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 Degree Programme in Nursing

Degree Programme in Nursing (In Finnish)

Specialisations

  • Nursing 
  • 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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