Public Health Nursing: Student Health (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The Student
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate the monitoring of the student's health, well-being and study ability in cooperation with the student and, if necessary, his/her relatives
- is able to guide and support the student in health-promoting choices and life management
- is able to guide and support the student in maintaining the ability to study
- is able to respond to the most common medical needs of students
- is able to assess the student's need for special support and follow-up care in cooperation with the student and, if necessary, the multidisciplinary study care group
- is able to maintain and promote, in cooperation with students, their relatives and other actors, the health and well-being of the study environment

Content (course unit)

- student public health nursing
- periodic medical examinations of students
- student health counseling (individual and group level)
- assessment and support of the student's study ability
- the most common health problems of students (youth medicine)
- early detection, treatment and follow-up of students' mental disorders
- early detection, treatment and follow-up of students' substance abuse problems
- promoting a student's sexual and reproductive health
- student health care as part of public health nursing
- multidisciplinary inspection of the health and safety of the study environment
- promoting the well-being of the educational community
- working methods: mini-intervention, foresight dialogues (multidisciplinary work)

Prerequisites (course unit)

The student must have completed the course Basics of Public Health Nursing.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The Student
- is able to monitor the student's health, well-being and ability to study in cooperation with the student and, if necessary, his relatives
- is able to identify the needs of student health promotion and knows the basics of student guidance
- understand the importance of the ability to study for the well-being of the student
- know the most common medical needs of students
- is able to identify the need for special student support
- recognizes the importance of the growth community and environment for student well-being

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The Student
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate the monitoring of the student's health, well-being and study ability in cooperation with the student and, if necessary, his relatives
- can use researched information to support student guidance and be able to justify choices that support health and life management
- is able to guide the student in maintaining the ability to study
- is able to meet the most common medical needs of students
- is able to support the student in the need for special support in cooperation with the student and, if necessary, the multidisciplinary study support group
- is able to promote, in cooperation with students, their relatives and other actors, the health and well-being of the study environment

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The Student
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate the student's individual monitoring of health, well-being and study ability in cooperation with the student and, if necessary, his relatives
- masters individual guidance in choices that promote student health and life management
- is able to support the student in maintaining the ability to study
- is able to respond to the most common medical needs of students individually and refer to follow-up care if necessary
- is able to guide students in special needs and show skills in monitoring special needs and follow-up care
- is able to maintain the health and well-being of the study environment in cooperation with students, their relatives and other actors

Location and time

Orientaatiotunti 3.1.24, pakollinen läsnäolo
Tarkempi aikataulu ja opintojakson eteneminen käydään läpi orientaatiotunnilla.

Exam schedules

Tentti moodlessa, orientaatiossa ohjeistus.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Pienluennot, pienryhmätyöskentely, ulkopuoliset luennoitsijat, yhteistyö sosionomikoulutuksen opiskelijoiden kanssa.
Opintojakson yksityiskohdat tarkentuvat orientaatiotuntiin mennessä.

Learning materials

*Tuovila, Seilo, Kunttu 2021. Opiskeluterveydenhuollon opas. STM:n julkaisuja 2021:14. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/162957 LUVUT 2-7 ja 9

* Haravuori ym. 2016. Mielenterveys- ja päihdetyön menetelmät opiskeluterveydenhuollossa. Opas arviointiin, hoitoon ja käytäntöihin. THL Ohjaus 20 http://www.julkari.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/131873/URN_ISBN_978-952-302-722-0.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

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