Working as a Professional in the Social and Healthcare Sector (5 cr)

Objective

The student is familiar with the health care and social services system as well as the responsibilities of various actors in it and understands the mission and activities of the wellbeing services counties.
The student knows how to comply with the key legislation and ethical principles governing health care and social services.
The student knows the basics of structured recording of information and the key legislation governing it, and understands the importance of recording information as part of high-quality and safe treatment of clients and patients.
The student has a command of the key practices related to the prevention of infections and to aseptic techniques, and promotes safety in their work environment through their own actions. The student possesses the basic skills in first aid and knows how to act if someone suffers a sudden attack of a common illness or an accident. The student understands the importance of promoting wellbeing and health in order to close the health gap, and identifies various ways to support the individual wellbeing of people and to maintain their functional and work capacity.

Content

• Service systems and responsibilities in the health care and social services sector
• Key legislation and ethical principles governing health care and social services
• Basics of structured recording of information and legislation governing it
• Participatory documentation in the recording of information
• Patient safety, prevention of infections and basics of aseptic techniques
• First aid
• Promotion of wellbeing and health

Location and time

Teaching is carried out as distance and local teaching

Health promotion: Zoom meetings according to the schedule.

First aid exercises in small groups on the Myllypuro campus according to the schedule.

Materials

Health Promotion:
Duodecim Oppiportti, Terveyden edistäminen 2022. Edited by: Patja K, Absetz P, Rautava P. (Requires login with Metropolia credentials. Only in Finnish)
Management of health and wellbeing promotion. THL. https://thl.fi/en/topics/management-of-health-and-wellbeing-promotion
Moodle Study Material
Other study material assigned by the teacher

First aid study material:
www.punainenristi.fi/opi first aid
Oppiportti: Duodecim's online course / resuscitation
www.kaypahoito.fi / elvytys / to the extent applicable.
First aid readiness at workplaces. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Occupational safety guides and guidelines 33. Tampere 2010.
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Safety Guide.
Other study material assigned by the teacher (look at Moodle).

Teaching methods

Learning assignment
Assignment-based instruction
Guided assignments
Independent study

Exam schedules

Legislation Moodle exam 31.1. 2025 at 9 am.

Health Promotion: Moodle exam 6.2.2025 at 12-1pm, 60 min.

Student workload

The total load of the course (5 ECTS) is 135 hours in total, which is divided into five partial implementations of 1 ECTS. 1 (opt) credit corresponds to 27 t of student work.

The health care and social services system, the key legislation and ethical principles 1.0 credits (27 hours of student work): lectures 6 hours, individual assignments 8 hours, independent study 12h and exam 1h.

First Aid 1.0 ECTS (27 hours of student work): 10 hours of individual assignments to prepare for practice classes, 1 hour of CPR online course, 4 hours of first aid exercises and 12 hours of small group assignments.

Content scheduling

Service systems and responsibilities in the health care and social services sector 1ECTS
Health promotion 1ECTS
Basics of structured recording of information and legislation governing it 1ECTS
Patient safety, prevention of infections and basics of aseptic techniques 1 ECTS
First Aid 1 ECTS

Further information

The student confirms his/her place in the course by being present at the beginning of the lesson or in any other way agreed with the teacher, for example by returning the first learning assignment. If the student is unable to attend the start of the course due to illness, he/she can also confirm his/her place by informing the teacher in advance.

The assignments and MATERIALS prepared by the teacher are works according to the Copyright Act (404/61), to which the teacher has the copyright. Assignments AND MATERIALS may not be used other than in their own studies. Their public distribution is only allowed with the teacher's permission.

If the student has previous first aid skills, the student can apply, application for approval,
for partial credit for the first aid section of 1.0 ECTS (=27 hours of student work).
The student must submit an application for approval as soon as the course supervisor has approved him for implementation. The application is addressed to the first aid teacher. Before submitting the application, the student must assess his competence in the first aid competence objectives (look at Moodle). The application must be accompanied by a certificate / document from previous first aid studies.

Regarding asepsis and the social security service system, legislation, recording and ethics, you can apply for approval based on a previous degree and work experience. The application is sent to your career counselor and the decision is sent to the person in charge of the degree.

Instructions on the use of artificial intelligence during the course are given separately. Students should familiarise themselves with Metropolia's AI guidelines and follow them in their study attainments.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
· Student is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
· Student distinguishes informal information from research knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
· Student aims to act in a client-oriented way
· Student proves to have adequate skills to act in
professional situations

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
· Student can work as a member of a work group
· Student is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student can search for knowledge from various
sources and is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student can work well in typical professional tasks and situations
· Student can work in a client-oriented way

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student can act in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
· Student can work in work groups and projects
· Student develops oneself

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student can search for knowledge from different sources and justifies their use
· Student utilizes the professional knowledge base

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student can apply professional skills in professional situations and acts responsibly
· Student can act in a client-oriented way
· Student is capable of solving professional tasks and problems

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student justifies professional activities based on the ethical principles of the field
· Student can work in work groups and projects and shares competence
· Student develops oneself

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PASS: Same as satisfactory (see above)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student uses professional knowledge base of the field one-sidedly and is not familiar
enough with the sources of the field

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student does not have adequate professional knowledge or skills
· Student does not act according to educational objectives or instruction

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student does not consider professional safety or ethical principles sufficiently
· Student does not show adequate readiness to participate in group and development work

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is assessed as pass/fail.

The health care and social services system, key legislation and ethical principles has been approved when the student has completed all tasks and has successfully completed the exam.

The course health promotion has been successfully completed when the student has completed all tasks and successfully completed the exam.

Basics of structured recording of information and legislation governing: all tasks done by announced dead line.

Infection control and asepsis have been successfully completed when the student has completed all tasks.

First aid 1 ECTS approved:
The individual assignments must be completed before the training sessions and the small group assignment must be returned by the deadline indicated in Moodle. Obligation to participate in first aid exercises according to the schedule. Forced absences are agreed upon separately with the teacher.

Further information

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