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Degree Programme in Nursing, Full-time studies: SH20

Code: SH20

Degree:
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care

Degree title:
Bachelor of Health Care

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2020

Descriptions

The structure of the Degree Programme in Nursing is based on both general and Nurse`s profession-specific competencies.

Development

The curriculum is developed annually together with the representatives of the working life in the co-operation meetings.

Objective

The Outcomes of the Competencies in Degree Programme in Nursing

Y1 Learning competence

- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style orientation
- is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

Y2 Ethical competence

- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
- is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
- is able to take other people into account in one’s actions
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development
- is capable of social influencing using one’s know-how and based on ethical values

Y3 Working community competence

- is able to operate as a member of a work community
- is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
- is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
- knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks
- is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations
- is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for supervision tasks
- possesses entrepreneurial skills

Y4 Innovation competence

- is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field
- is able to work in projects
- is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

Y5 Internationalization competence

-possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
- is able to operate in a multicultural environment
- takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

Y6 Entrepreneurial competence

- Understanding of the interaction involved in the operations in a company and the business environment, and of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial way of working.
- Understanding of the principles associated with a profitable business, and ability to analyse the operations and risks in a business.

Y7 Quality control competence

- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems
- Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.

sh1 Client-centred professional ethical competence

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- knows how to encounter clients/families/community members as experts of their lives
- makes use of the client's experiential knowledge in health care and nursing
- sees the client as an active agent during the care
- knows how to assess the clients' resources and supports them in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
- encourages families' involvement while respecting the client's opinions and resources
- is capable of professional and therapeutic interaction with clients and family members of all ages
- understands the meaning of culture in care and is able to encounter clients from various cultures individually
- observes nursing values and ethical principles
- abides with laws on professional conduct and with ethical guidelines; evaluates the implementation of laws and guidelines in nursing
- knows how to work without violating human rights
- knows how to act as a representative of clients and nursing profession in various work groups
- evaluates and develops her/his action and assume responsibility for the consequences of the action
- evaluates her/his competence and development in interaction
- has acquired the professional identity of a nurse
- is able to produce, share and make use of expertise and partnership in multidisciplinary teams and networks

sh2 Management and entrepreneurship

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- is able to manage her/himself and understands the importance of internal entrepreneurship
- knows how to assess a work group's resources and to prioritise duties and responsibilities
- understands the role of management in nursing
- is aware of the basics of entrepreneurship in health services and understands its role in the service provision system
- is able to coordinate a client's total care within the nurse's scope of practice
- understands the meaning of changes in the health services and is able to act in changing circumstances within the nurse's scope of practice
- knows how to act in various changing settings, demonstrating good work community skills
- knows and recognises career options in nursing specialties or administration

sh3 Clinical nursing

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- is able to use various nursing interventions to provide psycho-social support to patients
- has command of essential clinical nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations as part of the patient's total care
- is able to meet nursing needs by nursing interventions and is competent in structured documentation, including uniform classification
- knows how to assess a patient's nursing needs using appropriate clinical and physiological tools and instruments, to prioritise the findings and to enter the findings onto a structured documentation system using uniform classification
- knows the principles of preventing infections and is able to explain why this is important
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate safe pharmacological care for various diseases
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate pharmacological care for various patient groups
- understands the structure, function and regulation of the human body and has knowledge of the background factors
- understands the development mechanisms of diseases and the ensuing changes in the organism
- observes Finnish nutritional guidelines in the prevention and care/nursing of prevailing diseases
- is able to integrate nutritional care and counselling in cooperation with a multidisciplinary network of experts
- knows how to implement nursing care of patients suffering from medical conditions or cancer
- knows how to implement nursing care of patients requiring surgical treatment
- is able to support and promote the well-being of families with children
- understands the normal progress and observation of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium
- is able to support families in their growth to parenthood and in the care of the newborn
- knows how to encounter mental health patients, intoxicant abusers and their families in various settings and how to maintain therapeutic interaction with them, promoting mental health, preventing disorders and focusing on resources
- understands the effect of mental health and use of intoxicants on the well-being of individuals and their families
- is able to support clients in acute crisis
- knows how to help aged people achieve and maintain well-being, health and ability to function
- is competent in assessing needs for urgent care in patients and families
- is able to support patients and families in need of urgent care
- is able to implement nursing care of terminal or chronically ill patients in a humane manner, alleviating their symptoms and supporting their significant others
- knows how to support the functional capacity and participation of mentally disabled and injured persons

