Holistic Health Promotion and Guidance CompetenceLaajuus (4 cr)

Objectives

During this course, students will explore holistically the health promotion perspective in nursing care and practice client guidance.

After completing the course, the student
• Understand promotion of holistic health and functional capacity as part of nursing care.
• Understand the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical foundations of guidance in nursing care.
• Understand the different levels of health promotion.
• Is capable of observing matters related to health and functional capacity and understand their significance for individuals and communities.
• Can reinforce an individual's commitment to self-care in promoting health and functional capacity.
• Use and evaluate appropriate guidance methods in various nursing contexts taking into account the diversity of clients and their families in interaction.
• Can utilize and assess digital opportunities in guidance and health promotion.

Content

• Holistic promotion of health and functional capacity.
• Philosophical, ethical and pedagogical foundations of nursing guidance.
• Different levels of health promotion and strengthening equality of health.
• Resources supporting health, mental health and functional capacity and their promotion.
• Risk factors for diseases and dependencies, prevention and early intervention.
• The connection between personal emotions and attitudes to professional activities and interaction in guidance work.
• The nursing guidance process and its evaluation in different nursing situations.
• Various work methods as support for guidance, such as structured health surveys, mini-intervention, coaching guidance methods and teach-back method.
• Digital guidance and communication in nursing and health promotion.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
• Understands how to observe and promote holistic health and functional capacity-related issues from the perspective of individuals and communities.
• Understands the philosophical, ethical, and pedagogical foundations of nursing guidance in general terms.
• Knows how to strengthen an individual's commitment to self-care in promoting health and functional capacity.
• Can use situation-appropriate guidance methods in various nursing contexts, considering clients and their families.
• Can utilize digital possibilities in nursing guidance and health promotion.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
• Can describe issues related to holistic health and functional capacity and their significance from the perspective of individuals and communities.
• Understands the philosophical, ethical, and pedagogical foundations of nursing guidance.
• Knows how to effectively strengthen an individual's commitment to self-care in promoting health and functional capacity.
• Can use and evaluate suitable guidance methods in various nursing contexts, taking into account clients and their families.
• Can utilize and evaluate client-oriented digital possibilities in nursing guidance and health promotion.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• Can describe and analyze issues related to holistic health and functional capacity and their significance from the perspective of individuals and communities.
• Understands broadly the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical foundations of nursing guidance.
• Can strengthen an individual’s commitment and self-care in promoting health and functional capacity holistically.
• Can apply and evaluate the use of context-appropriate guidance methods in nursing while considering the individual diversity of clients and their families.
• Can apply and evaluate client-oriented digital possibilities in nursing guidance and health promotion with justification.