Study Guide

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- bases her or his work on nursing science and neighbouring disciplines when nursing and interacting with patients/clients and their significant others
- is competent in planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing and in professional decision-making based on research and experience
- knows the essential nursing interventions and how to implement them safely

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- is capable of developing promotive and preventive public health nursing in various settings
- works for the promotion of public health with the aim of narrowing the health gap between social groups, using foresight information about public health
- is able to analyse evidence-based knowledge in the planning, implementation and evaluation of client-centred health promotion
- bases her/his work on laws that govern public health nursing and on national and international health and social policy documents
- knows how to assess the client's resources and factors that protect and promote the client's health
- helps clients become aware of their resources in health promotion and self-care and promotes their decision-making skills
- is able to detect and support clients, families and communities in need of special support or in risk of social exclusion
-knows how to use outreach methods to promote the health and wellbeing of clients and their families and close communities
- can explain how culture can promote health and wellbeing
- in cooperation with other professionals, supports clients and families from other cultural backgrounds, promoting their health, wellbeing and ability to function
- selects and uses action models and methods which increase the clients' participation on the level of individuals, groups and communities
- in cooperation with other professionals, renews and develops action models and methods of health promotion
- is aware of ethicality and legal issues related to the use of communication technology at work
-in cooperation with other professionals, uses and develops information and communication technology in an innovative, client-centred manner.

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- is able to cousel and support clients on issues pertaining to the couple relationship and family planning
- in cooperation with the family, knows how to plan, implement and evaluate the control and promotion of child-expecting family's health, wellbeing and resources
- is capable of assessing the mother's and fetus's health, recognising risk factors related to pregnancy or childbirth, linking clients with appropriate services if necessary
- is able to handle deliveries, including sudden births
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate a newborn baby's and the family's need for support and promote their participation
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate monitoring a small or school-aged child's and a young person's growth and development in cooperation with the clients
- encourages small and school-aged children and young people to make health-promoting choices
- encourages families in parenthood and in the promotion of a healthy lifestyle
- is able to assess small and school-aged children's, young people's and their families' needs for special support and follow-up care
- in cooperation with families and various stakeholders, maintains and promotes a safe growth community and environment
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate health and function-promoting public health nursing for working-aged adults, workplaces and communities
- is able to explain what the principles of good occupational health services involve
- is able to assess effects of work, work communities and environments on people's health
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate suggestions for the promotion of clients' (individuals, families, groups, workplaces, work or other communities) health
- knows how to act in multiprofessional work communities and in multiprofessional and -disciplinary networks
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate public health nursing to promote aged people's health and ability to function
- is able to assess risk factors related to aged people's health, living conditions and life situation, which increase the need for services, and is able to link the clients with the services available
- works in cooperation with aged clients and their families/significant others and makes decisions to promote the clients' health and to ensure them a dignified life
- is able to implement nursing and public health nursing in the client's home

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- in her/his work, takes into account environmental factors which promote or jeopardise people's health
- knows how to promote the creation of a healthy, safe, free access environment for clients of all ages
- in special situations and exceptional circumstances, works in collaboration with environmental health services
- is able to prevent accidents in a planned manner and knows how to administer first aid
- applies national and international guidelines and regulations on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases
- knows how to prevent infectious diseases in Finland and how to nurse and counsel patients on infectious diseases
- implements the national immunisation programme and advises travellers on health issues

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- recognises current challenges in society and acts accordingly, for the benefit of clients in order to promote their health
- knows how to speak for their clients and how to inform them of evidece-based health and wellbeing issues
- participates in national and international discussion on the health and wellbeing of the population
- cooperates with the public, private and third sector
- in cooperation with experts and end users, participates in the developmet of services and products
- develops the quality of public health nursing on the basis of evidence and makes use of quality guidelines
- monitors the development of health service expenditure and the effectiveness of preventive work and early intervention
- is able to offer appropriate services to her/his clients and ensures the continuity of care throughout the services
- knows how to act as an expert of public health nursing in various media

