Degree Programme in Nursing
Degree
Programme in Nursing (In Finnish)
Specialisations
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Nursing
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Public Health Nursing
Level of qualification
The degree programme leads to a higher education degree which is a first cycle
Bachelor-level degree in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). According to
the eight-level classification of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
the degree represents level 6.
Specific
admission requirements
Please see
the
Applicant's Guide
or the website
www.seamk.fi/hakeminen.
Applicant's Guide's
instructions are written in Finnish for degree programmes taught in Finnish and
in English for degree programmes taught in English. On the website, application
and instructions are in Finnish language for the degree programmes taught in
Finnish.
Specific
arrangements for recognition of prior learning
In the Degree Programme in
Nursing, the recognition of prior learning is based on the generic and
profession- specific (Registered Nurse's and Registered Public Health Nurse's)
competence requirements. The student can apply for the recognition of prior
learning during the autumn semester until the date 30.9. and during the spring
semester until the date 31.1. The members of the RPL team (AHOT in Finnish) in
the DP in Nursing are Raija Palo, Head of DP in Nursing, Tellervo Pihlaja,
Student Counsellor, Tarja Knuuttila, Lecturer, and Marja Toukola, Senior
Lecturer.
The Student Counsellor will
describe the process of the recognition of prior learning as part of the course
"Studies in the University of Applied Sciences". If justified, the student can
then approach the Student Counsellor to discuss starting the process of the
recognition. The student will assess her or his competences against the goals of
the study course or module and gather all the necessary documentary evidence.
The appendices to the application form must include the student's explanation of
prior learning as it relates to the learning outcomes of the respective course
or module. All the documents concerning the recognition of prior learning,
addressed to the RPL (AHOT) team, are forwarded to the Student Counsellor.
The RPL team will receive
the application and the documentary evidence and forward them to one of the
expert lecturers, who will assess the evidence, decide on the need for further
demonstration of skills and knowledge, assess the demonstrations in relation to
the expected learning outcomes and finally decide on the recognition of prior
learning. The lecturer will also enter the results onto the Winha registration
system. If the course is taught by a visiting lecturer, the RPL team will be
responsible for the assessment and decision-making.
The RPL
decisions are subject to current guidelines on outdated studies and appeal
practices, given in the
Degree Regulations of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences.
Part of the field and degree programme-specific studies remain outside the RPL
practice.
Qualification requirements and regulations
Please see the Degree Regulations of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences.
Pedagogical approach
Teaching in the Degree
Programme in Nursing follows the constructivist theory of learning. Online
studies and other independent assignments promote students' self-directed,
evidence-based learning.
Profile
of the programme
The purpose of the Degree
Programme in Nursing is to train experts of nursing, whose work is based on
multi-disciplinary knowledge, extensive nursing/public health nursing competence
and high ethical standards. Registered nurses and public health nurses are
qualified to examine, evaluate and develop their competence, work, work
community and professional field. They plan, implement and develop registered
nursing and public health nursing in national and international contexts.
Registered nurses and public
health nurses are licensed to practise professional nursing as nurses in the
social and health care sectors. The training abides by the directives of the
European Council pertaining to the education of nurses responsible for general
care.
Nurses and public health
nurses are independent experts of nursing and public health nursing in primary
health care, in specialized medical services and in the private and third
sectors. They support, nurse and counsel healthy and sick people of all ages,
families, groups and communities. They implement and develop nursing and public
health nursing, whose purpose is to promote and maintain health, prevent and
cure illness, to rehabilitate patients and clients and to implement medical care
prescribed for the patients.
Occupational profiles
The core competence of
registered nurses and public health nurses involves the health promotion of
individuals, families, communities and the environment; prevention of illness;
planning, implementation and evaluation of client-oriented nursing, and clinical
expertise. Further aspects of the core competence involve counselling and
teaching clients and patients; work in multi-professional teams; implementation
of evidence-based nursing; nursing research and application of research
knowledge, and nursing management and quality assurance.
Access to
further studies
Students who have completed
the bachelor's programme (1st cycle) are eligible to apply for studies in the
second cycle after they have acquired three years' working experience in the
field. The receiving higher education institution determines acceptance into the
programme. Studies in the second cycle lead to a UAS master's degree: Registered
Nurse (UAS master's degree) and Public Health Nurse (UAS master's degree).
(University of applied sciences act 351/2003, in Finnish)
Course
structure
60 ECTS credits per year.
Examination regulations, assessment and grading
Please see the Degree Regulations of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences.
Graduation requirements
The student
has to pass all the studies in the Degree Programme in Nursing or gain
recognition of prior learning, assessed either pass/fail or numerically.
Please see the Degree Regulations of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences.
Mode of
study
The theoretical studies and
lab skills studies take place mostly during the day-time. The students will get
information about the studies undertaken at other times. The practical training
periods included in the education will partly run in three shifts, depending on
the nature of the nursing area. Multiple learning methods are applied depending
on the topic, for instance virtual studies, methods based on students'
collaboration and lab skills methods, which always require classroom
participation.
Contact
persons
Head of the degree programme:
Ms Raija Palo, GSM: +358 40 830 3956, e-mail: raija.palo(at)seamk.fi
ECTS / International
coordinator: Ms Helinä Mesiäislehto-Soukka, GSM: 040 830 4200,
e-mail: helina.mesiaislehto-soukka(at)seamk.fi
Student counsellor: Ms
Tellervo Pihlaja, GSM: +358 40 830 3959, e-mail: tellervo.pihlaja(at)seamk.fi
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