Nursing profession, clinical competence and leadership
15.0 ECTS creditsThe course covers the profession, clinical competence, and leadership of the nurse. Instruction is in the form of introductory and specialised lectures, seminars, skills training, simulation, individual assignments, reflective discussions, and group work.
The course integrates nursing (10 ECTS cr), medical science (3 ECTS cr), and social and behavioural science (2 ECTS cr), and includes clinical placement at a hospital (7.5 ECTS cr).
Organisation and theories leadership
-Leadership and communication skills
-Conflict management
-Groups and group processes
-Health economics
-Health and safety in the workplace environment
-Nurse leadership skills in healthcare
-Nurse responsibility when violence in close relationships is identified
Patient safety
-Measuring healthcare injuries
-Deviation and incident reports
-Safe healthcare
-Sustainable development
-Ethical considerations
Nursing and medical science
-In-depth study of the nursing care process, including nursing care interventions
-Lead and allocate nursing care in different situations
-In-depth study of the nursing consensus concepts
-Teaching and supervision of colleagues and students
-In depth study of nursing core consepts
Team
-Synergies and perspectives in teams
-Collaboration and communication in teams
Legislation, ordinances, and policy documents
The course integrates nursing (10 ECTS cr), medical science (3 ECTS cr), and social and behavioural science (2 ECTS cr), and includes clinical placement at a hospital (7.5 ECTS cr).
Organisation and theories leadership
-Leadership and communication skills
-Conflict management
-Groups and group processes
-Health economics
-Health and safety in the workplace environment
-Nurse leadership skills in healthcare
-Nurse responsibility when violence in close relationships is identified
Patient safety
-Measuring healthcare injuries
-Deviation and incident reports
-Safe healthcare
-Sustainable development
-Ethical considerations
Nursing and medical science
-In-depth study of the nursing care process, including nursing care interventions
-Lead and allocate nursing care in different situations
-In-depth study of the nursing consensus concepts
-Teaching and supervision of colleagues and students
-In depth study of nursing core consepts
Team
-Synergies and perspectives in teams
-Collaboration and communication in teams
Legislation, ordinances, and policy documents
Progressive specialisation:
G2F (has at least 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements
Fundamentals of Nursing and the Nursing Profession, 30 ECTS credits, Basic Clinical Nursing, 30 ECTS credits, and Nursing in Relation to Symptoms and Signs of Illness, 37.5 ECTS credits, plus registration on Nursing in Relation to Acute Situations, 7.5 ECTS credits, with at least 3.5 ECTS credits completed, and Nursing in Longterm Illness and Multimorbidity, 30 ECTS credits, or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Study Programme in Nursing (studied during year 3)