work as well as their own responsibility as a communicator

Content

• organisation and administration of the church and parish
• applicable sections of the Church Act and Church Order as well as the up-to-date operational policies and strategies and other documents governing the administration
• work community skills
• mental and spiritual wellbeing at work
• operational and financial planning and assessment especially from the viewpoint of the student’s own field
• church office and the employee identity
• communication methods, channels and planning

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 08.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Maija Kupsala
Groups
  • I50sosd
    I50sosd
  • I50shd
    I50shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the organisation and administration of the church and parish as well as the legislation and activities governing them
• know how to analyse factors related to management and work community skills from the viewpoint of church work
• know how to anticipate, plan and assess activities in their own field
• reflect on the theological foundation and operational outlines of holding an office at church in relation to their own professional identity
• understand the significance and methods of communication in church work as well as their own responsibility as a communicator

Content

• organisation and administration of the church and parish
• applicable sections of the Church Act and Church Order as well as the up-to-date operational policies and strategies and other documents governing the administration
• work community skills
• mental and spiritual wellbeing at work
• operational and financial planning and assessment especially from the viewpoint of the student’s own field
• church office and the employee identity
• communication methods, channels and planning

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 24.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sanna Jattu
  • Heidi Zitting
  • Sampo Sivula
Groups
  • A49shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the organisation and administration of the church and parish as well as the legislation and activities governing them
• know how to analyse factors related to management and work community skills from the viewpoint of church work
• know how to anticipate, plan and assess activities in their own field
• reflect on the theological foundation and operational outlines of holding an office at church in relation to their own professional identity
• understand the significance and methods of communication in church work as well as their own responsibility as a communicator

Content

• organisation and administration of the church and parish
• applicable sections of the Church Act and Church Order as well as the up-to-date operational policies and strategies and other documents governing the administration
• work community skills
• mental and spiritual wellbeing at work
• operational and financial planning and assessment especially from the viewpoint of the student’s own field
• church office and the employee identity
• communication methods, channels and planning

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

05.02.2024 - 14.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Aino-Elina Kilpeläinen
  • Eveliina Hellas
Groups
  • HKI-K24sosd
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24sosn
  • HKI-K24sosv

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the parish as an operating environment and know how to analyse its spiritual and social dimensions
• know how to analyse the competence needed in parish work
• are familiar with the tasks in a parish and the significance of collaboration between them
• know how to analyse the basics of creating a community and enabling and strengthening inclusion in a parish
• know the basics of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• know how to analyse the realisation of the main task of the parish from the viewpoint of accessibility, equality and sustainable development

Content

• the spiritual and social dimensions of parish work
• competence required in church work (core competence descriptions)
• parish tasks
• key principles of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• creation of community and volunteer work in a parish
• accessibility, equality and sustainable development in a parish

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 31.07.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 05.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Päivi Thitz
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the parish as an operating environment and know how to analyse its spiritual and social dimensions
• know how to analyse the competence needed in parish work
• are familiar with the tasks in a parish and the significance of collaboration between them
• know how to analyse the basics of creating a community and enabling and strengthening inclusion in a parish
• know the basics of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• know how to analyse the realisation of the main task of the parish from the viewpoint of accessibility, equality and sustainable development

Content

• the spiritual and social dimensions of parish work
• competence required in church work (core competence descriptions)
• parish tasks
• key principles of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• creation of community and volunteer work in a parish
• accessibility, equality and sustainable development in a parish

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

23.10.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sanna Jattu
  • Eveliina Hellas
Groups
  • HKI-S23sosd
  • HKI-S23sosn

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the parish as an operating environment and know how to analyse its spiritual and social dimensions
• know how to analyse the competence needed in parish work
• are familiar with the tasks in a parish and the significance of collaboration between them
• know how to analyse the basics of creating a community and enabling and strengthening inclusion in a parish
• know the basics of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• know how to analyse the realisation of the main task of the parish from the viewpoint of accessibility, equality and sustainable development

Content

• the spiritual and social dimensions of parish work
• competence required in church work (core competence descriptions)
• parish tasks
• key principles of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• creation of community and volunteer work in a parish
• accessibility, equality and sustainable development in a parish

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

22.01.2024 - 21.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sanna Jattu
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the parish as an operating environment and know how to analyse its spiritual and social dimensions
• know how to analyse the competence needed in parish work
• are familiar with the tasks in a parish and the significance of collaboration between them
• know how to analyse the basics of creating a community and enabling and strengthening inclusion in a parish
• know the basics of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• know how to analyse the realisation of the main task of the parish from the viewpoint of accessibility, equality and sustainable development

Content

• the spiritual and social dimensions of parish work
• competence required in church work (core competence descriptions)
• parish tasks
• key principles of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• creation of community and volunteer work in a parish
• accessibility, equality and sustainable development in a parish

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 19.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sanna Jattu
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the parish as an operating environment and know how to analyse its spiritual and social dimensions
• know how to analyse the competence needed in parish work
• are familiar with the tasks in a parish and the significance of collaboration between them
• know how to analyse the basics of creating a community and enabling and strengthening inclusion in a parish
• know the basics of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• know how to analyse the realisation of the main task of the parish from the viewpoint of accessibility, equality and sustainable development

Content

• the spiritual and social dimensions of parish work
• competence required in church work (core competence descriptions)
• parish tasks
• key principles of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• creation of community and volunteer work in a parish
• accessibility, equality and sustainable development in a parish

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

13.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Jaana Puurunen
  • Sampo Sivula
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students will be able to
- write in Finnish at proficiency level B2, depending on their entry level
- produce text on topics relating to study and work
- master the structures of the Finnish language
- understand the importance of reading to good writing
- utilise feedback to develop their writing skills.

Content

- writing various types of text, e.g. formal messages, summaries (from interviews, speech, text), source-based writing
- revision of grammar
- demanding reading comprehension exercises

Teaching methods

Prerequisites: The minimum entry level for this course is B1.2

Qualifications

Prerequisites: The minimum entry level for this course is B1.2

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

27.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Jaana Puurunen
  • Sampo Sivula
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students will be able to
- write a job application and cv
- gain confidence in using Finnish in a work context
- familiarise themselves with work related texts and the Finnish work culture

Content

- Finnish work culture, practices and related vocabulary and phrases
- working life situations
- talking about yourself and promoting your skillsets

Teaching methods

Prerequisites: The minimum entry level for this course is A2-B1

Qualifications

Prerequisites: The minimum entry level for this course is A2-B1

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Jaana Puurunen
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Päivi Pässilä
  • Elina Johansson
  • Sampo Sivula
  • Hanna Hovila
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

05.02.2024 - 10.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Linnea Jokinen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to assess the nutritional state and need for treatment of an aging person and its significance in rehabilitation and preventing the weakening of the ability to function
- know how to support and guide older persons with memory disorders and their immediate circle in coping in the daily life despite the disorder and weakened ability to function
- know how to assess the risk factors that increase the need for services related to the health, living conditions and life situation of the elderly and instruct the use of existing services
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- central diseases of the elderly
- memory disorders and treating people with memory disorders
- nutrition and the ability to function of the elderly and assessing their resources
- inclusion of and support for the elderly and their immediate circle
- service needs assessment and gerontechnology
- evidence-based nursing and treatment quality

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

26.02.2024 - 07.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ulla Lahtela
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to assess the nutritional state and need for treatment of an aging person and its significance in rehabilitation and preventing the weakening of the ability to function
- know how to support and guide older persons with memory disorders and their immediate circle in coping in the daily life despite the disorder and weakened ability to function
- know how to assess the risk factors that increase the need for services related to the health, living conditions and life situation of the elderly and instruct the use of existing services
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- central diseases of the elderly
- memory disorders and treating people with memory disorders
- nutrition and the ability to function of the elderly and assessing their resources
- inclusion of and support for the elderly and their immediate circle
- service needs assessment and gerontechnology
- evidence-based nursing and treatment quality

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 03.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • roo.99
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

15.01.2024 - 03.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • roo.99
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 19.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Virpi Thurén
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 19.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Virpi Thurén
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Vilhelmiina Vuori
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Päivi Pässilä
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to analyse the multidisciplinary basis of expertise and the challenging changes of the future
- are familiar with the history and central concepts of their professional field
- know how to analyse the view of humans and values behind their ethical actions
- are familiar with Diak’s values and basic task in the education system
- know how to produce study-related texts based on source materials

Content

- central underlying sciences and concepts in the social, health and church sectors
- the history, current state and future of the professions
- the shared ethical basis of the professions, Diak’s value basis
- how to use sources in texts, language guides and grammatical correctness

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 13.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sanna-Maija Kohonen
  • Päivi Pässilä
  • Mia Mäkinen
Groups
  • HKI-S23sosd
  • HKI-S23sosn

Objective

Students
- know how to analyse the multidisciplinary basis of expertise and the challenging changes of the future
- are familiar with the history and central concepts of their professional field
- know how to analyse the view of humans and values behind their ethical actions
- are familiar with Diak’s values and basic task in the education system
- know how to produce study-related texts based on source materials

Content

- central underlying sciences and concepts in the social, health and church sectors
- the history, current state and future of the professions
- the shared ethical basis of the professions, Diak’s value basis
- how to use sources in texts, language guides and grammatical correctness

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 15.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Tiina Takku
  • Päivi Thitz
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know how to analyse the multidisciplinary basis of expertise and the challenging changes of the future
- are familiar with the history and central concepts of their professional field
- know how to analyse the view of humans and values behind their ethical actions
- are familiar with Diak’s values and basic task in the education system
- know how to produce study-related texts based on source materials

Content

- central underlying sciences and concepts in the social, health and church sectors
- the history, current state and future of the professions
- the shared ethical basis of the professions, Diak’s value basis
- how to use sources in texts, language guides and grammatical correctness

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 29.10.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 01.03.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Vilhelmiina Vuori
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- understand the development phases of the human lifecycle
- understand the emotional, cognitive, moral, religious and social development phases of humans
- know how to analyse and advance their personal growth and development

Content

- the human lifecycle
- the emotional, cognitive, moral, religious and social development of humans
- professional and personal growth

