Bachelor's Programme in Nursing Programme description

The Bachelor’s Programme in Nursing is a three-year programme of professional study (180 credits). Students who complete the programme are awarded a bachelor’s degree in Nursing (Bachelor of Nursing). The bachelor’s degree forms the basis for authorisation as a general nurse in accordance with the Act relating to Health Personnel.

The aim of nursing is to promote health, prevent, treat and help patients to cope with disease, and to ease suffering. Nursing is based on humanistic values and is both a field of knowledge and a profession. Nursing includes knowledge of physical, psychological, social and existential aspects of the human being. OsloMet has Norway's biggest research environment in nursing. Research on the patients’ experiences and reactions to disease and suffering is a main focus, along with measures to support the patients to lead a healthy life and cope with disease. Patient safety is a key area of the programme. Microbiology and infection control are prioritised areas to meet the challenges in connection with antibiotic resistance and increased incidence of contagious diseases.

The nursing programme's knowledge base comprises nursing science, natural science, social sciences and the humanities. The programme is based on a holistic view of human beings with humanistic values. The requirement of the individual practitioner after graduating is to act professionally and ethically responsibly.

Throughout the course of study, the students will gain experience with patients in the specialist health service, in municipalities and city districts. OsloMet cooperates with the country's most competent treatment environments and our main cooperation partners are Oslo University Hospital, Akershus University Hospital, the City of Oslo and the municipalities of Romerrike.

Nurses encounter people of all ages, with different conditions, injuries and functional ability. In big cities and in the surrounding areas, the population consists of people from multiple ethnic origins and cultural backgrounds. During the study programme, the students will encounter this diversity and learn to provide healthcare in accordance with the patient’s cultural and linguistic background. Nurses have a duty to safeguard all individuals’ right to equal services.

Patient-centred nursing is practised via knowledge-based processes involving reasoning, which include mapping, assessment, decision-making and evaluation. The nursing profession consists of nursing and medical procedures, care and empathy, health counselling and information work, as well as facilitation in a health promoting environment. Nurses work with individuals and groups and

at the intersectoral system level. The professional group contributes to interprofessional cooperation and has part of the responsibility for ensuring that habilitation and rehabilitation processes maintain the user’s need for coordinated and cohesive services.

The programme description for the study is based on the national regulations relating to a common curriculum for health and social care education adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research, and the regulations relating to the national guidelines for nursing education adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research on the basis of the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges and the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

Relevance to working life

The bachelor’s degree in nursing qualifies students for work in all parts of the health services: hospitals, health centres, nursing homes, home nursing services, preventive health work, the occupational health service, offshore, the ambulance service and international aid organisations. The programme is also relevant for positions in the business sector.

Relevance to further studies

The bachelor’s programme qualifies students to take master’s degree programmes.

The target group for the programme is people who wish to work with health promoting measures and people who are or could suffer from illness or failing health. As a nurse, you will also meet people in the final stages of life.

The admission requirements are, in accordance with the Regulations concerning Admission to Higher Education, the Higher Education Entrance Qualification or prior learning and work experience. The nursing programme also has special admission requirements.

• An average grade of 3 or better is required in the subject Norwegian Vg3 (393 hours) from Norwegian upper secondary school (average of all the grades awarded in Norwegian first-choice form, second-choice form and oral).

• An average of 3 or better in the common subject mathematics (224 hours). The grade requirement in mathematics does not apply to applicants who can document the completion of programme subjects in mathematics with a scope of at least 140 hours or equivalent.

Students must submit a transcript of police records at the start of the programme.

The use of clothing that covers the face is incompatible with taking the programme's theoretical and practical training courses. During the programme's periods of clinical training, the students must comply with the clothing regulations in force at all times at the institution where their practical training is taking place.

