Study Guide

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

Evaluation scale

H-5