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Bachelor's Degree Programme in Nursing: Full-time studies

Code: SNS2020SS

Degree:
Bachelor of Health Care

Degree title:
Bachelor of Health Care

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2020

Teaching language:
English

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 Autumn 2020 Spring 2021 Autumn 2021 Spring 2022 Autumn 2022 Spring 2023 Autumn 2023 1. / 2020 2. / 2021 3. / 2021 1. / 2021 2. / 2022 3. / 2022 1. / 2022 2. / 2023 3. / 2023 1. / 2023
ZWF02Z-1004
FUTURE FACTORY

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10 - 33
ZZPP0750 Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 3
ZZPP0740 JAMK InnoFlash 2 2 2 2
ZZWZ0400 JAMK Pre-Incubator 5
ZZWZ0450 JAMK Incubator 8
ZZVZ0250 Demola Project 5
ZN00BB61 Future Factory project for nursing 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
ZWH02Z-1004
STUDENT WELLBEING IN STUDIES AND AT WORK

(Choose ects: 10)

5 - 10
ZZPP0520 Development as an Expert 5 4 1 3 1 1 3 1 1
ZWAZ0200 Exchange Student Tutoring 5
ZWK02Z-1003
RESEARCH-BASED DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE

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20
ZZOA0120 Bachelor's Thesis 15 15 15 15
ZZPP0620 Research and Development 5 5 5 5
ZWOA0220 Maturity Test 0
ZWB02Z-1004
LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

(Choose 11)

11
ZWPC0320 Swedish for Working Life 4 4 4 4
ZWPC0220 English for Working Life 4 4 4 4
ZWPC0420 Communication Skills for Working Life 3 3 3 3
ZWPC0820 Finnish 1 4 4 4 4
SN200Z-1001
MULTIDICIPLINARY STUDIES IN NURSING

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22
SWNS2010 Pharmacology 4 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
SWNS2011 Anatomy and Physiology 5 5 3 2 3 2
SWNS2012 Medical Studies 5 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 1
SWNS2013 Clienthood and Service Systems in Social and Health Care 5 5 5 5
ZZPP0420 ICT Skills 3 3 3 3
SN201Z-1001
BASICS OF NURSING

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21
SWNS2014 Evidence Based Nursing 3 3 3 3
SWNS2015 Health Promotion 3 3 3 3
SWNS2016 Basics of Nursing 2 2 2 2
SWNS2017 Orientation Practice in Basics of Nursing 2 2 2 2
SWNS2018 Vaccinations 2 2 2 2
SWNS2019 Pharmacotherapy 3 2 1 2 1 2 1
SWNSW201 Basics of Nursing Practice 6 6 6 6
SN202Z-1001
MEDICAL NURSING

(Choose all )

20
SWNS2031 Basics of medical nursing 4 4 4 4
SWNS2032 Medical and palliative nursing 5 5 5 5
SWNSW202 Orientation Practice in Medical Nursing 5 5 5 5
SWNSW203 Medical Nursing Practice 6 6 6 6
SN203Z-1001
ACUTE AND PERIOPERATIVE NURSING

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20
SWNS2022 Acute and Perioperative Nursing 5 5 5 5
SWNSW204 Orientation Practice in Acute and Perioperative Nursing 3 3 3 3
SWNSW205 Practice in Perioperative Nursing 6 6 6 6
SWNSW206 Acute Nursing Practice 6 6 6 6
SN204Z-1001
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING

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10
SWNS2023 Gerontological Nursing 4 4 4 4
SWNSW207 Home Nursing Practice 6 6 6 6
SN205Z-1001
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY NURSING

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15
SWNS2024 Maternity and Women´s Nursing 3 3 3 3
SWNS2025 Pediatric and Adolecent Nursing 3 3 3 3
SWNSW208 Orientation Practice in Family Nursing 3 3 3 3
SWNSW209 Pediatric Nursing Practice 6 6 6 6
SN206Z-1001
MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION AND CRISES NURSING

