Study Guide

Objective

The student
-is able to counsel and support clients in matters 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.
-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.
-can manage and knows basic principles of childbirth.
-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 and ward. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments.

Qualifications

Theoretical studies on public health nursing of expecting families.
Drug calculations.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Passed
The student
-demonstrates management of the knowledge base of different areas of health care work and applies knowledge widely in public health nurse work
-is able to make independent decisions in various public health nurse work situations.
-can independently carry out maternity clinic health care and related counseling.
-acts in a client-oriented, responsible and client-safe manner in public health nurse work.
-is able to listen, support and counsel the client and his family as needed in public health nurse work.
-works safely and in accordance with professional ethical principles in the work of a public health nurse.
-recognizes the special support needs of a pregnant and postpartum family and, if necessary, can refer to follow-up care appropriately.
- acts as an expert in public health nurse work in multiprofessional cooperation and in multidisciplinary teams.


Fail = 0
The student
-is unable to assume responsibility for clients' internal and external safety.
-does not know how to use dialogue or client-centered discussion or how to involve clients' families and the significant others in health care.
-is unable to know to an adequate degree how to use counseling methods to help maintain and promote individuals'/families' health.
-in counseling work, the student does not consider client individuality or self-determination.
-does not know how to promote clients' and their families' resources and cannot refer to follow-up treatment if necessary.
-does not know how to use multi-disciplinary teams to promote clients' health.
-is unable to independently plan and implement target-oriented family-centered public health nursing or to make decisions together with clients and their families.

Materials

Teaching material will be revealed in the course implementation plan.