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Health Promotion in Nursing

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSHA0105
Type: Compulsory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: S-SH 2012H
Level: Bachelor of Health Care
Credits: 7 cr
Responsible Teacher: Leppänen, Helena
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
1S-SH-3VK2014-08-25 – 2015-02-20Anne Puska, Ritva AlaniemiFinnish2014-08-15 – 2014-09-14
2S-TH-3A, S-TH-3B2014-09-01 – 2015-04-30Helena Leppänen, Ritva Alaniemi, Sanna SaikkonenFinnish2014-08-15 – 2014-10-31
3S-SH-3A2015-01-05 – 2015-05-01Anne Puska, Ritva AlaniemiFinnish2014-12-08 – 2015-01-12
4S-SH-3B2015-01-05 – 2015-06-05Anne Puska, Ritva AlaniemiFinnish2014-12-08 – 2015-01-12
5S-SH-3CK2015-08-20 – 2016-02-12Anne Puska, Ritva AlaniemiFinnish2015-08-19 – 2015-09-13

Learning Outcomes

The student identifies and evaluates the effects of the environment on the health and the welfare of the individual. The student identifies, estimates and plans the need for health promotion services among people of different ages and in different phases of life. The student supports the clients in difficult life situations.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 189 h
- of which scheduled studies: 91 h
- of which autonomous studies: 98 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No prerequisites

Contents

Environmental health care, health care services for people of different ages , multiprofessional cooperation, self-care, family-centred maternity care, mental first aid and basics of crisis work

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Rokottajan käsikirja, www.ktl.fi/rokottajan käsikirja
Haarala, P., Honkanen, H., Mellin O-K. & Tervaskanto-Mäentausta, T. 2008. Terveydenhoitajan osaaminen. Edita. Helsinki
Koistinen P.2004, 2009. Lasten ja nuorten hoitotyön käsikirja. Helsinki. Tammi. Soveltuvin osin.
Eskola K. & Hytönen E. 2002. Nainen hoitotyön asiakkaana. Porvoo: WSOY. Soveltuvin osin.
Palosaari, E. 2008. Lupa särkyä. Edita. Helsinki

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures and learning discussions 67 h, practical exercises 18 h, seminar tasks 6 h

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1
The student knows
-how to pay attention under supervision to the client's different backgrounds and to the effect of different backgrounds on health promotion
- how to perform a health-check up but still needs some guidance and help with it
- how to perform work tasks and spend leisure time without endangering his/her own or other´s safety
- Grade 3
The student knows
-how to independently pay attention to the client's different backgrounds and to the effect of different backgrounds on health promotion
- how to perform with a responsible approach a health-check up but still needs some guidance
- how to perform work tasks and spend leisure time without endangering his/her own or other´s safety

Grade 5
The student knows
-how to independently pay attention to the client's different backgrounds with a client-oriented approach and to the effect of different backgrounds on health promotion. The student is also able to justify his/her choices.
- how to perform a health-check up
- how to perform work tasks and spend leisure time without endangering and at the same time promoting his/her own or other´s safety

Assessment Methods

Written examination 90%, Assignment 10%, evaluation/grading (0-5)


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