Public Health Nursing of Adults and Elderly PeopleLaajuus (2 cr)

Objectives

Students
- understand the phases of adulthood and take advantage of health promotion knowledge in various life situations
- understand how changes in working life affect wellbeing of individuals and their neighbourhood, and are able observe them in various client situations
- use their knowledge of how ageing affects health and functional ability while meeting people in counselling situations
- support working age people and elderly people while taking care of their health and diseases and in various rehabilitation situations
- deepen their knowledge of national diseases, their prevention and health promotion in various client situations
- recognise indicators of social exclusion and clients at risk of social exclusion, such as the unemployed, migrants, and drop-outs, and are able to support their resources and functional capacity

Content

- current national disease challenges
- adulthood and ageing as life periods
- deepening the contents of health counselling
- organisations as partners of public health nurses
- health care enterprise

Prerequisites

Passed the courses of the clinical professional studies of the degree programme and Anatomy and Physiology (135 cr)