sh4 Evidence-based nursing and decision-making

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- knows how to use nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making
- is able to solve professional problems and conflicts in multi-professional teams
- evaluates her/his competence critically
- is able to assess nursing needs and to plan, implement and evaluate nursing following the decision-making process
- makes active use of scientific knowledge (evidence-based guidelines, reviews) in decision-making in nursing
- is able to contribute to development, innovation and research processes
- is competent in seeking information from common health science databases
- reads and critically evaluates scientific publications
- understands the concept and role of evidence-based practice in health and social services
- undestands and is committed to the nurse's role in evidence-based practice
- knows how to observe and critically evaluate her/his action and prevailing practices
- understands the importance of uniform practices in the care of clients, and acts accordingly
- knows how to evaluate, observe and document the results of uniform practice

sh5 Counselling and teaching competence

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- understands the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical background and meaning of counselling and teaching in nursing
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate counselling and teaching in a client and group-oriented manner in cooperation with other experts
- has command of counselling and teaching as a nurse's tool in various contexts
- knows how to use client-oriented teaching and counselling methods, appropriate to the situation
- appropriately uses existing teaching and counselling material and is able to produce new material

sh6 Promotion of health and ability to function

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- understands how decision-making and structures in society are linked with the promotion of health and functional capacity
- understands the economic perspective of health promotion
- understands the principles of health promotion and acts according to the values of health promotion
- observes and evaluates the health and well-being of the population, as well as factors linked health and well-being from the perspectives of individuals and the community
- makes use of existing knowledge (registers, statistics) of the population's health challenges from the perspectives of individuals and the community
- recognises factors which cause public health problems
- is able to prevent risk factors which impair the client's health, function and ability to work and lead to dysfunction; is capable of early intervention
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate interventions to promote health and functional capacity of individuals, groups and communities while making use of multidisciplinary and multiprofessional networks.

sh7 Quality and safety in social and health services

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- understands the basics of safety management principles and is aware of her/his responsibility for promoting them in the organization
- understands her/his professional responsibility for ensuring and promoting patient safety
- is able to promote patient safety throughout the patient's nursing process
- is able to counsel patients and families on decision-making concerning care and on the promotion of safety
- through her/his action, demonstrates responsibility for the quality of nursing care
- is able to prevent and recognise quality deviations throughout the nursing process
- is able to evaluate nursing quality and interventions throughout the nursing process
- understands the importance of data security in the nursing process
- acts in a responsible manner, maintaining data security and data protection
- understands how health and social services are organised, provided, delivered and supervised in Finland
- is aware of and observes important/current health and social policy action programmes
- knows how to counsel clients/patients on the appropriate use of public, private and third sector social and health services to promote their health and well-being
- understands the role of various organizations and service units in the client's care and service pathway
- knows how to use electronic services as part of the patient's/client's total care
- knows how to use social media in nursing, keeping professional and private roles separate
- has command of essential clinical nursing equipment and monitoring devices
- knows how to use patient data systems

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

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SH20-1001
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

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20
SH20-1002
Building competence

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10
XX00CG82 Studying at a University of Applied Sciences 2 2 2 1 1
XX00CG83 Career Planning and Internationalisation 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
SH20-1003
Business and entrepreneurship competence

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5
XX00CL55 Basics of Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 1 1 1
XX00BE91 SeAMK Innovation Week 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
SH20-1004
Research and project work skills

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5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3 3 3 1 1 1
SH20-1005
BASIC STUDIES IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE

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10
STPO101 As an Expert in the Social and Health Field 2 2 2 1 1
ST00BX61 Basics of Drug Care 2 2 2 1 1
SH00BX63 English 3 3 3 1 1 1
SH00BX65 Swedish 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
VI00BX67 Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
VI00BX69 Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
SH20-1006
BASIC STUDIES IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN NURSING

