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Master's Degree Programme in Advanced Practice Nursing (APN): Part-time Studies

Code: YSN2023SS

Degree:
Master of Social Services and Health Care

Degree title:
Master of Health Care

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
2 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2023

Teaching language:
English

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 Autumn 2023 Spring 2024 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 1. / 2023 2. / 2024 3. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2025 3. / 2025
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

(Choose 20)

15 - 20
YSN2023SS-1017
MANAGEMENT

(Choose all )

5
YZWZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5 5 5 5
YSN2023SS-1018
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

(Choose 15)

10 - 15
YZWZ0110 Research-based Development 5 5 5 5
YZWZ0120 Quantitative Research 5
YZWZ0130 Qualitative Research 5 5 5 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all )

60
YSN2023SS-1014
ADVANCED CLINICAL NURSING EXPERTISE

(Choose all )

30
YS00BV64 Implementing evidence into practice 5 5 5 5
YS00BV65 Clinical assessment and examination 5 5 5 5
YS00BV66 Practising advanced nursing 5 5 5 5
YS00BV67 Digital transformation in healthcare 5 5 5 5
YS00BV68 Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases 5 5 5 5
YS00BV69 Specific issues in advanced nursing 5 5 5 5
YSN2023SS-1015
MASTER'S THESIS

(Choose all )

30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7 7 7 7
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10 10 10 10
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10 10 10 10
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3 3 3 3
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose 15)

15
YSN2023SS-1024
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose 15)

15
YS00BV73 Advanced mental health promotion 5
YS00BV72 Ethical expertise, leadership and organisational culture 5
YS00BX66 Professional expertise and influencing skills 5
YZWZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
YZWZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
YSN2023SS-1021
CAMPUSONLINE

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
YSN2023SS-1022
EDUFUTURA

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
Total 90 65 10 25 40 10 0 25 27 13 10 0 0

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

Master’s degree: The shared competences 2023-2027

Ethics

The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking equality and non-discrimination into account.
- Is able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of ethical reflection in their different operating environments.
- Promotes the realisation of the ethical principles and values of their field.
- Makes decisions taking individual, communal and societal perspectives into account.
- Promotes the realisation of diversity and accessibility.
- Implements the principles of responsible conduct of research and promotes their application in their work community.
- Is able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Leadership Dynamics
Research-based Development
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Ethical expertise, leadership and organisational culture
Proactive development

The graduating student is able to manage the development of new solutions that anticipate the future and produces new information using different research and development methods.
− Produces new information and reforms operating methods, combining competence in different fields.
- Is able to implement research, development and innovation projects and apply different research and development methods.
- Is able to develop new customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future.
- Is able to analyse the current situation and anticipate the future of their field and changes in the operating environment.

Leadership Dynamics
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Advanced mental health promotion
Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to develop and manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to anticipate the impacts and opportunities of global development and phenomena.
- Is able to interact, communicate and develop activities internationally in their own field.

Specific issues in advanced nursing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Sustainable development

The graduating student develops and manages sustainable and responsible operating methods in their work and promotes sustainable change in their work community and society.
- Is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions.
- Is able to analyse and assess systemic dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions.
- Is able to manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work communit.

Research-based Development
Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Learning to learn

The graduating student promotes their own and their community's continuous learning and competence development, drawing on knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation.
- Is able to assess and develop their expertise diversely and in a goal-oriented manner at different stages of their career and life.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess and produce information while taking into account the perspectives of different fields.
- Is able to develop and manage goal-oriented, continuous learning in their community.

Leadership Dynamics
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Implementing evidence into practice
Clinical assessment and examination
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Operating in a workplace

The graduating student is able to develop and manage their work community and reforms working life.
- Is able to develop and manage multidisciplinary teams and work communities.
- Is able to develop the communication and interaction culture of work communities.
- Is able to develop and manage the comprehensive well-being of a work community.
- Utilises the opportunities of technology and digitalisation in development and management.
- Promotes the resilience of a work community.

