Practical training in public health nursing 2Laajuus (12 cr)

Objective

You can plan, implement and assess school children's and young people's follow-up of growth and development in cooperation with clients.
You are able to support school children, young people and their families in health promoting choices.
You are able to assess the need for special support and follow-up care for school children, young people and their families.
You are able to account for and promote safe school and study environments.
You are able to work in multi-professional networks.
You are able to plan, implement and assess the monitoring of health and functional ability of working-age and older adults.
You are able to assess the effects of work on health and provide health-related guidance.
You are able to guide clients to use appropriate services.
You know the factors that affect wellbeing at work.
You are able to take multiculturalism into account in your work.

Content

What is public health nursing for school children, young people and their families and how is it implemented?
What is student health care?
How do you promote the health and wellbeing of school children, young people and students?
How do you identify risk factors for school children's, young persons' and students' health?
How do you promote the health, safety and wellbeing of school children's, young persons' and students' learning environments?
How do you conduct health checks on adults of different ages?
What is the role of occupational health care in strengthening wellbeing at work?
How are the health conditions of work and working environments assessed?
How is persons' ability to work and/or function assessed?
What is occupational safety and how is it organised in workplaces?
How do you guide clients in using health services?
How do you use digital tools in client work?
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, software 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.