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 29.09.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Teija Kynkäänniemi
Groups
  • HKI-S23sosd
  • HKI-S23sosn

Objective

Students
- understand the development phases of the human lifecycle
- understand the emotional, cognitive, moral, religious and social development phases of humans
- know how to analyse and advance their personal growth and development

Content

- the human lifecycle
- the emotional, cognitive, moral, religious and social development of humans
- professional and personal growth

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

14.08.2023 - 20.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pirkko Kärkkäinen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- understand the development phases of the human lifecycle
- understand the emotional, cognitive, moral, religious and social development phases of humans
- know how to analyse and advance their personal growth and development

Content

- the human lifecycle
- the emotional, cognitive, moral, religious and social development of humans
- professional and personal growth

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 07.04.2024

Timing

02.01.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 555

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Hanna Lamberg
Groups
  • Diak
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • F54sos
    F54sos
  • A54sosd
    A54sosd
  • I54sosd
    I54sosd
  • F54sosd
    F54sosd
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • A54sosn
    A54sosn
  • POR-S23sh
  • PMK-S23sh
  • A54sos
    A54sos
  • I54sos
    I54sos

Objective

Students
- know the various manifestations of disabilities
- understand disability as part of the diversity of being a human as well as various life paths and situations
- are familiar with disability policies and the values and objectives of disability work, such as promoting the right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion, and the various methods of working with the disabled
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to disabilities

Content

- disabilities
- right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion
- disability policies and values, objectives and working methods of disability work
- Act on Disability Services and Assistance

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.11.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 10.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 555

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Hanna Lamberg
Groups
  • A53sosd
  • Diak
  • E53sosd
  • A54sh
    A54sh
  • A53sos
  • HKI-S23sosvaka
  • E53sos
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • I54shd
    I54shd
  • I48shd
  • A54th
    A54th
  • A53sosn

Objective

Students
- know the various manifestations of disabilities
- understand disability as part of the diversity of being a human as well as various life paths and situations
- are familiar with disability policies and the values and objectives of disability work, such as promoting the right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion, and the various methods of working with the disabled
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to disabilities

Content

- disabilities
- right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion
- disability policies and values, objectives and working methods of disability work
- Act on Disability Services and Assistance

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

13.03.2024 - 16.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 500

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Hanna Lamberg

Objective

Students
- know the various manifestations of disabilities
- understand disability as part of the diversity of being a human as well as various life paths and situations
- are familiar with disability policies and the values and objectives of disability work, such as promoting the right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion, and the various methods of working with the disabled
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to disabilities

Content

- disabilities
- right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion
- disability policies and values, objectives and working methods of disability work
- Act on Disability Services and Assistance

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

04.04.2024 - 14.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Karoliina Salminen

Objective

Students
- know the various manifestations of disabilities
- understand disability as part of the diversity of being a human as well as various life paths and situations
- are familiar with disability policies and the values and objectives of disability work, such as promoting the right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion, and the various methods of working with the disabled
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to disabilities

Content

- disabilities
- right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion
- disability policies and values, objectives and working methods of disability work
- Act on Disability Services and Assistance

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 300

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Riikka Tuominen
  • Hanna Lamberg
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know the various manifestations of disabilities
- understand disability as part of the diversity of being a human as well as various life paths and situations
- are familiar with disability policies and the values and objectives of disability work, such as promoting the right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion, and the various methods of working with the disabled
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to disabilities

Content

- disabilities
- right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion
- disability policies and values, objectives and working methods of disability work
- Act on Disability Services and Assistance

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 07.04.2024

Timing

02.01.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 555

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
Teachers
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Vesa Vainiomäki
Groups
  • Diak
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • F54sos
    F54sos
  • A54sh
    A54sh
  • A54sosd
    A54sosd
  • I54sosd
    I54sosd
  • F54sosd
    F54sosd
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • I54shd
    I54shd
  • JNS-S23shd
  • A54sosn
    A54sosn
  • A54th
    A54th
  • A54sos
    A54sos
  • I54sos
    I54sos

Objective

Students
- understand aging, old age and the life path and situations of the elderly from a multidisciplinary starting point
- are familiar with old-age and elder care policies, values, objectives, working methods and quality recommendations
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to the uniqueness of old age

Content

- the multidisciplinary basis of aging and analysing old age
- diversity of old age and the ability to function
- national and international old age policies
- changes related to aging
- reflection of professional personal growth
- values, objectives and working methods related to working with the elderly
- Act on Supporting the Functional Capacity of the Older Population and on Social and Health Services for Older Persons and quality recommendations

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.11.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 10.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Riikka Tuominen
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Linnea Jokinen
Groups
  • A53sh
  • Diak
  • A53sha
  • I53sh
  • E53sh
  • A54sh-lh
  • F53sh

Objective

Students
- understand aging, old age and the life path and situations of the elderly from a multidisciplinary starting point
- are familiar with old-age and elder care policies, values, objectives, working methods and quality recommendations
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to the uniqueness of old age

Content

- the multidisciplinary basis of aging and analysing old age
- diversity of old age and the ability to function
- national and international old age policies
- changes related to aging
- reflection of professional personal growth
- values, objectives and working methods related to working with the elderly
- Act on Supporting the Functional Capacity of the Older Population and on Social and Health Services for Older Persons and quality recommendations

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

13.03.2024 - 16.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 500

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Vesa Vainiomäki

Objective

Students
- understand aging, old age and the life path and situations of the elderly from a multidisciplinary starting point
- are familiar with old-age and elder care policies, values, objectives, working methods and quality recommendations
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to the uniqueness of old age

Content

- the multidisciplinary basis of aging and analysing old age
- diversity of old age and the ability to function
- national and international old age policies
- changes related to aging
- reflection of professional personal growth
- values, objectives and working methods related to working with the elderly
- Act on Supporting the Functional Capacity of the Older Population and on Social and Health Services for Older Persons and quality recommendations

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 350

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Riikka Tuominen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- understand aging, old age and the life path and situations of the elderly from a multidisciplinary starting point
- are familiar with old-age and elder care policies, values, objectives, working methods and quality recommendations
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to the uniqueness of old age

Content

- the multidisciplinary basis of aging and analysing old age
- diversity of old age and the ability to function
- national and international old age policies
- changes related to aging
- reflection of professional personal growth
- values, objectives and working methods related to working with the elderly
- Act on Supporting the Functional Capacity of the Older Population and on Social and Health Services for Older Persons and quality recommendations

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

11.10.2023 - 07.04.2024

Timing

02.01.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 666

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
  • Marianne Neuvonen
Groups
  • A53sh
  • Diak
  • F54sos
    F54sos
  • A54sosd
    A54sosd
  • I54sosd
    I54sosd
  • F54sosd
    F54sosd
  • I53sh
  • E53sh
  • A54sh-lh
  • F53sh
  • A54sosn
    A54sosn
  • HKI-S23sosvakaAVOIN
  • A54sos
    A54sos
  • I54sos
    I54sos

Objective

Students
- understand individual, communal, social and cultural factors related to mental health and substance abuse
- understand the significance of factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health
- are familiar with central mental health disorders and comorbidity as well as their individual manifestation and connection to substance abuse
- know the basics of intoxicating substances and the risks and downsides related to their use
- understand the basics of how various crises manifest
- are familiar with the central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- understand the significance of talking about a topic as well as early and well-timed help
- understand the significance of work promoting and remedying mental health
- understand the significance of preventative and remedying substance abuse work
- know the basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- understand the significance of customer-oriented multidisciplinary expertise in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
- know how to assess and analyse their own values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to mental health and intoxicating substances

Content

- factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health as well as factors exposing people to mental health and substance abuse problems
- the most common mental health disorders and comorbidity and their connection to substance abuse
- intoxicating substances (alcohol, surrogate alcohol, multi-addiction, cigarettes and drugs) and addictive behaviour
- manifestation of crises
- central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- work that promotes and remedies mental health
- work that prevents and remedies substance abuse
- processing downsides, health risks and problems
- basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration in mental health, substance abuse and crisis work
- reflection of professional personal growth

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.11.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 10.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 555

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • A52th
  • A53sosd
  • A52sh
  • Diak
  • E53sosd
  • A52shd
  • I52shd
  • A53sos
  • E53sos
  • A53sosn

Objective

Students
- understand individual, communal, social and cultural factors related to mental health and substance abuse
- understand the significance of factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health
- are familiar with central mental health disorders and comorbidity as well as their individual manifestation and connection to substance abuse
- know the basics of intoxicating substances and the risks and downsides related to their use
- understand the basics of how various crises manifest
- are familiar with the central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- understand the significance of talking about a topic as well as early and well-timed help
- understand the significance of work promoting and remedying mental health
- understand the significance of preventative and remedying substance abuse work
- know the basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- understand the significance of customer-oriented multidisciplinary expertise in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
- know how to assess and analyse their own values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to mental health and intoxicating substances

Content

- factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health as well as factors exposing people to mental health and substance abuse problems
- the most common mental health disorders and comorbidity and their connection to substance abuse
- intoxicating substances (alcohol, surrogate alcohol, multi-addiction, cigarettes and drugs) and addictive behaviour
- manifestation of crises
- central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- work that promotes and remedies mental health
- work that prevents and remedies substance abuse
- processing downsides, health risks and problems
- basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration in mental health, substance abuse and crisis work
- reflection of professional personal growth

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Sosionomitutkinnot

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 150

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- understand individual, communal, social and cultural factors related to mental health and substance abuse
- understand the significance of factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health
- are familiar with central mental health disorders and comorbidity as well as their individual manifestation and connection to substance abuse
- know the basics of intoxicating substances and the risks and downsides related to their use
- understand the basics of how various crises manifest
- are familiar with the central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- understand the significance of talking about a topic as well as early and well-timed help
- understand the significance of work promoting and remedying mental health
- understand the significance of preventative and remedying substance abuse work
- know the basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- understand the significance of customer-oriented multidisciplinary expertise in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
- know how to assess and analyse their own values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to mental health and intoxicating substances

