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PART 1 FACTS ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN NURSING... 7 1.1 Curriculum... 7 1.2 Overview of the education... 8 Distribution of ECTS credits per semester... 8 PART 2 THE CONTENT OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMME... 10 2.1 The degree programme within a developing health sector... 10 2.2 Teaching and working methods... 10 Talent programme on the diploma 15 PART 3 THE 7 SEMESTERS OF THE PROGRAMME... 16 2nd semester Clinical decision making in stable and complex care and treatment... 18 3rd semester - Situation-specific communication in interaction with patient and citizens, relatives and professionals within and across sectors... 20 4th semester - Clinical management of patient and citizen care... 22 5th semester - Health professional issues in the healthcare sector as a whole and locally... 24 6th semester - Independent nursing practice and interprofessional cooperation... 27 7th semester The development of the nursing profession nationally and internationally... 30 PART 4 EXAMINATIONS IN GENERAL... 33 4.4 Make-up and re-examinations... 34 PART 5 GENERAL RULES... 37 Appendix... 40 Themes in the 1st - 4th semester of the programme... 41 Themes in the 4th semester of the programme... 41 Themes in the 5 th -7th semester of the programme... 41 Objectives for learning outcomes completed after the 7th semester... 41 Total overview of the theoretical and clinical ECTS credits as well as... 43 3 /46
interprofessional and elective elements... 43 Distribution of scientific areas in ECTS credits of the programme in the 1st- 4th semester, including subjects with a scope of at least 5 ECTS credits... 44 Distribution of scientific areas in ECTS credits of the programme in the 5 th -7th semester, including subjects with a scope of at least 5 ECTS credits... 44 Number of ECTS credits for the programme themes in the 1st - 4th semester... 45 Themes in the 5th to 7th semester of the programme... 45 Number of ECTS credits for the theoretical teaching and clinical training in the 1st - 4th semester... 45 Number of ECTS credits for the theoretical teaching and clinical training in the 5th 7th semester... 45 Overview of the examinations in the programme... 46 4 /46
PREFACE Dear students Welcome to the University College Absalon and the nursing study programme. Your education contributes to a continuously good healthcare system for each individual as well as society as a whole. At University College Absalon we focus particularly on three perspectives of the education of the future healthcare professionals which together will ensure high quality degree programmes: Professionalism with an opportunity for immersion in the topic and active involvement Presence focus on the students and their learning and development Knowledge which contributes to the development and creation of new solutions As a healthcare professional, you should be able to work with people of all ages, with different living conditions, who need the efforts of healthcare professionals. As a healthcare professional, you should also be able to seek, share and process new knowledge and translate it into new practice. Just like you should also be able to communicate and cooperate with people from other professions, understand and act in different sectors, and succeed as a professional in both the public and private sectors. During the programme you will examine, experiment, reflect, explore and act actively in collaboration with fellow students, teachers and practitioners. You will set objectives and reflect upon your expectations and learning processes during the programme in relation to your future and job as a professional, and when it becomes relevant, as an authority. During the programme you will get challenging and relevant opportunities to learn which in return create the framework for developing your professional knowledge as a professional bachelor of nursing, including both general and a specialised knowledge. You will have to contribute actively in order to fully benefit from the programme. Our programmes are offered at the campuses, where we work together in order to create attractive learning environments. As a student, you share the responsibility for your own and your fellow students learning and wellbeing. At University College Absalon we therefore expect you to contribute to a good and constructive study environment. 5 /46
We look forward to cooperating with you and your fellow students. Yours faithfully The administration of the nursing study programme at University College Absalon. 6 /46
PART 1 FACTS ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN NURSING 1.1 CURRICULUM 1. The objectives, duration and structure of the programme are established according to the Ministerial Order on the Bachelor's Degree Programme of Nursing Ministerial Order no. 804 of 17/06/2016 According to the ministerial order, the objective of the Bachelor s Degree Programme of Nursing is: The purpose of the Bachelor s Degree Programme in Nursing is to qualify graduates to independently provide nursing care for and with patients and citizens of all ages. The graduate is able to work independently with complex and development-oriented situations in nursing and intervene based on evidence-based and research-based practice in all parts of the health system, taking into account social, scientific and technological development and the public s need for nursing and care as well as health promotion and illness prevention. The graduate is able independently to provide clinical management and clinical decision-making in interaction with patients, citizens and relatives on nursing care, as well as take part in interprofessional and intersectoral interaction at individual, group and society level, both nationally and internationally. They are also able to work with the profession's values, theories, concepts and methods, and integrate knowledge from health sciences, natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, and are also competent to take part in research and development work. The graduate possesses the competences to participate in theoretical and clinical continuing and further education study programmes. 7 /46
