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Public Health Nursing of Families Growing into Parenthood (3 cr)

Code: TH00BW61-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 28.02.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing

Teachers

  • Nita Björklöf
  • Satu Halonen

Scheduling groups

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

Groups

  • PTERTK21

Small groups

  • Pienryhmä 1
  • Pienryhmä 2

Objective

Students will
• Learn to apply their knowledge in health advice regarding motherhood and parenthood based on the needs and expectations of families
• Learn to apply their knowledge to answer the customer’s and her family’s special questions regarding pregnancy and parenthood
• Learn to work as a breastfeeding counsellor
• Learn to apply their knowledge in matters regarding the family’s sexual health

Content

Contents

• Support for parenthood and early interaction
• Monitoring, care and guidance of the pregnancy and postpartum period in prenatal care
• Special questions regarding pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Family planning guidance, breastfeeding counselling (plissit model and contraceptive advice)
• Special questions related to pregnancy and parenthood, e.g. mental health
• House call

Evaluation scale

H-5