Content

- factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health as well as factors exposing people to mental health and substance abuse problems
- the most common mental health disorders and comorbidity and their connection to substance abuse
- intoxicating substances (alcohol, surrogate alcohol, multi-addiction, cigarettes and drugs) and addictive behaviour
- manifestation of crises
- central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- work that promotes and remedies mental health
- work that prevents and remedies substance abuse
- processing downsides, health risks and problems
- basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration in mental health, substance abuse and crisis work
- reflection of professional personal growth

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

02.01.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 110

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
Teachers
  • Hannu Piiroinen
  • Heini Kapanen
Groups
  • Diak
  • A51sosn
    A51sosn
  • F51sh
    F51sh
  • A52sh-lh
  • A51sha
    A51sha
  • A51sh
    A51sh
  • I52sosd
  • I51sh
    I51sh
  • E51sosd
    E51sosd
  • E51sos
    E51sos
  • A51sosd
    A51sosd
  • A51sos
    A51sos
  • E51sh
    E51sh

Objective

Students
- are familiar with key terms and viewpoints in the social and health economy
- are familiar with the impact and efficiency assessment of social services and healthcare
- know the objectives of the social welfare and healthcare reform and the structure of regional social welfare and healthcare
- know how to apply the basics of social and health economy in their work

Content

- key terms and viewpoints of the social and health economy
- impact and efficiency of social services and healthcare
- objectives and the regional structure of the social welfare and healthcare reform

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

02.12.2023 - 31.12.2023

Timing

02.01.2024 - 05.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Keijo Piirainen
Groups
  • Diak
  • A51sosn
    A51sosn
  • F51sh
    F51sh
  • A52sh-lh
  • A51sha
    A51sha
  • A51sh
    A51sh
  • I52sosd
  • I51sh
    I51sh
  • E51sosd
    E51sosd
  • E51sos
    E51sos
  • A51sosd
    A51sosd
  • A51sos
    A51sos
  • E51sh
    E51sh

Objective

Students
- are familiar with key terms and viewpoints in the social and health economy
- are familiar with the impact and efficiency assessment of social services and healthcare
- know the objectives of the social welfare and healthcare reform and the structure of regional social welfare and healthcare
- know how to apply the basics of social and health economy in their work

Content

- key terms and viewpoints of the social and health economy
- impact and efficiency of social services and healthcare
- objectives and the regional structure of the social welfare and healthcare reform

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 07.03.2023

Timing

07.08.2023 - 10.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 666

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Keijo Piirainen
Groups
  • A50sh
    A50sh
  • Diak
  • A50shd
    A50shd
  • A50th
    A50th
  • F50sos
    F50sos
  • I50shd
    I50shd
  • A50sos
    A50sos
  • F50sosd
    F50sosd
  • A50sosn
    A50sosn
  • A50sosd
    A50sosd

Objective

Students
- are familiar with key terms and viewpoints in the social and health economy
- are familiar with the impact and efficiency assessment of social services and healthcare
- know the objectives of the social welfare and healthcare reform and the structure of regional social welfare and healthcare
- know how to apply the basics of social and health economy in their work

Content

- key terms and viewpoints of the social and health economy
- impact and efficiency of social services and healthcare
- objectives and the regional structure of the social welfare and healthcare reform

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.02.2024 - 18.02.2024

Timing

01.05.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 150

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Hannu Piiroinen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- are familiar with key terms and viewpoints in the social and health economy
- are familiar with the impact and efficiency assessment of social services and healthcare
- know the objectives of the social welfare and healthcare reform and the structure of regional social welfare and healthcare
- know how to apply the basics of social and health economy in their work

Content

- key terms and viewpoints of the social and health economy
- impact and efficiency of social services and healthcare
- objectives and the regional structure of the social welfare and healthcare reform

Assessment methods and criteria

- Two tests for each other to support studies and know-how.
- One group assignment to support studies, know how and to confirm achieving targets.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 25.08.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Tiina Takku
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know how to execute parenteral hydration and nutrition treatment and pharmacotherapy in acute nursing
- know how to execute enteral nutrition in the treatment of a chronically ill patient
- know how to apply information in preparing and guiding patients before a surgery and in the most common surgery and anaesthesia operations as well as observation and nursing after surgeries
- know how to use the check lists in an operating room
- are familiar with the principles of advanced life support
- are familiar with equipment technology and patient safety
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- Nursing process of an internal disease patient, perioperative patient and cancer patient
- parenteral and enteral hydration and nutrition treatment and pharmacotherapy, blood transfusion, sampling
- assisting in surgical operations
- advanced life support
- equipment technology and patient safety
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 27.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Marjut Ikonen
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Niina Patronen
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2

Objective

Students
- know how to execute parenteral hydration and nutrition treatment and pharmacotherapy in acute nursing
- know how to execute enteral nutrition in the treatment of a chronically ill patient
- know how to apply information in preparing and guiding patients before a surgery and in the most common surgery and anaesthesia operations as well as observation and nursing after surgeries
- know how to use the check lists in an operating room
- are familiar with the principles of advanced life support
- are familiar with equipment technology and patient safety
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- Nursing process of an internal disease patient, perioperative patient and cancer patient
- parenteral and enteral hydration and nutrition treatment and pharmacotherapy, blood transfusion, sampling
- assisting in surgical operations
- advanced life support
- equipment technology and patient safety
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 31.12.2024

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 70

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sanna Jattu
Groups
  • F52sosd
  • A52sosv
  • Diak
  • I52sosd
  • I52shd
  • A52sosn
  • A52sosd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the immediate and versatile history of the Finnish church
• know how to analyse the history, theological emphasis and modern state of revivalist and other Christian movements
• are familiar with modern theological orientations
• are familiar with the modern dialogue inside and about the church and understand its theological background
• know how to analyse the aspects of and change in spirituality and religiousness in the society and church
• know how to reflect on their calling as a church employee

Content

• history and current diversity of the Finnish church
• revivalist movements and their history and theological emphasis
• modern theological orientations
• modern dialogue regarding the church
• spirituality and religiousness and how they are changing
• acting as a professional within the church and having a calling

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 06.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 60

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sanna Jattu
Groups
  • A51sosn
    A51sosn
  • Diak
  • A50shd
    A50shd
  • E51sosd
    E51sosd
  • A51sosd
    A51sosd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the immediate and versatile history of the Finnish church
• know how to analyse the history, theological emphasis and modern state of revivalist and other Christian movements
• are familiar with modern theological orientations
• are familiar with the modern dialogue inside and about the church and understand its theological background
• know how to analyse the aspects of and change in spirituality and religiousness in the society and church
• know how to reflect on their calling as a church employee

Content

• history and current diversity of the Finnish church
• revivalist movements and their history and theological emphasis
• modern theological orientations
• modern dialogue regarding the church
• spirituality and religiousness and how they are changing
• acting as a professional within the church and having a calling

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

07.10.2024 - 24.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 60

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Aino-Elina Kilpeläinen
Groups
  • A51sosn
    A51sosn
  • Diak
  • A50shd
    A50shd
  • E51sosd
    E51sosd
  • A51sosd
    A51sosd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the immediate and versatile history of the Finnish church
• know how to analyse the history, theological emphasis and modern state of revivalist and other Christian movements
• are familiar with modern theological orientations
• are familiar with the modern dialogue inside and about the church and understand its theological background
• know how to analyse the aspects of and change in spirituality and religiousness in the society and church
• know how to reflect on their calling as a church employee

Content

• history and current diversity of the Finnish church
• revivalist movements and their history and theological emphasis
• modern theological orientations
• modern dialogue regarding the church
• spirituality and religiousness and how they are changing
• acting as a professional within the church and having a calling

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

21.10.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Mari Pulkkinen
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the concepts of knowledge and various kinds of knowledge
- know the basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- know the basics of project work
- know the basic terms and practices of service design and conceptualisation
- identify development objects in a changing working life and their professional competence
- know the basics of research writing and are familiar with research reports as a text type

Content

- concepts and types of knowledge
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- project work
- service design
- conceptualisation
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- research writing and research reports as a text type

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

09.09.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Helsinki
  • Oulu
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 150

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Harriet Tervonen
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
Groups
  • OUL-S24sh-lh
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the concepts of knowledge and various kinds of knowledge
- know the basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- know the basics of project work
- know the basic terms and practices of service design and conceptualisation
- identify development objects in a changing working life and their professional competence
- know the basics of research writing and are familiar with research reports as a text type

Content

- concepts and types of knowledge
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- basis of development work within social, health and church sectors
- project work
- service design
- conceptualisation
- data sources, databases and source criticism
- research writing and research reports as a text type

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

21.10.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mari Pulkkinen
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of customer inclusion in development within social, health and church sectors
- are familiar with the development process phases within social, healthcare and church sectors
- are familiar with various development and impact assessment methods within social, healthcare and church sectors
- know how to retrieve and use information from national and international sources
- identify the ethical questions related to using databases and collecting data
- know how to draft a data collection plan for development work

Content

- customer inclusion in development activities
- the development process, methods and impact assessment
- national and international data sources
- ethical questions related to development as well as good scientific praxis and the basis of open science and research
- data collection plans

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 22.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
Groups
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
• apply methods of pastoral care and spiritual guidance in a versatile way
• know how to identify and help customers and families in need of special support and at risk of marginalisation
• are familiar with and know how to use helping methods of diaconal nursing in a customer- and community-oriented manner
• know how to act as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• can evaluate their own actions as a social advocate and a promoter of citizens’ health and wellbeing

Content

• being disadvantaged, life situations causing the need for special support
• multidisciplinary collaboration
• the student’s personal spirituality and calling
• health maintenance and promotion as well as social advocacy
• professional ethics, diaconal nursing expertise, theology of helping
• diaconal nursing helping methods in hospital and institutional environments
• pastoral care and tools of spiritual guidance

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 03.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tanja Piironen
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