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175
SH20-1007
Client-Centred Professional Competence

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4
SH00BX71 Professional Interaction and Cooperation 2 2 2 1 1
SH00BX73 Ethicality in Nursing 2 2 2 1 1
SH20-1008
Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making

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22
SH00BX75 Evidence-Based Nursing 3 3 3 1 1 1
SH00BX77 Research and Development Methods 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
SHO3B1 Knowledge Acquisition 2 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
BD00CL60 Bachelor's Thesis Plan 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
SH00BX81 Bachelor's Thesis Implementation and Reporting 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.7
SH20-1009
Client and Population-Based Health Promotion

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8
BD00BX83 Health-Promoting Nursing and Information Searching 1 4 4 4 2 2
SH00BX85 National and Global Health 2 2 2 1 1
SH00BX87 Counselling Patients and Families 2 2 2 1 1
SH20-1010
Quality and Safety in Social and Health Services

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8
BD00BX89 The Nurse's Social Competence 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
SH00BX91 Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services 3 3 3 1 1 1
SH00BX93 Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services 2 2 2 1 1
SH20-1011
Safe Drug and Fluid Care

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8
SH00BX95 Drug Care and Calculations 3 3 3 1 1 1
SH00BX97 Drug and Fluid Care 2 2 2 1 1
SH00BX99 Pharmacology 3 3 3 1 1 1
SH20-1012
Client-Centred Clinical Competence

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44
SH00BY01 Basics of Clinical Nursing 1 4 4 4 2 2
SH00BY03 Basics of Clinical Nursing 2 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
SH00CF61 First Aid 2 2 2 1 1
SH00CF65 Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
SH00BY05 Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
SH00BY07 Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing 4 4 4 2 2
SH00BY09 Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
SH00BY11 Gerontological Nursing 3 3 3 1 1 1
SH00BY15 Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
SH00BY13 Practice and Outpatient Nursing 2 2 2 1 1
SH00BY17 Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations 2 2 2 1 1
SH00CF64 Medical Subjects in Nursing 6 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5
SH20-1013
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing

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6
SH00BY19 Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making 2 2 2 1 1
SH00BY21 Development of Nursing Expertise 4 4 4 2 2
SH20-1014
Practical Training in Clinical Nursing

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75
SH00CJ93 Nurse's Professional Development 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
SH00CJ95 Nurse's Professional Development 2 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
SH00BY29 Practical Training in Health Promotion 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
SH00BY45 Practical Training in Project Work 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
SH00CJ96 Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing 8 8 8 2.7 2.7 2.7
SH00BY33 Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing 14 14 14 7 7
SH00BY37 Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing 8 8 8 2.7 2.7 2.7
SH00CJ92 Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing 8 8 8 2.7 2.7 2.7
SH00BY39 Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing 8 8 8 2.7 2.7 2.7
SH00BY41 Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements 8 8 8 2.7 2.7 2.7
SH00CJ98 Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training 14 14 14 7 7
SH20-1015
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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5
KG00BY49 English Preparatory Course 2
KG00BY51 Practical training in social and health care services 5
KG00BY53 Acute Nursing Situations 2
8D00BY55 Drug and Alcohol Addiction Clients in Nursing Settings – Learning by simulation 2
8D00BY57 Health and Well- Being of Working- Age People 2
XX00CU09 Perspectives on Health promotion in Finland and Japan 2
8D00CY68 Pharmacology for Everyday Nursing 2
SH20-1016
SeAMKPro

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Total 210 65.5 60.5 57.5 21.5 34 31.5 31 29.5 29.5 28 21.5 17 17 10.6 10.6 10.6 15.5 15.5 9.9 9.9 9.9 14.8 14.8 9.4 9.4 9.4 10.8 10.8

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

General competencies (Bachelor’s Degrees)

1 Learning competence

- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style orientation
- is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Career Planning and Internationalisation
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Introduction to Project Work
Research and Development Methods
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
2 Ethical competence

- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
- is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
- is able to take other people into account in one’s actions
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development
- is capable of social influencing using one’s know-how and based on ethical values

Introduction to Research and Development
Professional Interaction and Cooperation
Ethicality in Nursing
Knowledge Acquisition 2
Bachelor's Thesis Plan
Bachelor's Thesis Implementation and Reporting
Health-Promoting Nursing and Information Searching 1
National and Global Health
Counselling Patients and Families
The Nurse's Social Competence
Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Drug Care and Calculations
Drug and Fluid Care
Pharmacology
Basics of Clinical Nursing 1
Basics of Clinical Nursing 2
First Aid
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Medical Subjects in Nursing
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Health Promotion
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
3 Working community competence

- is able to operate as a member of a work community
- is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
- is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
- knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks
- is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations
- is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for supervision tasks
- possesses entrepreneurial skills

Communication Skills
ICT Skills
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Project Work
As an Expert in the Social and Health Field
Basics of Drug Care
English
Swedish
Professional Interaction and Cooperation
The Nurse's Social Competence
Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Health Promotion
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
4 Innovation competence

- is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field
- is able to work in projects
- is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Evidence-Based Nursing
Research and Development Methods
Knowledge Acquisition 2
Bachelor's Thesis Plan
Bachelor's Thesis Implementation and Reporting
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
5 Internationalization competence

- possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
- is able to operate in a multicultural environment
- takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

Career Planning and Internationalisation
SeAMK Innovation Week
English
Swedish
National and Global Health
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
6 Entrepreneurial competence

- Understanding of the interaction involved in the operations in a company and the business environment, and of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial way of working.
- Understanding of the principles associated with a profitable business, and ability to analyse the operations and risks in a business.

Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Project Work
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
7 Quality control competence

- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems
- Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.

Introduction to Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis Implementation and Reporting
The Nurse's Social Competence
Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Drug Care and Calculations
Drug and Fluid Care
Pharmacology
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
Not grouped
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
English Preparatory Course
Practical training in social and health care services
Acute Nursing Situations
Drug and Alcohol Addiction Clients in Nursing Settings – Learning by simulation
Health and Well- Being of Working- Age People
Perspectives on Health promotion in Finland and Japan
Pharmacology for Everyday Nursing

Nurse competencies

1 Client-centred professional ethical competence

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- knows how to encounter clients/families/community members as experts of their lives
- makes use of the client's experiential knowledge in health care and nursing
- sees the client as an active agent during the care
- knows how to assess the clients' resources and supports them in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
- encourages families' involvement while respecting the client's opinions and resources
- is capable of professional and therapeutic interaction wih clients and family members of all ages
- understands the meaning of culture in care and is able to encounter clients from various cultures individually
- observes nursing values and ethical principles
- abides with laws on professional conduct and with ethical guidelines; evaluates the implementation of laws and guidelines in nursing
- knows how to work without violating human rights
- knows how to act as a representative of clients and nursing profession in various work groups
- evaluates and develops her/his action and assume responsibility for the consequences of the action
- evaluates her/his competence and development in interaction
- has acquired the professional identity of a nurse
- is able to produce, share and make use of expertise and partnership in multidisciplimary teams and networks

Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Project Work
As an Expert in the Social and Health Field
Basics of Drug Care
English
Swedish
Professional Interaction and Cooperation
Ethicality in Nursing
Health-Promoting Nursing and Information Searching 1
National and Global Health
Counselling Patients and Families
The Nurse's Social Competence
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Drug Care and Calculations
Basics of Clinical Nursing 2
First Aid
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Health Promotion
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
2 Management and entrepreneurship

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- is able to manage her/himself and understands the importance of internal entrepreneurship
- knows how to assess a work group's resources and to prioritise duties and responsibilities
- understands the role of management in nursing
- is aware of the basics of entrepreneurship in health services and understands its role in the service provision system
- is able to coordinate a client's total care within the nurse's scope of practice
- understands the meaning of changes in the health services and is able to act in changing circumstances within the nurse's scope of practice
- knows how to act in various changing settings, demonstrating good work community skills
- knows and recognises career options in nursing specialities or administration

