Curriculum: Basic nursing education 2010

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Education level	Professional Higher Education
Qualification	Diploma of Professional Higher Education

EHIS code	1467
Registration date	09/05/2002

Curriculum group	Health Care
Accreditation date	01/27/2009
End of accreditation	01/27/2016
Curriculum abbreviation	Õ
Curriculum language	Estonian

Nominal study period	3.5 years
Total volume of studies	210 ECTS
Volume of required subjects	200 ECTS
Total volume of free subjects	10 ECTS

Aim

Objective of study programme:
to provide internationally recognised quality professional higher education for
working in health care sphere and for continuing studies in speciality training and/or
in nursing or other opened Master study programmes.

Learning outcomes

The graduate:
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.

Admission

Secondary school leaving certificate, certificate of vocational secondary education or a corresponding qualification

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