Health Care & Social Services
2009 - 2010 curriculum of the Degree Programme in Nursing, Bachelor of Health Care
Study structure
The first year
Annual theme: Studying and living in the Finnish society and the base for multi-scientific and practice oriented professional activities in nursing.
Goals to achieve:
Students
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get acquainted with the studying environment and the place where they live
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get prepared for studies at the university of applied sciences
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understand a person as a biopsycosocial whole
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know social and health care as working environment
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internalize the ethical values of nursing
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know how to use helping methods in nursing
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act customer based and aim based in professional interaction
Contents:
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Studying skills and professional growth
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Finnish language and culture
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Speech communication and academic writing
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English language and communication
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Behavioural sciences in nursing
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Social sciences in nursing
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Computer skills
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Nursing science in nursing
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Anatomy and physiology
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Helping methods in nursing
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Professional ethic
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First aid
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Drug administration and medical calculation
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Aseptic, microbiology and pathology
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Methods of health promotion
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Health promotion exercise and nutrition
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Guided practice
The second year
Annual theme: Health promotion and nursing in different age groups
Goals to achieve:
Students
- know how to realize health promotion methods with people in different age groups and different life situations
- apply central helping methods in clinical nursing
- understand the wide scope of nursing and its special features
Contents:
- Finnish language and culture (elective studies)
- Nursing research
- Pharmacology
- Cooperation and multicultural nursing
- Health promotion of children and adolescents
- Nursing of children and adolescents
- Nursing of women and family
- Health promotion of adults
- Nursing of adults
- Bachelors thesis
- Guided practice
The third year
Annual theme: Mental health work and nursing of the aged, research and development
Goals to achieve:
Students
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understand the significance of activities supporting mental health from the point of view of an individual and the society
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support the ability of action of aging persons in different environments
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know the basics and methods of research activities
Contents:
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Finnish language and culture (elective studies)
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Anatomy and physiology
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Nursing of adults
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Health promotion of the elderly
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Nursing of the elderly and Wellness technology
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Mental health care and psychiatric nursing
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Cooperation and multicultural nursing
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Bachelors thesis
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Guided practice
The fourth year
Annual theme: Advanced clinical nursing
Goals to achieve:
Students
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are prepared for nursing, which is multi-professional, all-inclusive, methodical and in accordance with the nursing process
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have internalized in their activities the ethics and evidence based nursing
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are prepared to work in teams in different tasks
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are prepared to maintain own working and acting ability as well as to develop both themselves, their working community and the whole professional field
Contents:
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Finnish language and culture (elective studies)
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Administration and management
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Medical-surgical nursing
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Bachelors thesis
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Guided practice