Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Public Health Nursing: 16ATH
Code: 16ATH
- Degree title
- Bachelor of Health Care
- Credits
- 60 ects
- Duration
- 1 years (60 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2016
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
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.
Curriculum development and working life cooperation
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.
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Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2016-2017 | Autumn 2016 | Spring 2017 | 1. / 2016 | 2. / 2016 | 3. / 2017 | 4. / 2017 |
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16ATH-1000 |
The Optional Professional studies in Health Care
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30 | |||||||
16ATH-1001 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
16ATH-1002 |
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 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||
7K00CX77 | Public Health Nursing of families with children | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||
7K00CX78 | Vaccination Skills | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
16ATH-1003 |
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 | |||
16ATH-1004 |
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 | |||
16ATH-1005 |
Development of Public Health Nursing
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5 | |||||||
7K00BK71 | Development Project | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
16ATH-1006 |
Practical Training
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30 | |||||||
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 | |||
7K00CS80 | Optional practical training | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
7K00CS81 | Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly people | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
Total | 60 | 60 | 27 | 33 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 |
TAMK Generic Competences
TAMK’s generic competences mean such competences that every graduating student of TAMK should have. These competences are mainly learnt inside courses with the support of diverse teaching methods, but the fields of study may also offer specific courses on some of the themes.
Ethical Competence
- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and their consequences |
The Basics of Public Health Nursing 1 |
The Basics of Public Health Nursing 2 |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families |
Obstetrics and Breastfeeding Counsellor Training |
Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students |
Development of Occupational Wellbeing and Health |
Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly People |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families, children, and families with children, Clinical training |
Clinical training in school health care |
Innovation Competence
- is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods |
Development Project |
IInternationalisation Competence
- possesses language skills necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the field |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families |
Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students |
Learning Competence
- is able to evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style |
Development Project |
Working Community Competence
is able to operate as a member of a work community and promote its wellbeing |
Development Project |
Occupational Health Care, Clinical Training |
Unclassified |
Public Health Nursing of families with children |
Vaccination Skills |
Orientation to clinical training, maternity and health child clinics |
Optional practical training |
Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly people |
Degree Certificate - Bachelors's degree (EQF6)
Structuring for Degree Certificate for Bachelor's Degree, according to AMK legislation. (Basic model).
Yleissairaanhoitajan osaaminen
yleissairaanhoitajan osaamisvaatimukset
Ammatillisuus ja eettisyys
- Osaa työskennellä hoitotyön arvojen, eettisten periaatteiden ja ohjeiden mukaisesti sekä osaa arvioida niiden toteutumista päivittäisessä työskentelyssä. |
The Basics of Public Health Nursing 1 |
The Basics of Public Health Nursing 2 |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families |
Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students |
Development of Occupational Wellbeing and Health |
Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly People |
Asiakaslähtöisyys
- Arvostaa asiakasta/ potilasta ja kohtaa hänet oman elämänsä asiantuntijana ja toimijana. |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families |
Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students |
Johtaminen ja työntekijyysosaaminen
- Osaa priorisoida työtehtäviään joustavasti tilanteen mukaan. |
The Basics of Public Health Nursing 1 |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families |
Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students |
Kliininen hoitotyö
- Osaa vastata asiakkaan/ potilaan tarpeisiin suunnittelemalla, toteuttamalla ja arvioimalla sopivan ja yksilöllisen hoidon yhteistyössä asiakkaan/ potilaan, läheisten ja muiden sosiaali- ja terveysalan ammattilaisten kanssa. |
Obstetrics and Breastfeeding Counsellor Training |
Development of Occupational Wellbeing and Health |
Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly People |
Orientation to clinical training, maternity and health child clinics |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families, children, and families with children, Clinical training |
Clinical training in school health care |
Occupational Health Care, Clinical Training |
Kommunikointi ja moniammatillisuus
- Osaa viestiä ammatillisesti. |
Obstetrics and Breastfeeding Counsellor Training |
Laadun varmistus
- Arvioi hoitotyön laatua kehittääkseen asiakkaan/ potilaan hoitoa ja omaa työskentelyään. |
No attached course units |
Näyttöön perustuva toiminta, tutkimustiedon hyödyntäminen ja päätöksenteko
- Ymmärtää sairaanhoitajan työskentelyn perustuvan näyttöön ja sitoutuu toteuttamaan sitä. |
The Basics of Public Health Nursing 2 |
Ohjaus- ja opetusosaaminen sekä omahoidon tukeminen
- Osaa arvioida asiakkaan/ potilaan tarpeet, voimavarat sekä oman vastuun ohjauksen suunnittelussa ja omahoidossa. |
Development Project |
Potilas- ja asiakasturvallisuus
- Hallitsee potilas- ja asiakasturvallisuuden keskeisen tietoperustan. |
No attached course units |
Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon palvelujärjestelmä
- Ymmärtää sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon organisoinnin, palvelujen tuottamisen ja järjestämisen tavat sekä ohjauksen ja valvonnan Suomessa. |
No attached course units |
Terveyden edistäminen
- Osaa soveltaa relevantteja terveyden edistämisen teorioita ja ajankohtaista terveyden edistämisen tutkimustietoa asiakas/potilastyössä. |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families |
Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students |
Development of Occupational Wellbeing and Health |
Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly People |
Tiedonhallinta
- Osaa tietojen luomisessa, käytössä, säilyttämisessä ja hävittämisessä noudattaa sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon tietosuoja- ja turvallisuusvaatimuksia sekä niitä ohjaavia säädöksiä. |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families |
Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students |
Development of Occupational Wellbeing and Health |
Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly People |
Orientation to clinical training, maternity and health child clinics |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families, children, and families with children, Clinical training |
Clinical training in school health care |
Occupational Health Care, Clinical Training |
Yrittäjyys ja kehittäminen
- Ymmärtää sisäisen yrittäjyyden idean ja sitoutuu noudattamaan sitä työssään. |
Public Health Nursing of Pregnant families |
Public Health Nursing of School-Aged Children, Adolescents and Students |
Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly People |
Occupational Health Care, Clinical Training |
Unclassified |
Public Health Nursing of families with children |
Vaccination Skills |
Optional practical training |
Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly people |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.