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Practical Training in Public Health Care of School-Age Children and Student Health CareLaajuus (6 cr)

Code: TH00DI69

Objective

The student
-is independently able to plan, implement, and evaluate the screening of school aged child and student growth, development, and health in cooperation with the client according principles of public health nurse work
-is able to support the school aged child and the student and families for the health promoting choices.
-is able to support the relationship of spouses, parenting and family life of the clients at school and student health care.
-identifies the health challenges of school-aged, students and their families and guides them.
-is able to work in a multidisciplinary way for the school aged child, student and his/her family
-is able to evaluate the need for special support and follow-up treatment.
-is able to promote a safe school community and environment

Content

Practical training in school or student health services.

Qualifications

Theoretical studies concerning school health care and student health care.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
The student
-shows the possession of basic knowledge in different areas in public health nursing and applies them extensively in public health nursing of school and student health care
-is able to make decisions independently in different situation in public health nursing.
-is able to make health examinations and provide counseling independently in school and student health care.
-is able to counsel the client on vaccines that the client needs, and is able to vaccinate safely.
-operates in a client-oriented, responsible, and safe manner in public health nursing in school and student health care.
-is able to listen, counsel, and guide the client and his/her family appropriately in public health nursing.
-works safely and according to the principles of public health nursing ethics in public health nursing.
-recognizes the special needs of the school aged child, student, and family for support and is able to guide appropriately for the follow-up treatments.
-works as a public health nurse safely and according to the ethical work principles in public health nursing.
-identifies the special support needs of school-age children, students, and families and is able to refer to follow-up care appropriately if necessary.

Fail = 0
The student
-is not able to be in charge of the inner and external safety of the client in school and student health care.
-is not able to make health examinations and provide counseling independently in school and student health care.
-is not able to make decisions in cooperation with the client and her/his family.
-is not able to counsel the client on vaccines that the client needs and is not able to vaccinate safely.
-in public health nursing, the student is not able to discuss based on the client’s invidual needs
-is not able to support the resources of the client and his/her family and is not able to intervene in the aspects that threaten health in school and student health care
-cannot recognize the special needs of the client and family for support and is not able to guide appropriately for follow-up treatments.
-is not able to utilize multisectoral cooperation for health promotion.

Materials

Will be announced in the course implementation plan.