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Instruction is in the form of general introductory lectures, specialised lectures, seminars, skills training, individual assignments, and group work. The course integrates nursing (18 ECTS cr), medical science (10 ECTS cr), and social and behavioural science (2 ECTS cr), of which 6 ECTS cr involve clinical placement, including assignments and tasks to be assessed.

Content:
The nurse's area of responsibility and ethical code
In-depth understanding of nursing theories
Nursing environment, aesthetics
Basic human needs
Basic hygiene procedures
Nursing process in relation to basic human needs

Health resources and self-care in relation to basic nursing
Functional rest positions and ergonomic principles
Preventing iatrogenic harm
Quality register, relevant laws, ordinances and regulations
Professional conduct and approach
Professional ethics
Conversation and communication
Team cooperation, interprofessional learning
Palliative care and deceased body care
The most common scientific paradigms in nursing research
Database searches
Characteristics and critical review of scientific articles

Anatomy and physiology of the skin
Skin diseases
Wounds and healing, basic wound dressing
Obstretic conditions and gyneacological diseases
Breast feeding
Child and youth health and normal development
Pediatric diseases

Pathophysiology: the specific immune system, hypersensitivity, infectious changes
Normal flora, microorganisms, contagion and spread of infection
Infections and upper respiratory diseases and their specific treatment
Asthma
Allergies
Basic pharmacology (pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics)
Basic pharmaceutical calculation
Psychology: crisis, stress, coping strategies

Skills training:
- basic nursing
- work techniques and patient relocation
- injection
- capillary sampling
- venous sampling
- catheterisation of urinary bladder
- simple wound dressing
- clean and sterile routine
- pharmaceutical handling

Progressive specialisation: G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

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 1)