Career Path in Nursing Expertice (15 cr)

Objective

Students
- deepen their evidence-based competence in accordance with the key competence areas of nursing: clinical, decision-making, patient education, interaction, ethical, health promotion, and development and leadership competence
- can evaluate their evidence-based development and assume responsibility for the quality of nursing in their own actions
- are prepared for future-oriented and patient/client-oriented development of nursing
- deepen their competence in the chosen area of expertise from the perspective of nurses’ work and profession (e.g. internationality, multiculturalism, entrepreneurship or various development, research or expert tasks)

Content

- evidence-based nursing and its development
- nurses’ expertise and multiprofessional teamwork and networks
- health technology and competence in future nursing
- patient education supporting empowerment
- chosen content based on the career path
- specific questions related to the study unit

Location and time

The timing of the course is determined by the student's own choice, depending on which courses the student chooses and how they are completed.

Materials

Student explores evidence-based knowledge according to own interests and applies it as a basis for own learning.

Teaching methods

Independent learning according to the student's own choice of studies.
Students plan their studies with a career coach.
Professional situations and problems arising from practice, for which evidence-based solutions are sought.

Employer connections

Clinical practices are planned according to students own career plan and depend on what kind of theory courses student includes in this implementation.

Exam schedules

The assessment methods and criteria depends on the courses that student chooses.

International connections

Opintokokonaisuudesta 5 op suositellaan suoritettavaksi KV-yhteistyössä Nursing Around the World -toteutuksella.

Completion alternatives

The following courses in Metropolia´s Master degree "Development and Leadership in Nursing" are available (no tuition fee) in Spring -25:

In Finnish:
- S000CO36-3012 Projektitoiminta ja tutkimuksellinen kehittämistyö (5op)
- S000DK68-3009 Sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujen vastuullinen johtaminen, laatu ja potilas-asiakasturvallisuus (5op)

In English:
S000FC91-3002 Responsible Leadership, Quality and Patient-Client Safety in Health Care (5 cr)
S000FC96-3002 Developing Quality of Care, Leading Development Projects and Utilising Service Design in Nursing (5 cr)
S000FC97-3002 Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Methods to Support Continuous Professional Development (5 op)

Courses can also be found in Campus Online offering.

Student can choose courses from Open UAS / University offering, according to own interest. Student is responsible of paying possible tuition fees.

Different kinds of courses, eg entrepreneurship and leadership studies, international courses, eg BIP or other international intensive courses may be included.

Student workload

The study unit is 15cr = students workload 405 hrs.

Content scheduling

Determined by the studies that the student chooses. Recommended to be completed in one semester, but students may complete a course in one academic year.

Further information

Students can combine Master level (YAMK) or University courses in the field of health according to their interests. Selected studies must be approved by the responsible teacher of the course.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"

Qualifications

The student may choose the nursing expertise studies when he has completed the theoretical studies included in the professional nursing studies and clinical practices included in these, unless otherwise agreed in the student's ISP.