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Health Care for People in Different Age Groups

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSHP3301
Type: Compulsory / Basic Studies
Curriculum: SH 2015 / 2015V / 2016 / 2017 / 2017V / 2018 / 2019 / 2019V / 2020 / 2020K
TH 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2019
Level: Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Public Health
Year of Study: 3 (2017-2018 / 2018 / 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 / 2020 / 2020-2021 / 2021-2022 / 2022 / 2022-2023 / 2023)
Credits: 4 cr
Responsible Teacher: Häyry, Riitta
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
1S-TH-3A2017-09-01 – 2017-12-22Helena LeppänenFinnish2017-08-21 – 2017-09-18
2S-SH-3CK, S-SH-3DK2018-01-08 – 2018-06-01Helena LeppänenFinnish2017-12-11 – 2018-01-15
4S-SH-3A, S-SH-3B2018-01-08 – 2018-06-01Anne Puska, Sanna SaikkonenFinnish2017-12-11 – 2018-01-15
6S-SH-3C2018-01-08 – 2018-06-01Anne PuskaFinnish2017-12-11 – 2018-01-15
7S-SH-3VK2018-01-08 – 2018-06-01Anne PuskaFinnish2017-12-11 – 2018-01-15
8S-SH-3A2018-08-31 – 2018-12-21Sanna SaikkonenFinnish2018-08-20 – 2018-09-17
9S-TH-3A2018-08-31 – 2018-12-21Helena LeppänenFinnish2018-08-20 – 2018-09-17
10S-SH-3CK2019-01-07 – 2019-06-02Anne Puska, Sanna SaikkonenFinnish2018-12-10 – 2019-01-14
11S-SH-3DK2019-01-07 – 2019-06-02Helena LeppänenFinnish2018-12-10 – 2019-01-14
12S-SH-3B2019-01-07 – 2019-06-02Helena LeppänenFinnish2018-12-10 – 2019-01-14
13S-SH-2CK, S-SH-3CK2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24Carita Sandell-KaukonenFinnish2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14
14S-SH-2DK2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24Carita Sandell-KaukonenFinnish2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14
15S-SH-3A2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24Carita Sandell-KaukonenFinnish2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14
16S-SH-3B2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24Helena LeppänenFinnish2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14
17S-SH-2VK2019-09-02 – 2019-12-22Sanna SaikkonenFinnish2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09
18S-TH-3A2019-09-02 – 2019-12-22Helena LeppänenFinnish2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09
3001S-SH-2A, S-SH-2B, S-SH-2CK, S-SH-2DK, SH2018-23CK, SH2018-23DK, SH2018-3A, SH2018-3B2020-03-04 – 2020-10-31Carita Sandell-KaukonenFinnish2020-04-09 – 2020-05-11
3003SH2018-23CK, SH2018-23DK2021-01-04 – 2021-06-20 Finnish2020-08-17 – 2021-01-10
3004TH2019-3A2021-08-01 – 2021-12-31Helena LeppänenFinnish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06
3005SH2019-3B2021-08-01 – 2022-07-31Anne PuskaFinnish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06
3006SH2019-3A2021-08-01 – 2022-07-31Anne Puska, Sanna SaikkonenFinnish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06
3007SH2019-23CK, SH2019-23DK2022-01-01 – 2022-07-31Minna OlkinuoraFinnish2021-12-01 – 2022-01-10
3008SH2019-23DK2022-01-01 – 2022-07-31 Finnish 
3009SH2019V-23K2022-01-01 – 2022-07-31Helena LeppänenFinnish2021-12-01 – 2022-01-10
3010SH2020-3A2022-08-22 – 2022-12-31Anne PuskaFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06
3011SH2020-3B2022-10-24 – 2022-12-31Helena LeppänenFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06
3012SH2020-3C2022-08-22 – 2022-12-31Päivi Karppi, Sanna SaikkonenFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06
3013SH2020-23CK2022-08-22 – 2022-12-19Anne PuskaFinnish2022-08-01 – 2022-09-06
3014SH2020-23DK2023-01-03 – 2023-06-04Anne PuskaFinnish2022-12-01 – 2023-01-10

The descriptions shown below are for the academic year: 2022-2023

Learning Outcomes

The student
- is able to recognize health risk factors of the clients/patiens and target early support for those in need if it
- is able to plan and implement interventions for the promotion of health and ability to fuction for individuals and groups with cliens/patients and multi-professional cooperation
- recognize existing and new health threats on individual level and is able to add them as part of the clients'/patients' health promotion

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 135 h
- of which scheduled studies: 52 h
- of which autonomous studies: 55 h
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No prerequisites

Contents

- assessment of the ability to function
- welfare analytics in the use of the health registers and statistics
- evidence-based promotion of health and ability to function and rehabilitation
- health education
- support of healthy habits and self-care by supporting preventive behaviors and compliance with care
- development of the community health
- prevention of general infectious diseases
- vaccinations
- monitoring and evaluation of health promotion
- anticipation of he health and welfare problems on individual level

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Haarala, P., Honkanen, H., Mellin, O-K. & Tervaskanto-Mäentausta, T. 2015. Terveydenhoitajan osaaminen. Edita. Helsinki
Rokottajan käsikirja, (www.thl.fi)
Hallituksen terveyden edistämisen politiikkaohjelma, Valtioneuvosto 2007. (www.vn.fi)
Terveyden edistämisen laatusuositus, Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö 2006. (www.stm.fi)
Ohjeita ja käytäntöjä lasten ja nuorten
terveyden edistämiseen 2010 (http://www.sitra.fi/julkaisut/muut/Tienviitat.pdf)
https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, learning discussions and team work 31 h; student presentations on living environments, seminar tasks 6 h; practise 14 h.

Assessment Criteria

Grade 5:
The student
- can evaluate health promotion policies
- understands the meaning of the environment for health
promotion
- understands the meaning of different operators for health
promotion
- can promote the health of different age groups with different
backgrounds
- knows the central processes of health inspections
- acts at work and in his / her freetime taking the environment
and safety into consideration.

Grade 3:
The student
- knows about health promotion policies
- understands the key areas and the meaning of the
environment for health promotion
- knows some different operators for health promotion
- can pay attention to the clients` health in different age groups
and people from different backgrounds
- manages the central processes of health inspections
- acts at work and in his / her freetime taking the environment
and safety into consideration.

Grade 1:
The student knows
- how to pay attention to the client's different
backgrounds and to the effects of different backgrounds on
health promotion under suipervision
- how to perform a health-check up but still needs some
guidance and help in currying it out
- how to perform work tasks and spend leisure time without
endangering his/her own or the safety of others.

Assessment Methods

Examination 80 %, presence of lectures 10 %, presentations of living environments 10 %. Evaluation / grading (0-at


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