Occupational health care and public health nursing for working-age adults and the elderlyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

• you can plan, implement and evaluate the health and functional capacity of working-age adults and the elderly
• you can assess the risk factors related to the health, living conditions and life situation of the elderly and counsel the client to use the appropriate services
• you understand the structure of well-being at work and the role of occupational health care in promotion of well-being
• you can explain and obey the principles of good occupational health care practices
• you can evaluate the mutual effects between work, work communities and work environments and health of the client
• you can argue and give recommendations connected to work conditions and different personal health needs
• you can operate in multiprofessional work communities and networks
• you can follow the costs of health care and estimate the effectiveness of preventive work and early intervention
• you can counsel the client to use the appropriate services and ensure the continuity of the care

Content

The contents of the working-age nursing and occupational health care
• What are the sections of well-being at work?
• What are the specific questions related to the well-being of an entrepreneur?
• What is the role of occupational health care in strengthening well-being at work?
• What is the essential legislation and the strategies related to health promotion of working-age people and the elderly?
• What is the content of the statutory occupational health care?
• What are the principles of the best practices in occupational health care?
• How do you evaluate work, working conditions and operational environment connected to health?
• How do you evaluate the ability to work and function?
• When are health examinations compulsory?
• What are the main work-related illnesses and occupational diseases?
• What is occupational health and safety and how is it organized?
• How do you observe and report personal work ergonomics?
• What are the essential questions when measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of care?
• How do you plan action and draw up a budget?
• How do you utilize the feedback of the customers, clients and client forums when planning services?

The contents of the elderly health care
• What is essential in health examinations and health promotion of the elderly?
• What are the special features of health guidance for the elderly (e.g. physical exercise, nutrition, sexuality, sleep, ageing and long-term illnesses)?
• How do you utilize welfare and health technology in health promotion of aging people and the elderly?
• How do you use the rehabilitation approach and method in public health nursing?
• How do you counsel the clients to get the appropriate social and health care services?

Evaluation

Students can
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. use the key methods of public health nursing.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.

Qualifications

Clinical nursing and practice 60 ECTS credits
Family- and community-centred nursing 25 ECTS credits

Materials

Prevention and treatment of chronic diseases 5 ECTS credits
Environmental health and vaccination 5 ECTS credits
Practical training: Public health nursing 25 ECTS credits