Study Guide

Objective

The student
*is able to guide and support clients in matters related to partnership and family planning.
*can plan, implement, and evaluate the health, well-being, and resources monitoring and strengthening the family waiting for the child in cooperation with the family.
*is able to carry out nursing work in a maternity and family planning clinic.
*is able to evaluate the health of the expectant mother and the fetus, identify the risk factors related to pregnancy and childbirth, and counsel the client for further care.
*knows the main points about childbirth and how to plan and implement family training groups.
*is able to plan, implement, and evaluate the need for support of the newborn child and his / her family, and to strengthen their involvement.

Content

Maternity care service system.
Family planning, sexual and reproductive health.
Family counselling, support for parenthood, motherhood, paternity and couple relationship.
Diverse families as maternity care clients.
Health examinations, screening, health counseling and guidance for the mother and the family during pregnancy and puerperium.
Pregnancy risk factors and their identification and management guidance, special support and follow-up.
Preparing for childbirth and monitoring the newborn.
Early interaction and support.
Breastfeeding counseling.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
- demonstrates and manages the basic knowledge of the different aspects in maternity health care work.
- seeks for information and justifies the use of data sources in maternity health care.
- justifies the action with evidence-based information for the development of maternity health care.
- is capable of independent decision-making in different situations and operating environments in maternity health care.
- operates in a client-oriented and client-friendly manner in maternity health care.
- is able to guide individual clients and their families in maternity health care.
- is able to promote group health.
- works safely and in accordance with the principles of professional ethics of public health nurses.
- works as a health care expert in multidisciplinary groups.
- is able to develop himself/herself professionally in public health nursing work.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
- demonstrates management of the knowledge base of different areas of maternity health care.
- seeks and justifies the use of information sources in health care work.
- is capable of independent decision-making in different maternity health care situations and environments.
- operates in a client-oriented, responsible, and safe manner in public health care.
- is able to listen, support, and guide the family in maternity health care work.
- is able to promote group health.
- works safely as a public health nurse and in accordance with the principles of professional ethics.
- evaluates and critically uses evidence-based information for health care development.
- works as a health care expert in multidisciplinary groups and projects.
- is able to develop himself/herself and healthcare work.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- demonstrates the wide-ranging management of the knowledge base of the various areas of health care and expertly applies it in maternity health care.
- independently searches for evidence-based information, uses it and assesses it critically in health care and its development.
- works according to the needs of the client and his/her family in maternity health care.
- is able to listen, support, and guide the client and her/his family in maternity health care.
- demonstrates the management of individual, group, and community health promotion methods.
- is capable of independent decision-making in different health care situations and environments.
- assumes responsibility for the overall care and service process of the client in health care.
- is able to develop himself/herself and health-care activities in accordance with the principles of professional ethics and safety.
- develop activities as a public health expert in multidisciplinary groups and projects.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed
The student
- demonstrates inadequate management of basic information on the various aspects of health care and their application in maternity health care.
- insufficiently justifies his/her activities in health care.
- is not able to operate in a client-oriented and client-friendly manner in health care.
- has inadequate self-decision skills in health care.
- does not take adequate account of ethical principles in the field of health care.
- has insufficient capacity to participate in health care development work.