2020 Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Health Care, Public Health Care

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2020 Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Health Care, Public Health Care

2023

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Semesters 1A 1S 2A 2S 3A 3S 4A 4S

Periods 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Search:	ECTS	1	2	3	4	1A	1S	2A	2S	3A	3S	4A	4S	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2
BASIC STUDIES
Orientation to studies at a higher education institution
Orientation to higher education studies	2
English
Professional English
English, oral proficiency	1.5
English, written proficiency	1.5
Swedish
Introduction to Swedish
Introduction to Swedish	2
Professional Swedish
Swedish, oral proficiency	1.5
Swedish, written proficiency	1.5
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PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Basis of customer work
Ethics and expertise in the social, health and church sectors	4
Service systems and operational environments in the social, health and church sectors	2
Encounters in care relationships
Human growth and development	3
Care relationship, diverse and multicultural customers	3
Clinical nursing I
The decision-making process and documentation in nursing	2
Anatomy and physiology I	2
Prevention of infections and asepsis	2
Basic care, support of daily functions and ergonomics, simulations	2
Participatory interaction and guidance
Disabilities	2
Assisting interaction and guidance	4
Health and welfare promotion	3
Clinical nursing II
Anatomy and physiology II	2
Methods of rehabilitative health promotion	2
Observation and treatment of vital functions, simulations	3
Adult nursing
Evidence-based clinical adult nursing	4
Functions of clinical nursing, simulations	3
Elder care
Old age	2
Evidence-based clinical elder care	2

Palliative and spiritual nursing	5
Mental health and substance abuse work
Mental health and intoxicating substances	4
Evidence-based clinical nursing and simulation in mental health and substance abuse work	4
Child, adolescent and family nursing
Evidence-based clinical child and adolescent nursing	2
Clinical nursing functions for children and adolescents, simulation	2
Health promotion of school-age children, young people and their families
Public health nurses' work with school children and students	2
Health promotion of school-age children and young people	2
Developing expertise in nursing
Social and health economy	2
Management and entrepreneurship	3
Public health nurses at maternity and child health clinics
Public health nurse work with a family expecting a child	4
Public health nurse work with children and their families	5
Public health nurses' work in occupational health care
Public health nurses' work in occupational health care	4
Health promotion with people who need special support
Health promotion with people who need special support	2
Clinical practice in non-institutional healthcare
Clinical practice in non-institutional healthcare	3
Social public health nurse work
Social health promotion	2
Environmental health promotion	2
Professionally ethical activities of a public health nurse	2
A public health nurse's expertise
Expertise and management in the work of a public health nurse	2
Quality and effectiveness of health services	2
Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
Tools for developing the professional field I	3
Tools for developing the professional field II	2
Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations
Safe pharmacotherapy and drug calculations	2
Adult pharmacotherapy and drug calculations	2
Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations in elder care	2
Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations in mental health and substance abuse work	1
Pharmacotherapy and drug calculations in child and adolescent work	1
Vaccinations and the prevention of infectious diseases	2
Pharmacotherapy and pharmacological calculations for clients of pre-natal and children's clinics	1
Pharmacotherapy and pharmacological calculations for clients of occupational health care	1
Advanced vaccination competence and E-prescriptions	2
Work placement
Basic training in nursing	5
Practical training in supporting children's ability to function	4
Supporting and guiding adults’ ability to function – work placement	4
Clinical work placement in adult nursing I	6
Clinical work placement in adult nursing II	6
Clinical work placement in elder care/Work placement in home nursing	7
Work placement in mental health promotion and substance abuse work	6
Clinic work placement in child, adolescent and family nursing	6
Work placement as a school healthcare nurse	5
Public health nurse work at maternity clinics – work placement	4
Public health nurse work at child clinics – work placement	5
Practical training in family counselling and empowering groups	1
Work placement – occupational health nurse	5
Health promotion with people in need of special support – work placement	4
Clinic nursing in outpatient healthcare – work placement	6
Expertise as a public health nurse – work placement	11
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ELECTIVE STUDIES (Select 5 ECTS)
THESIS
Community-based participatory research (CBPR)
Thesis
Development and innovation I	3
Development and innovation II	2
Development and innovation III	5
Development and innovation VI	5
R and D and innovation work V	5
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ECTS credits per period / semester / academic year		60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

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

The curriculum fulfils the Act (559/1994 and 1200/2007), Decree (564/1994) and EU directives (updated 2013/55/EU) on health care professionals as well as nationally agreed competence requirements of registered nurse and public health nurse education (2019). The public health nurse programme (240 ECTS) includes the education of a registered nurse.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE 240 ECTS

BASIC STUDIES 10 ECTS:
Introduction to Swedish 2 ECTS, Swedish 3 ECTS, English 3 ECTS, Orientation to higher education studies 2 ECTS. Finnish language and communication is integrated into vocational studies.

VOCATIONAL STUDIES 205 ECTS

ELECTIVES 5 ECTS

THESIS 15 ECTS AND DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT 5 ECTS

Nursing studies comprise of seven thematic sections divided into study modules.
The thematic sections are:
• The basis of professional encounters and the service system 29 ECTS
• Inclusion and guidance 32 ECTS
• Clinic nursing 29 ECTS
• Variety of life paths and health promotion 62 ECTS
• Applied and developing expertise 30 ECTS
• Participatory research and advocacy 30 ECTS
• The ethical nature of nursing and future-proof expertise 28 ECTS

The studies follow the Community-Based Participatory Research model (CBPR) where learning and assignments can be used to benefit the development needs in the working life.