(Choose all )

12
SWNS2026 Mental Health and Addiction Nursing 4 4 4 4
SW00BA26 Orientation Practice in Mental Health, Addiction and Crisis Nursing 2 2 2 2
SW00BA35 Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice 6 6 6 6
SN207Z-1001
NURSING IN DEVELOPING HEALTHCARE SETTINGS

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14
SWNS2028 Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care 5 5 5 5
SWNS2029 Cultural Nursing 3 3 3 3
SWNSW211 Outpatients Practice 6 6 6 6
SN208Z-1001
DEVELOPING NURSING EXPERTISE

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25
SWNS2030 Working Life Skills and Team Leadership 5 5 5 5
SWNSW212 Deepening Nursing Practice 20 20 20 20
VWPAAZ-1019
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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3
SWZZ1550 Multicultural Work in Social and Healthcare Services 3 5 5 5
SNS2020SS-1002
CAMPUSONLINE

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0
SNS2020SS-1003
COMPLEMENTARY SKILLS

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0
Total 210 64 60 60 30 34 30 30 30 30 30 30 34 27.5 2.5 30 30 0 30 30 0 30

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

Structure of the studies (Bachelor's degree)

Professional Studies
Pharmacology
Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Studies
Clienthood and Service Systems in Social and Health Care
Evidence Based Nursing
Health Promotion
Basics of Nursing
Vaccinations
Pharmacotherapy
Basics of medical nursing
Medical and palliative nursing
Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity and Women´s Nursing
Pediatric and Adolecent Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing
Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care
Cultural Nursing
Working Life Skills and Team Leadership
Practical Training
Orientation Practice in Basics of Nursing
Basics of Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Medical Nursing
Medical Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Practice in Perioperative Nursing
Acute Nursing Practice
Home Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Family Nursing
Pediatric Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Mental Health, Addiction and Crisis Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice
Outpatients Practice
Deepening Nursing Practice
Bachelor's Thesis
Bachelor's Thesis
Maturity Test
Core Studies
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Development as an Expert
Research and Development
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Communication Skills for Working Life
Elective Studies
JAMK Pre-Incubator
JAMK Incubator
Demola Project
Exchange Student Tutoring
Multicultural Work in Social and Healthcare Services
Not grouped
Future Factory project for nursing
Finnish 1
ICT Skills

Bachelor's degree: Common working life competences 2020-2022

Ethical competence

The student
o acts ethically in their work communities and networks
o applies the principles of equality and non-discrimination in their actions and promotes global responsibility
o understands and applies the principles of good scientific practice.

Bachelor's Thesis
Research and Development
Internationalisation and communications competence

The student
- operates smoothly in working life interaction and communication situations
- utilises various kinds of communication forms, channels and environments
- takes the effects and opportunities of the internationalisation development of their field into account in their work
- operates in a multicultural environment and is capable of working internationally in their field.

Demola Project
Development as an Expert
Exchange Student Tutoring
Bachelor's Thesis
Research and Development
Maturity Test
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Communication Skills for Working Life
Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Pediatric and Adolecent Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing
Cultural Nursing
Deepening Nursing Practice
Multicultural Work in Social and Healthcare Services
Learning and information management competence

The student
- evaluates, develops and makes visible their personal competence by means of continuous learning
- takes care of their study abilities and assumes responsibility for their own competence development and that of their community as well as the sharing of the lessons learned
- acquires, processes, evaluates and applies critically the knowledge, principles, theories and methods of their own field
- evaluates and utilises digital environments and tools in their work duties.

Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Demola Project
Development as an Expert
Exchange Student Tutoring
Bachelor's Thesis
Research and Development
Communication Skills for Working Life
Medical Studies
Evidence Based Nursing
Orientation Practice in Basics of Nursing
Orientation Practice in Mental Health, Addiction and Crisis Nursing
Outpatients Practice
Working Life Skills and Team Leadership
Multicultural Work in Social and Healthcare Services
Entrepreneurship, innovation and working community competence

The student
- is capable of working independently in expert positions or as an entrepreneur in their field, creating networks and partnerships
- is capable of creative problem-solving and development of working practices in collaboration with their community
- anticipates the future of their field and the changes in their operating environment
- is capable of decision-making in unforeseen circumstances and various kinds of operating environments
- adopts abilities and operating practices for assuming responsibility for their own well-being and that of their community.

Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
JAMK Pre-Incubator
JAMK Incubator
Demola Project
Bachelor's Thesis
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Communication Skills for Working Life
Basics of Nursing Practice
Medical Nursing Practice
Practice in Perioperative Nursing
Acute Nursing Practice
Home Nursing Practice
Pediatric Nursing Practice
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice
Outpatients Practice
Working Life Skills and Team Leadership
Deepening Nursing Practice
Not grouped
Future Factory project for nursing
Finnish 1
Pharmacology
Anatomy and Physiology
Clienthood and Service Systems in Social and Health Care
ICT Skills
Health Promotion
Basics of Nursing
Vaccinations
Pharmacotherapy
Basics of medical nursing
Medical and palliative nursing
Orientation Practice in Medical Nursing
Orientation Practice in Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Maternity and Women´s Nursing
Orientation Practice in Family Nursing
Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care

Bachelor's Degree: Nursing 2020-2023

Clinical competence

Student
- identifies the need for client / patient care and plans, implements and evaluates client-centered care in a variety of specialist areas in collaboration with client / patient, close relatives and other social and health professionals
- masters evidence based essential nursing skills in a variety of specialist areas as part of holistic client / patient care
- applies the supporting multidisciplinary sciences in planning, implementing and assessing nursing.

Pharmacology
Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Studies
Orientation Practice in Basics of Nursing
Vaccinations
Pharmacotherapy
Basics of Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Medical Nursing
Medical Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Practice in Perioperative Nursing
Acute Nursing Practice
Home Nursing Practice
Maternity and Women´s Nursing
Orientation Practice in Family Nursing
Pediatric Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Mental Health, Addiction and Crisis Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice
Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care
Outpatients Practice
Working Life Skills and Team Leadership
Deepening Nursing Practice
Ethical competence in nursing

Student
- acts professionally in communities and networks and promotes the community’s goals and activities
- is able to work in accordance with the values, ethical principles and guidelines of nursing and can evaluate their implementation in daily work
- has adopted professional identity as a nurse and is committed to the principles of the profession
- is able to work in a nursing role as an expert and carry the consequences of their work
- applies the principles of equality and parity in their activities
- designs and implements client-oriented, sustainable development solutions that are economically viable
- able to work in accordance with applicable legislation and information management
- ability to intervene in unprofessional work.

Bachelor's Thesis
Research and Development
Clienthood and Service Systems in Social and Health Care
Evidence Based Nursing
Basics of Nursing
Basics of Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Medical Nursing
Medical Nursing Practice
Practice in Perioperative Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice
Outpatients Practice
Evidence based nursing and decision making competence

Student
- identifies the need and commits to implementation to evidence-based nursing
- applies evidence-based information to the planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care
- promotes evidence-based nursing practices in their area of responsibility
- compares multidisciplinary data to support clinical decision-making and draw evidence-based conclusions
- applies critical and ethical open science principles in information acquisition and processing.

Clienthood and Service Systems in Social and Health Care
Evidence Based Nursing
Basics of Nursing
Pharmacotherapy
Basics of medical nursing
Medical and palliative nursing
Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Orientation Practice in Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Home Nursing Practice
Pediatric and Adolecent Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing
Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care
Deepening Nursing Practice
Guidance and interaction competence

Student
- assesses the client's / patient's needs and resources and identify their own responsibilities in counseling planning and support for self-care
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate individual and group counseling with client / patient, relatives and others using patient-centered instruction and guidance
- is able to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based guidance for client / patient engagement and self-care
- masters the customer / patient care path and knows the basics of service system guidance.