1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE EDUCATION Semester start autumn: Beginning of September Semester start spring: beginning of February The programme covers a total of 210 ECTS credits1 of which 90 ECTS credits are clinical training and the programme is divided into 7 semesters of six months each corresponding to 30 ECTS credits. The table below shows the seven semesters of the programme consisting of clinical training, electives as well as interprofessional courses. DISTRIBUTION OF ECTS CREDITS PER SEMESTER Semester Theme Number of ECTS credits Clinical training Interprofessional elements Elective elements 1st semester 2nd semester 3rd semester 4th semester 5th semester 6th semester Observation and assessment of the patient s and the citizen s health challenges and the links with illnesses Clinical decision-making in stable and complex care and treatment Situation-specific communication in interaction with patient and citizen, relatives and professionals within and across sectors Clinical management of patient and citizen care Health professional issues in the healthcare sector as a whole and locally Independent nursing and interprofessional cooperation 30 6 30 15 30 12 5 5 30 12 5 5 30 10 10 30 30 8 /46
7th semester The development of the nursing profession nationally and internationally 30 5 10 In total 210 ECTS 90 ECTS 20 ECTS 20 ECTS 9 /46
PART 2 THE CONTENT OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMME 2.1 THE DEGREE PROGRAMME WITHIN A DEVELOPING HEALTH SECTOR The healthcare sector is undergoing rapid change: increased knowledge, a changed age distribution, a generally high level of knowledge among the population, new management and organisational forms, and rapid technological development means that the student is entering a challenging working life, full of opportunities. This requires solid core competencies and generic competencies that make the student capable of entering, understanding and contributing to the solutions that the development requires. The programme focuses on areas such as: Welfare technology: Welfare technology is the common term for technologies involved in welfare services and health solutions. Technology and the understanding of technology is an integrated part of the programme. The students will be working with different technologies in order to learn how to use and assess technology. The students will also be able to join projects about the development of health and welfare technological solutions in collaboration with both practices and enterprises. Quality and knowledge-based information: Along with the increasing demand for evidencebased knowledge and documentation, the healthcare professionals must be able to work with knowledge-based information and documentation across systems, the sector and citizens, as well as organisational units in a broad sense. Therefore, the student will learn how knowledge is obtained, developed and included in daily solutions. The student will also have the opportunity to be a part of research and innovation activities which are connected directly to the teaching, as well as research and development activities that go beyond the classroom, and therefore require special skills from the student. Interprofessional solutions: Cooperation within and across the healthcare system is the foundation for a well-functioning and coherent healthcare system. The individual patient, relatives and collaboration partners, should meet a functioning and coherent healthcare system, which requires a professionally cooperating health system. Through the interprofessional elements and interdisciplinary study activities the student will be able to develop competencies to understand, participate in and contribute to creating coherence in the health system. The patient / citizen as a partner: The student should be able to understand both the demands and the changes that the healthcare system is subject to. In this case, the citizens/patients changed and much more active role is central. Thus, the efforts of the healthcare professional should mobilise the patient s resources and actively involve him/her in the relevant treatment and decisions on this treatment. This requires understanding and respect for the different approaches and resources in relation to the patients / citizens, and it requires that the student in cooperation with others is able to create relevant interpretations and solutions from the perspective of a healthcare professional. 2.2 TEACHING AND WORKING METHODS The teaching is organised to ensure the professional and educational progression which is reflected in the objectives for the learning outcomes of the semesters. The programme therefore uses many 10 /46
different teaching and working methods including e.g. classroom teaching, teamwork, case and project work, practical teaching, experiments, lectures, various forms of digital learning, exercises, simulation, innovation activities and study visits. The learning activities in the programme are organised so that the teaching methods support the professional content and the competencies that the student will develop. The methods are therefore determined by the way they support the students learning processes in relation to the variation and progression of the programme, cooperation and autonomy. The teaching and working methods are described in the study activity model. For each semester the study activities are described in a plan for the programme which the student can access on University College Absalon s own digital platform before the programme starts. The teaching and working methods are evaluated in connection with each semester. 11 /46