Career Planning and Internationalisation
Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Project Work
The Nurse's Social Competence
Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Project Work
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
3 Clinical nursing

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- is able to use various nursing interventions to provide psychosocial support to patients
- has command of essential clinical nursing procedures and diagnostic examinations as part of the patient's total care
- is able to meet nursing needs by nursing interventions and is competent in structured documentation, including uniform classification
- knows how to assess a patient's nursing needs using appropriate clinical and physiological tools and instruments, to prioritise the findings and to enter the findings onto a structured documentation system using uniform classification
- knows the principles of preventing infections and is able to explain why this is important
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate safe pharmacological care for various diseases
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate pharmacological care for various patient groups
- understands the structure, function and regulation of the human body and has knowledge of the background factors
- understands the development mechanisms of diseases and the ensuing changes in the organism
- observes Finnish nutritional guidelines in the prevention and care/nursing of prevailing diseases
- is able to integrate nutritional care and counselling in cooparation with a multidisciplinary network of experts
- knows how to implement nursing care of patients suffering from medical conditions or cancer
- knows how to implement nursing care of patients requiring surgical treatment
- is able to support and promote the wellbeing of families with children
- understands the normal progress and observation of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium
- is able to support families in their growth to parenthood and in the care of the newborn
- knows how to encounter mental health patients, intoxicant abusers and their families in various settings and how to maintain therapeutic interaction with them, promoting mental health, preventing disorders and focusing on resources
- understands the effect of mental health and use of intoxicants on the wellbeing of individuals and their families
- is able to support clients in acute crisis
- knows how to help aged people achieve and maintain wellbeing, health and ability to function
- is competent in assessing needs for urgent care in patients and families
- is able to support patients and families in need of urgent care
- is able to implement nursing care of terminal or chronically ill patients in a humane manner, alleviating their symptoms and supporting their significant others
- knows how to support the functional capacity and participation of mentally disabled and injured persons

Basics of Drug Care
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Drug Care and Calculations
Drug and Fluid Care
Pharmacology
Basics of Clinical Nursing 1
Basics of Clinical Nursing 2
First Aid
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
4 Evidence-based nursing and decision-making

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- knows how to use nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making
- is able to solve professional problems and conflicts in multi-professional teams
- evaluates her/his competence critically
- is able to assess nursing needs and to plan, implement and evaluate nursing following the decision-making process
- makes active use of scientific knowledge (evidence-based guidelines, reviews) in decision-making in nursing
- is able to contribute to development, innovation and research processes
- is competent in seeking information from common health science databases
- reads and critically evaluates scientific publications
- understands the concept and role of evidence-based practice in health and social services
- undestands and is committed to the nurse's role in evidence-based practice
- knows how to observe and critically evaluate her/his action and prevailing practices
- understands the importance of uniform practices in the care of clients, and acts accordingly
- knows how to evaluate, observe and document the results of uniform practice

Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Professional Interaction and Cooperation
Ethicality in Nursing
Evidence-Based Nursing
Research and Development Methods
Knowledge Acquisition 2
Bachelor's Thesis Plan
Bachelor's Thesis Implementation and Reporting
Health-Promoting Nursing and Information Searching 1
Basics of Clinical Nursing 2
First Aid
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Health Promotion
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
5 Counselling and teaching competence

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- understands the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical background and meaning of counselling and teaching in nursing
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate counselling and teaching in a client and group-oriented manner in cooperation with other experts
- has command of counselling and teaching as a nurse's tool in various contexts
- knows how to use client-oriented teaching and counselling methods, approriate to the situation
- appropriately uses existing teaching and counselling material and is able to produce new material

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Communication Skills
Introduction to Project Work
Basics of Drug Care
English
Swedish
Evidence-Based Nursing
Health-Promoting Nursing and Information Searching 1
Counselling Patients and Families
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Drug Care and Calculations
Drug and Fluid Care
Pharmacology
First Aid
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Health Promotion
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
6 Promotion of health and ability to function

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- understands how decision-making and structures in society are linked with the promotion of health and functional capacity
- understands the economic perspective of health promotion
- understands the principles of health promotion and acts according to the values of health promotion
- observes and evaluates the health and wellbeing of the population, as well as factors linked health and wellbeing from the perspectives of individuals and the community
- makes use of existing knowledge (registers, statistics) of the population's health challenges from the perspectives of individuals and the community
- recognises factors which cause public health problems
- is able to prevent risk factors which impair the client's health, function and ability to work and lead to dysfunction; is capable of early intervention
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate interventions to promote health and functional capacity of individuals, groups and communities while making use of multidisciplinary and multiprofessional networks.

