Public Health Nursing: Promoting HealthLaajuus (3 cr)
Code: 7K00FA42
Credits
3 op
Objectives
The student
- is able to base his/her work on a broad understanding of health promotion
- is able to work according to the values, principles and ethical guidelines of a public health nurse
- is familiar with the legislation and other guidelines governing public health care and is able to act accordingly
- is able to develop promotional and preventive public health care work in different action environments
- is able to analyze evidence-based knowledge in client-oriented planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion
- understands the meaning of health equality and the importance of reducing health inequalities by promoting public health
Content
- principles, values and ethical guidelines for the work of a public health nurse
- the basics of health promotion and health equality
- a promotional and preventive perspective as the starting point for public health nursing
- family-oriented and client-oriented approaches in the work of a public health nurse
- cultural orientation in the work of a public health nurse
- the process of professional growth
- multi-professionalism in the work of a public health nurse in health care
- portfolio work begins
- basics of environmental health promotion
- global health promotion
- detective public health nurse
- organisations as health care collaborators
Prerequisites
Completed clinical studies in both nursing and anatomy and physiology (135 credits).
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
The student
- perceives health promotion as part of the work of a public health nurse
- is familiar with the key legislation governing public health nursing and recognises ethical principles
- knows the main methods of public health nursing
- perceives the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
The student
- is familiar with the legislation governing public health nursing, and national and international guidelines and ethical principles
- is able to plan health-promoting public health nursing
- knows the basics of evidence-based practice in public health nursing
- knows the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student
- is able to apply the legislation governing public health nursing, along with national and international guidelines and ethical principles
- is able to plan and develop public health nursing
- is able to apply evidence-based practice in public health nursing
- understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Enrolment period
10.12.2022 - 08.01.2023
Timing
09.01.2023 - 26.02.2023
Credits
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Public Health Nursing
Teachers
- Anna Aikasalo
- Paula Pajunen
- Irmeli Nieminen
Person in charge
Paula Pajunen
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 3 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
20TH
Small groups
- Small group 1
- Small group 2
- Small group 3
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- is able to base his/her work on a broad understanding of health promotion
- is able to work according to the values, principles and ethical guidelines of a public health nurse
- is familiar with the legislation and other guidelines governing public health care and is able to act accordingly
- is able to develop promotional and preventive public health care work in different action environments
- is able to analyze evidence-based knowledge in client-oriented planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion
- understands the meaning of health equality and the importance of reducing health inequalities by promoting public health
Content (course unit)
- principles, values and ethical guidelines for the work of a public health nurse
- the basics of health promotion and health equality
- a promotional and preventive perspective as the starting point for public health nursing
- family-oriented and client-oriented approaches in the work of a public health nurse
- cultural orientation in the work of a public health nurse
- the process of professional growth
- multi-professionalism in the work of a public health nurse in health care
- portfolio work begins
- basics of environmental health promotion
- global health promotion
- detective public health nurse
- organisations as health care collaborators
Prerequisites (course unit)
Completed clinical studies in both nursing and anatomy and physiology (135 credits).
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives health promotion as part of the work of a public health nurse
- is familiar with the key legislation governing public health nursing and recognises ethical principles
- knows the main methods of public health nursing
- perceives the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- is familiar with the legislation governing public health nursing, and national and international guidelines and ethical principles
- is able to plan health-promoting public health nursing
- knows the basics of evidence-based practice in public health nursing
- knows the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- is able to apply the legislation governing public health nursing, along with national and international guidelines and ethical principles
- is able to plan and develop public health nursing
- is able to apply evidence-based practice in public health nursing
- understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
06.12.2021 - 09.01.2022
Timing
10.01.2022 - 20.02.2022
Credits
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Emergency Care, Midwifery, Public Health Nursing
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing and Health Care, Public Health Nursing
Teachers
- Maija Korpikoski
- Anne Silvan
- Paula Pajunen
Person in charge
Ida Nikkola
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 13. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
19TH
Small groups
- Pienryhmä 1
- Pienryhmä 2
Objectives (course unit)
The student
- is able to base his/her work on a broad understanding of health promotion
- is able to work according to the values, principles and ethical guidelines of a public health nurse
- is familiar with the legislation and other guidelines governing public health care and is able to act accordingly
- is able to develop promotional and preventive public health care work in different action environments
- is able to analyze evidence-based knowledge in client-oriented planning, implementation and evaluation of health promotion
- understands the meaning of health equality and the importance of reducing health inequalities by promoting public health
Content (course unit)
- principles, values and ethical guidelines for the work of a public health nurse
- the basics of health promotion and health equality
- a promotional and preventive perspective as the starting point for public health nursing
- family-oriented and client-oriented approaches in the work of a public health nurse
- cultural orientation in the work of a public health nurse
- the process of professional growth
- multi-professionalism in the work of a public health nurse in health care
- portfolio work begins
- basics of environmental health promotion
- global health promotion
- detective public health nurse
- organisations as health care collaborators
Prerequisites (course unit)
Completed clinical studies in both nursing and anatomy and physiology (135 credits).
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student
- perceives health promotion as part of the work of a public health nurse
- is familiar with the key legislation governing public health nursing and recognises ethical principles
- knows the main methods of public health nursing
- perceives the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student
- is familiar with the legislation governing public health nursing, and national and international guidelines and ethical principles
- is able to plan health-promoting public health nursing
- knows the basics of evidence-based practice in public health nursing
- knows the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student
- is able to apply the legislation governing public health nursing, along with national and international guidelines and ethical principles
- is able to plan and develop public health nursing
- is able to apply evidence-based practice in public health nursing
- understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in health promotion
Assessment scale
0-5