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Social Health Care and Environmental Health Promotion (2 cr)

Code: TH00CH19-3003

General information


Enrollment

07.05.2024 - 04.09.2024

Timing

27.05.2024 - 22.12.2024

Credits

2 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing

Teachers

  • Anita Keski-Hirvi

Student groups

  • TH22

Objective

The student will be able to identify the challenges facing society and to act to promote their customers' best interests. The student is able to speak for the clientele and provide informed evidence of health and well-being issues. The student is able to participate in the discussion on the health and well-being of the population. He/ she is able to collaborate with the public, private and third sectors. He/ she is able to provide the customer with the appropriate services and ensure the continuity of the customer service package. The student is able to work as a health care professional in various social media. The student is able to take into account the different environmental factors that strengthen and threaten health. He/ she is able to promote a healthy, safe and accessible environment for clients of different ages. The student is able to work ecologically in his/ her work.

Content

Current challenges of society and their importance in the work of a health nurse, social activity. The importance of working life and its changes for individuals, families and communities. Raising health to support decision-making, speaking for health. Customer service package, service control and path. Collaboration with social and other media. Environmental health legislation and operating system. Health is maintained, strengthened and threatened by global, national and local environmental factors. Environmental responsibility, sustainable development, health protection. An environmentally friendly way of working in healthcare. Implementing an environment that is healthy, safe and functional and accessible. Multi-functionality in promoting environmental health.

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
- evaluate 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 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 health care
- independently searches for evidence-based information, uses it and assesses it critically in health care and its development
- is able to develop self-care and healthcare activities and safety in accordance with the principles of professional ethics
- is able to develop activities as a health care expert in multidisciplinary groups and projects

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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 health care
- 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 healthcare development work