Healthcare and Nursing
Job description
The Healthcare and Nursing programme comprises the independent and autonomous care of people in all stages of care. Dealing with the people is always guided by ethical, intercultural, psychosocial and legal principles. Based on scientific findings, this occupational group develops and accompanies nursing strategies, concepts and programmes to maintain health. It thus supports the healing process, the mitigation of and coping with health impairments and contributes to the maximum quality of life. In the field of diagnostic medicine and therapy it carries out the activities and measures conveyed by the doctors. The Healthcare and Nursing programme distinguishes itself through a networked cooperation with other professional groups and is varied and forward-looking.
How do you become a healthcare and nursing professional?
Anyone wishing to start a career as a healthcare and nursing professional in Upper Austria can begin by attending the Bachelor programme in Healthcare and Nursing at the University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria in Linz, Ried i. I., Steyr, Vöcklabruck or Wels. The six-semester programme finishes with a Bachelor of Science in Health Studies (BSc) degree. Students develop not only technical knowledge but also important interpersonal skills, such as dealing with challenges, a reflective self-image and collaborativ teamwork with other healthcare professionals. They also get an understanding of scientific methods. During their professional internships, students apply their knowledge in the reality of daily nursing pracite under professional supervision and expand it for their future careers.
Business field
- in hospitals, casualty and other healthcare and social institutions
- in retirement and care homes, facilities for disabled people as well as in palliative care
- in primary care centres
- in mobile nursing and care services, as well as in family health nursing
- in the fields of health promotion and prevention
- in freelance work
- in science, research and industry
- in teaching and further education
Possibilities of further education
The completion of this Bachelor Programme entitles the graduate to participate in professional, but also in management or pedagogical Master Programmes in the field of the health professions.