Nursing

Entrance exam in Finland only!

Date: 19 April 2012 written test for all
           + discussion/interview either on 19 or 20 April 2012

Location: Arcada, Finland
No examinations are organised abroad. 

 Contents of the entrance exam

The entrance exam to the degree programme in Nursing consist in 2012 of a

• written part with essay and multiple choice questions
• group discussion
• individual interview with teacher
• and possible English language test (EU-applicants only!).

The written part is based on pre-reading material

Students need to be able to interact with patients in Swedish/Finnish already on their first practical training at the end of the first academic year, so students with little or no knowledge in the before mentioned language at the time of application should be prepared to study on their own. The applicant's skills in either Finnish or Swedish will not be tested in the entrance exam.

Health requirements

Applicant, who applies to the field of Social Services and Health care, must consider whether his/her health condition enables his/her successful practical studies and work placement.

 Those applying to the field must take into consideration that:

• both studying and working in the profession requires good mental health
• the field is not suitable for a person who uses illegal drugs or misuses alcohol or pharmaceuticals
• musculoskeletal diseases, chronic dermatological diseases and allergies can become a health issue during studies or later in professional life
• blood-borne diseases can limit placement in professional life.
• A polytechnic/UAS can request that the student provides his/her criminal records extract before his/her work placement, if the work placement tasks include working with children.

 Applicant is required to give relevant information about his/her health, if the polytechnic/UAS asks for more information for admission evaluation purposes. This applies also for information about possible earlier revoked study places.

Pre-reading material

Applicant should read the following 

Naish,J., Revest, P. & Syndercombe Court, D. 2009. Medical Sciences,

Chapter 11 The cardiovascular system , pp 571- 620 (Introduction, anatomy of the cardiovascular system, cardiac muscle function, the cardiac cycle, factors affecting cardiac output, nervous input to the heart, mechanics of blood flow, arteries, vascular smooth muscle and the control of blood flow, microcirculation, veins)

Chapter 13 The respiratory system, pp 691-721 ( Anatomy of the respiratory system, mechanics of breathing, principles of gas exchange, carriage of oxygen by the blood, matching lung ventilation to lung perfusion, control of breathing, energy production and oxygen consumption.

Alternatively the same issues can be read in various other textbooks on Human anatomy and physiology ex. Levy, M., Koeppen, B. & Stanton, B. 2006. Principles of Physiology.

Degree programme co-operation

The degree programme co-operates with the following UAS Nursing programme:
Central Ostrobothnia UAS:Nursing
Jyväskylä UAS:Nursing
Kemi-Tornio UAS:Nursing
Lahti UAS:Nursing
Laurea UAS:Nursing
Seinäjoki UAS:Nursing