Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Public Health Nursing, adult education:
Code: K10ATH
- Degree title
- Bachelor of Health Care
- Credits
- 90 ects
- Duration
- 2 years (90 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2010
Description
Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care
Public Health Nursing
Bachelor of Health Care
240 credits (cr) and 2 years
Full-time study
Kuntokatu 3, 33520 TAMPERE
Head of programme Pia Keiski
The degree is comparable with equivalent degrees in other EU countries. Bachelors of Health Care are authorised by National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health.
The title of the graduating students of the option of Public Health Nursing is Bachelor of Health Care. The degree is comparable with equivalent degrees in other EU countries. Public health nurses are authorised by National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health. The extent of the option of Public Health Nursing is 240 credits (cr) and the education lasts for 2 years.
Competences developed
Public health nurses promote and support health of individuals, families, communities, population and environment. The core of public health nursing is to activate people to promote and maintain their health. Public health nurses participate in prevention and early detection of health risks and illnesses, nursing of the ill as well as planning and development of healthy living and working environment.
Professional status
Public health nurses are experts and implementors of primary health care and public health. They work in clinics, school and student health care services and different kinds of guidance tasks for health promotion. Public health nurses can also work in occupational health care, different organisations and also as independent practitioners.
Learning outcomes of Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care / academic year:
After the first study year, nursing, midwifery and public health nursing students know the basics of nursing. Students can follow the legislation and ethical codes of health care in their own work. They can recognise and predict health problems in individuals and communities. Students can observe basic vital functions, recognise patients´ needs for nursing and safely use nursing interventions suitable for the patient’s situation. They are capable of safe medication management and master medical calculations. Students are able to give first aid in cases of emergency. They can take into account the meaning of different cultures in nursing.
In the professional studies of public health nursing, students deepen their knowledge and skills in public health nursing, national health work and health promotion of people of different ages. Students know screening, health examination and public health nursing methods and contents for people of different ages. They can plan and implement their work in an individual-, family-, community- or population-oriented way. Students are able to follow and evaluate the health of population and aim at reducing health differences in population. They know the methods of public health nursing with individuals and groups and are capable of working in diverse multiprofessional teams. Students’ actions are based on scientific and reliable information. In the bachelor´s thesis, students deepen their knowledge on development of public health nursing and its working methods.
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| Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | Autumn 2010 | Spring 2011 | Autumn 2011 | Spring 2012 | 1. / 2010 | 2. / 2010 | 3. / 2011 | 4. / 2011 | 1. / 2011 | 2. / 2011 | 3. / 2012 | 4. / 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 90 |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.