02.09.2024 - 29.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 10

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Sami Ritokoski

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

21.10.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
Groups
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
• know how to analyse Christianity as a religion and an object of study
• are familiar with the creation of the Bible and the central contents of the New Testament
• are familiar with the main lines of thinking in early Christian history and theology as well as their significance in shaping Christianity
• are familiar with the early historical and theological basis of diaconal work and Christian education
• know how to use the Bible and hymn book in devotional life
• are familiar with terms related to spirituality and be able to reflect on their own spiritual identity

Content

• religion and theology, faith and knowledge
• creation and contents of the New Testament
• history of Early Christianity and the basics of a classical interpretation of faith
• early historical and theological basis of diaconal work and Christian education
• Bible and hymn book as the main books of devotional life
• spirituality and spiritual identity

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

04.11.2024 - 08.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Mia Mäkinen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• know the main outline of the Old Testament
• know how to analyse the history and theology of the Middle Ages and reformation and their meaning in the shaping of Christianity as well as identify their impact on the modern era
• are familiar with the central characteristics of Lutheran theology and know how to analyse diaconal work in the church and education through them
• know the theological basis of a church service and participate in executing a church service

Content

• Central contents of the Old Testament (creation, historical books, prophesies, apocalypse)
• central Christian questions of the late Middle Ages and reformation age
• confession and teachings of the Lutheran church and their impact on the theology and history of diaconal work and Christian education
• the theological basis of church services and participation in the execution of a church service

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 33

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Ilona Kontinen

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the arguments for a theological office
• know how to form their own theology of helping and reflect on their own actions from the viewpoint of holistic helping
• know the diaconal objectives, organisation and working methods (on the level of the church, diocese and parish)
• know how to develop church service and devotional life together with the members and employees of the parish
• know how to execute diaconal education and confirmation classes and develop the realisation of diaconal responsibility together with the members and other employees of the parish
• know how to develop the creation of community and the inclusion and volunteering of parishioners

Content

• the diaconal office
• diaconal theology
• diaconal objectives, organisation and working methods
• development of church services and devotional life from a diaconal viewpoint
• diaconal education, confirmation classes and responsibility in the parish
• community, inclusion and volunteer activities and their development in diaconal work

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 33

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Päivi Thitz

Objective

Students
• know how to apply customer-oriented empowerment methods that support inclusion as well as pastoral care methods
• know how to guide individuals, families and groups by promoting humans’ ability to function, health and wellbeing
• know how to support parishioners in questions related to loss, sickness and death
• know how to analyse the diaconal task in relation to the society’s service system and their own activities as a diaconal expert in multi-professional networks
• know how to communicate and impact in church and the society to realise social justice

Content

• diaconal work methods
• customer-orientation; individual and communal support
• encountering sorrow and death
• social, healthcare and third-sector services
• the diaconal task and the society’s service system
• social advocacy

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- know how to act according to the operating environment’s data security and protection practices and patient and customer safety practices
- know how to create a care and customer relationship and assess their readiness to encounter the patient and customer holistically while considering the diversity and multiculturality of humans
- know how to observe and respond to humans’ daily needs and document their observations by applying the nursing process model
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to act according to nursing principles
- know how to assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set development objectives

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 01.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Virve Valkeavuori
  • Nina Niemelä
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd

Objective

Students
• can analyse the parish as an operating environment and diaconal work as an area within the parish
• can identify the life situations, needs and factors reducing the ability to function of diaconal customers (individuals, families and groups)
• identify individual- and community-based helping methods used in diaconal work

Further information

The work placement is carried out in a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 01.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Anu Piispanen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd

Objective

Students
• know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of patients/customers in their nursing and guidance
• know how to act according to the operating environment’s data security and protection practices and patient and customer safety practices
• know how to execute a verbal and visual patient guidance presentation under supervision and consider the life history and living environment of the patient in the guidance
• know how to identify the nursing needs of a patient and customer as well as act and assess their own competence according to the national nursing process model
• know how to document nursing and communicate orally
• know how to observe infection risks during the work placement and work in an aseptic way
• know how to identify pharmacotherapy risks in their own operations and act according to pharmacotherapy competence requirements and responsibility
• know how to assess the realisation of their objectives and work placement plan and set professional development objectives

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 27.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
  • Tiina Takku
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

30.09.2024 - 22.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Marjut Ikonen
  • Niina Patronen
  • Ulla Lahtela
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 27.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
  • Tiina Takku
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

30.09.2024 - 22.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Marjut Ikonen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh

Objective

Students
- know how to execute the basics of medical treatment under supervision when nursing patients in a typical operating environment and act according to patient safety
- know how to draft a treatment plan based on the nursing process and communicate their work orally and in writing
- know how to guide the patient and their immediate circle individually in the treatment of diseases, rehabilitation and self-monitoring
- know how to observe and identify factors that endanger the patient’s health and implement methods of early intervention
- know how to observe infection risks in the work placement environment and work in an aseptic way
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to the principles of brotherly love and ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in adult nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in adult nursing

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Tiina Takku
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Objectives for the work placement in elder care
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of the elderly in nursing and guidance
- know how to support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of the elderly
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in holistic elder care
- know how to consider the health promotion, family caregiving and support needs of the immediate circle of the elderly in the patient’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation of the elderly in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the elderly and their immediately circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the elderly and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in elder care in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in elder care

Objectives for the work placement in home nursing
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers in nursing and guidance carried out at home
- know how to assess and support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of a home nursing customer
- know how to utilise and apply assessment methods of the customer’s need for treatment to identify changes in the customer’s wellbeing
- know how to plan and assess the customer’s treatment and factors endangering their health
- know how to implement the customer’s treatment according to the treatment plan
- know how to consider health promotion and service needs of the customer and their immediate circle in the customer’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the customer and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the customer relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the customer and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in home nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in home nursing

Further information

Primarily, the student will complete their work placement in home nursing. If this is not possible, it must be completed at some other point during the degree programme. The student will arrange this separately, and it will be noted in their personal study plan.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 29.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Suvi Vierelä
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Objectives for the work placement in elder care
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of the elderly in nursing and guidance
- know how to support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of the elderly
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in holistic elder care
- know how to consider the health promotion, family caregiving and support needs of the immediate circle of the elderly in the patient’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation of the elderly in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the elderly and their immediately circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the elderly and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in elder care in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in elder care

Objectives for the work placement in home nursing
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers in nursing and guidance carried out at home
- know how to assess and support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of a home nursing customer
- know how to utilise and apply assessment methods of the customer’s need for treatment to identify changes in the customer’s wellbeing
- know how to plan and assess the customer’s treatment and factors endangering their health
- know how to implement the customer’s treatment according to the treatment plan
- know how to consider health promotion and service needs of the customer and their immediate circle in the customer’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the customer and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the customer relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the customer and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in home nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in home nursing

Further information

Primarily, the student will complete their work placement in home nursing. If this is not possible, it must be completed at some other point during the degree programme. The student will arrange this separately, and it will be noted in their personal study plan.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 29.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
  • Ulla Lahtela
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Objectives for the work placement in elder care
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of the elderly in nursing and guidance
- know how to support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of the elderly
- know how to apply the basics of medical nursing in holistic elder care
- know how to consider the health promotion, family caregiving and support needs of the immediate circle of the elderly in the patient’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation of the elderly in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the elderly and their immediately circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the elderly and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in elder care in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in elder care

Objectives for the work placement in home nursing
Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers in nursing and guidance carried out at home
- know how to assess and support the wellbeing, ability to function and quality of life of a home nursing customer
- know how to utilise and apply assessment methods of the customer’s need for treatment to identify changes in the customer’s wellbeing
- know how to plan and assess the customer’s treatment and factors endangering their health
- know how to implement the customer’s treatment according to the treatment plan
- know how to consider health promotion and service needs of the customer and their immediate circle in the customer’s treatment
- know how to identify signs of disadvantage and marginalisation in the patients at the work placement and their immediate circle and act according to ethical principles
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the customer and their immediate circle and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the customer relationship
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to network and guide the customer and their immediate circle to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- understand the significance of a multidisciplinary team and know how to act according to its operating principles
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in home nursing in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to assess their professional growth phase and present development challenges in home nursing

Further information

Primarily, the student will complete their work placement in home nursing. If this is not possible, it must be completed at some other point during the degree programme. The student will arrange this separately, and it will be noted in their personal study plan.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

21.10.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pia Tauriainen
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers/patients in the treatment of illnesses and rehabilitation
- know how to apply the basics of medical care in nursing
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to create and maintain treatment-based interaction
- know how to support the customer/patient in utilising online self-care methods to support their rehabilitation
- know how to consider the family and close network and support their adaptation and inclusion in the various phases of the rehabilitation process
- understand the significance of job supervision in mental health and substance abuse work
- know how to apply creative and functional methods in substance abuse and mental health work
- know how to support the customer/patient in an acute crisis
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient/customer and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in mental health and substance abuse work in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to critically analyse and assess their values and attitudes in their professional activities and set development challenges

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

04.11.2024 - 22.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- know how to consider the significance of the diversity, multiculturality and life history of customers/patients in the treatment of illnesses and rehabilitation
- know how to apply the basics of medical care in nursing
- know how to identify risks in the pharmacotherapy process and act according to their responsibility
- execution of pharmacotherapy through various routes of administration
- monitoring and recording the effects of pharmacotherapy, pharmacotherapy review and assessment
- drug and medication safety
- know how to create and maintain treatment-based interaction
- know how to support the customer/patient in utilising online self-care methods to support their rehabilitation
- know how to consider the family and close network and support their adaptation and inclusion in the various phases of the rehabilitation process
- understand the significance of job supervision in mental health and substance abuse work
- know how to apply creative and functional methods in substance abuse and mental health work
- know how to support the customer/patient in an acute crisis
- know how to identify the need for emotional and spiritual support of the patient/customer and apply methods of assisting interaction and spiritual nursing in the care relationship
- know how to guide the customer/patient to use appropriate social services and healthcare and third-sector services
- know how to use the technological tools and applications used in mental health and substance abuse work in an ethical and customer-oriented manner
- know how to critically analyse and assess their values and attitudes in their professional activities and set development challenges

