11.2.5 Professional intensive studies in nursing

Objective and content
The student will familiarize him/herself with the philosophical approaches of science and understands their meaning for nursing and scientific nursing research. The student deepens his/her knowledge on nursing theories so that he / she is able to analyse the application possibilities of different nursing theories.

Objective and content
The student deepens his / her knowledge of the health concepts of different cultures and of theories of cultural nursing. He / she accepts the Finnish society as multicultural and aims to promote tolerance in society with his / her actions. The student is familiar with the EU social and health politics and with the laws, statutes, regulations and instructions regulating the clinical nursing care. The student wants to participate in the international development of nursing .

Objective and content
The student deepens his / her decision-making skills in interaction with the patient/ client, his/ her family and the community. The student is able to assess and consider his / her own professional decision making. The student is capable of equal decision making as a nursing expert and as the patient’s representative together with other people participating in the care.

Objective and content

The student understands the philosophical and ethical fundamentals of leadership in nursing as the basis of good leadership. He / she understands the connection of management process with the client’s / patient’s good care. The student is aware of the social political factors affecting health care planning and practice and participates in societal influencing. He / she will familiarize him/herself with the action plan of the work unit and will participate in its realization and evaluation. The student understands the meaning of human resource accounting as an instrument of nursing productivity and as a method of quality management. He / she is able to use knowledge of health economics and develops to be aware of the costs in his / her daily action. The student recognizes the elements of good leadership and management of one self and understands its meaning to the staff’s well-being. The student familiarizes him/herself with strategic planning, realization and follow-up using information and communication technology.