Supporting the Health of Working-age People (2cr)

Objective

Students know how to use health-related evidence-based knowledge of adults in various health promotion situations. They apply central knowledge of occupational health and safety to promote the health of adults in general and from the perspective of their future profession. Students know how to counsel adult clients on health needs. Students are able to carry out a health examination, including the more common examinations for an adult client, and know how to interpret the results. Students identify factors that affect a healthy working environment.

Content

1. Course information, Moodle password, preliminary assignment per e-mail
2. First contact
Discussion on the preliminary assignment
Occupational health and safety legislation
3. Second contact
harmful, risk and stress factors at the workplace
Instructions for the workplace visit
Health examinations and practice in classroom
4. Third contact
½-group 1: Workplace visit and report
½-group 2: Practice in classroom (Hearing, vision, spirometry, point-of-care testing, interviews etc.)
5. Fourth contact
½-group 1: Workplace visit and report
½-group 2: Practice in classroom (Hearing, vision, spirometry, point-of-care testing, interviews etc.)
6. Fifth contact
Presentations on workplace visits
Feedback for health examinations, personal healthcare plan

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Active participation, report on a workplace, health examination, report on the health examination and health care plan

Further information

The maximum size of the study group is 20 nursing students.