Some of the studies in the study unit are arranged in English

Objectives

After the study unit the student will be able to:
• Describe how the health-oriented approach is used as a basis for public health nursing work
• Describe the current challenges related to the health and well-being of the population and the factors behind them
• Describe the indicators of the health and well-being of the population and the importance of data in identifying the need for services and the provision of services
• Describe the overall structure of social and health services and the legislation concerning social and health services
• Retrieve information and guide people in different life stages to seek social and health services
• Recognize the importance of multiprofessional activities from the perspective of service needs
• Understand the importance of occupational and patient safety in nursing
• Describe the meaning, benefits and general fields of application of health care technology in nursing
• Describe the principles of sustainable development taking into account ecological, financial and social and cultural sustainability and the capital they generate.

Contents



• Health-orientation in the work of a public health nurse

o The concepts of health and health-orientation

o Engagement, empowerment, resource-orientation

o A public health nurse as an expert of health promotion

• Customer-oriented social and health services

o Health and well-being of the population (current challenges and the factors behind them, register data and statistics)

o Promotion of health and functional capacity, prevention of illnesses and accidents

o Social and health care system and its development, funding, responsibilities and supervision and customer/patient rights

o Social and health care services

o Rehabilitation and rehabilitation services

o Referring a customer to social and health care services

• Health care technology

o Digitalization and the use of technology in health care

o Health care technology products and their usability in health promotion and self-care of customers

• Sustainable development

o Elements of sustainable development: ecological sustainability, financial sustainability, social sustainability, cultural sustainability

o Objectives and action programmes in sustainable development

o Sustainable development compliant activities in the work of a public health nurse