Public Health Nursing

Content:

This is a 60 ECTS further education programme for nurses. This programme qualifies successful candidates to plan, initiate, complete and develop health promoting care and preventive health care in the local health services. Public health nurses are responsible for providing information and primary preventive care. This work is conducted on an individual, group and community level, and requires cooperation across various professions and levels of public administration.
Main courses in the programme:
Health Promotion and Preventive Care (15 ECTS)
The Health of Children and Youth (30 ECTS)
Quality Assurance in Public Health Nursing (15 ECTS)

Teaching and learning methods:

Part time programme over two years with 17 weeks’ theoretical seminars and 10 weeks’ work experience in local public health services. Teaching varies between lectures, classroom teaching, project work and reflective group work.

Careers / further study:

Public health clinics, school clinics, health education both nationally and internationally.