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 15

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Maija Kupsala

Objective

Students
• know how to observe, bring up in conversation and document the life situations, wellbeing and factors stressing and promoting the health of customers/patients of various ages
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of customer and patient groups in need of special support and in a vulnerable position
• know how to highlight the significance of pastoral care and spiritual nursing in the working community and nursing
• can evaluate and deepen their growth as someone providing pastoral and spiritual care in nursing
• know how to use and develop helping methods in nursing that strengthen the resources, inclusion and spiritual wellbeing of customers and their immediate circle
• know how to develop evidence-based helping methods in nursing and diaconal nursing and evaluate their impact in health promotion work
• know how to utilise the health technology tools and applications used in specialist work in a customer-oriented manner and analyse the ethical challenges of their use
• know how to assess and deepen their development as someone carrying out spiritual work and as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• assess and develop their professional ethical operations according to the principles of nursing and diaconal work

Further information

4 ECTS of the study module is included in church studies

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

16.09.2024 - 08.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
• know how to observe, bring up in conversation and document the life situations, wellbeing and factors stressing and promoting the health of customers/patients of various ages
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of customer and patient groups in need of special support and in a vulnerable position
• know how to highlight the significance of pastoral care and spiritual nursing in the working community and nursing
• can evaluate and deepen their growth as someone providing pastoral and spiritual care in nursing
• know how to use and develop helping methods in nursing that strengthen the resources, inclusion and spiritual wellbeing of customers and their immediate circle
• know how to develop evidence-based helping methods in nursing and diaconal nursing and evaluate their impact in health promotion work
• know how to utilise the health technology tools and applications used in specialist work in a customer-oriented manner and analyse the ethical challenges of their use
• know how to assess and deepen their development as someone carrying out spiritual work and as a specialist of diaconal nursing in multidisciplinary working groups, work communities and networks
• assess and develop their professional ethical operations according to the principles of nursing and diaconal work

Further information

3 ECTS of the study module is included in church studies

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 31.12.2024

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Groups
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
• know how to act in a holistic manner, respect human dignity and observe the ethical principles of diaconal work and nursing
• observe and identify the morbidity and disadvantages caused by customers’ socioeconomical health disparities
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of individuals, families, groups and communities in need of special support and in a vulnerable position and support those with financial problems
• know how to act as a health promoter at a diaconal office where customers can discuss and receive support and guidance in questions related to health and sicknesses
• guide groups related to the promotion of health of people of various ages and organise health promotion events and support the commitment to care
• collaborate with local multi-professional networks together with home nursing, end-of-life care and other actors within social services and healthcare as a specialist of diaconal work and diaconal nursing
• know how to assess and support customers’ psychological wellbeing and resources as well as support the rehabilitative processes of mental health rehabilitees
• identify health hazards caused by substance abuse, guide and advise customers in using substance abuse services
• know how to assess the support needs of the elderly and support the treatment of sicknesses and commitment to care
• know how to support and help individuals and families during an acute crisis, moments of grief and death
• know how to use diverse health promotion and pastoral care methods
• know how to execute and develop church service and devotional life together with other employees and members of the parish
• know how to develop the professional practices and impact of diaconal work and assess their own development as a diaconal specialist

Further information

At least 12 ECTS of the parish work placement (HAR2102A20S + HAR8011A20S) is carried out in diaconal work at a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
6 ECTS of the work placement is included in the work placement of registered nurse studies, which is why the work placement coordinator within the parish is a deaconess.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

09.09.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Nina Niemelä
Groups
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
• know how to act in a holistic manner, respect human dignity and observe the ethical principles of diaconal work and nursing
• observe and identify the morbidity and disadvantages caused by customers’ socioeconomical health disparities
• know how to act as an advocate and maintain and promote the health of individuals, families, groups and communities in need of special support and in a vulnerable position and support those with financial problems
• know how to act as a health promoter at a diaconal office where customers can discuss and receive support and guidance in questions related to health and sicknesses
• guide groups related to the promotion of health of people of various ages and organise health promotion events and support the commitment to care
• collaborate with local multi-professional networks together with home nursing, end-of-life care and other actors within social services and healthcare as a specialist of diaconal work and diaconal nursing
• know how to assess and support customers’ psychological wellbeing and resources as well as support the rehabilitative processes of mental health rehabilitees
• identify health hazards caused by substance abuse, guide and advise customers in using substance abuse services
• know how to assess the support needs of the elderly and support the treatment of sicknesses and commitment to care
• know how to support and help individuals and families during an acute crisis, moments of grief and death
• know how to use diverse health promotion and pastoral care methods
• know how to execute and develop church service and devotional life together with other employees and members of the parish
• know how to develop the professional practices and impact of diaconal work and assess their own development as a diaconal specialist

Further information

At least 12 ECTS of the parish work placement (HAR2102A20S + HAR8011A20S) is carried out in diaconal work at a local parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
6 ECTS of the work placement is included in the work placement of registered nurse studies, which is why the work placement coordinator within the parish is a deaconess.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • Diak

Further information

The student selects the work placement according to their personal study plan from their selected area of nursing while taking into consideration the competence requirements of a registered nurse.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

07.10.2024 - 17.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • A50shd
    A50shd

Further information

The student selects the work placement according to their personal study plan from their selected area of nursing while taking into consideration the competence requirements of a registered nurse.

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Maija Kupsala
  • Pirkko Natri
Groups
  • I50shd
    I50shd

Further information

The student selects the work placement according to their personal study plan from their selected area of nursing while taking into consideration the competence requirements of a registered nurse.

Timing

02.09.2024 - 29.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 20

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni

Objective

Students
- understand the different meanings of individual and community spirituality as well as nursing activities that promote coping and spiritual wellbeing
- know how to identify and encounter the patient’s and their immediate circle’s emotional, existential and spiritual needs in various life situations and utilise pastoral helping methods
- know how to utilise third-sector services and activities in a customer-oriented manner in palliative nursing and when considering spiritual needs
- reflect on their worldview and relationship to spirituality and the effect they have when encountering patients in a holistic manner

Content

- view of humans, spiritual needs, spiritual wellbeing and malaise
- assistance methods within nursing and pastoral care in end-of-life care
- multidisciplinary collaboration, service coordination and third sector
- student’s readiness to support the spirituality of an individual and community

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 17.11.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 08.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sini Hiltunen
  • Pia Tauriainen
Groups
  • A52th
  • A52sh
  • Diak
  • A52shd
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of customer relationship management in management and promoting the quality of care and services
- understand the significance of developing the key healthcare organisational structures and management principles in promoting health and social justice
- understand the significance of nursing management in the activities of the work community and team and promotion of care and quality
- understand their responsibility for managing themselves and developing their work-life skills
- identify their role in specialist and immediate supervisor tasks
- understand the basics of entrepreneurship in healthcare and its significance as part of the social service system

Content

- customer relationship management, health benefit models, quality of services and care
- healthcare organisational structures, management systems, differences in management theories and practices
- the role and task of a manager in nursing
- work-life skills: immediate supervisors and work community skills, management of oneself and personal competence, collegiality, giving and receiving feedback, cost-awareness and financial activities
- immediate supervisory work, customer care coordination, prioritising and resourcing work tasks, patient classification
- entrepreneurship as a nurse

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Linda Hublin
  • Linnea Jokinen
Groups
  • A52sh
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
- know how to act in changing clinical nursing situations requiring quick decision-making
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations
- know how to coordinate, prioritise and resource tasks
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to execute pharmacotherapy under supervision

Content

- clinical patient and customer situations
- examinations and treatment recommendations
- management of work and tasks of an immediate supervisor
- pharmacotherapy
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 15.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Ervelius
  • Marjut Ikonen
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • I52shd
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2

Objective

Students
- know how to act in changing clinical nursing situations requiring quick decision-making
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations
- know how to coordinate, prioritise and resource tasks
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to execute pharmacotherapy under supervision

Content

- clinical patient and customer situations
- examinations and treatment recommendations
- management of work and tasks of an immediate supervisor
- pharmacotherapy
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 24.11.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 666

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
  • Ilona Kontinen
Groups
  • A54sos
    A54sos
  • I54sos
    I54sos
  • F54sos
    F54sos
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • A54sh
    A54sh
  • A54sosd
    A54sosd
  • I54sosd
    I54sosd
  • F54sosd
    F54sosd
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • I54shd
    I54shd
  • A54sosn
    A54sosn
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the research, development and innovation process
- know various research methods and research material analysis methods
- know how to define the goals, methods and ethics in a research process
- know how to carry out a literary review in a research, development and innovation process
- know how to make a thesis idea paper
- are familiar with the thesis process and know how to use multi-professional guidance to support their thesis process

Content

- research, development and innovation process
- research methods and research material analysis methods
- thesis process
- literary review
- thesis idea paper

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 24.11.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

RDI portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 800

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
Teachers
  • Tiina Lintunen
  • Mari Kirkanen
  • Tarja Tuovinen-Kakko
  • Sirpa Salmela
  • Sirpa Ylönen
  • Anu Hellesuo
  • Teija Kynkäänniemi
  • Sanna-Maija Kohonen
  • Harriet Tervonen
  • Satu Keisala
  • Pia Tauriainen
  • Ilona Kontinen
  • Marjaana Marttila-Ojala
  • Mari Nieminen
  • Aino-Maaria Kokkonen
Groups
  • A53sh
  • A53sosd
  • E53sosd
  • A53sha
  • A53sos
  • HKI-S23sosvaka
  • E53sos
  • I53sh
  • A54sh-lh
  • E53sh
  • F53sh
  • A53sosn

Objective

Students
- know various research, development and innovation methods and research material analysis methods
- know how to apply the selected research, development and innovation strategy and method
- know how to make a thesis plan
- master the thesis process and know how to use multi-professional guidance to support their thesis process
- know how to critically appraise research data and justify their choices

Content

- research, development and innovation methods and research material analysis methods
- thesis plan
- critical assessment of research and method data

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 01.12.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 999

