The course takes place in period

  • 3 (2024-01-01 to 2024-03-17)
  • 4 (2024-03-18 to 2024-07-31)

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

10 cr

Competency aims

- Professional engagement competence
- Clinical care competence
- Health promoting competence
- Learning and Tutoring competence
- Nursing ethics competence
- Interprofessional work and safety culture
- Leadership and decision-making competence

Learning outcomes

Once you have completed the study unit you will?
- Have learnt to work in a patient safe way by
using Finnish standardized patient
assessment tools and guidelines
- Have learnt to apply knowledge in different
Finnish clinical healthcare settings.
- Have gained knowledge of the features of Finnish
home care setting and of the care of
children and adolescent mental health
- Have learnt to use the FINCC tool in planning
for holistic patient care of cancer patients.
- Have learnt to collaborate in multidisciplinary
Finnish care groups, taking into
consideration both multicultural and multilingual
aspects of care.
- Have improved your Finnish nursing vocabulary
and feel more confident speaking to
patients and staff in various patient care
situations

Course contents

Recorded Lectures, Individual studies, Internet-
based studies
and Skills and Simulation teaching days.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

A Bachelor from a country outside EU.

Recommended or required reading

All materials are found on ItsLearning.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 16 hours
  • Practical exercises - 40 hours
  • Small-group work - 27 hours
  • Individual studies - 150 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 10 hours
  • Seminars - 6 hours
  • Reflections together with teachers on-line - 21 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 270 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 270 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment requirements

To pass the course the student should pass the
following examinations:
All Examination quizzes in the course should be done
successfully.

Teacher

  • Ekman Petra
  • Eronen Lotta
  • Mannevaara Pauleen
  • Sjölund Terese
  • von Smitten-Stubb Karin

Examiner

Sjölund Terese

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until further notice

Course enrolment period

2023-11-24 to 2023-12-22

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