Women’s Health and Sexual Health PromotionLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- are familiar with the central guidelines, recommendations and legislation on sexual and reproductive health as well as the roles and rights of women and their families
- are able to care and counsel women and their families in questions related to sexual and reproductive health
- can care and counsel gynaecological patients in the various operating environments of gynaecology
- bring up topics related to sexuality with individuals and population groups and promote the implementation of sexual and reproductive rights
- bring up topics related to domestic violence with individuals and population groups and promote the implementation of sexual and reproductive rights

Content

- Concepts related to the promotion of sexual and reproductive health
- Models and levels of bringing up sexuality
- Violence on women, bringing it up and the clinical pathway
- Challenges on sexual and reproductive health at national and international level
- Promotion of sexual and reproductive health in different phases of life
- Ethical questions on caring for women
- Circumcision of girls and women
- Family planning
- Childlessness
- Miscarriage
- Menopause
- Gynaecological operations and procedures
- Ambulatory surgery and day surgery procedures in the operating environment of gynaecological nursing
- Nursing of women with gynaecological cancer
- Expert lectures on gynaecology and sexology

Qualifications

The student may choose professional studies in midwifery after having successfully completed the theoretical studies included in the professional studies of nursing as well as the clinical practices in the operating environments of medical and surgical nursing, unless otherwise agreed in student´s study plan.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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Evaluation criteria expert level is used.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

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Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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