Teaching with a teacher present. Guidance, practices, feedback, introductions, etc. Internship/clinical training, guidance during internship Examination, tests Initiated by: Teachers Project and group work Preparation for the teaching, internship and examination initiated by the teacher Working with e-learning elements Internship Category 1 Participation of: Teacher and students Initiated by: Teachers Category 2 Participation of: students Initiated by: teachers Participation of: Teacher and students Participation of: Students Category 4 Participation of: Teacher and students Initiated by students Category 3 Participation of students Initiated by students Debate events Individual follow-up on teamwork Student counselling Common classes Individual preparation for the classroom teaching, internship and exam Study groups Literature search Initiated by: Students The study activity model The professional bachelor s degree programmes,m and the nursing study programme, are particularly known for their varied teaching methods. The teaching takes place at the educational institution and at authentic places of professional practice. During the programme the student is connected to one or more work places (clinical training sites) within the health sector. During the clinical training the student cooperates with competent and experienced healthcare professionals. The study programme is organised in close collaboration with the educational institution and the clinical training site. This ensures that the clinical training constitutes an integrated part of the whole programme and vice versa so that the student s education both at the educational institution and at the clinical training site becomes a coherent programme. Different learning spaces During the entire programme there will be focus on how the education is used in practice, and how the elements that can be observed and practiced can also be justified and interpreted and thereby form the basis for developing processes and new practice. The student will learn from participating in concrete task solutions and from the reflections that are carried out in actual cooperation situations with the clinical teacher. The theoretical part of the programme ensures a systematic understanding and concept development which is necessary in 12 /46
order for the learning to be used in other contexts. The student will also be involved in the development and documentation of knowledge e.g. in connection with the bachelor project. During the programme the student will be taught in different spaces. In the different spaces there are special frameworks, roles and perspectives to make sure that the student will have the best opportunities to achieve the knowledge and develop the skills and competencies defined in the objectives for the learning outcomes of the programme. The individual learning spaces give the student an opportunity for immersion and repetition to make sure the learning is not superficial. The different learning spaces are functioning simultaneously in a dynamic interplay and allow the student to put things into perspective, understand and think beyond the understandings and horizons that characterises the individual learning spaces. The interplay between the different learning spaces is crucial to the student s development of a professional identity. The study activities are therefore organised focusing on how the link between the learning spaces is ensured inorder to support the student s ability to use his or her knowledge and work systematically with reflection concerning their own professional development. Clinical training The clinical training constitutes 90 ECTS credits of the programme s 210 ECTS credits. The clinical training takes place at approved clinical training sites and is organised as an integrated part of the whole programme so that the student s knowledge acquisition, experience and learning at the educational institution and the clinical training site supplement each other. The clinical training should therefore, together with the programme s theoretical parts, strengthen the student s learning and contribute to the fulfilment of the objectives for the learning outcomes of the programme. University College Absalon is responsible for creating the necessary number of study places at the clinical training sites in the region of Zealand. The criteria for being approved as a clinical training site are the following: The clinical training site provides the resources for training, guidance and cooperation with University College Absalon. The clinical training site provides training by clinical teachers with pedagogic qualifications corresponding to 1/6 of a diploma programme. The clinical training site provides the settings and the conditions that ensure study activities supporting the student s opportunity to participate in authentic nursing practice and thereby gain an insight into his or her own professional culture. The clinical training site organises the clinical training that ensures that the student has the opportunity to achieve the learning relevant for the semester in question and that the student is supported in relation to decision making and the ability to take action. The clinical training should therefore, together with the programme s theoretical parts, strengthen the student s learning and contribute to the fulfilment of the objectives for the learning outcomes of the programme. The clinical training site ensures that the student s motivation and learning is supported through a mutually binding agreement concerning the contents and personal objectives for the 13 /46
learning outcome of the programme. The agreement is also used as a foundation for the assessment of the fulfilment of the mandatory attendance. Attendance during the clinical training is mandatory. The attendance is controlled by the clinical teacher. The student s attendance during the internship corresponds to an average of 30 hours a week. At the beginning of the clinical training the clinical teacher and the student agree upon the attendance of specific activities and the concrete number of working hours. The clinical teacher attests that the student has fulfilled the attendance requirement. This attestation is a prerequisite for sitting the exam at the end of the semester in question. The clinical training site is responsible for determining how the student s evaluations of the clinical training are integrated in a continued quality enhancement process. Furthermore, quality assurance of the clinical training, including international clinical training sites, will be performed according to University College Absalon s quality policy for internship. This is published at University College Absalon s website. 2.3 Study activity and mandatory participation and attendance In the nursing study programme the student is obliged to be actively studying and participating in all the activities of the programme that appear in the study activity model and educational plans. For some study activities, mandatory participation is specified as mandatory attendance. Mandatory attendance is defined as the student s obligation to be present during the programme activities which require attendance. In the nursing study programme there is attendance for the clinical training corresponding to a scope of 30 hours a week on average. At the beginning of the clinical training, the clinical teacher and the student agree upon the attendance for the activities. Documented attendance is a prerequisite for the student to sit the exams related to the objectives for the learning outcomes of the clinical training. Failure to comply with the mandatory participation and attendance If the student does not comply with the mandatory participation and / or attendance this will be registered as a used examination attempt unless the student is able to document an illness or in other ways obtain a dispensation. The rules for assessment of the study activity The student is considered to show study activity as long as the mandatory participation and attendance for the program is fulfilled. If the student does not pass at least one examination during the programme in a consecutive period of at least one year, the student is excluded from the programme according to the rules in the admission order. 2.4 Talent programmes University College Absalon organises special talent programmes concurrent with the normal programme. The talent programmes are in accordance with the objectives of the programme. 14 /46
The purpose of offering the talent programme is to support particularly talented and motivated students so that these students are offered challenges that correspond to their prerequisites and potential. The planned talent programmes must not be an obstacle to the student's mandatory participation and attendance in relation to the ordinary learning activities. Admission to the talent programmes The admission to the talent programmes is governed by the criteria that are linked to the respective activities. The student is informed about this in connection with the implementation of these. The decision as to who will be offered participation in a specific talent programme depends on the objectives and professional criteria that correspond to the purpose of the talent programme. It is a prerequisite for the talent programme that the student participating follows and completes the nursing study programme within the stipulated time. TALENT PROGRAMME ON THE DIPLOMA When a talent programme starts, you will be informed how it will appear on the diploma. In accordance with the ministerial order on talent programmes, this will appear in one of the following ways: 1. Distinction on the diploma. This requires a high professional level and fulfilment of certain specific criteria 2. Recognition of extracurricular activities on the diploma. This concerns the completion of specific professional activities e.g. participation in international conferences. 3. Talent programme with extra ECTS credits on the diploma. This concerns the completion of extra programmes that give more ECTS credits than the nominal rating of the programme that the student is signed up for. 15 /46
PART 3 THE 7 SEMESTERS OF THE PROGRAMME The following section describes each semester in terms of: Distribution of subject areas and ECTS in the semester Objectives for learning outcomes 1 Exams in the semester 1st semester Observation and assessment of the patient s and the citizen s health challenges and the links with illnesses The semester focuses on observation and assessment of the patient s and the citizen s health challenges and the links with illnesses within the field of nursing. The purpose of the study activities is to provide the student with knowledge and skills to systemize knowledge and to identify and collect data as well as to evaluate, plan and perform nursing interventions in cooperation with the patient and citizens. Distribution of subject areas and ECTS in the 1st semester Subject areas Subject Number of ECTS credits Health science subjects Nursing Research Methodology Theory of science Philosophy of science Public health Pathology Ergonomics 22 Natural science subjects Anatomy / physiology 6 Human science subjects Pedagogy Communication Psychology Ethics 2 Social science subjects 0 In total 30 1 The objectives for learning outcomes have been graduated for progression purposes cf. the SOLO taxonomy 16 /46
The distribution of theoretical teaching and clinical training as well as interprofessional and elective elements in ECTS credits in the 1st semester Teaching method Interprofessional elements Elective elements Number of ECTS credits Theoretical teaching 24 Clinical training 6 In total 30 Mål for læringsudbytte på 1. semester Knowledge Is able to describe and explain the nursing profession's relevance and history Is able to describe and explain selected parts of the nursing profession's knowledge forms and foundation Is able to explain and combine knowledge of selected parts of the human anatomy and physiology Is able to reflect on health challenges and the links with illnesses within the nursing profession Skills Is able to analyse, evaluate and justify nursing in cooperation with a patient or citizen facing health challenges Is able to use the basic elements in the theory of science and research methods in relation to research and development work within the nursing profession Competencies Is able to identify and intervene in relation to individual issues within nursing Is able to work in cooperation with the patient and citizen Is able to identify and collect data as well as systemize knowledge including selected research methods in the context of Nursing Is able to use selected transfer techniques and aids taking the patient's and citizen's resources into consideration Is able to use selected transfer techniques and aids taking the patient's and citizen's resources into consideration Examinations The semester examination in the 1st semester is organised as an internal, written and individual examination. The examination is theoretical and reflects the objective for learning outcomes for the entire semester corresponding to 30 ECTS credits. The assessment will be individual and carried out in accordance with the 7-point grading scale with the pass mark 02 (cf. the Ministerial Order on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of assessment no. 114 of 03/02/2015). Attendance during the clinical training is a prerequisite for the student to sit the examination. 17 /46
2nd semester Clinical decision making in stable and complex care and treatment The semester focuses on clinical decision making within nursing in cooperation with the patient, citizen and relatives based on knowledge from practice, development and research. The purpose of the study activities is to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to set targets, intervene, evaluate and adjust interventions in stable and complex care and treatment. Distribution of subject areas and ECTS in the 2nd semester Subject areas Subject Number of ECTS credits Health science subjects Natural science subjects Nursing Research methodology Pharmacology Pathology Anatomy / physiology Biochemistry Microbiology 23 7 Human science subjects 0 Social science subjects 0 In total 30 The distribution of theoretical teaching and clinical training as well as interprofessional and elective elements in ECTS credits in the 2nd semester Teaching method Interprofessional elements Elective elements Number of ECTS credits Theoretical teaching 15 Clinical training 15 In total 30 Objectives for learning outcomes in the 2 nd semester Knowledge Is able to explain and reflect on the values, theories, concepts and methods of nursing Is able to explain illness prevention, health promotion, rehabilitation and palliation Is able to explain and combine knowledge of selected parts of the human anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and Microbiology Is able to explain and combine knowledge of selected parts of pathology and general pharmacology Skills Is able to use, assess and justify clinical decision-making with focus on evidence-based applied nursing 18 /46
Is able to use and organize nursing interventions in stable, complex care and patient care pathways, including medicine administration Is able to make clinical decisions in interaction with the patient, citizens and relatives Competencies Is able to demonstrate the use of methods and standards for quality assurance and patient safety Is able to identify nursing needs, set targets, intervene, evaluate and adjust nursing in stable and complex care and treatment packages Is able to search for, assess and interpret empirical evidence, theory and research methods in relation to stable and complex care and treatment packages Is able to structure and organize own learning processes and developmental needs Examinations The semester examination in the 2nd semester is organized as an external, oral and individual examination. The examination is theoretical and reflects the objective for learning outcomes for the entire semester corresponding to 30 ECTS credits. The assessment will be individual and carried out in accordance with the 7-point grading scale with the pass mark 02 (cf. the Ministerial Order on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of assessment no. 114 of 03/02/2015). Attendance during the clinical training is a prerequisite for the student to sit the examination. 19 /46
3rd semester - Situation-specific communication in interaction with patient and citizens, relatives and professionals within and across sectors The semester focuses on situation-specific communication, guidance and advice in interaction with patients, citizens and relatives in nursing and interprofessional practice. There is also focus on the administration of medicine. The purpose of the study activities is to provide the student with the knowledge, skills and competencies to understand individual, social and cultural conditions influence on patients and citizens experiences and reactions in connection with healthcare challenges as well as the links with illnesses. Distribution of subject areas and ECTS in the 3rd semester Subject areas Subject Number of ECTS credits Health science subjects Natural science subjects Human science subjects Social science subjects Nursing Research methodology Public health Pharmacology Pathology Nutrition and dietetics Anatomy / physiology Biochemistry Education Communication Psychology Ethics Religion Organisation / management Law 21 3 5 1 In total 30 The distribution of theoretical teaching and clinical training as well as interprofessional and elective elements in ECTS credits in the 3rd semester Teaching method Interprofessional elements Elective elements Number of ECTS credits Theoretical teaching 2 3 18 Clinical training 3 2 12 In total 30 20 /46
Objectives for learning outcomes in the 3 rd semester Knowledge Is able to describe the organization of the healthcare system, patient and citizen care pathways, interprofessional and intersectoral collaboration Is able to explain and combine knowledge of patients' and citizens' experiences and reactions in connection with healthcare challenges as well as the links with illnesses Is able to explain and reflect on the human anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and microbiology as well as pathology and pharmacology Is able to explain and reflect on knowledge of targeted pedagogical and communicative interventions in direct and digital context involving the patient, citizen and relatives and with respect for diversity Skills Is able to apply situation-specific communication in interaction with patients, citizens and relatives with focus on evidencebased applied nursing Is able to use technology relevant to the profession in nursing, care and treatment Is able to use, evaluate and organize nursing interventions including medicine administration as well as prescribe medicine within a delegated framework Is able to use nursing interventions in stable, acute and complex care and treatment packages, as well as in illness prevention and rehabilitation packages, including nutrition Competencies Is able to master interprofessional and intersectoral collaboration in a range of types of citizen and patient care pathways and contexts Is able to identify and organize nursing, taking human differences into consideration in relation to being a patient including with regards to individual, social, cultural, religious, international, ethical and existential perspectives Is able to communicate and guide regarding illness prevention and health promotion in and across sectors, including involving the patient, citizen and relatives and with respect for diversity Examinations The semester examination in the 3rd semester is organized as two internal examinations. The assessment will be individual and carried out in accordance with the 7-point grading scale with the pass mark 02 ( cf. the Ministerial Order on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of assessment no. 114 of 03/02/2015). Attendance during the clinical training is a prerequisite for the student to sit the exam. 1. Examination A: Theoretical, written and individual examination that reflects the whole semester s objectives for learning outcomes corresponding to 28 ECTS credits. 2. Examination B: Theoretical, written and individual examination in the administration of medicine including the medication process and medicine calculation that reflects the objective for the learning outcomes regarding the student s ability to use, evaluate and organise nursing interventions, including medicine administration, as well as to prescribe medicine within a delegated framework corresponding to 2 ECTS credits. 21 /46
4th semester - Clinical management of patient and citizen care The semester focuses on the clinical management of patient and citizen care across the healthcare system s professions, institutions and sectors. The study activities will be organized to provide the student with knowledge, skills and competencies within clinical management in relation to care pathways based on the individual patient s and citizen s life situation with healthcare challenges and the links with illnesses. Distribution of subject areas and ECTS in the 4th semester Subject areas Subject Number of ECTS credits Health science subjects Natural science subjects Human science subjects Social science subjects Nursing Research methodology Pathology Nutrition and dietetics Anatomy/physiology Biochemistry Ethics Philosophy Organisation/management Law 23 2 1 4 In total 30 The distribution of theoretical teaching and clinical training as well as interprofessional and elective elements in ECTS credits in the 4th semester Teaching method Interprofessional elements Elective elements Number of ECTS credits Theoretical teaching 3 2 18 Clinical training 2 3 12 In total 30 22 /46
Objectives for learning outcomes in the 4th semester Knowledge Possesses knowledge of and is able to reflect on forms of knowledge to systematically observe, diagnose, communicate, assess, prioritize, manage, coordinate, evaluate, document and adjust nursing for patients and citizens at individual, group and society level Is able to explain and reflect on clinical management and own clinical decision-making under prevailing framework conditions and areas of responsibility in the healthcare system Is able to explain and reflect on the organization of the healthcare system, allocation of responsibilities and ways in which the sectors interact on the basis of the legal framework, ethical responsibility and social conditions Is able to explain and reflect on illness prevention, health promotion, rehabilitation and Palliation Is able to explain and reflect on the profession's use of technology in care, treatment and quality assurance Skills Is able to use nursing interventions in stable, acute and complex care and treatment paths, as well as in illness prevention and rehabilitation packages Is able to use and organize the clinical management of the patient care pathways in collaboration with fellow professionals taking quality assurance into consideration Is able to use technology in the planning, execution and development of nursing and care Is able to use and justify methods and described standards for quality assurance and enhancement Is able to use and assess relevant working methods both to search for, assess and interpret empirical evidence, theory and research methods, and to participate in innovation, development and research work Competencies Is able to participate in the use of technology related to the profession, including information and communication technology Is able to participate in and assume responsibility for quality assurance and enhancement Is able to assess and disseminate knowledge about nursing interventions in stable, acute and complex care and treatment situations, as well as in illness prevention and rehabilitation, including nutrition Is able to demonstrate responsibility, and keep up-to-date by identifying and understanding his or her own learning processes and developmental needs Examinations The semester examination in the 4th semester is organized as an internal, oral and individual examination. The examination is theoretical and reflects the entire semester s objectives for learning outcomes corresponding to 30 ECTS credits. The assessment will be individual and carried out in accordance with the 7-point grading scale with the pass mark 02 (cf. the Ministerial Order on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of assessment no. 114 of 03/02/2015). Attendance during the clinical training is a prerequisite for the student to sit the exam. 23 /46
5th semester - Health professional issues in the healthcare sector as a whole and locally The semester focuses on health professional issues in relation to particular challenges within the healthcare system. Furthermore, the semester examines how innovation that involves patients and citizens may promote citizen-focused solutions. The purpose of the study activities is to provide the student with knowledge, skills and competencies within research and quality enhancement, selected implementation methodologies as well as the use and evaluation of technology. Distribution of subject areas and ECTS in the 5th semester Subject areas Subject Number of ECTS credits Health science subjects Natural science subjects Human science subjects Social science subjects Nursing Research methodology Pharmacology Public health Health technology Anatomy/physiology Biology Philosophy Ethics Organisation Management Sociology Anthropology 15 4 4 7 In total 30 The distribution of theoretical teaching and clinical training as well as interprofessional and elective elements in ECTS credits in the 5th semester Teaching method Interprofessional elements Elective elements Number of ECTS credits Theoretical teaching 20 Clinical training 10 10 In total 30 24 /46