After completing the bachelor's programme in nursing, the student is expected to have achieved the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge The candidate

• has knowledge of the history of nursing, its academic basis, scientific traditions, singularity and role in society nationally and internationally

• has broad knowledge of key concepts, theories and models in nursing, disease processes and legislation relevant to the nursing discipline

• has broad knowledge of aspects of nursing relating to health promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and alleviation

• has broad knowledge of communication and building relations and is able to communicate professionally with different individuals and based on the circumstances in each situation

• has knowledge of the health service as a system, of the organisation of services at different levels and of planning, management and coordination in relation to individual patients and groups

• has knowledge of global health challenges, cultural diversity and social inequality, which is of relevance to professional practice nationally and internationally

Skills The candidate is capable of

• identifying and analysing professional and ethical questions at the social, group and individual levels in a reflected and critical manner

• critically evaluating and integrating information from different knowledge sources, and making clinical decisions based on evidence-based assessments and priorities

• practising responsible nursing adapted to the individual’s needs and ensuring the patient’s co-determination in choices that concern health and treatment

• acquiring new knowledge, giving and receiving supervisions, adjusting own professional practice, taking a critical approach to academic texts from different sources and using sources correctly

• working independently and contributing to interprofessional and intersectoral cooperation to ensure a holistic course of treatment

Competence The candidate

• has insight into the principles of prioritisation in the health services and can meet society’s requirements for responsible and caring nursing in a lifetime perspective, contributing to patient safety, quality and trust in the health services

• is capable of planning and providing patient-centred supervision, counselling and teaching to patients, next-of-kin and health personnel

• has insight into service development, innovation and creativity, and how technology can influence how services are provided

• is capable of reflecting on own professional development and discussing professional aspects of nursing with colleagues

• is capable of planning and carrying out projects in cooperation with others, contributing in a constructive manner in groups and disseminating subject matter via different forms of expression.

The programme has a comprehensive profile where academic content, pedagogical activities and practical studies are interconnected. The connection between the learning outcome descriptions, learning activities and forms of assessment are particularly emphasised. Work and teaching methods and the fields of study covered in the programme are organised in a way that promotes both theoretical understanding and practical action competence. The courses build on each other to ensure progress with increasing requirements for knowledge and understanding of the profession. Through critical reflection, ethical competence and professional judgement are gradually developed.

For all nursing programmes, four recurring topics are defined: ethics, patient safety, communication and cooperation and management. The topics are integrated into different courses and described with separate learning outcomes to ensure coherency, connection and progression between courses and academic years. Diversity and big-city health are also emphasised as key perspectives in all three years of the programme.

Each academic year comprises 60 credits, and the expected workload is normally 40 hours per week. This applies both for theoretical courses and during practical training. All the courses conclude with a final assessment.

Learning in groups is particularly emphasised in the study programme. The most important elements to ensure good group processes are safety, well-being and a sense of belonging. We therefore want all students to feel a sense of belonging to their class throughout the programme. This class will be divided into smaller groups that comprise study groups.

First year of the programme

During the first year, students will receive a basic introduction to nursing as a discipline, profession and science. Natural science courses make up an important part of the first year of study. This will provide a good basis for studying nursing observation and assessment.

Diversity and the lifetime perspective are also recurring topics. The students will receive in-depth knowledge of the human being’s fundamental needs and resources.

The academic year starts with an introductory period where the students get to know their rights and duties. Study groups are established as a work method and expectations of the students' own and other people’s efforts are clarified. Through practical training in the spring semester, the students gain experience of how needs and resources change as a result of ageing and disease. The year concludes with a theoretical introduction to different diseases, which provides a good basis for the second academic year.

Second year of the programme

The second year of the programme focuses particularly on nursing of people with acute and critical diseases of different ages. Students will also meet patients with progressive and chronic diseases. In addition to theory, students take two long practical training periods where they study nursing of patients and next-of-kin in real-life patient situations. In the spring semester, students will also gain insight into health and social perspectives, management and organisation, in addition to health promoting and preventive health work. Several courses are compulsory for students from different study programmes in the spring semester. These are known as common courses.