Introduction to Project Work
Health-Promoting Nursing and Information Searching 1
National and Global Health
Counselling Patients and Families
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Basics of Clinical Nursing 1
Basics of Clinical Nursing 2
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Health Promotion
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
7 Quality and safety in social and health services

A Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse:
- understands the basics of safety management principles and is aware of her/his responsibility for promoting them in the organization
- understands her/his professional responsibility for ensuring and promoting patient safety
- is able to promote patient safety throughout the patient's nursing process
- is able to counsel patients and families on decision-making concerning care and on the promotion of safety
- through her/his action, demonstrates reponsibility for the quality of nursing care
- is able to prevent and recognise quality deviations throughout the nursing process
- is able to evaluate nursing quality and interventions throughout the nursing process
- understands the importance of data security in the nursing process
- acts in a responsible manner, maintaining data security and data protection
- understands how health and social services are organised, provided, delivered and supervised in Finland
- is aware of and observes important/current health and social policy action programmes
- knows how to counsel clients/patients on the appropriate use of public, private and third sector social and health services to promote their health and wellbeing
- undertands the role of various organizations and service units in the client's care and service pathway
- knows how to use electronic services as part of the patient's/client's total care
- knows how to use social media in nursing, keeping professional and private roles separate
- has command of essential clinical nursing equipment and monitoring devices
- knows how to use patient data systems

The Nurse's Social Competence
Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Drug Care and Calculations
Drug and Fluid Care
Pharmacology
Basics of Clinical Nursing 2
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Health Promotion
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
Not grouped
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Medical Subjects in Nursing
English Preparatory Course
Practical training in social and health care services
Acute Nursing Situations
Drug and Alcohol Addiction Clients in Nursing Settings – Learning by simulation
Health and Well- Being of Working- Age People
Perspectives on Health promotion in Finland and Japan
Pharmacology for Everyday Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree studies

1 Basic Studies
Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Career Planning and Internationalisation
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
As an Expert in the Social and Health Field
Basics of Drug Care
English
Swedish
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
2 Professional Studies
Professional Interaction and Cooperation
Ethicality in Nursing
Evidence-Based Nursing
Research and Development Methods
Knowledge Acquisition 2
Health-Promoting Nursing and Information Searching 1
National and Global Health
Counselling Patients and Families
The Nurse's Social Competence
Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services
Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services
Drug Care and Calculations
Drug and Fluid Care
Pharmacology
Basics of Clinical Nursing 1
Basics of Clinical Nursing 2
First Aid
Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations
Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing
Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing
Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing
Practice and Outpatient Nursing
Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations
Medical Subjects in Nursing
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making
Development of Nursing Expertise
3 Free-Choice Studies
English Preparatory Course
Practical training in social and health care services
Acute Nursing Situations
Drug and Alcohol Addiction Clients in Nursing Settings – Learning by simulation
Health and Well- Being of Working- Age People
4 Training
Nurse's Professional Development 1
Nurse's Professional Development 2
Practical Training in Health Promotion
Practical Training in Project Work
Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing
Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements
Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training
5 Thesis
Bachelor's Thesis Plan
Bachelor's Thesis Implementation and Reporting
Not grouped
Perspectives on Health promotion in Finland and Japan
Pharmacology for Everyday Nursing

Code Name Credits (cr)
SH20-1001
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

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20
SH20-1002
Building competence

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10
XX00CG82 Studying at a University of Applied Sciences 2
XX00CG83 Career Planning and Internationalisation 2
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3
SH20-1003
Business and entrepreneurship competence

