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Practical Training in Public Health Care of Children and their FamiliesLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: BD00CT48

Objective

In cooperation with families, the student is able to plan, implement and evaluate the monitoring of children's, school-age children's and young people's growth and development. The student knows how to help children, school-age children and young people to make health-promoting choices. The student supports and encourages the parents in their roles and in the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. The student is able to assess children's, school-age children's and young people's needs for special support and follow-up care. Together with families and various stakeholders, the student promotes the creation of a safe community and environment.The student is able to work in the public health of children and their families.

Content

Practical training in child health clinics. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Qualifications

Theoretical studies on public health nursing of children and their families, drug calculations

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail = 0
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 does not 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 multidisciplinary teams to promote clients' health. The student does not 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 student does not know how to follow up or support clients' individual health, growth and development. The student in unable to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration.

Materials

Teaching material will be announced in the course implementation plan

Enrollment

13.11.2023 - 15.01.2025

Timing

10.03.2025 - 14.12.2025

Credits

5 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

In cooperation with families, the student is able to plan, implement and evaluate the monitoring of children's, school-age children's and young people's growth and development. The student knows how to help children, school-age children and young people to make health-promoting choices. The student supports and encourages the parents in their roles and in the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. The student is able to assess children's, school-age children's and young people's needs for special support and follow-up care. Together with families and various stakeholders, the student promotes the creation of a safe community and environment.The student is able to work in the public health of children and their families.

Content

Practical training in child health clinics. 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
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 does not 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 multidisciplinary teams to promote clients' health. The student does not 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 student does not know how to follow up or support clients' individual health, growth and development. The student in unable to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

Theoretical studies on public health nursing of children and their families, drug calculations