The spring semester is adapted for internationalisation at home where courses are taught in English. In this semester, we also welcome inbound exchange students.

Elective courses are carried out in the fourth semester. The elective courses are intended to help the students to acquire special expertise through in-depth study of a specific topic. Students choose one elective course. Some elective courses have a limited number of places. More information about elective courses is provided in the third semester.

Overview of elective courses, 

• SYK2800 (A and B) Parent-child Relationships and Adolescent Health

• SYK2810 (A and B) Prevention and Treatment of Malnutrition

• SYK2820 (A and B) Simulation Methods

• SYK2830 (A and B) Research in Nursing 

• SYK2840 (A and B) Supervision in Nursing

At the end of the academic year, students carry out a digital coursework requirement about complex health challenges. This provides the theoretical basis for the third year.

Third year of the programme

In the third year of the programme, the students will study nursing of people with complex health challenges. A significant part of the programme takes place in the practical training field, mainly in different arenas of the municipal health service. The practical training field consists of patients and next-of-kin with different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The courses look at mental health issues and complex health conditions. Management, professional development and interdisciplinary and intersectoral cooperation are key aspects. The bachelor’s thesis is an academic in-depth assignment to be written in the last semester.

 Courses and teaching activities taught jointly with other programmes at OsloMet 

The Bachelor’s Programme in Nursing includes the following courses and teaching activities that also form part of other programmes at the university:

• SYKK/SYKP1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits

• SYKK/SYKP1060 Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, 5 credits

• SYKP1070 Technology and Society, 5 credits

• INTERACT (Interprofessional Interaction with Children and Youth)

In the courses SYKK/SYKP1050 Public Health and Health Management  (5 credits) and SYKK/SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care (5 credits), different academic environments at the Faculty of Health Sciences join forces to provide the students with a common competence platform in line with national guidelines. In SYKK/SYKP1050, focus is on the health services’ organisation, health legislation and administration, and preventive and health promoting work. In SYKK/SYKP1060, students learn about the rationale for evidence-based practice, with focus on critical thinking and shared decision-making. For more details, see the individual course descriptions.  

The course SYKP1070 Technology and Society is a part of most degrees at OsloMet. The course provides a fundamental understanding of the digital world and how technology affects people’s lives and the way in which they work, and will help the students to enter working life with a fundamental understanding of technology. The Department of Computer Science at OsloMet has the responsibility for the practical aspects of the course provision. For a more detailed description, see the course description.

INTERACT (Interprofessional Interaction with Children and Youths) is an interdisciplinary teaching activity at OsloMet, where students from both the health and social care subjects and the teacher/kindergarten teacher education programmes meet in interdisciplinary groups. The aim is to ensure that the students acquire the skills needed to meet society’s demands for a better coordination of services that affect children and young people. The teaching activity builds on pedagogical principles of interactivity and spiral learning, with extensive use of digital learning and assessment tools to improve the learning outcomes.

The teaching (INTER1100, INTER1200 and INTER1300) is carried out in the first teaching week each spring semester for students in the first, second and third study year, respectively, and is integrated as a compulsory coursework requirement in the existing courses in the programme description. In the Bachelor’s Programme in Nursing, INTERACT is included in the following courses:

• SYKK/SYKPPRA10 Fundamentals of Nursing,

• SYKK/SYKPPRA30 Decision-making in Nursing and Patient Safety

• SYKK/SYKPPRA50 Nursing Persons with Mental Health Problems or SYKK/SYKPPRA70 Prevention and Rehabilitation in Home-based Healthcare Service

See https://uni.oslomet.no/interact/ for a more detailed description of INTERACT.

