Public Health Nursing of Schoolchildren and Young PeopleLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Student
- know how to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based public health nursing of schoolchildren and students in a client-oriented way
- can use evidence-based knowledge on the growth and development of school-aged children and young people
- are able to evaluate and support the resources of a school-aged young person and his/her family as well as evaluate the need for increased support and extended services if necessary
- are able to use the effective and client-oriented health promotion work methods
- are proficient in working as experts of public health nursing in multi-actor school and student communities
- can utilize a research and development-minded approach in the operating environment of school and student health nurses

Content

- operating environments of school and student health care
- growth and development of school-age children and young persons
- follow up on the growth and development of school-age children and young persons
- contents and work methods of health promotion
- resources and inclusion of school-age children, young persons and families
- pupil and student health care and multi-actor collaboration
- outreach youth work and youth development in school and student health care
- medical studies: sexual health

Qualifications

The student may choose professional studies of public health nursing after successfully completing the theoretical requirements of professional nursing studies as well as all the clinical practices in medical and surgical operating environments, unless otherwise agreed in the student's PSP.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"
Evaluation criteria expert level is used.