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Bachelor in Pedagogics of Nursing at Fachhochschule Ravensburg Weingarten

The Social Work, Health and Nursing Faculty trains teachers in nursing, obstetrics and geriatric and paediatric nursing with the bachelor’s in Pedagogics of Nursing and provides academic training on the path to becoming a nursing teacher. With this bachelor’s course, the University is providing a specific academic offer in nursing teacher training.

The educational goal of the course is to qualify nurses systematically for vocational teaching and teaching-relevant nursing tasks. A modern understanding of training and independent training goals are taken into account, along with integrative practical relevance (lectures and nursing practicals) of the profession in vocational training.

Therefore, the course qualifies for two fields of nursing activity. On the one hand for a teaching role in training and further training in the nursing profession and, on the other, for application-oriented nursing science. To strengthen the action orientation and to guarantee the highest possible practical relevance, on the teaching side the course incorporates an accompanied practical phase over 20 weeks in a later working field and practicals in the teaching-learning lab. On the nursing science side, a project is undertaken with healthcare institutions from the Lake Constance and Upper Swabia region. In addition to the pedagogical-didactical, educational and professional teaching, there is a particular focus with the main subjects on a subject-oriented consideration of nursing and teaching. Accordingly, there are detailed seminars to promote personal and social competence (e.g. conversation, rhetoric, mediation).

30 students a year are enrolled in the winter semester. The full-time Pedagogics of Nursing course lasts seven semesters, including a practical semester and concludes with the internationally recognized Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). The course admission requirements are a certificate of eligibility for university entrance (e.g. University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg Weingarten Bachelor’s in Pedagogics of Nursing The Social Work, Health and Nursing Faculty trains teachers in nursing, obstetrics and geriatric and paediatric nursing with the bachelor’s in Pedagogics of Nursing and provides academic training on the path to becoming a nursing teacher. With this bachelor’s course, the University is providing a specific academic offer in nursing teacher training. The educational goal of the course is to qualify nurses systematically for vocational teaching and teaching-relevaiversity entrance examination) and professional training in nursing, paediatric or geriatric nursing, or as a midwife.

Graduates who complete the degree program in nursing, are educated to become competent in evidence based nursing. In addition to health promotion and illness prevention, nursing practice involves care, support, guidance and rehabilitation of people with various health problems as well as their significant others. Competent performance of a nurse is based on updated knowledge of caring science as well as social and physical sciences. Studies lead to competencies in provision of basic and specialist care in diverse nursing settings. Graduates will possess competencies to participate in, to coordinate and to develop team- and network capabilities.

To train public health nurses who possess the necessary knowledge and skills to promote and uphold as well as prevent illness in individuals, families, work and other communities, and the population and environment at large, whilst capitalizing on the strengths of clients and self-care. Competence is enhanced in nursing and public health working environments.
Curricula
S-SH 2008H, Specialisation option Nursing, 210 cr (25.8.2008)
S-SH 2008T, Specialisation option Public Health Nursing, 240 cr (25.8.2008)

Occupational therapy is a holistically oriented treatment which includes psychological, educational and social aspects. A basic assumption of this treatment is that people have a fundamental need to be active, and that purposeful activity has a therapeutic effect. A complete picture of the life circumstances of the patient is essential before the most suitable therapy and corresponding activities can be planned. Close monitoring of progress during treatment allows an individual programme to be designed to optimise the healing process. Medically prescribed occupational therapy is reimbursed by the social insurance institutions and health insurance companies.

A full-time Bachelor’s degree programme in nursing is being offered at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences at the School of Health Professions since 2006. This degree programme is in accordance with the OPET and EU requirements, takes three years to complete, and includes coursework to an equivalent of 180 ECTS.

Nurses who already hold a diploma in nursing have the opportunity to enrol in the Bachelor’s degree programme. They will receive credit for their pre-existing nursing knowledge and skills. This programme prepares nurses for an academic and clinical career in health care and increases their international mobility.

Persons holding a diploma in nursing (registered in Switzerland - HF, AKP, PsyKP, KWS, IKP, DN II) are eligible to apply for entry into the programme. Good knowledge of the German and English language and Mathematics are warranted (equivalent to a Federal Professional Baccalaureate, not assessed but strongly recommended). The Head of the Institute makes the final decision on an individual’s admission.

