Maternity Health and Pediatric Nursing

Structure Type: Course
Code: THO7F4
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 4.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Palo, Raija
Teacher Team: Mäki-Kojola, Tiina ; Toukola, Marja ; Vierre, Else ; Risku, Aija
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
TH-2015   3 autumn   4.0   2017-08-01   2017-12-31  
TH-2016   3 autumn   4.0   2018-08-01   2018-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students implement multi-professional family nursing care while taking into consideration the patient's age, growth and development stage, the requirements of ethicality and the care and service setting. Students know how to assess the resources of patients and families from different cultural backgrounds and how to support them in the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Students plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions for children, young people and family members facing common health changes, problems and diseases. Students use evidence-based inerventions to help, support and counsel families planning, expecting and giving birth to a child as well as children, young people and their families. They support and promote children's, young people's and families' health and ability to function. Students know how to support children, young people and families during crisis and change. They are able to counsel and support children, young people and family members in self-care and rehabilitation. Students know how to encounter disabled children, young people and their families. In their work, they use current knowledge of paediatrics and obstetrics.

Student's Workload

Will be announced in the course implementation plan

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies required

Contents

Health promotion, self-care support and rehabilitation in family nursing. The most important nursing interventions (FinCC) for families planning, expecting and giving birth to a child and for nursing children, young people and their families. The national documentation model for nursing. Effica. The impact of the patient's age, sex, cultural background, growth and development stage, ethicality and care and service setting on family nursing. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of children, young people and their families. Nursing, rehabilitation and counselling of disabled children and young people and their families. Children, young people and their families as clients of child welfare services. Assessment of nursing needs, monitoring of patients, essential examinations and nursing procedures as well as diagnostic examinations in family nursing. Multiprofessionalism in family nursing. Counselling of children, young people and families.
A safe nursing environment. Occupational safety. Paediatrics.

Recommended or Required Reading

Ihme, A. & Rainto, S. 2014. 2. painos. Naisen terveys (uud). Edita.

Storvik-Sydänmaa, s., Talvensaari, H., Kaisvuo, T. & Uotila, N. 2012. 1. painos. Lapsen ja nuoren hoitotyö. Sanoma Pro Oy.


Ivanoff, P. & al. 2006. 3. uudistettu painos. Hoidatko minua? WSOY.

Bruce, T. & Meggit, C. 2006 (tai uudempi) Child Care and Education. (soveltuvin osin)

Friis, L., Eirola, R. & Mannonen, M. 2004. Lasten ja nuorten mielenterveystyö. Helsinki. WSOY.

Huttunen, O-P. (toim.) 2003. Lasten ja nuorten sairaudet. WSOY. (sov. osin)

Current study materials

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, workshops, simulation, case studies, mobile and online learning, study visits, independent study.

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Client-Centred Clinical Competence during the middle phase of the studies.

Assessment Methods

Assignments, self and peer-evaluation

Work Placement

The course consists of practical assignments and theoretical studies

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