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tiina Lintunen
  • Mari Kirkanen
  • Tarja Tuovinen-Kakko
  • Sirpa Salmela
  • Sirpa Ylönen
  • Anu Hellesuo
  • Teija Kynkäänniemi
  • Sanna-Maija Kohonen
  • Harriet Tervonen
  • Satu Keisala
  • Ilona Kontinen
  • Marjaana Marttila-Ojala
  • Mari Nieminen
Groups
  • A52th
  • F52sos
  • F52sosd
  • A52sosv
  • A52sh
  • A52shd
  • I52sosd
  • I52shd
  • A52sosn
  • A52sos
  • A52sosd

Objective

Students
- know how to apply research, development and innovation methods in their work and develop their own activities in the working life
- know how to write a thesis as an investigating, developing, innovative and reflective collaboration process in the social, health and/or church sector
- understand the significance of result and impact assessments in research, development and innovation activities
- know how to give and receive constructive and critical feedback on research, development and innovation work
- know how to make a thesis report

Content

- application of research, development and innovation methods
- implementing a thesis project within the social, health and/or church sector
- result and impact assessments in research, development and innovation activities
- constructive and critical feedback
- thesis report

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 01.12.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 999

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
Teachers
  • Titta Riihimäki
Groups
  • A51sosn
    A51sosn
  • F51sh
    F51sh
  • A52sh-lh
  • A51sha
    A51sha
  • A50shd
    A50shd
  • A51sh
    A51sh
  • I51sh
    I51sh
  • I50shd
    I50shd
  • E51sosd
    E51sosd
  • E51sos
    E51sos
  • A51sosd
    A51sosd
  • A51sos
    A51sos
  • E51sh
    E51sh

Objective

Students
- know how to assess research, development and innovation activities in professional work
- know how to present and justify the results of their research, development and innovation work in multidisciplinary thesis seminars and participate in professional ethical dialogue
- know how to communicate the results and further development challenges of their thesis to stakeholders
- know how to identify and communicate their professional competence and expertise to employers, collaboration partners and customers

Content

- thesis publication process
- professional communication
- professional critical reflection
- maturity test

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

26.08.2024 - 08.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • HKI-S24sh
  • OUL-S24sh
  • POR-S24th
  • POR-S24sh

Objective

Students
- understand the national decision-making process in nursing and the basics of drafting a treatment plan
- understand the need for multidisciplinary information in decision-making
- know the basics of drafting and processing patient documents
- understand the concept and significance of evidence-based action in nursing
- are aware of their student responsibility in documentation

Content

- the decision-making process in nursing and treatment plans
- the multidisciplinary theory basis of decision-making
- patient documents, drafting and processing
- structured nursing records
- FinnCC classifications
- evidence-based action and treatment quality
- student’s responsibility in entering information in patient documents

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

26.08.2024 - 08.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
Groups
  • HKI-S24sh
  • OUL-S24sh
  • POR-S24th
  • POR-S24sh

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

26.08.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of infection prevention and asepsis and can justify their significance for nursing
- are familiar with the most common and relevant diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, their prevention and matters considered in nursing

Content

- microbiology
- prevention of infections and basics of asepsis
- diseases caused by microbes
- prevention of infectious diseases and activities in nursing
- prevention of highly contagious diseases

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

26.08.2024 - 08.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
Groups
  • HKI-S24sh
  • OUL-S24sh
  • POR-S24th
  • POR-S24sh

Objective

Students
- know how to encounter the customer as an active player in their care
- know how to carry out basic nursing and support the patient in daily activities
- know how to use bodily interaction in therapeutic assistance situations
- know how to act aseptically correct
- know how to operate in an ergonomic way
- know how to justify their actions

Content

- customer as an active player
- basic nursing and daily basic activities, risk assessment and prevention of pressure sores
- bodily interaction
- aseptic activities and procedures
- work ergonomics
- patient safety

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 20.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 150

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Karoliina Salminen
  • Pauliina Kuusisto
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- can explain the factors behind the control of the human organ system and can apply their knowledge in clinical nursing
- understand the creation of diseases and the changes they cause to organs

Content

- digestion, urine excretion, hormones, fluid and salt balance, acid-base balance, thermoregulation, sexual reproductive system, human musculoskeletal system, nervous system
- location of organs in the body
- the most common scientific concepts
- clinical patient examples

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 22.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus
  • Oulu
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna-Leena Huttunen
Groups
  • OUL-S24sh-lh
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- understand rehabilitative work as part of holistic nursing
- are familiar with the objectives and forms of rehabilitative work
- are familiar with rehabilitative methods that impact individual resources and environmental possibilities
- are familiar with the national assessment method recommendations regarding the ability to function
- know how to assess their own ability to function and the challenges to retain and maintain it to promote their own health

Content

- rehabilitative work
- resource-oriented rehabilitative process which seeks out the strengths of an individual and supports their initiative-rich nature
- assessment of the ability to function
- individual, group and community rehabilitative methods in institutions and at home
- personal ability to function

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

23.09.2024 - 01.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 150

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ella Eronen-Levonen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh

Objective

Students
- understand rehabilitative work as part of holistic nursing
- are familiar with the objectives and forms of rehabilitative work
- are familiar with rehabilitative methods that impact individual resources and environmental possibilities
- are familiar with the national assessment method recommendations regarding the ability to function
- know how to assess their own ability to function and the challenges to retain and maintain it to promote their own health

Content

- rehabilitative work
- resource-oriented rehabilitative process which seeks out the strengths of an individual and supports their initiative-rich nature
- assessment of the ability to function
- individual, group and community rehabilitative methods in institutions and at home
- personal ability to function

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 06.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
  • Anu Piispanen
  • Julia Sahramäki
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to identify and execute nursing objectives and actions related to changes in the patient’s vital functions
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to use nursing and equipment technology in a safe manner
- know how to document their work according to the national classification model
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- blood circulation, respiration, metabolism, secretion, wound treatment
- clinical and physiological measurement methods and assessment
- identifying an emergency patient and first aid
- structured nursing records
- patient guidance, supporting the patient and their immediate circle
- care recommendations and evidence-based action
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

09.09.2024 - 22.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
Groups
  • HKI-S24sh

Objective

Students
- know how to identify and execute nursing objectives and actions related to changes in the patient’s vital functions
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to use nursing and equipment technology in a safe manner
- know how to document their work according to the national classification model
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- blood circulation, respiration, metabolism, secretion, wound treatment
- clinical and physiological measurement methods and assessment
- identifying an emergency patient and first aid
- structured nursing records
- patient guidance, supporting the patient and their immediate circle
- care recommendations and evidence-based action
- decision-making and teamwork competence

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 06.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Ville Päivänsalo
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • I52sosd
  • I52shd
  • I54sosd
    I54sosd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with international diaconal work, missions and the basis of multicultural work at the church and know how to apply them in parish work
• know how to analyse ecumenical dialogue
• are familiar with the basic models of religion theology and know how to apply the principles of religious dialogue
• know how to analyse the main outline of modern church history
• are familiar with the basics of contextual theology and its applications

Content

• international diaconal work, missions and multicultural work of the church
• ecumenism
• religious dialogue and religious theology
• main outlines of modern church history
• contextual theology and its applications

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

30.09.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Mirva Heikkilä-Tyni
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • Diak
  • F54sosd
    F54sosd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with international diaconal work, missions and the basis of multicultural work at the church and know how to apply them in parish work
• know how to analyse ecumenical dialogue
• are familiar with the basic models of religion theology and know how to apply the principles of religious dialogue
• know how to analyse the main outline of modern church history
• are familiar with the basics of contextual theology and its applications

Content

• international diaconal work, missions and multicultural work of the church
• ecumenism
• religious dialogue and religious theology
• main outlines of modern church history
• contextual theology and its applications

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

26.08.2024 - 08.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Piia Kekäläinen
Groups
  • HKI-S24sh
  • OUL-S24sh
  • POR-S24th
  • POR-S24sh

Objective

Students
- know how to explain the basis of a good care relationship and the characteristics of a patient-nurse relationship from the viewpoint of nursing
- understand the significance of nursing principles and brotherly love in care relationships
- understand the customer’s diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences as the basis for encounters and the care relationship
- dentify their personal attitudes and prejudices in customer relationships and develop their own culturally sensitive working method
- know how to work in a multidisciplinary manner and utilise the competence of various experts in customer relationships

Content

- nursing science-based information in a care relationship
- values, principles and caring in nursing
- customers’ diversity, multiculturality, life history and experiences in a care relationship
- personal self-knowledge and cultural sensitivity
- multidisciplinary working

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Sabina Hentilä
Groups
  • H-S23shpä

Objective

Students
- know how to apply the basics of medical care in the nursing of the most common child and adolescent diseases
- understand the significance of the disease and hospital care to the child, adolescent and their family and know how to support and promote the wellbeing of families with children
- know how to guide the child, adolescent and their family in a customer- and resource-based manner while considering the need to cope in the daily life
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- most common child and adolescent diseases
- a family-oriented nursing process of a child and adolescent who has fallen suddenly and chronically ill
- various forms and methods of family nursing
- evidence-based nursing and treatment quality
- PEWS (Pediatric Early Warning Score)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 22.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Pieksämäki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Mari Pulkkinen
  • Sini Hiltunen
Groups
  • E53sh

Objective

Students
- know how to implement the hydration and nutritional treatment and pharmacotherapy of children of various ages
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to implement child and adolescent nursing through creative and functional methods
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- enteral and parenteral care
- emergency patients, responsibilities and obligations of nurses
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- creative and functional methods, health technology
- decision-making and teamwork competence
- evidence-based action and treatment recommendations

Teaching methods

-

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Sabina Hentilä
Groups
  • H-S23shpä

Objective

Students
- know how to implement the hydration and nutritional treatment and pharmacotherapy of children of various ages
- know how to identify and treat a patient in immediate need of first aid and their family members
- know how to implement child and adolescent nursing through creative and functional methods
- know how to utilise health technology
- know how to justify their actions with up-to-date research data and care recommendations