Clienthood and Service Systems in Social and Health Care
Health Promotion
Basics of Nursing Practice
Medical Nursing Practice
Acute Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Family Nursing
Pediatric Nursing Practice
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice
Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care
Cultural Nursing
Health promotion competence

Student
- applies health promotion theories and current research knowledge used in nursing
- is able to plan, implement, evaluate, and develop evidence-based health and functional ability interventions for individuals, groups, and communities, together with, and in multidisciplinary collaboration
- supports the recognition and empowerment of clients / patients' own resources
- identifies and evaluates clients / patients' health risk factors and is able to target early support to those in need
- identifies existing and emerging national and global health threats and integrate them into client / patient health promotion
- promotes global responsibility.

Health Promotion
Vaccinations
Medical and palliative nursing
Orientation Practice in Medical Nursing
Practice in Perioperative Nursing
Home Nursing Practice
Maternity and Women´s Nursing
Pediatric and Adolecent Nursing
Orientation Practice in Family Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice
Outpatients Practice
Multicultural Work in Social and Healthcare Services
Patient safety and quality assurance competence

Student
- masters the key knowledge base for patient and client safety and understands the importance of communication in ensuring patient safety
- detects and prevents incidents, and acts appropriately when patient safety is compromised
- recognizes and assesses the quality of nursing care and participates in ensuring and developing the quality of nursing care and services
- participates in ensuring and developing the quality of nursing care
- is able to guide students and colleagues and take responsibility for leading a team
- is able to work in a cost-conscious manner, with due regard for the environment and the principles of sustainable development.

Pharmacology
Basics of Nursing
Basics of medical nursing
Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Practice in Perioperative Nursing
Acute Nursing Practice
Pediatric Nursing Practice
Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care
Deepening Nursing Practice
Not grouped
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
JAMK Pre-Incubator
JAMK Incubator
Demola Project
Future Factory project for nursing
Development as an Expert
Exchange Student Tutoring
Maturity Test
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Communication Skills for Working Life
Finnish 1
ICT Skills

Bachelor's Degree: Shared competence in the field of Social Services and Health Care 2020-2024

Client competence in health and social care

Student
* values the client / patient and meets them individually as an expert and active participant in their life and culture
* can promote client / patient participation and involvement
* is able to create a professional interaction and collaboration relationship that promotes client engagement and resources
* understands the ways in which social and health care services are delivered and the way they are directed and supervised in Finland and the EU and EEA.

Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Studies
Clienthood and Service Systems in Social and Health Care
Health Promotion
Orientation Practice in Basics of Nursing
Vaccinations
Medical and palliative nursing
Gerontological Nursing
Maternity and Women´s Nursing
Pediatric and Adolecent Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing
Not grouped
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
JAMK Pre-Incubator
JAMK Incubator
Demola Project
Future Factory project for nursing
Development as an Expert
Exchange Student Tutoring
Bachelor's Thesis
Research and Development
Maturity Test
Swedish for Working Life
English for Working Life
Communication Skills for Working Life
Finnish 1
Pharmacology
ICT Skills
Evidence Based Nursing
Basics of Nursing
Pharmacotherapy
Basics of Nursing Practice
Basics of medical nursing
Orientation Practice in Medical Nursing
Medical Nursing Practice
Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Orientation Practice in Acute and Perioperative Nursing
Practice in Perioperative Nursing
Acute Nursing Practice
Home Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Family Nursing
Pediatric Nursing Practice
Orientation Practice in Mental Health, Addiction and Crisis Nursing
Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice
Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care
Cultural Nursing
Outpatients Practice
Working Life Skills and Team Leadership
Deepening Nursing Practice
Multicultural Work in Social and Healthcare Services

Code Name Credits (cr)
ZWF02Z-1004
FUTURE FACTORY

(Choose ects: 33)