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- observes the values and ethical principles of public health nursing and health promotion
- is able to work independently in a responsible and innovative manner in various public health nurse's duties
- evaluates and develops her/his professional competence throughout her/his career to meet worklife challenges
- applies various health and wellbeing strategies in the planning, implementation, evaluation and development of public health nursing
- knows how to work in interprofessional work groups, networks and projects
- is able to lead and manage work groups
- is capable of making decisions in unexpected situations and settings
- develops her/his cooperation skills in the practice, management and development of public health nursing
- is able to explain entrepreneurship options in public health nursing
- is aware of her/his development, innovation and research competence and promotes this competence as an expert of health promotion
- keeps up to date with the latest research findings and development ideas and applies them in her/his work
- is able to develop public health nursing out of her/his own initiative and on the basis of the needs prevailing in society and working life

Functions in accordance with the values, ethical guidelines and principles of nursing care, and evaluates their implementation in daily nursing care.
Complies with current legislation and information guidance in their work.
Has adopted the professional identity of a nurse and committed to the principles of a service profession.
Demonstrates ability to function in the role of an expert in nursing care and to accept responsibility for their actions.
Demonstrates ability to assess and develop their own skills.
Demonstrates ability to intervene in unprofessional conduct.
Recognizes their limits in coping, seeks support and uses different forms of support available.
Demonstrates knowledge of career opportunities for nurses.
Complies with occupational safety regulations

Respects clients/patients and encounters them as experts of and actors in their own lives.
Demonstrates ability to encounter vulnerable patient groups in nursing care.
Demonstrates ability to encounter client/patients from different cultures individually.

Demonstrates knowledge of professional interaction in nursing care with client/patients of different ages and backgrounds and their family members and loved ones.
Demonstrates knowledge of independent communication and interaction in his or her native language, the second official language of Finland, and at least one foreign language.
Understands his or her own responsibilities and those of other professionals in health care and social welfare services, as well as the significance of controlled and flexible division of duties in the client’s /patient’s holistic care.
Demonstrates good work community skills when working in multidisciplinary teams, environments and networks.

Demonstrates ability to apply current research data and other information from the field of health promotion to their work with client/patients.
Identifies risk factors of clients/patients and provides early support to those in need.
Plans and implements interventions promoting health and functional capacity of individuals and groups of clients/patients in multidisciplinary collaboration.
Recognizes existing and new threats to health and knows how to integrate them in the promotion of health of clients/patients.

Demonstrates ability to priorize the task flexibly
Motivates members of their working community and is able to give and receive feedback.
Demonstrates ability to work according to the principles of cost-efficiency, Sustainable development taking into account the environment
Demonstrates ability to guide fellow students and co-workers.
Demonstrates ability to develop and adapt their ways of working to changes in the health care and social welfare services.

Complies with the requirements and regulations governing data protection and information security in health care and social welfare services relating to the creation, use, storage and disposal of data.
Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate recording of the client’s /patient’s nursing care process, and is capable of evaluating whether data recorded in the patient data repository is up-to-date, correct and of good quality.
Documents the nursing care of client/patient according to the nursing care process; assesses the client’s/patient’s need for interventions (care) in accordance with the Finnish Care Classification (FinCC), plans and implements interventions using the Finnish Classification of Nursing Interventions (FiCNI), evaluates nursing outcomes using the Finnish Classification of Nursing Outcomes (FiCNO), as well as produces a summary of the nursing care.
Demonstrates knowledge of information technology, electronic databases and reporting tools used in health care services.
Complies with netiquette, regulations and practices regarding emails, and assumes the role of a health care professional in social media.

Assesses the needs, resources and responsibility of the client/patient in planning guidance and self-care.
Plans, implements and assesses individual and group guidance in cooperation with the patient/client, and other professionals.
Requirements for implementation of patient guidance
Uses client/patient-centred education and guidance methods.
Demonstrates ability to evaluate guidance outcomes together with the client /patient, their nearest ones and health care professionals.
Uses pedagogy and ethics in plans, implementation and evaluation of guidance supporting the client’s /patient’s self-care.
Encourages the client /patient and their nearest ones commit to the care.
Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical pathway of the client/patient and masters the basics of service guidance.

