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Training in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Women's Care (1 cr)

Code: 7031514-3033

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2020 - 30.04.2021

Timing

01.01.2021 - 31.07.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Tiina Murto
  • Marjatta Häsänen

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 15. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • PSHTS19A

Small groups

Objective

Training in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Women’s Care 1 cr SELIP
Objectives
Students will
- Practice the main examination and treatment methods for sexual and reproductive health
- Be able to name the key gynaecological instruments and their purpose
- Learn to support and help parturient women in urgent childbirth of a first-aid nature if no physician or midwife is available.
- Learn to provide basic counselling to breastfeeding mothers
- Learn to provide guidance in contraceptive use at different stages of life

Content

Contents
- Basic gynaecological examination, gynaecological instruments and examination of breasts
- Introduction to contraceptives
- Performing pap tests
- Assistance in urgent, first-aid-like childbirth
- Breastfeeding counselling and breastfeeding aids

Teaching methods

• pre-assignments (before each practice)
• practices in classroom
• simulations

International connections

• Flipped learning
• Working in small groups

Student workload

• 1 cr = 27 hours of students work
• Practices and simulations are divided in two session (2x8h lab/sim -practices in class room)
LAB 1 4h gynecological nursing (gynecological examination, instruments and taking Pap smear test, breast examination) and surveillance of pregnancy
LAB 2 4h emergency labour and breastfeeding

Medical Math exam 1h
Contraceptives workshop and Infertility task discussion 3h
Simulations 4h

• 7 h of individual work

Content scheduling

• Gynecological examination, gynecological instruments and palpation of breasts
• Contraceptives
• Pap smear test
• Assisting in emergency labour
• Counselling on breastfeeding and breastfeeding equipment and accessories

Further information

• Uniform
• Participation mandatory (if absent, all hours have to be compensated with other groups) Obs. it is not possible to compensate absent hours with written assignment.
• Pre-assignments can be found from online platform (Itslearning) and has to be done when coming to class. If assignment is not done, student cannot participate to session.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation scale: passed/failed
• For approval following tasks and duties have to be done:
o pre-assignment
o active participation to sessions (8 hours)
o medical math exam passed