OsloMet focuses on having a good and developing learning environment that students can thrive in. The work and teaching methods have been developed on the basis of a socio-cultural view of learning, where the overriding principle is to make use of your own thoughts, knowledge and experience. The student's own efforts, individually, or together with others, are decisive for good learning outcomes. Students are expected to prepare ahead of organised teaching activities. Varied work methods are used both in theoretical subjects and in practical training and these can be carried out physically on campuses or on digital platforms.

The programme also prepares students for the labour market’s requirement of lifelong learning. Students are therefore expected to take ownership of their own learning process throughout the study programme, and will learn to both ‘become a nurse’ and ‘learn how to learn’. Students are also expected to contribute to creating a good learning environment for their fellow students through active participation in the different teaching activities.

Self-study and student cooperation

The attainment of the learning outcomes requires a high degree of self-study. Self-study entails both individual work and cooperation with fellow students, and it entails awareness of how you best learn. Students are recommended to take the initiative to form study groups.

Group work

Group work means working with other students. In the groups, students will discuss each other’s contributions and share knowledge and perspectives. They will gain experience of cooperation and of assessing, developing and disseminating relevant literature. The students will give and receive feedback from others.

Digital learning resources

Digital learning resources are for instance publications on the website bokskapet@oslomet.no, or video clips, podcasts, games, academic texts, articles and interactive assignments used as part of the learning methods. Digital co-writing tools are used in some courses for the purpose of sharing knowledge and producing texts together. Digital self-corrected tests (quizzes) provide an opportunity for the students to practice and test their knowledge of the course content. Students receive an immediate response, which can serve as a basis for their continued learning.

Simulation and skills training 

Simulation and skills training gives the students the opportunity to learn everything from simple practical skills to making assessments in complex patient situations. Simulation and skills training will be a recurring part of the study programme and often taken place in simulation and skills training units (SF-unit) on campus. Reflection before, during and after actions will be emphasised. Some simulations may be filmed. Videos will always be deleted directly after the teaching session unless consent has been given to keep the videos.

Lectures

Lectures are used either to gain an overview of the course’s content or to delve into a specific topic. Lectures are used particularly when introducing new subject matter.

The flipped classroom

The flipped classroom is when the roles of lecturer and students are reversed, and students work with digital learning resources before attending class. Students work on problem-solving activities during teaching sessions, often in the form of group work or seminars.

Seminar/workshop

Students practice formulating an argument, expressing own opinions and reflecting on own attitudes and actions, in addition to presenting and discussing subject matter and assessing other people’s academic presentations. Web-based seminars are known as webinars.

Project work

Students study a topic relevant to the programme in depth, and develop skills in the systematic use of methods, including theoretical basis, data collection, analysis, discussion, written formulation and verbal communication.

Interprofessional cooperative learning (TPS)

Interprofessional cooperative learning comprises all ways of working where students participate in

teaching sessions with students from other programmes, or carry out educational activities in a practical training establishment that entail cooperation with professionals from other fields. Interprofessional cooperative learning can be arranged at the university, in the practical training establishment and through digital cooperation (webinars) with students in other countries.

Student BEST – Better and systematic team training

Student BEST is an educational activity under a cooperation between the nursing-, radiography-, biomedical laboratory sciences and paramedic science programme, specialisation in anaesthesia (master programme) at OsloMet and the medicine programme at the University of Oslo. The learning programme builds on simulation in teams and is used as a training method in the admission and stabilising of trauma patients. The main focus is communication and cooperation in interprofessional groups. The teaching takes place at the SF-units at OsloMet.

Practical training is the parts of the programme that take place in real-life working situations. Practical training is compulsory and worth 90 credits. It is organised in such a way that the students get to work with patients in different age groups and participate in interprofessional cooperation. Through the practical training, students are assigned tasks that provide the opportunity to discover and explore clinical nursing issues, and which require them to work in an evidence-based and patient-centred manner. The practical training is an important arena for developing new knowledge, skills and competence.

Efforts are made to allow all students to carry out practical training in different arenas. Students must adhere to the practical training establishment's rules for clothing, and the establishment may also have special requirements concerning tests and vaccinations.