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5
XX00CL55 Basics of Entrepreneurship 3
XX00BE91 SeAMK Innovation Week 2
SH20-1004
Research and project work skills

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5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3
SH20-1005
BASIC STUDIES IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE

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10
STPO101 As an Expert in the Social and Health Field 2
ST00BX61 Basics of Drug Care 2
SH00BX63 English 3
SH00BX65 Swedish 3
VI00BX67 Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
VI00BX69 Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
SH20-1006
BASIC STUDIES IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN NURSING

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175
SH20-1007
Client-Centred Professional Competence

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4
SH00BX71 Professional Interaction and Cooperation 2
SH00BX73 Ethicality in Nursing 2
SH20-1008
Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making

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22
SH00BX75 Evidence-Based Nursing 3
SH00BX77 Research and Development Methods 3
SHO3B1 Knowledge Acquisition 2 1
BD00CL60 Bachelor's Thesis Plan 5
SH00BX81 Bachelor's Thesis Implementation and Reporting 10
SH20-1009
Client and Population-Based Health Promotion

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8
BD00BX83 Health-Promoting Nursing and Information Searching 1 4
SH00BX85 National and Global Health 2
SH00BX87 Counselling Patients and Families 2
SH20-1010
Quality and Safety in Social and Health Services

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8
BD00BX89 The Nurse's Social Competence 3
SH00BX91 Management and Quality Assurance in Social and Health Services 3
SH00BX93 Digitalisation and eHealth in Social and Health Services 2
SH20-1011
Safe Drug and Fluid Care

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8
SH00BX95 Drug Care and Calculations 3
SH00BX97 Drug and Fluid Care 2
SH00BX99 Pharmacology 3
SH20-1012
Client-Centred Clinical Competence

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44
SH00BY01 Basics of Clinical Nursing 1 4
SH00BY03 Basics of Clinical Nursing 2 4
SH00CF61 First Aid 2
SH00CF65 Radiation protection and radiological and clinical examinations 3
SH00BY05 Medical and infectious disease nursing, palliative care and client with disabilities nursing 5
SH00BY07 Surgical, perioperative and gynaecological nursing 4
SH00BY09 Mental Health Nursing and Addiction Nursing 4
SH00BY11 Gerontological Nursing 3
SH00BY15 Maternity Health and Paediatric Nursing 5
SH00BY13 Practice and Outpatient Nursing 2
SH00BY17 Nursing in Acute and Critical Situations 2
SH00CF64 Medical Subjects in Nursing 6
SH20-1013
Development of Evidence-Based Nursing

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6
SH00BY19 Development of Evidence-Based Nursing and Decision-Making 2
SH00BY21 Development of Nursing Expertise 4
SH20-1014
Practical Training in Clinical Nursing

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75
SH00CJ93 Nurse's Professional Development 1 1
SH00CJ95 Nurse's Professional Development 2 1
SH00BY29 Practical Training in Health Promotion 3
SH00BY45 Practical Training in Project Work 2
SH00CJ96 Supervised Clinical Training in the Basics of Clinical Nursing 8
SH00BY33 Supervised Clinical Training in Medical or Surgical Nursing 14
SH00BY37 Supervised Clinical Training in Mental Health Nursing 8
SH00CJ92 Supervised Clinical Training in Gerontological Nursing 8
SH00BY39 Supervised Clinical Training in Paediatric Nursing 8
SH00BY41 Supervised Clinical Training in Outpatient or Acute Nursing -placements 8
SH00CJ98 Specialisation of Nursing Expertise -supervised clinical training 14
SH20-1015
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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5
KG00BY49 English Preparatory Course 2
KG00BY51 Practical training in social and health care services 5
KG00BY53 Acute Nursing Situations 2
8D00BY55 Drug and Alcohol Addiction Clients in Nursing Settings – Learning by simulation 2
8D00BY57 Health and Well- Being of Working- Age People 2
XX00CU09 Perspectives on Health promotion in Finland and Japan 2
8D00CY68 Pharmacology for Everyday Nursing 2
SH20-1016
SeAMKPro

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