10 - 33
ZZPP0750 Entrepreneurship 3
ZZPP0740 JAMK InnoFlash 2
ZZWZ0400 JAMK Pre-Incubator 5
ZZWZ0450 JAMK Incubator 8
ZZVZ0250 Demola Project 5
ZN00BB61 Future Factory project for nursing 5
ZWH02Z-1004
STUDENT WELLBEING IN STUDIES AND AT WORK

(Choose ects: 10)

5 - 10
ZZPP0520 Development as an Expert 5
ZWAZ0200 Exchange Student Tutoring 5
ZWK02Z-1003
RESEARCH-BASED DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE

(Choose all)

20
ZZOA0120 Bachelor's Thesis 15
ZZPP0620 Research and Development 5
ZWOA0220 Maturity Test 0
ZWB02Z-1004
LANGUAGES AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

(Choose 11)

11
ZWPC0320 Swedish for Working Life 4
ZWPC0220 English for Working Life 4
ZWPC0420 Communication Skills for Working Life 3
ZWPC0820 Finnish 1 4
SN200Z-1001
MULTIDICIPLINARY STUDIES IN NURSING

(Choose all)

22
SWNS2010 Pharmacology 4
SWNS2011 Anatomy and Physiology 5
SWNS2012 Medical Studies 5
SWNS2013 Clienthood and Service Systems in Social and Health Care 5
ZZPP0420 ICT Skills 3
SN201Z-1001
BASICS OF NURSING

(Choose all)

21
SWNS2014 Evidence Based Nursing 3
SWNS2015 Health Promotion 3
SWNS2016 Basics of Nursing 2
SWNS2017 Orientation Practice in Basics of Nursing 2
SWNS2018 Vaccinations 2
SWNS2019 Pharmacotherapy 3
SWNSW201 Basics of Nursing Practice 6
SN202Z-1001
MEDICAL NURSING

(Choose all)

20
SWNS2031 Basics of medical nursing 4
SWNS2032 Medical and palliative nursing 5
SWNSW202 Orientation Practice in Medical Nursing 5
SWNSW203 Medical Nursing Practice 6
SN203Z-1001
ACUTE AND PERIOPERATIVE NURSING

(Choose all)

20
SWNS2022 Acute and Perioperative Nursing 5
SWNSW204 Orientation Practice in Acute and Perioperative Nursing 3
SWNSW205 Practice in Perioperative Nursing 6
SWNSW206 Acute Nursing Practice 6
SN204Z-1001
GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING

(Choose all)

10
SWNS2023 Gerontological Nursing 4
SWNSW207 Home Nursing Practice 6
SN205Z-1001
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY NURSING

(Choose all)

15
SWNS2024 Maternity and Women´s Nursing 3
SWNS2025 Pediatric and Adolecent Nursing 3
SWNSW208 Orientation Practice in Family Nursing 3
SWNSW209 Pediatric Nursing Practice 6
SN206Z-1001
MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION AND CRISES NURSING

(Choose all)

12
SWNS2026 Mental Health and Addiction Nursing 4
SW00BA26 Orientation Practice in Mental Health, Addiction and Crisis Nursing 2
SW00BA35 Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Practice 6
SN207Z-1001
NURSING IN DEVELOPING HEALTHCARE SETTINGS

(Choose all)

14
SWNS2028 Clinical Examinations and Assessment of Care 5
SWNS2029 Cultural Nursing 3
SWNSW211 Outpatients Practice 6
SN208Z-1001
DEVELOPING NURSING EXPERTISE

(Choose all)

25
SWNS2030 Working Life Skills and Team Leadership 5
SWNSW212 Deepening Nursing Practice 20
VWPAAZ-1019
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose all)

3
SWZZ1550 Multicultural Work in Social and Healthcare Services 3
SNS2020SS-1002
CAMPUSONLINE

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0
SNS2020SS-1003
COMPLEMENTARY SKILLS

(Choose ects: 0)

0