Content

- enteral and parenteral care
- emergency patients, responsibilities and obligations of nurses
- prevention of infections and asepsis
- creative and functional methods, health technology
- decision-making and teamwork competence
- evidence-based action and treatment recommendations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 17.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Heidi Zitting
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 06.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Paula Kukko
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- understand pharmacotherapy as part of patient safety and are familiar with the documentation of dangerous and complication events in pharmacotherapy
- understand their responsibility for their actions during training
- understand the basics of general pharmacology and pharmacy
- know how to look for and apply information on medication from drug databases
- know how to guide patients in pharmacotherapy and the interpretation of an electronic prescription
- know how to execute basic drug calculations without errors

Content

- the statutory basis governing pharmacotherapy
- pharmacotherapy plan
- basics of safe pharmacotherapy, dangerous and complication event reports
- responsibilities and obligations of a nursing student during the education
- pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology
- pharmaceutical service
- drug databases and electronic prescriptions
- basics of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 22.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Niina Patronen
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2

Objective

Students
- know how to plan safe pharmacotherapy for adults and draft a complication event report and understand its significance
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common adult diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to patients and their immediate circle using a variety of methods
- know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

21.10.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Takku
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within elder care
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
- know how to use drug databases and apply the information in pharmacotherapy
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 27.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of pharmacotherapeutic patient safety in the treatment of a patient with mental health and substance abuse problems
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common mental health problems and psychiatric disorders and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

23.09.2024 - 20.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of pharmacotherapeutic patient safety in the treatment of a patient with mental health and substance abuse problems
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common mental health problems and psychiatric disorders and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-monitoring to patients and their immediate circle
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Hanna Dombret
  • Sabina Hentilä
Groups
  • H-S23shpä

Objective

Students
- understand the characteristics of patient safety in pharmacotherapy within child and adolescent nursing
- understand the basics of clinical pharmacology in pharmacotherapy of the most common child and adolescent diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to guide pharmacotherapy and its self-supervision to children and adolescents and their immediate circle
- know how to execute the various forms of drug calculations without errors and understand the significance of the operations in nursing

Content

- patient safety
- characteristics of pharmacotherapy
- drug and medication safety
- the most common drug ingredient groups and their areas of use, modes of action and routes of administration
- therapeutic effects of medicines, side and joint effects and mechanisms of combined action
- self-medication
- pharmacotherapy guidance, committing and engaging to treatment
- applications of drug mathematics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 27.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Pia Tauriainen
  • Eeva Nykänen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common mental health disorders and psychiatric diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to utilise the experimental knowledge of the patient and their immediate circle in guidance and the immediate network in supporting daily coping
- know how to encounter and maintain treatment-based interaction in a resource-based manner that promotes the mental health of a customer/patient with mental health and substance abuse problems and prevents disruptions
- know how to use methods that support and promote resources and justify their actions with evidence-based knowledge and treatment recommendations
- know how to implement service coordination and understand the impact and cost-effectiveness of basic services
- know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
- know how to act to promote customer, patient and occupational safety

Content

- medical treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems and psychiatric diseases
- support of daily coping and evidence-based nursing
- treatment-based interaction and recovery orientation
- creative, functional and psychophysical methods
- service coordination, guidance and teaching competence
- personal self-knowledge
- current measure programmes
- interaction, teamwork and community competence

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

23.09.2024 - 03.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Sinikka Paukkunen
  • Johanna Pirttisalo
Scheduling groups
  • pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd
Small groups
  • pienryhmä 1
  • pienryhmä 2

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common mental health disorders and psychiatric diseases and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to utilise the experimental knowledge of the patient and their immediate circle in guidance and the immediate network in supporting daily coping
- know how to encounter and maintain treatment-based interaction in a resource-based manner that promotes the mental health of a customer/patient with mental health and substance abuse problems and prevents disruptions
- know how to use methods that support and promote resources and justify their actions with evidence-based knowledge and treatment recommendations
- know how to implement service coordination and understand the impact and cost-effectiveness of basic services
- know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
- know how to act to promote customer, patient and occupational safety

Content

- medical treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems and psychiatric diseases
- support of daily coping and evidence-based nursing
- treatment-based interaction and recovery orientation
- creative, functional and psychophysical methods
- service coordination, guidance and teaching competence
- personal self-knowledge
- current measure programmes
- interaction, teamwork and community competence

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

12.08.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Elina Johansson

Objective

The student
- understands the process-like nature of writing
- recognises their strengths and challenges as a writer and reader

Content

- the writing process
- the aids and obstacles in writing and reading

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

0 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Humanities, Sign Language and Interpreting
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Humanities, Community Interpreting
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • Bachelor of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Elina Johansson

Content

The support workshops associated with bachelor's degree thesis in all degree programmes.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tanja Piironen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and the basics of professional critical reflection
- know how to steer their professional growth process towards a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- are familiar with Diak’s study principles and learning tools.

Content

- the Diak way of thinking, such as a developing work attitude and professional critical reflection
- Diak’s study policies as well as digital learning tools and environments

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 01.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Erja Eskelinen
  • Sampo Sivula
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know the theoretical basis and inclusive and empowering methods of assisting interaction
- can identify factors influencing communication
- are familiar with the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical basis of guidance and education
- are familiar with the significance of online guidance and health technology as a customer self-care tool in health promotion
- know how to use social media in communicating information to citizens
- understand the significance of evidence-based activities in guidance
- know how to apply nursing science-based information in guidance
- know the principles of plain language and how to produce plain-language texts

Content

- assisting interaction, inclusive and empowering methods
- assessing and supporting customers’/patients’ resources
- basis of guidance and education
- online guidance and health technology
- information and communication technology, digital competence
- information content and pedagogical methods of evidence-based guidance
- nursing science-based information in guidance: commitment, self-care/self-monitoring
- language-based accessibility, plain language, clear speech

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

75 % Contact teaching, 25 % Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd

Objective

Students
- know the theoretical basis and inclusive and empowering methods of assisting interaction
- can identify factors influencing communication
- are familiar with the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical basis of guidance and education
- are familiar with the significance of online guidance and health technology as a customer self-care tool in health promotion
- know how to use social media in communicating information to citizens
- understand the significance of evidence-based activities in guidance
- know how to apply nursing science-based information in guidance
- know the principles of plain language and how to produce plain-language texts

Content

- assisting interaction, inclusive and empowering methods
- assessing and supporting customers’/patients’ resources
- basis of guidance and education
- online guidance and health technology
- information and communication technology, digital competence
- information content and pedagogical methods of evidence-based guidance
- nursing science-based information in guidance: commitment, self-care/self-monitoring
- language-based accessibility, plain language, clear speech

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

30.09.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Julia Sahramäki
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

23.09.2024 - 29.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Suvi Vierelä
Groups
  • HKI-S24sh
  • OUL-S24sh
  • POR-S24th
  • POR-S24sh

Objective

Students
- understand the basis and ethical challenges of health promotion
- understand the nation’s state of health and wellbeing and related factors on the level of the individual and communities
- understand the connection of social decision-making and structures to health and wellbeing
- know how to utilise motivating health talk as an assistance method
- are familiar with the legislation and programmes related to the promotion of health and wellbeing

Content

- principles of health and sickness
- health promotion, different levels and operating methods, such as motivating health talk
- theories and models that explain health and wellbeing
- social dimensions of health and sickness in epidemiology and public health medicine
- factors behind health disparities and marginalisation
- the relationship between lifestyle and health
- norm, resource and information guidance of health promotion and wellbeing
- ethics of health promotion

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 27.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Piia Kekäläinen
  • Kirsi Laukkonen
Groups
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand the value basis and principles of palliative and end-of-life care
- understand the different meanings of individual and community spirituality as well as nursing activities that promote coping and spiritual wellbeing
- know how to implement customer-oriented and symptom-based humane nursing to a patient who is terminally ill or dying and support their immediate circle
- know how to identify and encounter the patient’s and their immediate circle’s emotional, existential and spiritual needs in various life situations and utilise pastoral helping methods
- know how to plan multidisciplinary collaboration and network to support the patient’s and their immediate circle’s life management and quality of life
- know how to utilise third-sector services and activities in a customer-oriented manner in palliative nursing and when considering spiritual needs
- know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
- know how to assess and develop their readiness to encounter and help a dying patient and their immediate circle
- reflect on their worldview and relationship to spirituality and the effect they have when encountering patients in a holistic manner
- are familiar with national and international research on the topic

Content

- palliative nursing and end-of-life care: central concepts, values and principles
- view of humans, spiritual needs, spiritual wellbeing and malaise
- customer-orientation and treatment of symptoms
- central matters in an end-of-life treatment plan, advance directive
- signs of impending death
- multidisciplinary collaboration, service coordination and third sector
- current measure programmes
- assistance methods within nursing and pastoral care in end-of-life care
- supporting the patient’s immediate circle
- student’s readiness to support the spirituality of an individual and community
- current national and international research data

Further information

The study module includes 1 ECTS of church studies (The professional basis of diaconal work and Christian education)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

14.10.2024 - 22.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Nina Niemelä
  • Niina Patronen
Groups
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • I54shd
    I54shd

Objective

Students
- understand the value basis and principles of palliative and end-of-life care
- understand the different meanings of individual and community spirituality as well as nursing activities that promote coping and spiritual wellbeing
- know how to implement customer-oriented and symptom-based humane nursing to a patient who is terminally ill or dying and support their immediate circle
- know how to identify and encounter the patient’s and their immediate circle’s emotional, existential and spiritual needs in various life situations and utilise pastoral helping methods
- know how to plan multidisciplinary collaboration and network to support the patient’s and their immediate circle’s life management and quality of life
- know how to utilise third-sector services and activities in a customer-oriented manner in palliative nursing and when considering spiritual needs
- know how to apply current social services and healthcare programmes
- know how to assess and develop their readiness to encounter and help a dying patient and their immediate circle
- reflect on their worldview and relationship to spirituality and the effect they have when encountering patients in a holistic manner
- are familiar with national and international research on the topic

Content

- palliative nursing and end-of-life care: central concepts, values and principles
- view of humans, spiritual needs, spiritual wellbeing and malaise
- customer-orientation and treatment of symptoms
- central matters in an end-of-life treatment plan, advance directive
- signs of impending death
- multidisciplinary collaboration, service coordination and third sector
- current measure programmes
- assistance methods within nursing and pastoral care in end-of-life care
- supporting the patient’s immediate circle
- student’s readiness to support the spirituality of an individual and community
- current national and international research data

