Family Care (8cr)
Course unit code: TH00BY45
General information
- Credits
 - 8 cr
 
- Teaching language
 - Finnish
 
Objective
The student:
•	Can support parenthood during pregnancy or after childbirth
•	Know how to pay attention to the special characteristics of maternity nursing in public health nursing
•	Practice monitoring and counselling methods during pregnancy and after childbirth
•	Can promote the sexual health of people of different ages
•	Can apply the knowledge base of nursing children, young people and families when caring for children of different ages in a family-oriented manner and promoting health
•	Can pay attention to the special characteristics of nursing children and adolescents
•	Practises their proficiency in determining the need for child or adolescent nursing and the related processes of planning, implementation and evaluation
•	Know how to administer pharmacotherapy for people of different ages
•	Practise supporting and counseling children, adolescents and families in different situations concerning health and illness
•	Practise decision-making in nursing together with the child, adolescent or family and with various professional groups
•	Can support the resources of children, young people and families to promote health
•	Can operate in accordance with the principles of sustainable development in a care environment
                    
Content
Contents
•	Development of parenthood and various modes of support
•	Various monitoring and counselling situations and methods during pregnancy and the postpartum period
•	Addressing sexuality
•	Sexual education and the related methods
•	Applying the knowledge base of public health nursing of children and adolescents in nursing by paying attention to children of different ages, adolescents and their families
•	Practising the public health nursing methods of supporting the growth and development of children and adolescents
•	Applying evidence-based information in the public health nursing activities of children and adolescents
•	Pharmacotherapy and vaccinations of people of different ages