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Practical Training in Public Health Care of Expecting FamiliesLaajuus (10 cr)

Code: BD00CT46

Objective

The student is able to counsel and support clients in issues related to couple relationship and family planning. In cooperation with the families, the student is able to plan, implement and evaluate the monitoring and strengthening of child-expecting families' health, well-being and resources. The student knows how to assess the health of the mother and fetus, detect risks related to pregnancy or childbirth and, when necessary, refer the client for further care. The student can manage labour and sudden delivery. The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate the newborn baby's and family's support and promote their participation.

Content

Practical training in maternity health clinics, hospital maternity clinics, devivery rooms and rooming-in. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Qualifications

Theoretical studies on public health nursing of expecting families
drug calculations

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student is unable to assume responsibility for clients' internal and external safety. The student does not know how to use
dialogue or client-centered discussion or how to involve clients' families and the significant others in health care. The student is unable to know to an adequate degree how to use counselling methods to help maintain and promote individuals'/families' health. In counselling work, the student does not consider client individuality or self-determination. The student does not know how to promote clients' and their families' resources or how to intervene to fight health risks on an adequate level.The student does not know how to use multi-disciplinary teams to promote clients' health. The student is unable to recognize outcomes or effectiveness of health promotion. The student is unable to independently plan and implement target-oriented family-centered public health nursing or to make decisions together with clients and their families. The student does not know how to promote the health of individuals, families, groups, communities or the environment and is unable to use evidence-based public health nursing methods. The students does not know how to follow up or support clients' individual health, growth and development. The student does not know how to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration.

Materials

Teaching material will be announced in the course implementation plan.

Timing

10.03.2025 - 14.12.2025

Credits

10 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
  • Marja Toukola
  • Tiina Hemminki
  • Anita Keski-Hirvi
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen
Student groups
  • TH22

Objective

The student is able to counsel and support clients in issues related to couple relationship and family planning. In cooperation with the families, the student is able to plan, implement and evaluate the monitoring and strengthening of child-expecting families' health, well-being and resources. The student knows how to assess the health of the mother and fetus, detect risks related to pregnancy or childbirth and, when necessary, refer the client for further care. The student can manage labour and sudden delivery. The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate the newborn baby's and family's support and promote their participation.

Content

Practical training in maternity health clinics, hospital maternity clinics, devivery rooms and rooming-in. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Materials

Teaching material will be announced in the course implementation plan.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
The student is unable to assume responsibility for clients' internal and external safety. The student does not know how to use
dialogue or client-centered discussion or how to involve clients' families and the significant others in health care. The student is unable to know to an adequate degree how to use counselling methods to help maintain and promote individuals'/families' health. In counselling work, the student does not consider client individuality or self-determination. The student does not know how to promote clients' and their families' resources or how to intervene to fight health risks on an adequate level.The student does not know how to use multi-disciplinary teams to promote clients' health. The student is unable to recognize outcomes or effectiveness of health promotion. The student is unable to independently plan and implement target-oriented family-centered public health nursing or to make decisions together with clients and their families. The student does not know how to promote the health of individuals, families, groups, communities or the environment and is unable to use evidence-based public health nursing methods. The students does not know how to follow up or support clients' individual health, growth and development. The student does not know how to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

Theoretical studies on public health nursing of expecting families
drug calculations