Further information

The study module includes 1 ECTS of church studies (The professional basis of diaconal work and Christian education)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

19.08.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 60

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
  • Liisa Keränen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to ask questions related to the state of health or life situation of a customer or someone participating in the activities and respond to questions
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- speaking in everyday situations
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- customer situations

Evaluation scale

0-5

Timing

19.08.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 60

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Eija Tapio
  • Liisa Keränen
Groups
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-K24th

Objective

Students
- know how to describe their education, work placement, work experience and competence
- know how to communicate in typical professional settings
- know how to report and document information about the customer
- know how to communicate necessary information to a customer, family members and other parties

Content

- writing and reading
- professional vocabulary and topics in the student’s field
- typical written communication in the student’s field

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 06.10.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Oulu

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
Teachers
  • Nina Niemelä
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Maija Kupsala
Groups
  • I52sosd
  • I52shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the organisation and administration of the church and parish as well as the legislation and activities governing them
• know how to analyse factors related to management and work community skills from the viewpoint of church work
• know how to anticipate, plan and assess activities in their own field
• reflect on the theological foundation and operational outlines of holding an office at church in relation to their own professional identity
• understand the significance and methods of communication in church work as well as their own responsibility as a communicator

Content

• organisation and administration of the church and parish
• applicable sections of the Church Act and Church Order as well as the up-to-date operational policies and strategies and other documents governing the administration
• work community skills
• mental and spiritual wellbeing at work
• operational and financial planning and assessment especially from the viewpoint of the student’s own field
• church office and the employee identity
• communication methods, channels and planning

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 31.12.2024

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Aino-Elina Kilpeläinen
Groups
  • A52shd

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the organisation and administration of the church and parish as well as the legislation and activities governing them
• know how to analyse factors related to management and work community skills from the viewpoint of church work
• know how to anticipate, plan and assess activities in their own field
• reflect on the theological foundation and operational outlines of holding an office at church in relation to their own professional identity
• understand the significance and methods of communication in church work as well as their own responsibility as a communicator

Content

• organisation and administration of the church and parish
• applicable sections of the Church Act and Church Order as well as the up-to-date operational policies and strategies and other documents governing the administration
• work community skills
• mental and spiritual wellbeing at work
• operational and financial planning and assessment especially from the viewpoint of the student’s own field
• church office and the employee identity
• communication methods, channels and planning

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

26.08.2024 - 17.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Aino-Elina Kilpeläinen
Groups
  • Diak

Objective

Students
• are familiar with the parish as an operating environment and know how to analyse its spiritual and social dimensions
• know how to analyse the competence needed in parish work
• are familiar with the tasks in a parish and the significance of collaboration between them
• know how to analyse the basics of creating a community and enabling and strengthening inclusion in a parish
• know the basics of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• know how to analyse the realisation of the main task of the parish from the viewpoint of accessibility, equality and sustainable development

Content

• the spiritual and social dimensions of parish work
• competence required in church work (core competence descriptions)
• parish tasks
• key principles of pastoral care, confirmation classes and family-oriented work
• creation of community and volunteer work in a parish
• accessibility, equality and sustainable development in a parish

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Jaana Puurunen
  • Atte Kollanus
  • Heidi Silvan
  • Sampo Sivula
  • Elina Johansson
  • Päivi Pässilä
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

21.10.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus
  • Pieksämäki
Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
Teachers
  • Tiina Takku
  • Hanna Kolehmainen
Scheduling groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä (Size: 55. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • JNS-S23shd
Small groups
  • Joensuun ryhmä
  • Pieksämäen ryhmä

Objective

Students
- understand the basics of the medical treatment of the most common diseases of the elderly and know how to apply the information in nursing
- know how to assess the nutritional state and need for treatment of an aging person and its significance in rehabilitation and preventing the weakening of the ability to function
- know how to support and guide older persons with memory disorders and their immediate circle in coping in the daily life despite the disorder and weakened ability to function
- know how to assess the risk factors that increase the need for services related to the health, living conditions and life situation of the elderly and instruct the use of existing services
- know how to apply evidence-based data and assess the quality of care

Content

- central diseases of the elderly
- memory disorders and treating people with memory disorders
- nutrition and the ability to function of the elderly and assessing their resources
- inclusion of and support for the elderly and their immediate circle
- service needs assessment and gerontechnology
- evidence-based nursing and treatment quality

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

16.09.2024 - 17.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tiina Saarijärvi-Kivelä
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

16.09.2024 - 17.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Sosionomitutkinnot

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Tiina Saarijärvi-Kivelä
Groups
  • Diak

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 17.11.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 08.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 666

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Janita Laine-Ahola
  • Hanna Lamberg
Groups
  • HKI-S23sos
  • HKI-K24shd
  • HKI-S24sosvaka
  • Diak
  • HKI-K24th
  • HKI-K24sh
  • HKI-S23sosd
  • I50shd
    I50shd
  • HKI-S23sosn

Objective

Students
- know the various manifestations of disabilities
- understand disability as part of the diversity of being a human as well as various life paths and situations
- are familiar with disability policies and the values and objectives of disability work, such as promoting the right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion, and the various methods of working with the disabled
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to disabilities

Content

- disabilities
- right of self-determination, accessibility and inclusion
- disability policies and values, objectives and working methods of disability work
- Act on Disability Services and Assistance

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 17.11.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 08.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 666

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Eeva Kivelä
  • Vesa Vainiomäki
Groups
  • PMK-S23sh
  • HKI-S23sos
  • HKI-S24sosvaka
  • Diak
  • HKI-K24sh-lh
  • HKI-S23sosd
  • POR-S23th
  • HKI-S23sosn
  • HKI-S23sh
  • OUL-S23sh
    OUL-S23sh
  • POR-S23sh

Objective

Students
- understand aging, old age and the life path and situations of the elderly from a multidisciplinary starting point
- are familiar with old-age and elder care policies, values, objectives, working methods and quality recommendations
- know how to assess and analyse their values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to the uniqueness of old age

Content

- the multidisciplinary basis of aging and analysing old age
- diversity of old age and the ability to function
- national and international old age policies
- changes related to aging
- reflection of professional personal growth
- values, objectives and working methods related to working with the elderly
- Act on Supporting the Functional Capacity of the Older Population and on Social and Health Services for Older Persons and quality recommendations

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 17.11.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 08.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 666

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Eeva Nykänen
  • Heini Kapanen
Groups
  • HKI-S23sos
  • Diak
  • OUL-S23sh-lh
    OUL-S23sh-lh
  • A54sh
    A54sh
  • HKI-S23sosd
  • HKI-S23sosn
  • A54shd
    A54shd
  • I54shd
    I54shd
  • A54th
    A54th

Objective

Students
- understand individual, communal, social and cultural factors related to mental health and substance abuse
- understand the significance of factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health
- are familiar with central mental health disorders and comorbidity as well as their individual manifestation and connection to substance abuse
- know the basics of intoxicating substances and the risks and downsides related to their use
- understand the basics of how various crises manifest
- are familiar with the central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- understand the significance of talking about a topic as well as early and well-timed help
- understand the significance of work promoting and remedying mental health
- understand the significance of preventative and remedying substance abuse work
- know the basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- understand the significance of customer-oriented multidisciplinary expertise in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
- know how to assess and analyse their own values, attitudes and ideas of humans in relation to mental health and intoxicating substances

Content

- factors protecting wellbeing and positive mental health as well as factors exposing people to mental health and substance abuse problems
- the most common mental health disorders and comorbidity and their connection to substance abuse
- intoxicating substances (alcohol, surrogate alcohol, multi-addiction, cigarettes and drugs) and addictive behaviour
- manifestation of crises
- central legislation related to mental health and substance abuse work
- work that promotes and remedies mental health
- work that prevents and remedies substance abuse
- processing downsides, health risks and problems
- basics of crisis work and methods of helping
- multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration in mental health, substance abuse and crisis work
- reflection of professional personal growth

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

05.08.2024 - 29.09.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Keijo Piirainen
  • Hannu Piiroinen
Groups
  • A52th
  • F52sos
  • F52sosd
  • A52sosv
  • Diak
  • A52sh
  • A52shd
  • HKI-S23sosvaka
  • I52shd
  • A52sosn
  • A52sos
  • A52sosd

Objective

Students
- are familiar with key terms and viewpoints in the social and health economy
- are familiar with the impact and efficiency assessment of social services and healthcare
- know the objectives of the social welfare and healthcare reform and the structure of regional social welfare and healthcare
- know how to apply the basics of social and health economy in their work

Content

- key terms and viewpoints of the social and health economy
- impact and efficiency of social services and healthcare
- objectives and the regional structure of the social welfare and healthcare reform

Assessment methods and criteria

- Three tests for each other to support studies and know-how. You can try tests tree times.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

07.10.2024 - 29.11.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Health Care, Public Health Care
  • BA of Social Services
  • BA in Health Care
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Early Childhood Education and Care
  • BA in Health Care, Diaconal Nursing
  • BA of Social Services, Diaconal Work
  • BA of Social Services, Christian Youth Work
Teachers
  • Keijo Piirainen
  • Hannu Piiroinen
Groups
  • A52th
  • F52sos
  • F52sosd
  • A52sosv
  • Diak
  • A52sh
  • A52shd
  • HKI-S23sosvaka
  • I52shd
  • A52sosn
  • A52sos
  • A52sosd

Objective

Students
- are familiar with key terms and viewpoints in the social and health economy
- are familiar with the impact and efficiency assessment of social services and healthcare
- know the objectives of the social welfare and healthcare reform and the structure of regional social welfare and healthcare
- know how to apply the basics of social and health economy in their work

Content

- key terms and viewpoints of the social and health economy
- impact and efficiency of social services and healthcare
- objectives and the regional structure of the social welfare and healthcare reform

Assessment methods and criteria

- Three ts for each other to support studies and know-how.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty