As a registered nurse (RN), your work in the growing health care sector will be challenging and independent. RNs are key actors delivering patient-centred, safe, effective and evidence-based health care services. You will promote and support the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. You will also make independent decisions in nursing, lead teams and perform supervisory duties. As an RN, you will work e.g. in hospitals, clinics and home care.
The studies emphasise competencies that will be needed in health care in the future. The focus is on evidence-based nursing.
The degree programme in nursing is carried out on the Lahti and Lappeenranta campuses. The Lappeenranta campus boasts strong knowledge of surgery care and emergency care and offers the perfect facilities for specialising in these areas.
The Lahti campus emphasises competencies in modern technological approaches in which smart self-care solutions promote the health and well-being of individuals and families. Smart self-care solutions include, for example, a variety of e-health services and robotic opportunities for patients and customers.
Language of instruction is English. Applicants to nursing studies in Lahti are required to have basic Finnish skills, and Finnish language studies are a part of both degree programmes.
Clinical training in authentic health care environments is an integral part of your studies on both campuses. You will study in an inspiring multicultural community and have a possibility to enhance your expertise abroad in student exchange. The education will open up a wide range of career opportunities in Finland and abroad, as you will possess a nurse's qualification in accordance with EU directives.
Sosiaali- ja terveysalan ammattikorkeakoulututkinto
Laajuus
210 opintopistettä
Kesto
3.5 vuotta
Kieli
Englanti
Paikka
Lappeenranta campus
Koulutuksen tavoite
The LAB University of Applied Sciences educates professional nurses who are able to plan, implement and develop nursing practices in a multi-professional health care team. Nurses are trained to promote health and prevent diseases, and provide care, support, guidance and rehabilitation.
The aim of the degree programme is to educate students to become registered nurses (RN) for the field of health care. The graduates of the programme can operate flexibly in multi-professional and multi-cultural settings, while promoting health and providing hospice care to individuals, families and communities. The practical part of the education takes place in varying and multi-disciplinary areas of health care.
Nursing studies are based on a personal study plan, which allows students to build their own career paths. Our modern health care labs and simulation environment enable developing skills, knowledge and decision-making abilities together with lecturers, experts and fellow multi-cultural students. Flexible e-learning possibilities are also employed.
Good contacts with different partners both within and beyond the university are integral to our programme. The nursing programme offers the opportunity to meet people from around the world, learn about different cultures and study to become a competent nurse. All students are encouraged to take part in exchange programmes to deepen their intercultural competence.
Countdown to the launch of the new LAB University of Applied Sciences!
Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Saimaa University of Applied Sciences will merge, establishing a completely new institution: the LAB University of Applied Sciences. It will operate in Lahti and Lappeenranta and will also provide education online.
LAB will have 8 500 students, making it the sixth largest university of applied sciences in Finland. It will start its operation on 1 January 2020.
The first year of studies focuses on the basics of nursing, social and health care environments, customer relations, wellbeing, health promotion and functional ability.
During the second and third year, the studies consist of different nursing areas based on theoretical and clinical nursing competences. This advances clinical decision-making, guidance and counselling skills, evidence-based practice, as well as quality assurance and patient safety issues.
During the final years of the studies, students also strengthen their knowledge in leadership, management and entrepreneurship, and deepen their ethical and professional competences.
Approximately one third of the studies is completed as practical training in various health care settings. Practical training can be implemented in the private and public sectors, in projects or in the institution's own simulation environment. Practical training may also be carried out abroad as an exchange student. The student plans the exchange period with the teacher tutor.
Finnish language skills are essential during practical training in Finland. Non-native speakers are therefore required to study Finnish during their studies.
Bachelor's Degree Programme, Nursing is 210 ECTS and it takes three and half years to complete. The programme is divided into common core competences and complementary competences. The course modules range from 10 to 25 ECTS.
Complementary competences may consist of studies of your own field, multidisciplinary route studies or other skills supporting professional growth. The first educational module in nursing studies is factors of wellbeing, which is implemented by using team-based learning method.
Core competence studies equip you for a range of professional roles. Complementary competence studies include areas of study that develop and advance your chosen areas of expertise. These competences form your professional profile.
COMMON CORE COMPETENCE 26 ECTS
PROFESSIONAL CORE COMPETENCE 154 ECTS
Theoretical studies 64 ECTS
Clinical training 75 ECTS
Thesis 15 ECTS
PROFESSIONAL COMPLEMENTARY COURSES AND ELECTIVE STUDIES?30 ECTS
Professional complementary courses and elective studies?30 ECTS
The earned qualification is an undergraduate degree (a bachelor’s degree). The students will be qualified to work as a Registered Nurse (RN) (in Finnish sairaanhoitaja AMK). The qualification meets the requirements of the European Union directives, which also means interesting career opportunities abroad. Registered Nurse is a regulated profession overseen the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira).
During the last year, students deepen their professional competence in a chosen area of nursing. We offer advanced studies for example in nursing in an ICU, the assessment of care at home, modern nursing at home, operative nursing, health care of clients with substance abuse problems, clinical skills and interacting with the patient.
A Bachelor’s Degree includes a 15 ECTS thesis. This can be either a research-based project or a so-called functional thesis project. The aim of the thesis project is to broaden and deepen your professional expertise and provide you with expertise needed to operate in development tasks in your field. The thesis project improves your information retrieval and problem-solving skills. The thesis can be conducted as a project commissioned by an external organisation or as part of a development project. The thesis project can be carried out individually, in pairs or in a group, including a written report. At its best, the thesis project can serve as a pathway to your career.
Go international! We offer you excellent opportunities to gain valuable international expertise and language skills for your future career. Future workplaces require multicultural and language skills as well as international understanding. Learning takes place in a multicultural, international environment. Our degree students come from all over the world.
You can complete part of your studies at our partner institutions in different countries around the world or do your practical training abroad. Every year, LAB welcomes a large number of students from different countries, so the programme is genuinely international.
Our international activities are based on networks, student exchange programmes, intensive periods, and international projects and we have strong links with partner organisations across the Baltic states and the rest of Europe as well as Russia, Canada and East Asia.
The studies at LAB will be closely connected with the development of working life practices, together with businesses and work communities. LAB works closely with local health care services in both the public and private sectors. Multidisciplinary working life projects and different learning environments, such as student cooperatives, will strengthen your connections with authentic working life interaction throughout the programme.
LAB is a higher education institution focusing on innovation, business and industry.
The strengths of this higher education institution specialising in innovation include the circular economy, design, the commercialisation of innovations and service innovations for health and well-being.
Bachelor’s degree gives you eligibility to apply to Master’s degree programmes offered by universities and universities of applied sciences in Finland and abroad.
lab [dot] fi