Responds to the needs of the client/patient by planning, implementing and assessing appropriate individual nursing care in cooperation with the client/patient, their family members, and other professionals in health care and social welfare services.
Demonstrates ability to use diverse nursing care methods in psychosocial support of the client /patient.
Masters the knowledge and skills needed for key nursing interventions as a part of holistic
care of the client /patient.
Masters the knowledge and skills of key nursing diagnostics as a part of holistic
care of the client/patient.
Masters the principles of infection prevention and puts their knowledge into practice in the implementation of infection prevention.
Applies knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, applied pharmacology and medication to the planning, implementation and assessment of medication for treatment of different diseases.
Applies knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and applied pharmacology to the planning, implementation and assessment of safe medication of different client/patient groups.
Demonstrates knowledge of legislation governing medication and information guidance.
Applies nutrition and care recommendations for different age and target groups for prevention and treatment of national diseases.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of family work and is able to put them into practice.
Uses various methods to support the psychosocial and conviction needs of patients and their nearest ones

Understands that work of a nurse is evidence-based and commits to it.
Demonstrates ability to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing safely.
Participates in developing evidence-based practices in their own work.
Demonstrates ability to search information in major databases of health sciences and to read scientific publications critically.
Demonstrates ability to make evidence-based clinical decisions
Demonstrates ability to exploit scientific data in clinical decision-making

Understands the idea of intrapreneurship and commits to it in his or her work.
Has the basic qualities required for an independent entrepreneur in the sector.
Masters the principles of cost consciousness in nursing and works cost-efficiently.
Reflecting with his or her work community, he or she is able to identify practices to be developed and things that need to be changed in their own work.
Demonstrates ability to participate in development, innovation and research processes as a team member. umailmoituksen käsittelyprosess

Evaluates the quality of nursing care in order to develop the client’s /patient’s care, and their own practices.
Participates in quality management as a member of the work community.
Understands the impact of their own activities on the quality of the organization.
Understands the use of patient safety reports as a part of quality control of the organization.

Understands how health care and social welfare services are produced and organized, and how they are controlled and monitored in Finland.
Understands the roles of different action and service units as part of the care and service chain.
Understands their personal role in promoting the organization’s reputation, brand and image, as well as in creating a positive service experience for the client.
Demonstrates competence in using digital services as a part of holistic
care of the client/patient.
Demonstrates ability to function in changing environments and to provide service guidance.

Demonstrates knowledge of key factors regarding patient and client safety
Promotes patient safety and prevents patient safety incidents in every phase of the nursing process of the patient.
Communicates clearly to ensure patient safety.
Takes immediate situation-specific action in a hazardous situation.
Recognizes potential patient safety incidents and reports them.
Understands how a report on patient safety incident is handled.

The graduating student recognises the strengths and development areas of their competence and learning methods, and they utilise the opportunities communities and digitalisation provide in their learning.
- Assesses and develops their competence and learning methods in different learning environments.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess and appropriately apply the national and
international knowledge base and practices of their field.
- Also takes responsibility for group learning and sharing what has been learned.

The graduating student has versatile working life skills and is able to operate in work communities of their field.
- Is able to work constructively in a work community and promotes their own and their work community’s well-be-ing.
- Is able to act professionally in communication and interaction situations at a workplace.
- Utilises the opportunities offered by technology and digitalisation in their work.
- Understands the complexity of chang-ing working life and their own resilience in changing working life situations.
- Has capabilities for an entrepreneurial approach.

The graduating student adheres to the ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking the principles of equality and non-dis-crimination into account.
- Is able to take responsibility for their own actions and their consequences and reflects on them in accordance with the ethical principles and values of their field.
- Takes others into account and pro-motes equality and non-discrimina-tion.
- Take into account the realisation of di-versity and accessibility in their ac-tions.
- Understands the principles of respon-sible conduct of research and adheres to them.
- Is able to influence society based on ethical values.

The graduating student is familiar with the prin-ciples of sustainable development, promotes their implementation and acts responsibly as a professional and a member of society.
- Is able to use information related to their field in finding, implementing and establishing sustainable solutions and operating models.
- Understands sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and the vari-ous aspects of issues and problems.

The graduating student is able to operate in multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is familiar with the impacts of their cultural background on their activities and is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to monitor and utilise the inter-national development of their field in their work.
- Is able to communicate internationally in their work tasks.

The graduating student is able to develop solu-tions that anticipate the future of their own field, applying existing knowledge and research and development methods.
- Solves problem situations creatively and reforms operating methods to-gether with others.
- Is able to work in projects in coopera-tion with actors of different fields.
- Is able to apply existing knowledge in the field in development and utilises re-search and development methods.
- Is able to seek customer-oriented, sus-tainable and economically viable solu-tions, anticipating the future of their field.

• is able to act entrepreneurially in working life
• is able to recognise business opportunities
• understands the interactions between a company and its operating environment
• understands the principles of business profitability
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business