Skills training in the programme will not be divided by gender. Nor can the practical training be expected to be divided by gender.

The practical training takes place in Oslo and in the Eastern part of the country, and commutes are therefore to be expected. Each week of the practical training is planned with an expected workload of 40 hours, and students are required to attend 90 per cent of the practical training. In the municipal health service, the practical training places will comprise health centres, municipal emergency inpatient units, nursing homes, residential care homes and home-based services; while the practical training places in the specialist health service are mainly in hospitals. A practical training schedule is prepared for each practical training period, and will show an overview of the training during the day, evening, night and weekends and all planned activities. The practical training schedule is a cooperation between the educational institution, practical training establishment and the student.

During the practical training period, students receive supervision from a practical training supervisor and the contact lecturer. The supervision is intended to support the learning process in order for the student to achieve the learning outcomes for the practical training period. The practical training is assessed as passed or failed by the practical training supervisors in cooperation with the contact lecturer at the university.

Students who exceed the maximum permitted absence will fail the practical training period and are deemed to have used one of their attempts. For more information about practical training, see the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University. 

Inspirational practical training

The aim of the inspirational practical training is for students to gain some insight into professional practice and experience of specific nursing tasks early on in the study programme. Groups of two to three students receive supervision preferably from third year students, who have the responsibility for preparing the teaching activities. The inspirational practical training is a coursework requirement and part of the course SYKKSYKP1000.

Project-based practical training

The aim is to delve into issues related to the nursing discipline, elucidated with the help of relevant literature and practical training. Project-based practical training is carried out in groups with supervision from the contact lecturer. The project-based practical training is carried out as part of the courses SYKK/SYKPRA40. In the course SYKK / SYKP3000, the students work interprofessional.

The increasing globalisation of the labour market makes international experience and knowledge of languages and cultures more and more relevant for the profession. Internationalisation also provides insight into globalisation in general and contributes to improving the quality of the programme and strengthening the academic environment. Knowledge of international conditions is also important for developing knowledge in the nursing discipline.

Exchanges

Students at OsloMet are encouraged to take parts of the programme at an institution abroad. The programme has many partners abroad that might be relevant for students wanting to go on an exchange. Students can take three to six months of the programme in the fourth, fifth or sixth semester abroad. Det er spesielt 4. semester som tilrettelagt for utveksling.

I 4. semester kan du reise ut et helt semester eller deler av semesteret for å følge praksis eller teoriemner ved et av våre partneruniversiteter. Du kan også reise ut i 3 måneders folkehelsepraksis til en av våre praksispartnere. Du følger da valgemne SYK2850 Folkehelse i et globalt perspektiv, hvor du veiledes både av veileder fra OsloMet og fra institusjonen du har din praksis ved. I tillegg til å være ditt valgemne i 4. semester, erstatter emnet SYKK/SYKPRA40 og SYKK/SYKP1050.

I 5. semester vil du finne muligheter for utveksling i praksis et helt semester, mens det i 6. semester hovedsakelig er mulig å utveksle i 3 måneders praksis mens du begynner arbeidet med din bacheloroppgave.

Criteria for student exchanges and information about stays abroad, can be found here: https://student.oslomet.no/utveksling-hv

Internationalisation at home

The study programme boasts a multicultural student environment and focuses on cultural diversity and global issues. This approach contributes to greater understanding and improves the ability to work in a professional capacity in a diverse society. The English literature in the syllabus provides students with experience in reading academic literature and international research. An understanding of English academic literature is important to be able to actively participate in the international nursing community.

Academic staff affiliated to the study programme are part of international networks and research cooperation. Cooperation with colleagues from other countries contributes to internationalisation, for instance by inviting guest researchers and lecturers to OsloMet. This mainly takes place in the fourth semester, which consists of English-speaking courses. These courses are taken alongside inbound exchange students at OsloMet.

