Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Public Health Nursing: 18TH
Code: 16TH
- Degree title
- Bachelor of Health Care
- Credits
- 240 ects
- Duration
- 4 years (240 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2018
Description
The National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health authorises those who have passed the degree as registered nurses and public health nurses according to the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/94). The degree is comparable with equivalent degrees in other EU countries.
Public health nursing studies are based on nursing studies, which are included in the degree certificate. The extent of the studies is 240 credits and the education lasts for 4 years.
The title of the graduating students of Public Health Nursing is Bachelor of Health Care.
Basic values of the Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care are respect for human dignity and individuals, confidentiality, responsibility, and high quality professional conduct.
Public health nurses / registered nurses promote and maintain health of individuals, families, communities, population, and the environment, and nurse patients/clients holistically. Activating people to maintain and contribute to their health is at the centre of public health nursing. Public health nurses are involved in prevention of health risks and illnesses, early intervention and holistic nursing, and planning and development of healthy living and working environments. Independent decision making, good communication skills and empathy are highlighted in public health nursing.
Public health nurses are experts on public health nursing, primary health care, national health work, and health promotion. They implement and develop family centred health care work independently and in multiprofessional collaboration. Public health nurses work in health clinics, school and student health care, adult counselling, hospitals, home care, and health promotion. Public health nurses can also work in occupational health care, associations, and in various educational and project activities and as entrepreneurs.
Public health nurses’ professional competence is made up of ethical conduct, health promotion, decision making in nursing, guidance and teaching, cooperation, research and development, management, multicultural nursing, societal activities, clinical nursing and pharmacotherapy. Family centred health care at various phases of life and health promotion methods are emphasised. The professional competence is based on evidence based nursing and public health nursing, nursing science and other disciplines supporting nursing, such as medicine and social and behavioural sciences.
Learning of public health nursing means reflective, critical and ethical reassessment of prior knowledge and experiences, new ideas, and processing of personal attitudes. The multilevel reality and various forms of knowledge are the bases for learning the essential competences in public health nursing.
Progress of studies
After the first year of studies the student knows the basics of caring for ill patients. The student obeys the laws and ethical codes concerning health care. The student recognises and predicts the possible health problems of individuals and communities. The student is able to monitor basic vital signs, recognise nursing needs, and use appropriate nursing methods. The student knows how to carry out medication safely and masters medical calculations. The student is able to give first aid in emergency situations. The student is able to consider the meaning of different cultures in nursing.
During the middle phase of the studies the student develops his/her clinical know-how in different areas of nursing and is able to estimate the nursing needs of patients/clients of different ages, and plan, implement and evaluate nursing in cooperation with the patient/ client and their significant others. The student utilises multidisciplinary knowledge as a basis for his/her work. The student is able to guide and support patients/clients in self-care. The student knows how to act in multiprofessional collaboration to the benefit of the patient/client. The student knows how to evaluate his/her own work critically.
In the optional professional studies towards the end of the programme, professionalism in public health nursing strengthens and deepens, especially know-how in health promotion. The student is able to make ethically sound decisions based on evidence and act professionally as a public health nurse. The student is able to meet the nursing needs of families and patients of different ages in his/her own field. The student can act as a primary nurse to patients and their families throughout nursing processes according to the principles of primary nursing. The student is able to develop nursing/public health nursing and his/her conduct responsibly. The student deepens his/her knowledge in a field through the Bachelor’s thesis and a development project.
Implementation of teaching
Completion of the degree means full-time studying for students. The degree contains the required amount of clinical training to enhance professional skills.
The student’s know-how in nursing expands and deepens throughout the studies. In completion of the studies the following principles are followed:
30 ects of initial stage studies need to be completed
in the beginning of the middle phase studies. The first-year supervised orientation to clinical training and pharmacotherapy and medical calculations are to be completed before proceeding to the first clinical training.
The Finnish health policies, future challenges, and TAMK strategy have been considered in the curriculum. In addition to the Act on Health Care Professionals (559/1994) and the decree (564/1994), the competence descriptions made by the work group appointed by the Ministry of Education in 2005 on health care education in universities of applied sciences, Rectors' Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences’ competence classifications, and the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) were considered in the curriculum. The education fulfils the EU directive (2013/55/EU) on recognition of professional qualifications.
The Finnish Foundation of Nursing Education was involved in planning of the curriculum by commenting on the content and structure.
Kansainvälistyminen
Opiskelijalla on mahdollisuus tutkintoonsa sisältyen syventää kansainvälisyys osaamistaan 20-30 op laajuisesti. Opinnot voivat koostua englanninkielisestä teoriaopetuksesta kotimaassa tai kansainvälisessä vaihdossa tai kansainvälisessä vaihdossa tehdyistä harjoitteluista tai muista kansainvälisesti toteutetuista opinnoista.
Curriculum development and working life cooperation
The curriculum was made in cooperation with working life.
