Nurse Education Development

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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Description (EN):

We are developing 2 CuriCula (CC) in Home Care Nurse/Nurse(HCN/RN) education in BSR, by: 1) surveying and designing new CC, 2) to train teachers in the new CC, 3) evaluate and publish results. Problems are common and the developed CC are created together in consortium. We survey HCN/RN education. Surveys will cover experienced deficiency in their education, occup. factors, educational impact, ICT skills, eLearning and professional beliefs. We shall improve existing CC to better prepare HCN/nurse students in future work to improve their skills in: HCN elderly care, care of people with intellectual disability and HCN teamwork. All project activities have aim to illuminate the value, importance/satisfaction in education, working in this field, highlight self-directed learning, lifelong learning, developed edu. level for professional HCNs, for a better recruitment. Based on survey designed CC implemented in existing education, with a pedagogical approach, picking up student’s resources, motivation, skills. The renewed CC: will also have approach of ICT, distance learning platforms. Target groups are HCN students; SWE, EST, FIN and LAT n=150 VET school students in each country(2 CC). Students,n= 600, 150/country and 400 post graduated HCNs surveyed. Result of the project will be future HCN/nurse students with improved: a)team work/ professional skills between HCN and RN (8 SP), c) ICT solutions and skills, e-learning/distance learning (5 SP), d) stress/time management, psycosocial work, ergonomics (3 SP). Graduated students will be prepared to use their own resources,are motivated, have higher self esteem, have new skills in education and at future work, leading to efficient studies and preparedness for life long learning. Developed education CC will have impact on decreased drop-outs, reduced stress, improved professional skills, motivated students,professional commitment. Evaluation of new CC will be done among students.

Expected Results (EN): R4.2. Increased share of aligned vocational education and training (VET) programmes in the Central Baltic region

Expected Outputs (EN):

To develop 2 education curricula (16 ECSS SP) of HCN/nurse in BSR, goals are to improve: professional skills, teamwork, stress management and other work management related skills and knowledge for their future profession. By these dev. actions and improvements the HCN/nurse students and future workers will be better prepared to offering good service for end users in BSR countries. It is important for all partners to collaborate in finding solutions together to common and also country specific problems in BSR in the field of home care nursing,nursing and their cooperation. The beneficiary of the project outcomes, except the better prepared and skillful home care professionals are municipal authorities, labor market and the society as whole, facing the demographic challenge with a growing older population. Further, the program considers the cost efficiency for the improved CC. The expected project outcomes are: 1) more skillful HCN/nurses in BSR, 2) HCN/nurse students more prepared to manage the psychosocial work environment 3)improved efficiency in education by ICT based solutions, learning and distance learning in BSR, 4) improved recruitment for HCN/nurse education in all countries, 5) reduced educational drop-outs 6) improved attractiveness of HCN/nurse education, 7) preparedness towards professional challenges at work, 8) skilled technological literacy in home care nursing, 9) improved team work in HCN/nurse. We will survey post graduates experiences, carry out interventions based on survey outcome, conduct pilot educations with new content compared to existing CC. Evaluate outcomes of pilot study and design a model for new developed education CC in BSR (FIN, EST, LAT and SWE).We do evaluate the satisfaction of students/teachers related to the renewed and improved CC. Results shall be implemented in schools and presented seminars, professional papers, media,workshops for decision makers, educational professionals, municipal authorities and general public.

Themes

Health and social services Education and training

Specific Objective: More aligned vocational education and training (VET) programmes in the Central Baltic region

Thematic Objective: (10) investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning by developing education and training infrastructure

Investment Priority: (10 ETC) ETC specific, for cross-border cooperation: investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning by developing and implementing joint education, vocational training and training schemes

Partners

Lead Partner (EN): Arcada-University of Applied Sciences

Lead Partner: Yrkeshögskolan Arcada AB

Department: Health & Welfare

Address: Jan-agnus Janssonin aukio 1 1, 550 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.arcada.fi

Total budget: EUR 316 999.30

ERDF budget: EUR 237 749.48

Mälardalen University

Name: Mälardalens Högskola

Department: Health Care and Social Welfare

Address: Högskoleplan 1, 72123 Västerås, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.mdh.se

Total budget: EUR 254 994.60

ERDF budget: EUR 191 245.95

Riga Stradins University

Name: Riga Stradina Universitate

Department: Institute of Occupational safety and environmental health, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare

Address: Dzirciema 16, LV-1007 rIGA, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://WWW.RSU.LV

Total budget: EUR 145 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 123 250.00

Tallinn Health Care College

Name: Tallinna Tervishoiu Kõrgkool

Department: Vocational education

Address: Kännu 67, 13416 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ttk.ee

Total budget: EUR 145 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 123 335.00

Summary

Project name (EN): Nurse Education Development

Project acronym: NURED

Period: 2014-2020

Date of latest update: 2020-12-14

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Project start date: 2016-09-01

Project end date: 2020-02-29

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 862 093.90

European Union funding: EUR 675 580.42

Co-financing sources: ERDF

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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