Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse

Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse is a Bachelor program taught at Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (3 years 6 months) options.

Bachelor of Health Care is a nursing degree of 210 ECTS credits. Laurea describes the nurse as a nursing expert who plans, implements, evaluates and develops nursing to promote health, prevent and treat disease, and support rehabilitation. The studies cover professional ethics, communication and multiprofessional work, health promotion, clinical nursing, evidence-based practice, quality assurance, patient and customer safety, and the social and health care service system. The programme also includes 30 ECTS credits of complementary competence studies that students choose from areas such as medical-surgical nursing, mental health, paediatric nursing, perioperative nursing and digital skills.

The programme includes activating lectures, simulations, clinical practice, workshops, seminars, projects with working life partners and independent study. Ninety ECTS credits are completed in clinical practice in settings such as hospitals, health care centres, outpatient clinics and third sector organisations. The degree includes a 15-credit thesis, which may be a workplace development project or part of Laurea's research and development activities. After 180 ECTS credits, students take a national exam.

Laurea says the degree follows the Professional Qualifications Directive and leads to application for the right to practise as a licensed health care professional.

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse at Laurea University of Applied Sciences for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Laurea University of Applied Sciences.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Laurea University of Applied Sciences as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Health Care, Registered Nurse.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://opintopolku.fi/konfo/en/koulutus/1.2.246.562.13.00000000000000000249

• Registered Nurse
• health care professional licensed by Valvira
• nursing positions in general health care
• nursing positions in specialised medical care
• nursing positions in social welfare units
• nursing positions in the private sector
• nursing positions in the third sector

6 fully funded scholarships are listed for Finland. See Finland scholarships.