Curriculum: Basic nursing education 2010

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

The curriculum contains 12 modules (210 ECTS):
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF A NURSE - 14 ECTS
BASICS OF NURSING - 22 ECTS
CLINICAL NURSING - 48 ECTS
CHILDREN'S NURSING - 19 ECTS
INTENSIVE NURSING - 16 ECTS
HEALTH NURSING - 33 ECTS
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING - 12 ECTS
TEACHING OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND VITAL FUNCTIONS - 10 ECTS
PHARMACOLOGY - 8 ECTS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY - 18 ECTS
GRADUATION THESIS - 5 ECTS
ELECTIVE SUBJECT MODULE - 5 ECTS

The capacity of the internship is 90 ECTS
The capacity of the graduation thesis: 5 ECTS
The capacity of elective subjects 5 ECTS

1.Has a systemic overview of nursing concepts, nursing theory, practical skills and ethical approaches to accept the variety of a patient`s/client`s and colleagues`values, and gives nursing care of high quality, is responsible for the decisions related to the regional work.
2.Applies process-based nursing care connecting the nursing theory and practice: collects information, assesses and analyses critically the need for nursing care in co-operation with the patient / client, plans the proper nursing care and evaluates its influence.
3.Evaluates the influence of nursing on the society with the purpose of health promotion in the community: instructs, teaches, guides, supports and encourages a person, family and community in maintaining their health and preventing diseases, recovering from diseases and restoring their wellbeing.
4.Communicates with patients /clients and their relatives and other members of the team proceeding from total human approach and multicultural society.
5.Knows the bases of management and enterprise, and is able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in the job.
6.Reads scientific literature in Estonian and English languages, notices current topics on nursing and is able to formulate them as the goals of research and development work, has a systemic overview of the major research methods used in nursing science, initiates and/or participates in research and development work.
7.Is able to use the knowledge of other vocations within the limits of the nurse`s competence when giving nursing care and involves representatives of other vocations in giving care and providing safety to a patient / client.
8.Knows the assumptions and opportunities of the lifelong learning and occupational development.