The Faculty of Nursing

at

Oslo University College

1900 – Ullevål Nursing School 1924 – Aker Nursing School 1962 – National Nursing School

More than 100 years of experience in nursing education

The Higher Education Reform Act of 1994

Merger of these 3 nursing schools into 1 faculty

Merging of 10 additional state colleges into Oslo University College

Provides the largest range of professional education in Norway

Norway’s fourth largest state-owned higher education institution

The Faculty of Nursing

Approximately 1800 students

Approximately 160 employees

A 13 :1 student – teacher ratio

Faculty Board, lead by an external chairperson

Faculty dean

Head of Administrasjon

Head of Bachelor programmes

Head of Advanced Education and Master

programmesHead of Research International Office

Administrative director for student

and curriculum affairs

Administrative director for

infrastructure and employees

The staff Academic faculty

– 17 lecturers– 98 assistent

professors– 24 associate

professors (5 are currently in research positions)

– 3 professors

Administrative faculty– 6 with professional

secretratial degrees– 11 with post-

Bachelor level degrees

– 11 with Master degreees

International Office Three fulltime staff members Kari O. Jensen: Academic staff,

heads the team Mimi Sandal: All intensive

programmes and Bachelor programmes, minus contact with Spain

Suzanne Bancel: All advanced and master programmes, Spain, translations, ects conversion work

Teaching facilities

Two on campus buildings

Faculty specific library

Mock hospital ward Hospital and Health

institution partners

Library facilities

The Oslo University Library System has– 26,000 e-books– 30 online research

databases– 45 free databases– 1,000 periodicals– 6,000 e-journals– 2,700 free e-

journals

The Faculty of Nursing and the Faculty of Arts Library

7 certified librarians 1 support staff Located in the main teaching

building along with the mock hospital ward, auditorium, computer labs, study cells and student cafeteria

Nursing skills laboratory 34 beds Capacity for 102

students Guided and self-

practice sessions Interactive

teaching methods– Group work, on-

site online searches, role-playing

Collaborative partners for clinical practice placements

3 university hospitals in Oslo Primary and geriatric health care

institutions in 9 city districts in Oslo

Specialist hospitals and health institutions in Oslo and the surrounding areas

Our programmes Fulltime and parttime Bachelor

programme in nursing – 180 ECTS

7 Advanced programes (60 – 90 ects)

2 Master programmes and one currently being developed (120 ects)

Bachelor programme structure

Innermost ring: 1st year, 60 ects

Centre ring: 2nd year, 60 ects Outermost ring: 3rd year, 60

ects

Module 1: Nursing as a discipline, profession and science

Module 2: Health, illness and suffering

Module 3: Society and Health Module 4: Clinical practice Module 5: Educational

methods and professional nursing methods

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

Module 5

Advanced practice programmes

For nurses with two years relevant work experience Operating room nursing – 90 ECTS

Intensive Care - 90 ECTS Nurse Anaesthetist - 90 ECTS Mental Health Nursing - 60 ECTS Ophthalmic Nursing - 60 ECTS (rotation basis) Cancer Nursing - 60 ECTS Paediatric Nursing - 90 ECTS

Master programmes Master programme in Clinical

Nursing – 120 ECTS Inter-disciplinary Master in

Mental Health Work – 120 ECTS Master programme in advanced

practice specialist nursing – 120 ECTS (under development)

Programme structure Master degree in Clinical Nursing Science

Semester A Semester B

1st year MCN Ia: General theory of clinical nursing (5 ects)MCN 1b: Key phenomena and terms in clinical nursing (5 ects)MCN Ic: Topics in medicine and natural sciences (5 ects)

MCN IIa: Philosophy and the Philosophy of Science (10 ects)MCN IIb: Research methods (15 ects)

2nd year MCN III: Two of the following: a) Children and adolescents in acute/critical contexts, b)Communication and counselling patients c)Pain and pain alleviation, d)Clinical ethics e) Suffering f) Quality of Life (10 ects each = 20 ects total)

MCN IV: Masters thesis. 4th,

semester.

3rd yearMCN IV: Master thesis 5th semester. MCN IV: Masters thesis 6th semester,

cumulating in 60 ects

Teaching and Learning Methods

Traditional lectures, group work, independent study, role-playing, research

Norwegian is the main language of instruction

”Portfolio learning” Clinical practice

– 50% mandatory clinical practice in the Bachelor programme

– Different clinical practice requirements for the Advanced eduction programmes and Master programmes

Portfolio learning Main philosophy behind our teaching methods and

curriculum design Student work is collected in portfolios throughout the

semester Different teaching methods are used to facilitate students

in integrating theoretical and experiential nursing knowledge

Through long and short term assignments, students demonstrate how well they understand and implement the many facets of nursing experience and knowledge in their daily practice

Assigned faculty advisers guide students on a regular basis, as they produce their portfolio.

End of semester exams are based on student portfolios. Portfolio learning: activates students, makes students

responsible for their own progress, inspires a holistic and professional understanding of the nursing profession

Research and Development Ca. 25% of each academic position is dedicated to research

Ca 30 research based publications each year

Yearly participation in National Research Days– Over 15,000

visitors to Faculty of Nursing’s research stand in 2006

Clinical nursing and health work– Quality of life, hope and pain– Coping, counselling,

communication– Mental health work– Nutrition

The Faculty of Nursing conducts research in the following areas:

Nursing education– Professional role and identity– Portfolio learning– Peer learning– Evidence-based practice

Basic concepts– Dignity and confirmation– Health and suffering– Ethics

•Access to study abroad for 1-2 semesters

•Mobility for students and staff

•International collaboration om study programmes and research

•Institutional allocation of resources for internationalisation

•”Including” learning environment for international students

•International dimension in study programmes

Internationalisation

The campus

Oslo, Norway