Population healthLaajuus (4 cr)

Content

Population health 4 cr

Type of course
" Compulsory

Level of course
" Professional studies

Name of lecturer
" Paula Pursiainen

Objective of course
Students
" can define what is evidence based nursing
" can follow hand and person hygiene in social service client work
" can move and help disabled patients ergonomically
" can observe and nurse children with diabetes outside hospital
" can give first aid in emergency situations and in the most common acute illnesses outside hospital
" know what is human functional ability
" know what is health exercise
" know the vital functions and changes in them as people age and fall ill
" know the basics of physical and psychological development of children under school age and childcare
" know the most common diseases and their prevalence in the population
" know the principles of safe pharmacotherapy

Course contents:
" Vital functions
" Functional ability
" Health exercise
" Evidence based nursing
" Hand hygiene and ergonomics
" Most common diseases of population
" Safe pharmacotherapy

Teaching methods:
" Contact teaching, practice lessons, book exam, seminars

Assessment methods:
" Practice lessons, graded assessment of the book exam

Language of instruction:
" Finnish

Prerequisites:
" None

Required reading:
" Ivanoff et al. 2006. 3.uudistettu painos. Hoidatko minua? Lasten, nuorten ja perheiden hoitotyö. WSOY

" Jaatinen T., K., M. 2007. 3. uudistettu painos. Kansamme taudit. WSOY.

" Materials given in lessons

Year of study
1st year

Period
1-2