Study Guide

- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style orientation
- is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
- is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
- is able to take other people into account in one’s actions
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development
- is capable of social influencing using one’s know-how and based on ethical values

- is able to operate as a member of a work community
- is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
- is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
- knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks
- is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations
- is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for supervision tasks
- possesses entrepreneurial skills

- is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field
- is able to work in projects
- is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

- possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
- is able to operate in a multicultural environment
- takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

- Understanding of the interaction involved in the operations in a company and the business environment, and of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial way of working.
- Understanding of the principles associated with a profitable business, and ability to analyse the operations and risks in a business.

- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems
- Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- bases her or his work on nursing science and neighbouring disciplines when nursing and interacting with patients/clients and their significant others
- is competent in planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing and in professional decision-making based on research and experience
- knows the essential nursing interventions and how to implement them safely

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- is capable of developing promotive and preventive public health nursing in various settings
- works for the promotion of public health with the aim of narrowing the health gap between social groups, using foresight information about public health
- is able to analyse evidence-based knowledge in the planning, implementation and evaluation of client-centred health promotion
- bases her/his work on laws that govern public health nursing and on national and international health and social policy documents
- knows how to assess the client's resources and factors that protect and promote the client's health
- helps clients become aware of their resources in health promotion and self-care and promotes their decision-making skills
- is able to detect and support clients, families and communities in need of special support or in risk of social exclusion
-knows how to use outreach methods to promote the health and wellbeing of clients and their families and close communities
- can explain how culture can promote health and wellbeing
- in cooperation with other professionals, supports clients and families from other cultural backgrounds, promoting their health, wellbeing and ability to function
- selects and uses action models and methods which increase the clients' participation on the level of individuals, groups and communities
- in cooperation with other professionals, renews and develops action models and methods of health promotion
- is aware of ethicality and legal issues related to the use of communication technology at work
-in cooperation with other professionals, uses and develops information and communication technology in an innovative, client-centred manner.

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- is able to cousel and support clients on issues pertaining to the couple relationship and family planning
- in cooperation with the family, knows how to plan, implement and evaluate the control and promotion of child-expecting family's health, wellbeing and resources
- is capable of assessing the mother's and fetus's health, recognising risk factors related to pregnancy or childbirth, linking clients with appropriate services if necessary
- is able to handle deliveries, including sudden births
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate a newborn baby's and the family's need for support and promote their participation
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate monitoring a small or school-aged child's and a young person's growth and development in cooperation with the clients
- encourages small and school-aged children and young people to make health-promoting choices
- encourages families in parenthood and in the promotion of a healthy lifestyle
- is able to assess small and school-aged children's, young people's and their families' needs for special support and follow-up care
- in cooperation with families and various stakeholders, maintains and promotes a safe growth community and environment
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate health and function-promoting public health nursing for working-aged adults, workplaces and communities
- is able to explain what the principles of good occupational health services involve
- is able to assess effects of work, work communities and environments on people's health
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate suggestions for the promotion of clients' (individuals, families, groups, workplaces, work or other communities) health
- knows how to act in multiprofessional work communities and in multiprofessional and -disciplinary networks
- knows how to plan, implement and evaluate public health nursing to promote aged people's health and ability to function
- is able to assess risk factors related to aged people's health, living conditions and life situation, which increase the need for services, and is able to link the clients with the services available
- works in cooperation with aged clients and their families/significant others and makes decisions to promote the clients' health and to ensure them a dignified life
- is able to implement nursing and public health nursing in the client's home

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- in her/his work, takes into account environmental factors which promote or jeopardise people's health
- knows how to promote the creation of a healthy, safe, free access environment for clients of all ages
- in special situations and exceptional circumstances, works in collaboration with environmental health services
- is able to prevent accidents in a planned manner and knows how to administer first aid
- applies national and international guidelines and regulations on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases
- knows how to prevent infectious diseases in Finland and how to nurse and counsel patients on infectious diseases
- implements the national immunisation programme and advises travellers on health issues

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- recognises current challenges in society and acts accordingly, for the benefit of clients in order to promote their health
- knows how to speak for their clients and how to inform them of evidece-based health and wellbeing issues
- participates in national and international discussion on the health and wellbeing of the population
- cooperates with the public, private and third sector
- in cooperation with experts and end users, participates in the developmet of services and products
- develops the quality of public health nursing on the basis of evidence and makes use of quality guidelines
- monitors the development of health service expenditure and the effectiveness of preventive work and early intervention
- is able to offer appropriate services to her/his clients and ensures the continuity of care throughout the services
- knows how to act as an expert of public health nursing in various media

A Bachelor of Health Care, Public Health Nurse:
- observes the values and ethical principles of public health nursing and health promotion
- is able to work independently in a responsible and innovative manner in various public health nurse's duties
- evaluates and develops her/his professional competence throughout her/his career to meet worklife challenges
- applies various health and wellbeing strategies in the planning, implementation, evaluation and development of public health nursing
- knows how to work in interprofessional work groups, networks and projects
- is able to lead and manage work groups
- is capable of making decisions in unexpected situations and settings
- develops her/his cooperation skills in the practice, management and development of public health nursing
- is able to explain entrepreneurship options in public health nursing
- is aware of her/his development, innovation and research competence and promotes this competence as an expert of health promotion
- keeps up to date with the latest research findings and development ideas and applies them in her/his work
- is able to develop public health nursing out of her/his own initiative and on the basis of the needs prevailing in society and working life