Innovative Nurse (IN) -Nursing Education for the Needs of Sparsely Populated Areas

Abstract

This publication was created as part of the Innovative Nurse project, funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture on 19th December 2018 – 31st December 2021. The Innovative Nurse nursing education was carried out in cooperation with Karelia University of Applied Sciences (main responsibility), Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, and Lapland University of Applied Sciences. The aim of the project was to ensure the availability and renewal of high-skilled labour, especially in the fields suffering from the lack of skilled labour.

The articles in this publication provide a versatile view of the implementation of Innovative Nurse nursing education and of future competence needs of nurses in sparsely populated areas.