Practical training in public health nursing 1Laajuus (13 cr)

Objective

You can provide education and support clients in matters related to partner relationship and family planning.
You can plan, implement, and assess health and wellbeing related follow-up and support of families expecting a child in cooperation with them.
You can assess the health of mothers and foetuses and identify risk factors related to pregnancy and childbirth and refer mothers to further treatment if necessary.
You can plan, implement and assess children's follow-up of growth and development in cooperation with families.
You can support families in health promotion and parenting.
You are able to assess the need for increased support and for referrals to further care.
You know how to take multiculturalism into account your work.

Content

What is the service system for maternity care?
What is family planning, sexual and reproductive health?
How do you implement health examinations, screenings, health counselling and education of mothers and their families during pregnancy and after childbirth?
How do you identify risk factors of pregnancy, and the need for referrals to further care and the need for special follow-up and support?
How do you support early interaction and guide breastfeeding mothers?
What is the family service network?
How do you implement children's health examinations and take into account the challenges of growth and development?
How do you support families' resources, parenting, health and wellbeing?
What is the identification of specific support, support for care and referrals to follow-up care at child health clinics?
How do you take multiculturalism into account in your work?

Accomplishment methods

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. assess information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d. assess operations in client, user and target groups situations.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
f. promote teams' goal-oriented operation.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.