An overview of the courses available in the fourth semester:

• SYKK/SYKPP1050 Public Health and Health Management, 5 credits

• SYKK/SYKPRA40 Promotion of Health and Prevention of Illness, 5 credits

• SYK28xxA and B, Elective courses, 5 credits

• SYKK/SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice, 5 credits

• SYKK/SYKP1070 Technology and Society, 5 credits

Required coursework is all types of work, tests and compulsory attendance that are requirements for a student to be assessed/permitted to take the exam. Required coursework is assessed as approved/not approved. The coursework requirements for each course are described in the relevant course description.

The purpose of the coursework requirements is to:

• promote progress and academic development

• encourage students to seek out and acquire new knowledge

• facilitate cooperation on and communication about nursing issues

The programme has coursework requirements in the form of compulsory attendance, oral presentations, written assignments and tests. The coursework requirements are designed in a way that helps students to develop competence in line with the learning outcome descriptions in the course. Students are normally given three attempts at passing the required coursework. As far as possible, the second attempt will be given before the ordinary exam/assessment, unless otherwise stated in the course description. A third and final attempt is normally given before resit and rescheduled exams. If a piece of required coursework is not approved, this may lead to delayed progress in the programme. Required coursework is carried out individually or in groups.

Attendance

Attendance is compulsory for teaching activities covering subject matter that the student cannot acquire on his or her own. The minimum attendance requirement for scheduled and supervised group work and seminars is 80 per cent. The students are required to attend 90 per cent of the practical training and simulation and skills training.

From autumn 2022 - The students are required to attend 90 per cent of the practical training, simulation and skills training, lectures, seminars and group work which is related to practical training.

If a student exceeds the maximum limit for absence, the person responsible for the course/lecturer will consider whether it is possible to compensate for absence by meeting alternative requirements, for instance oral or individual written assignments. Whether or not it is possible to compensate for absence depends on the extent of the student’s absence and which activities he/she has missed.

Written and digital work

Written and digital coursework requirements can be written work, work submitted in various forms, multiple choice questions etc. Coursework requirements that are not approved must normally be improved or retaken. The person responsible for the course/lecturer will assess whether alternative coursework can be carried out. This is agreed between the individual student/group and the person responsible for the course/lecturer.

Activities

Compulsory activities can include oral presentations, observation, participation in specific courses and workshops, simulation, practical skills tests, supervision etc. Coursework requirements that are not approved, must normally be improved or retaken. The person responsible for the course/lecturer will assess whether alternative coursework can be carried out. This is agreed between the individual student/group and the person responsible for the course/lecturer.

The rules concerning cheating in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University and the Guidelines for handling Cheating/Attempts at Cheating at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University also apply to coursework requirements.

Different forms of assessment are used on the programme that are adapted to the learning outcomes of the various courses. The forms of assessment used are intended to support learning and document that the students’ competence is adequate in relation to the applicable learning outcomes. During the programme, the students will be given advice, supervision and assessments of their performance. It is important and necessary to assess students’ knowledge and skills often, so that the students receive feedback on whether their performance is in line with the programme's requirements and whether they have achieved the learning outcomes.

The assessment of exams and practical training is carried out in accordance with the applicable rules set out in the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges, the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, and the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

The forms of assessment and criteria are described in each course description. All courses taken will be stated on the diploma.

Assessment

The grades used are pass/fail or a grade scale with letter grades from A to F, where A is the highest grade, E is the lowest pass grade and F is a fail. In connection with group exams, all students in the group are awarded the same grade.

Resits/rescheduled exams

Resit and rescheduled exams are carried out in the same manner as the ordinary exam unless otherwise specified in the course description. In special cases, resit and rescheduled exams in courses with group exams may be held as individual exams.

Appeals against grades

Grades awarded for written exams can be appealed. It is not possible to appeal the grades awarded for oral and practical exams. In connection with group exams, the result of an appeal will only have consequences for the candidate(s) who submitted the appeal. The other students will keep their original grade.