Leadership Dynamics
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Practising advanced nursing
Digital transformation in healthcare
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Professional expertise and influencing skills
Not grouped
Formulating Strategy
Managerial Accounting

Master's Degree: Advanced Practice Nursing 2023

Counselling of patients, clients and family members

Masters challenging situations in counselling with professionalism. Applies advanced expert knowledge in designing, choosing, and conducting patient education methods to enhance the self-care of clients with a chronic condition and in the prevention and care of infectious diseases. Creates, develops, and critically evaluates evidence-based counselling interventions and educational e-health and other digital material aimed at different types of patient groups.

Implementing evidence into practice
Digital transformation in healthcare
Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases
Advanced mental health promotion
Developing working community

Coordinates and/or leads multi-professional teams which are responsible for the client’s care. Considers how the dynamics and organizational culture affect the teams’ performance and outcomes. Educates healthcare professionals in working communities to use and apply practices based on the best, current evidence on digital technologies.

Practising advanced nursing
Digital transformation in healthcare
Specific issues in advanced nursing
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Ethical expertise, leadership and organisational culture
Health assessment and direct clinical care

Demonstrates advanced skills and knowledge in holistic clinical examination of health status using evidence-based methods. Identifies, evaluates, and synthesizes valid conclusions concerning the health situations and state of health/illness of a client by autonomous clinical decision-making. Integrates a body of evidence from clinical nursing guidelines and other evidence-based practice sources into decision-making concerning the individual situation of a patient. Takes responsibility of independent decisions as an advanced nurse practitioner concerning the selection of appropriate nursing interventions/methods, the implementation of a care plan, and monitoring of a patient’s health condition. Assesses the fulfilment of the goals of the care plan.

Implementing evidence into practice
Clinical assessment and examination
Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Advanced mental health promotion
Professional leadership

Promotes the development of the advanced practitioner role in clinical, professional, and political contexts. Renews and develops health services in accordance with the organization's strategy in her/his own field of clinical expertise. Creates, actively participates in, and reforms professional networks that develop advanced practice and enhance the well-being and health outcomes of the population in focus. Acts as a mentor, role model, and trainer of advanced practice in multi-professional teams and networks by following ethical codes and principles. Advocates for and participates in creating an organization that supports safe client care and collaborative practice. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the nursing outcomes of strategies, services, and interventions. Renews customer-oriented services by evaluating their sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

Practising advanced nursing
Specific issues in advanced nursing
Ethical expertise, leadership and organisational culture
Professional expertise and influencing skills
Not grouped
Leadership Dynamics
Research-based Development
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Formulating Strategy
Managerial Accounting

Code Name Credits (cr)
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

(Choose 20)

15 - 20
YSN2023SS-1017
MANAGEMENT

(Choose all)

5
YZWZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5
YSN2023SS-1018
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

(Choose 15)

10 - 15
YZWZ0110 Research-based Development 5
YZWZ0120 Quantitative Research 5
YZWZ0130 Qualitative Research 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

60
YSN2023SS-1014
ADVANCED CLINICAL NURSING EXPERTISE

(Choose all)

30
YS00BV64 Implementing evidence into practice 5
YS00BV65 Clinical assessment and examination 5
YS00BV66 Practising advanced nursing 5
YS00BV67 Digital transformation in healthcare 5
YS00BV68 Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases 5
YS00BV69 Specific issues in advanced nursing 5
YSN2023SS-1015
MASTER'S THESIS

(Choose all)

30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose 15)

15
YSN2023SS-1024
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose 15)

15
YS00BV73 Advanced mental health promotion 5
YS00BV72 Ethical expertise, leadership and organisational culture 5
YS00BX66 Professional expertise and influencing skills 5
YZWZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
YZWZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
YSN2023SS-1021
CAMPUSONLINE

(Choose 15)

0 - 15
YSN2023SS-1022
EDUFUTURA

(Choose 15)

0 - 15