Open University Route

Advanced Practice Nursing, (Master's level), Route Studies 2

Enrol
Credits
20 credits
Enrolment period
21.10.2025 - 03.11.2025
Duration
12.01.2026 - 10.05.2026
Study modes
Full-time studies
Field of study
Social services and health care
Price
200.00 €

Content

· Evaluation of a client’s state of health and selection of evidence-based intervention/s

· Development of individualized care plan to meet client needs

· Implementation and reviewal of evidence- based interventions to diverse clients’ needs

· Evaluation of nursing and patient outcomes

· Promotion of and advocacy for safe client care

· Development and renewal of patient-oriented services that are safe, sustainable and cost effective.

· Utilisation of technology and digitalization in advanced practice nursing

· Working as part and possibility to manage multidisciplinary teams.

· Communication and interaction culture of work communities

Objectives

This course is intended to enable you to utilise essential skills and knowledge required within the advanced practice nursing domains that include competencies in health assessment and direct clinical care, professional leadership and operating in a workplace. The idea is that you offer direct care to patients and clients as an independent advanced practice nurse in assessing and implementing evidence based clinical interventions, work independently as part of a multiprofessional team and promote the role of advanced practicing nurse within a healthcare context.

Competences
· Health assessment and direct clinical care

· Professional leadership

· Operating in a workplace

Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, you can establish a clients health status by performing a holistic clinical examination using evidence-based approaches. Through autonomous decision making, you can draw valid conclusions concerning the state of health/illness of a client and utilize evidence-based decision-making concerning the individual situation of a patient. You can select ,implement and review appropriate interventions as part of a clients care plan. You can monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of nursing outcomes and actively advocate for and participate in creating an organization that supports safe client care and collaborative practice. You can develop and renew patient oriented services by evaluating their sustainability and cost effectiveness. You can Utilise the opportunities of technology and digitalization and manage multidisciplinary teams while fostering effective communication and interaction culture of work communities.

Implementation methods

Flipped learning (tasks prior to webinars)
Active participation in webinars
Independent work

Additional information

NOTE! Information above is ment to Practicing advanced nursing -course (Sorry for the misdirection)

NOTE! Enrollment exclusively for those who aim at the degree programme in Advanced Practice Nursing and have taken Route Studies 1 in the autumn 2025.

Contents:
Qualitative Research
Practicing advanced nursing
Digital transformation in healthcare
Specific issues in advanced nursing
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation in the study path may vary.
https://opetussuunnitelmat.peppi.jamk.fi/4852/en/60/21549/1285

Further Information concerning the studies:
Principal Lecturer Hanna Hopia [email protected]
Further Information concerning the enrollment: [email protected]

The studies include face-to-face contact, online (e.g., webinars), and independent studies.
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