Population-based Health Promotion – Clinical Practice (10 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students
- can evaluate public health needs and challenges in different age groups
- can evaluate client/patient’s need for care
- adopt a client-oriented approach to work
- can promote public health
- can apply evidence-based knowledge to the planning and implementation of client-oriented health promotion
- follow ethical guidelines and principles of nursing and public health nursing
- can adopt and implement a multi-actor approach to work
- can act as members of work groups and work communities
- can evaluate their competence and develop it further

Content

- needs assessment for care and effectiveness of health promotion
- client-oriented nursing/public health nursing
- adult counselling and outpatient clinics
- current recommendations on health promotion
- promotion of health and functional capacity
- health promotion related to the main population-based health challenges


Laboratory and simulation studies
Supervised clinical practice in various nursing/public health nursing and health promotion environments
Theoretical studies to meet the demands of the clinical practice environment

Prerequisites

Theoretical studies related to clinical practice environment

Teaching methods

Orientation knowledge to the practice (6 hours)
Individual working: Learning task in the practice

Location and time

Orientation lecturer are on timetable.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Finnish EB material:
Käypähoitosuositukset (käypähoito.fi)
Terveysportti, oppiportti
Hoidontarpeen arvioinnin teoria

Alternative completion methods of implementation

You can complete practice 10 ECTS credits by working. In that case you will be instructed by your career counselor.

Internship and working life connections

Clinical practise in a Health Center, at outpatient councelling clinic or other similar environments and part timely in HyMy-village.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exam.

International connections

N/A

Student workload

Population-based Health Promotion – Clinical Practice 10 cr X 27h= 270h
In practice 6 weeks and hours 240 and lecturer in the cambus 6h (246h).
24h will be implemented in another health visitor- practice

Content scheduling

-

Further information for students

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.

Students must confirm their attendance for a course implementation by being present when tuition begins or in another manner agreed with the lecturer; for example, by returning the first course assignment. Students who are unable to attend the first teaching session due to illness may also confirm their attendance by informing the lecturer of this in advance.

Assessment methods and criteria

Self-assessment
Other students peer review
Feedback by lecturer
Evaluation by clinical practice leader/nurse

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass/Fail
See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"
Evaluating competences evaluation criteria competent/intermediate level is used.