The Bachelor’s degree programme for diploma nurses requires students to complete coursework equivalent to at least 90 ECTS. The programme is structured in modules:
compulsory modules: 33 ECTS
elective modules: 15 ECTS
Bachelor’s thesis: 12 ECTS
practical activities: 30 ECTS

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Degree students are exempt from tuition, but they have to pay the expenses for their own study materials. The majority of Finnish students are financially supported by the Finnish state. Foreign students are entitled to financial aid only with certain restrictions. For more information on financial aid for Finnish students see below. The studies of a foreign student are normally financially supported by the student’s parents, or the student has been awarded a scholarship from his/her home country or from an international institution to cover the expenses and living costs in Finland. For more information on financial aid for foreign students see below. Oulu University of Applied Sciences is unfortunately not able to provide any financial support to its students.

Further information on students’ financial aid is available from the following Web site: www.kela.fi (Financial Aid for Students)

Financial Aid for Finnish Students

Finnish students are entitled to financial aid, which is intended to provide an income to financially needy students whose parents are not under obligation to finance their studies and who are not eligible for aid under some other provisions. In order to qualify, a student must have gained admission to higher education, be studying full time, and be in need of financial assistance.

Financial aid is available in the form of study grants, housing supplements and government guarantees for student loans. The study grant and housing supplement are government-financed benefits with monthly payments to the student’s bank. The study grant is subject to tax. Student loans are granted by banks operating in Finland. Repayment normally begins after the studies have ended. Because the loan is guaranteed by the state, no other security is required.

Finnish students can also get financial help with studies that take place outside Finland, provided that they correspond to Finnish studies that would be covered by the student financial aid provisions or alternatively form a part of a Finnish degree programme. A study grant, a housing supplement and a government guarantee for student loans are available for studies abroad.

Students of the degree programme graduate as Nurses or Public Health Nurses, who are experts in their fields. They can respond to the health care needs of individuals, families and communities in collaboration with the customers themselves, participate in developing the world or work, and influence the well-being of the local population and environment by working in changing, multicultural operating environments.

The Public Health Nurse option is based on the Nursing programme and qualifies graduates to work as public health nurses or ordinary nurses. The future work environments of graduates are the public and private sectors, basic or specialist health care in an organisation or business in the field, or independent entrepreneurship in the care sector.

One of the professional competences of nurses is expertise in responsible nursing, including competence in health promotion, teaching and guidance skills, research and development competence, innovative service competence, leadership competence, anticipation of the future of the sector and society, and welfare technology competence.

Students grow from having basic skills into experts in the field, in line with their personal objectives. As experts in their own field they can handle central tasks in nursing and public health care, and are able to develop their work independently. The diverse learning environments involved in Laurea’s workplace-oriented development projects allow for learning by developing.

The Degree Programme in Nursing consist of 210 credits and takes 3,5 years to complete.
The degree earned is Sairaanhoitaja (AMK), Bachelor of Health Care.

Laurea Otaniemi, Espoo
Within Laurea`s Health Care and Social Welfare Education we can give you a career, a profession and a way of life in a multicultural, English language learning environment. You will be able to work as an independent decision maker and a team member in a multiprofessional team in public or private sectors. Your working environment might be a home, a street or an institute. You will learn to investigate and develop work and you will learn to meet changes as challenges.

Key words in your learning process will be professional growth, value based ways of working, self-directness, problem-solving, interaction and cooperative working methods. In your profession, you will concentrate on promoting and maintaining human wellbeing, taking care of the sick, and supporting people in need of help and rehabilitation.

Bachelor of Health Care
The objective of the programme is the student’s professional know-how constructed of evidence based knowledge, moral knowledge and knowledge found in skills and abilities. Multicultural phenomena in nursing will be examined: nursing client and environment, health, nursing in action and the management and development of nursing.

The student will deepen his / her abilities and skills in meeting people with different cultural backgrounds. He / she is able to work as a registered nurse or a public health nurse; as a health promoter and as a nursing expert in a multi-professional team in order to develop and justify health care and social welfare services.

Degree: Bachelor of Health Care

Duration and scope of studies: 3.5 years, 210 credits

The goal of the degree programme is to educate health care professionals with general and special knowledge in health care and nursing. The studies enable the graduated students to work in Finland and other international environments in hospitals and health centres as well as in the private sector.

The students recieve good theoretical and practical skills in nursing, nursing science and research so as to be able to contribute to the development of health care. In the learning process the student understands links between practical experience and theoretical consepts. These links require the intergration of theory and practice and is facilitated by reflection on practice. The clinical practice can be done in Finland or abroad.

See the brochure of the degree programme in Swedish.

Three are 20 study places for new students in Kemi autumn 2009.

Entrance examination

There will be an entrance examination for the Degree Programme in Nursing.
Applying

Applying takes places in January and February during the spring joint application period in Finland.
Further information
Study content: Senior Lecturer Anne Luoma
Admission: Admissions Office

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