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Public Health Care for School- Aged Children and their Families (3 cr)

Code: TH00CH22-3002

General information


Enrollment

13.11.2023 - 15.01.2024

Timing

02.01.2024 - 10.03.2024

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing

Teachers

  • Minna Laitila
  • Marja Toukola
  • Jutta Potila
  • Carita Sandell-Kaukonen

Student groups

  • TH21

Objective

The student is able to plan, implement and evaluate the monitoring of the growth and development of school -age and young people in cooperation with customers. The student is able to support choices that promote school health and young people's health. The student is able to encourage the family in parenthood and promote healthy lifestyles. The student is able to assess the need for special support and further care for school-age, young and family members. The student is able to maintain and promote a safe growth community and environment in cooperation with families and various stakeholders. The student is able to work as a public health nurse in a school.

Content

Family service network, school and student health services. Health checks, health monitoring methods and assessment for school-aged and young people. Supporting resources and resourceful parenting, family life skills, parents' health and well-being. Strengthening customer involvement. Lifestyle control, early intervention (e.g. mental health, diet, drugs, sexual and reproductive health, violence). Early identification of special support and research needs, child protection. Student health care, a safe and healthy school and study environment.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
- demonstrates the management of the knowledge base of different areas of health care and applies information widely in health care
- is capable of independent decision-making in different health care situations and environments
- operates in a customer-oriented, responsible and safe manner in health care
- is able to listen, support and guide individual clients and their families in health care
- is able to promote group health
- works safely in the work of a nurse and in accordance with the principles of professional ethics
- evaluates and critically use 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 activities

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

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail= 0
The student
- demonstrates inadequate management of basic information on the various aspects of health care and their application in nursing care
- insufficiently justifies his/her activities in healthcare
- is not able to operate in a customer-oriented and customer-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