Objectives for learning outcomes in the 5th semester Knowledge Is able to explain and reflect on the profession's use of health technology Is able to combine knowledge of and reflect on ethical issues in the wider healthcare system in relation to the use of health technology Is able to reflect on ethical issues in relation to the interprofessional cooperation Is able to explain and combine project method and project management Is able to explain and reflect on selected methods and standards for quality assurance, patient safety and quality enhancement in the healthcare sector as a whole Is able to combine knowledge of and reflect on innovation as a method of developing practice, and can describe selected implementation methodologies in relation to specific target groups Is able to explain the priorities for deploying nursing under the prevailing framework conditions in the healthcare system Skills Is able to use, analyze and assess the use of health technologies in the planning, execution and development of nursing, care and treatment Is able to analyze and put nursing interventions into perspective in relation to innovation and change in applied nursing Is able to assess and use supervision and teaching of the patient and citizen, relatives, Colleagues and prospective students Is able to collaborate with the patient, citizen and relative to assess the care and treatment pathway in collaboration with other professionals, taking quality assurance into consideration Competencies Is able to independently manage the organization of, assessing, adjusting and documenting of care and treatment in collaboration with the patient and citizen across organizations and professions Is able to independently intervene in relation to the patient s, citizen s and relatives coping with health challenges with respect to prevention, health promotion, rehabilitation and palliative care Is able to independently intervene and handle communication in different contexts, including respectful, dialogue-based and value-generating relationships with citizens, patients, relatives and interprofessional partners Is able to facilitate and use quality assurance and evaluation projects throughout the healthcare system EXAMINATIONS The semester examination in the 5th semester is organized as an external, oral examination where the students may choose to do the examination in a group or individually. The examination is theoretical and reflects the objective for learning outcomes for the entire semester corresponding to 30 25 /46
ECTS credits. The assessment will be individual and carried out in accordance with the 7-point grading scale with the pass mark 02 (cf. the Ministerial Order on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of assessment no. 114 of 03/02/2015). Attendance during the clinical training is a prerequisite for the student to sit the examination. 26 /46
6th semester - Independent nursing practice and interprofessional cooperation The focus of the semester is complex nursing practice across organizations and professions in the entire healthcare system, including research and development work. The study activities are organized to provide the student with skills and competencies to independently perform clinical management and ensure as well as develop quality of care and treatment. Distribution of subject areas and ECTS in the 6th semester Subject areas Subject Number of ECTS credits Health science subjects Nursing Pathology Pharmacology Health technology Research methodology 27 Natural science subjects Anatomy/physiology 1 Human science subjects Philosophy Ethics 1 Social science subjects Organisation Management 1 In total 30 The distribution of theoretical teaching and clinical training as well as interprofessional and elective elements in ECTS credits in the 6th semester Teaching method Interprofessional elements Elective elements Number of ECTS credits Theoretical teaching 0 Clinical training 30 In total 30 27 /46
Objectives for learning outcomes in the 6th semester Knowledge Is able to combine knowledge of and reflect on patient s and citizens' needs for nursing in interprofessional and intersectoral collaboration Is able to explain and reflect on ethical issues within the field of nursing in relation to cooperation with patients, citizens and relatives Is able to combine knowledge of methods and standards for quality assurance, patient safety and quality enhancement Is able to reflect on, the theory of science, research methods and models for evaluation, quality assurance and quality enhancement, as well as relating this knowledge to research and development work in professional practice Is able to reflect on his or her own professional occupation Skills Is able to analyze and justify nursing interventions in stable, acute and complex care and treatment, as well as in prevention and rehabilitation Is able to apply, evaluate and disseminate knowledge about the administration of medicine and is able to prescribe medicine within a delegation framework Is able to assess, justify and put clinical management of patient care into perspective taking quality assurance into account Is able to evaluate and justify guidance and teaching of the patient and citizen, relatives, colleagues and prospective students Is able to evaluate, justify and disseminate knowledge about cultural, international and ethical insights into care and treatment, based on current codes of conduct and legislation Competencies Is able to independently intervene, organize, assess, adjust and document in stable, acute and complex care and treatment in collaboration with the patient and citizen across organisations and professions Is able to independently assume responsibility for and work with clinical decision-making, in a delegated framework, prescribe medicine in stable, acute and complex care and treatment situations, and involve the patient, relatives and other professionals Is able to independently work with clinical management and assure and develop the quality that supports patient and