Assessment of practical training

Practical training is assessed as pass or fail and is assessed by the practical training supervisors in cooperation with the contact lecturer at the university. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

The assessment takes its point of departure in given criteria based on learning outcomes for the course, assessment criteria, the continuous assessment, the suitability assessment and compulsory activities carried throughout the practical training. 

To pass the practical training, the student also must have met the compulsory attendance requirement. The practical training requires at least 90% attendance.

• Less than 10% absence: The student can complete the practical training course as normal.

• Between 10–20% absence: If possible, the student can make up for the practical training missed. This must be agreed with the practical training supervisor and the supervisor at the university.

• More than 20% absence: The student must retake the whole clinical training course

If the student exceeds the maximum limit for absence and does not have a valid reason for absence, the practical course will be registered as failed and count as an attempt.

If the student has failed the practical training twice, he/she must normally leave the programme. Reference is also made to the Regulations relating to Studies and Examinations at OsloMet, chapter 8, Supervised practical training – Number of attempts.

One or more of these criteria is the basis for the grade Failed in practical training in bachelor's Programme in Nursing at OsloMet:

The student:

• has not complied with the attendance requirement or failed to attend practice training without a valid reason and without giving notice

• has not achieved learning outcomes and completed compulsory activities / written documentation made visible in the assessment form established for the practical training period

• has endangered the patient's life and health by going beyond the limits of their own competence

• has not requested or taken into account guidance, or shown a willingness to acquire a lack of knowledge or competence

• shows lack of self-insight

Transfer discussion - from autumn 2022 If the student or contact lecturer reports a need for a transfer discussion it can be convene an interview to a discussion with the previous and new contact lecturer prior to a clinical training period. In some cases, the head of studies and a representative of the Section for Academic Affairs may also attend. 

The purpose of the transfer discussion is to clarify how the student can implement their learning outcomes in the best possible way in the next practical training period, by facilitating various learning challenges and guidance needs.

Suitability assessment

The suitability assessment is a continuous overall assessment that takes place throughout the study programme. Diplomas for the completed programme will only be awarded to graduates who are suited to practise the profession. If the student shows signs of posing a threat to patients’ and/or colleagues' physical and mental health, rights and safety, questions should be raised about whether the person is fit to practice the profession. Staff from the university or the practical training establishment and fellow students can submit a notification of reasonable doubt. Students must be informed as early as possible that the notification has been submitted. They will be given supervision and advice on how to improve or be advised to leave the programme.

The aim is to assess whether the students have the professional and personal preconditions required to work as a nurse. More detailed provisions about the assessment of suitability can be found in the Regulations relating to suitability assessment in higher education (2006).

https://student.oslomet.no/skikkethetsvurdering

External programme supervisor

The study programme has an external programme supervisor in line with the Guidelines for Appointment and Use of Examiners at OsloMet. The external programme supervisor is charged with evaluating the examination and assessment in:

• SYKK/SYKP1200 Microbiology and Infection Control

• SYKK/SYKP1300 Pharmacology and Administration of Medicine

• SYKK/SYKPPRA40 Promotion of Health and Prevention of Illness

The study programme is based on the national regulations relating to a common curriculum for health and social care education adopted by the Ministry of Education and Research on 6 September 2017, and the regulations relating to the national guidelines for nursing education adopted on 15 March 2019, with amendments of 1 December 2019. Nursing education in Norway is also subject to an EU directive. The directive concerns provisions regarding approval of academic qualifications for regulated professions in the EU and EEA. The study programme is in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC on approvals of professional qualifications, with later amendments including Directive 2013/55/EU.

Approved by the Academic Affairs Committee at the Faculty of Health Sciences, 21 November 2019

Last adjusted by the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences 23 February 2021 

Faculty of Health Sciences

Department of Nursing and Health Promotion

The programme description applies to students starting the programme in 2020.