Public health nurses' work for child and familyLaajuus (15 cr)

Objective

You can support families’ well-being and resources in their individual life situations. You are able to use different methods to follow moterher and the fetus well-being. You are able to assess the child’s growth and development using the different methods. You are able to recognize the risk factors relating to pregnancy and birth, to make the decision and guide for further treatment. You know the stages of labour and you are able to take care of a normal out-off-hospital delivery. You are able to assess the child’s growth and development. You able to identification and assess to family’s needs for support, and you can make early intervention for risk factors of child health or development. You are able to assess what is the importance of living habits and environment for health of children and families. You can provide nutrition counselling. You can support on families all issues, which are related to their parenthood and relationship. You can observe and promote to the early interaction between children and parents. You can arrange to family counseling and you are able to quide to breast feeding. You can use different methods to promote the families health. You can support and quide the client for sexual and reproductive healthand family planning.

Content

What is the public health work with child-expecting families and families with children? How to promote the health of child-expecting family? How to treat obstetric and post-inspection is carried out? How to support the normal growht and development of children? What means the early interaction, and how you can support it? How to support families all issues, which are raleted to their parenthood and relationship? What kind of action will need to promote and support children and families mental health? How do you identify and assess to family’s needs for support, and make early intervention for risk factors of child and families? What kind of methods can be used for health promotion? How do you provide nutrition counseling? What is the sexual and reproductive health and how to promote it? How to support and promote breast feeding? What are the common problems of breast feeding? And how to deal with them?

Qualifications

Previously approved studies.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assesment guidelines entry-level (level 3) b. You can look for information in the key information sources of the field. c. You can identify interrelated tasks. e. You can use the key models, method of public health nursing. g. You can justify your actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.