Promotion of Health and Functional Ability (3cr)

Objectives

The student
- understands promotion of holistic health and functional ability as a part of nursing
- knows the different levels of health promotion
- knows importance of mental health for individuals, groups and communities
- is able to promote and observe issues related to physical, mental and social health and functional ability
- knows the impact of falling ill on health and functional ability of individuals and families
- is able to describe the connection between mental factors and health
- knows human mental development at different ages.

Content

- health and functional ability promotion
- different levels of health promotion
- health equality and promotion of health equality
- protective and risk factors in mental health
- resources supporting health and functional ability and their promotion and observation
- addiction as a complex phenomenon and prevention of and early intervention in harmful addiction
- impact of falling ill on health of individuals and families, illness as a crisis, steps in crises
- health psychological perspective on promotion of health and functional ability
- developmental psychological perspective on promotion of health and functional ability

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
- is able to promote and observe issues related to health and functional ability from the viewpoint of individuals and families;
- knows the impact of falling ill on health and functional ability of individuals and families;
- knows addiction as a phenomenon and methods of preventing addictive behaviour;
- knows the connection between psychological factors and health;
- knows human mental development at different ages.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
- is able to describe health and functional ability issues from the viewpoint of individuals and families
- is able to describe effects of falling ill on individuals’ and families’ health and functional ability
- is able to identify addictive behaviour and knows how to prevent it
- is able to identify the connection between psychological factors and human health
- is able to identify issues related to human mental development at different ages.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- is able to describe and analyse diverse issues related to health and functional ability from the viewpoint of individuals and families
- is able to broadly describe effects of falling ill from the perspective of individuals and families based on theoretical knowledge
- is able to identify addictive behaviour and apply methods of preventing it
- is able to identify diverse connections between psychological factors and human health
- is able to broadly identify issues related to human mental development at different ages.