Practical Training in Public Health Nursing of Work-Age Adults and Their Communities

Structure Type: Course
Code: THO4H6
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 6.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Palo, Raija
Teacher Team: Vierre, Else
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
TH-2015   4 spring   6.0   2019-01-01   2019-07-31  
TH-2016   4 spring   6.0        

Learning Outcomes

Students can explain what good occupational health service involves. They are able to assess the effects that work, work communities and environments can have on people's health. Students know how to plan, implement and evaluate action to promote the health of their clients (individuals, families, groups, workplaces, work or other communities). Students know how to work in multiprofessional work communities and in multiprofessional and multidisciplinary networks. They are able to plan, implement and evaluate rehabilitative public health nursing to promote the health and work capacity of work-age people, workplaces and communities.

Student's Workload

160 hours of practical training, including orientation, assignments, reflection and seminars.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Theoetical studies on public health nursing of work-age adults and their communities, drug calculations.

Contents

Practical training in occupational health services. eDrug Care Certificate. Assignments

Recommended or Required Reading

Will be announced in the course implementation plan

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Practical training, assignment, complementing the eDrug Care Certificate online, evaluation of competence, seminar to discuss the practical training, counselling situations

Assessment Criteria

Assessment criterias written in the study entity of Practical training in Advanced Public Health Nursing during the ending phase of the studies

Assessment Methods

Practical training: pass/fail. Students must reach the learning outcomes and enter their self-evaluation onto the electronic portfolio.

Practical training (pass), evaluation of competence, work rota, eDrug Care Certificate and assignments.

Work Placement

Practical training

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