Health Promotion (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Content scheduling

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.
Englanniksi
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.
Sisältö
Suomeksi
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

Objective

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.

Content

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

Teaching methods

Käänteinen oppiminen
Tiimityöskentely

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

1op=27h opiskelijan työtuntia