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Upper Secondary School Pathway, Professional studies in DP in Nursing

Description of the degree program

The structure of the Degree Programme in Nursing is based on both general and Nurse`s profession-specific competencies. A Registered Nurse (RN) graduating from Seinäjoki UAS has the aptitudes (knowledge, skills and attitude) to act as an expert of nursing in various fields of work in health care, to work in cooperation with the clients, their next-of-kin, as well as in a multi-professional team. Furthermore, a Registered Nurse is able to develop their work and profession in a responsible manner using evidence-based information.

Students deepen and extend their nursing competencies in advanced professional studies during the last semester. This Nursing Degree Programme does not include particular specialization education in a specific area of nursing. The nursing education (210cr) in SeAMK entitles the students to work as licensed Registered Nurses for example in the public sector (primary health care or specialized health care), in the private sector, or in the third sector with various organizations. Registered Nurses may work as experts of nursing in home care, nursing homes, service centres, health centres, outpatient clinics, emergency medical services, emergency clinics, and wards. A Registered Nurse is also competent to work as an entrepreneur, in projects, with different organizations, or in international activities.

After graduation, the Finnish National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) will grant, upon application, the graduate the right to practice as a licensed or authorized professional nurse by entering her or him into the Finnish central register of health care professionals. The nursing education in Seinäjoki UAS meets the standards set out in the European Union Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications, which allows for the comparability of the degree and employability as a nurse in the EU countries.

Pedagogical approach:

In DP in Nursing the pedagogical approach follows SeAMK's pedagogical model, which is
social constructivism. In this model, students are active in their learning process and they achieve skills for lifelong learning and they enhance their evidence-based knowledge.
Teachers have a role as mentors and they help students to develop their evidence based knowledge, clinical skills and professional attitude, which are required in Registered
Nurse's high quality profession, that comes with a grate responsibility of their patients and patients’ next-of-kin.
Registered Nurses work as team members and team leaders in multi-professional co-operation. Skills that are needed when working as a team member and team leader are practiced in group works, laboratory skills lessons and in simulations in various learning environments and in close relation to working life.
Group work, laboratory skills and simulations are part of our collaborative learning method where students can learn together and from each other.
In simulations, students give and get feedback in a collegial manner, which helps their professional interaction and growth as experts in Nursing.