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| Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | Autumn 2018 | Spring 2019 | Autumn 2019 | Spring 2020 | Autumn 2020 | Spring 2021 | Autumn 2021 | Spring 2022 | 1. / 2018 | 2. / 2018 | 3. / 2019 | 4. / 2019 | 1. / 2019 | 2. / 2019 | 3. / 2020 | 4. / 2020 | 1. / 2020 | 2. / 2020 | 3. / 2021 | 4. / 2021 | 1. / 2021 | 2. / 2021 | 3. / 2022 | 4. / 2022 |
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| 16TH-1000 |
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
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22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT58 | Values and Ethics in Social and Health Care | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT59 | Social and Health Care Services in Finland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT60 | Structured Data Search | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT61 | Decision Making and Documentation in Nursing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT62 | Learning Skills | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT63 | Development of Expertise | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU16 | Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical Physiology | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU17 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1001 |
The Basics Skills of Professional Nursing
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21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT66 | Daily Activities in Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT67 | Clinical Nursing Methods | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT68 | Promotion of Health and Functional Ability | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT69 | Infection Control in Nursing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT70 | First Aid | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT71 | Education and Teaching Competence and Digital Communication | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT72 | Professional Communication | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1002 |
Basics of medication and fluid therapy
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8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BC77 | Pharmacotherapy and Medical Calculations | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BC78 | Pharmacology | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BC79 | Intravenous Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT73 | Demonstration of Competence in Administering Medication and Resuscitating a Patient | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1003 |
Outpatient health care and gerontological nursing
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10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT74 | Communicable Diseases and Vaccination Expertise | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT75 | Nursing in Outpatient Health Care | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT76 | Gerontological Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1004 |
Medical Nursing
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8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT77 | Medical Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT78 | Internal Medicine | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT79 | Radiation Safety, Radiography and Pathology | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1005 |
Surgical and Perioperative Nursing
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10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT80 | Surgical Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT81 | Perioperative Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT82 | Surgery and Anaesthesiology | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1006 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing
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7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT83 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1007 |
Women, Families and Children as Nursing Clients
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8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT85 | Paediatric Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT87 | Maternity Care and Gynaecological Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1008 |
Language studies
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6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK07 | Professional English for Nurses | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CL06 | Swedish, spoken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CL07 | Swedish, written | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1009 |
Bachelor's Thesis
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15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK24 | Orientation to and Planning of the Bachelor's Thesis | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CJ53 | Implementation of the Bachelor's Thesis Process | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CJ54 | Reporting of the Bachelor’s Thesis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1010 |
Development and Administration of Nursing
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7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT89 | Nursing Science in Past and Now | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT90 | Nursing Research | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT91 | Nursing Administration | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1011 |
The Optional Professional Studies in Health Care
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30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1012 |
The Basics of Public Health Nursing
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5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BV67 | The Basics of Public Health Nursing 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CN29 | The Basics of Public Health Nursing 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1013 |
Public Health Nursing of Children and Families
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12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK62 | Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CS57 | Obstetrics and Breastfeeding Counsellor Training | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CN31 | Public Health Nursing of children and families with children | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CS56 | Advanced Vaccination Skills | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1014 |
Public Health Nursing of Adolescents
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3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BV65 | Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1015 |
Public Health Nursing of Working-Age Population
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5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK65 | Development of Occupational Wellbeing and Health | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK66 | Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly People | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1016 |
Development of Public Health Nursing
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5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK71 | Development Project | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1017 |
Practical Training
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83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT94 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Basics of Clinical Nursing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT95 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Basics of Pharmacological Treatment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT96 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Basics of Intravenous Fluid Therapy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT97 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Medical Nursing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT98 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Surgical Nursing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CP98 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Perioperative Nursing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CT99 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Outpatient Health Care | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU14 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Nursing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU12 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Paediatric Nursing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU13 | Orientation to Clinical Training, Maternity Care and Gynaecological Nursing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU00 | Supervised Clinical Training, Simulation 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU01 | Supervised Clinical Training, Simulation 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU02 | Supervised Clinical Training 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU03 | Supervised Clinical Training 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU04 | Supervised Clinical Training 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CV14 | Supervised Clinical Training | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU06 | Supervised Clinical Training, Working in a Project 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CU07 | Supervised Clinical Training, Working in a Project 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CN30 | Orientation to clinical training, maternity and health child clinics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK64 | Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families, children, and families with children, Clinical training | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BV66 | Clinical training in school health care | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK69 | Occupational Health Care, Clinical Training | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00CD89 | Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly people | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BK70 | Optional Advanced Clinical Training | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1018 |
Elective Studies
(Choose ects: 5 ) |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16TH-1019 |
Elective Studies
(Choose ects: 5 ) |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7K00BU56 | Elective Studies | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VENGVAL-8 | Preparation Studies, English | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VRUOTVAL-8 | Preparatory Studies, Swedish | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VRUOTSI-8 | Swedish, Starting Level | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VENGLANTI-8 | English, Starting Level | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 240 | 54 | 65 | 63 | 51 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 17 | 17 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
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