Basics of Public Health Nursing (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

- is able to work according to the values, principles and ethical guidelines of a public health nurse
- understand the importance of health promotion in the work of public health nurse
- is able to use current evidence-based information and take responsibility for maintaining and developing one's own competence
- is able to use and apply various methods of public health nursing
- is able to identify changes in society and understand the active social role of the public health nurse in promoting the health of the population
- is able to identify ethical aspects of the use of genomic information in personalized health promotion
-is able to act in a goal-oriented manner and organise activities to find and implement solutions that promote sustainable development

Content (course unit)

- the public health nurse's history, work principles, values and ethical guidelines
- health promotion in public health nursing, health equality, health inequalities
- methods and forms of work in public health nursing at individual, community and societal levels
- multi-professionalism, family-orientation, customer-orientation and need-orientation in the work of a public health nurse
- the process of professional growth
- Ethical issues and principles of the use of genomic information
- Informed consent
-perpectives of sustainable development and solutions in the work of public health nursing

Prerequisites (course unit)

The student must have completed 135 ects in the nursing phase

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

- know the most important principles, values and ethical guidelines that guide the work of a public health nurse
- have a narrow understanding of the importance of health promotion in public health nursing
- know the importance of evidence-based knowledge in public health nursing and know their responsibilities in maintaining and developing their own competence
- knows the most important working methods and forms of work of public health nurses and is able to apply them partly in training situations
- is able to identify some changes in society and understand the social role of the nurse in promoting the health of the population
-knows how to act in a goal-oriented manner and organise activities to find and implement solutions that promote sustainable development

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

- Understands and recognizes the most important principles, values and ethical guidelines that guide the work of a public health nurse and is able to work in accordance with them
- understand the importance of health promotion in public health nursing
- is able to use evidence-based information when working and take responsibility for maintaining and developing one's own competence
- knows the most important working methods and forms of work in public health nursing and is able to apply them in training situations
- is able to identify changes in society and understand the active social role of the nurse in promoting the health of the population
- understand and identify the key ethical principles of genomic knowledge in personalized health promotion
- is able to act purposefully and organize activities in order to find and implement solutions that promote sustainable development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

- have a deep understanding of the principles, values and ethical guidelines that guide the work of a public health nurse and is able to work in accordance with them
- have a broad understanding of the importance of health promotion in nursing
- is able to use current evidence-based information in a variety of ways while working and takes responsibility for maintaining and developing one's own competence
- knows the main working methods and forms of work of public health nurses and is able to apply them in a variety of situations
- is able to widely recognize changes in society and understand the active social role of the public health nurse in promoting the health of the population
- Is able to use and apply their ethical knowledge of genomic information in personalized health promotion
-is able to act in a goal-oriented manner and organise activities innovatively to find and implement solutions that promote sustainable development

Location and time

Opintojakso alkaa 7.1.2025 ja päättyy 23.2.2025

Exam schedules

Tentti koululla, paperitentti 21.2.2025
I uusinta examissa vko 12
II uusinta examissa vko 15

Assessment methods and criteria

Lähiopetukseen osallistuminen, pienryhmissä läsnäolovelvollisuus, tehtävien tekeminen
Tentti numeraalinen arviointi 0-5
Pienryhmätyöskentely hyväksytty/hylätty

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Keskusteluluennot, menetelmäharjoitukset, tehtävät ja videointi, pienryhmätyöskentely.

Learning materials

Tenttikirjallisuus:
Haarala P., Honkanen H., Mellin O-K. ja Tervaskanto -Mäentausta Tiina. 2015. Terveydenhoitajan osaaminen. Edita. Soveltuvin osin.
Terveydenhoitajan eettiset suositukset. 2017. Terveydenhotajaliitto.
Haarala P. 2022. Terveydenhoitajan ammatilliset osaamisvaatimukset. Metropolia ammattikorkeakoulu.
Oksanen J. 2015. Motivointi työvälineenä. PS-kustannus
Eriksson E., Arnkil T. 2012. Huoli puheeksi. Opas varhaisista dialogeista. https://www.julkari.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/90845/URN_ISBN_978-951-33-1792-8.pdf?sequence=1
Muu luennoilla osoitettu materiaali
Oppimateriaali voi täydentyä orientaatiossa

Student workload

Laajuus on 3 x 27 tuntia, yhteensä 81 tuntia
Lähiopetusta 18 tuntia, 63 tuntia itsenäistä työskentelyä, joka sisältää tehtävien tekemisen ja pienryhmätyöskentelyn.

Content scheduling

Toteutus alkaa tammikuussa 2025 ja päättyy 23.2.2025

Completion alternatives

-

Practical training and working life cooperation

-

International connections

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Further information

Teoriasisältö:
Terveydenhoitajan työn historia, periaatteet, arvot,
Ammatti-identiteetin rakentuminen
Terveydenhoitajatyön eettiset kysymykset, dialogisuus
Terveydenhoitajatyön työmuodot ja menetelmät
Vuorovaikutusorientaatiot terveydenhoitajatyössä
Kulttuurisensitiivisyys
Ympäristöterveydenhuollon erityiskysymykset