citizen experience of the healthcare service as a well-functioning whole in the patient's and the citizen's own home Is able to play an empathetic, ethical and reflective part in nursing situations and patient/citizen situations characterised by different cultural, professional, political, economic and social perspectives, as well as intervene within the frameworks of current codes of conduct and legislation, nationally and internationally Is able to independently take responsibility for and organize pedagogic interventions in supervision, teaching and the dissemination of knowledge to patients, citizen, relatives and professionals Examinations The semester examination in the 6th semester is organised as an internal, oral and individual examination. The examination is theoretical and reflects the entire semester s objectives for learning outcomes corresponding to 30 ECTS credits. The assessment will be individual and carried out in accordance with the 7-point grading scale with the pass mark 02 (cf. the Ministerial Order on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of assessment no. 114 of 03/02/2015). 28 /46
Attendance during the clinical training is a prerequisite for the student to sit the examination. 29 /46
7th semester The development of the nursing profession nationally and internationally The semester focuses on independent, professional and reflective nursing in the healthcare sector as a whole. The students will be working systematically with development of selected parts of the professional field. The study activities will be organised to provide the student with knowledge, skills and competencies to discuss nursing, the values and knowledge-based information in relation to the nursing profession s societal, scientific and technological context, both nationally and internationally. Distribution of subject areas and ECTS in the 7th semester Subject areas Subject Number of ECTS credits Health science subjects Nursing Research methodology Public health 24 Natural science subjects Anatomy/physiology 2 Human science subjects Social science subjects Pedagogy Communication Ethics Organisation Management Law 2 2 In total 30 The distribution of theoretical and clinical training as well as interprofessional and elective study elements in ECTS credits in the 7th semester Teaching method Interprofessional elements Elective elements Number of ECTS credits Theoretical teaching 10 25 Clinical training 5 In total 30 The distribution of theoretical and clinical training as well as interprofessional and e Objectives for learning outcomes in the 7th semester Knowledge Is able to reflect on his or her own professional occupation as well as their profession's duties and responsibilities in the healthcare sector as a whole 30 /46
Is able to combine knowledge of and reflect on relevant theory of science and research method for analysis of selected issues in the professional practice Is able to reflect on evaluation of selected professional efforts in the healthcare system Skills Is able to justify and discuss selected issues within the professional field with a clinical relevance and incorporation of the professional working methods and study methods as well as practice-related development, trial and research and researchbased literature Is able to use, assess and justify methods and described standards for quality assurance and quality enhancement, as well as relating this knowledge to research and development work in professional practice Is able to assess, justify and discuss his or her own professional occupation as well as the profession s duties and responsibilities in an organisational, administrative and social perspective and as a stakeholder in the healthcare sector as a whole Is able to analyse and put relevant study and working methods into perspective, both to search for, assess and interpret empirical evidence, theory and research methods, and to initiate and participate in innovation, development and research work Competencies Is able to independently identify, assess, discuss and put things into perspective based on a selected clinical issue and findings in the context of nursing Is able to work with and integrate national and international knowledge of practice, development and research in argumentation about, and reflection on, nursing Is able to discuss and reflect on the organisation, assessing, adjusting and documenting care and treatment pathways in collaboration with the patient and citizen across organisations and professions in the healthcare sector as a whole Is able to play an empathetic, ethical and reflective part in nursing situations and patient/citizen situations characterised by different cultural, professional, political, economic and social perspectives, as well as discuss and intervene within the frameworks of current codes of conduct and legislation, nationally and internationally Examinations The 7th semester will end with an external theoretical examination the bachelor project. The examination is theoretical and reflects the objective for the learning outcomes for the entire semester corresponding to 30 ECTS credits. The examination will be held as a combined written and oral examination where the bachelor project and the oral examination will be assessed equally. The bachelor project can be both mono- and interdisciplinary in groups of maximum 4 students. The examination will be assessed in accordance with the 7-point grading scale and with the participation of an external examiner. Together with the other examinations of the programme, the examination should document the programmes objectives for the learning outcomes. In the assessment, the academic content is in focus, but there is also emphasis on the examinee s communication abilities and spelling, however, the greater emphasis is on the academic content. Attendance during the clinical training is a prerequisite for the student to sit the examination. The assessment will be individual and carried out in accordance with the 7-point grading scale with the pass mark 02 (cf. the Ministerial Order on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of assessment no. 114 of 03/02/2015). The bachelor project may be assessed when the student has passed all the other examinations of the programme. 31 /46