Professional in Social and Health Care (5 cr)

Objective

The student
• knows the social and health care system and the responsibilities of different actors
• knows the key legislation in social and health care
• knows the ethical basis of the social and health care sector
• knows the importance of well-being and health promotion in reducing well-being and health inequalities
• knows the basics of structured documentation
• understands the significance of digital services in social and health services
• knows the basics of client and patient safety
• understands the key practices related to infection control and asepsis and is able to act accordingly
• understands the basics of emergency first aid and is able to respond in common medical emergency and accident situations.

Content

• Social and health care system and responsibilities
• Key legislation in social and health care
• Ethical basis in the social and health sector
• Promoting well-being and health
• The basics of structural documentation and legislation related to documentation
• Digitalisation of social and health care services
• Client and patient safety
• Infection control and basic asepsis
• Emergency first aid

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 xx.x. 2025 at x am.

Health Promotion: Moodle exam x.x.2025 at x-xpm, 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)

Framework of assessment is attached in the curriculum's description.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Framework of assessment is attached in the curriculum's description.

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.

Objective

The student
• knows the social and health care system and the responsibilities of different actors
• knows the key legislation in social and health care
• knows the ethical basis of the social and health care sector
• knows the importance of well-being and health promotion in reducing well-being and health inequalities
• knows the basics of structured documentation
• understands the significance of digital services in social and health services
• knows the basics of client and patient safety
• understands the key practices related to infection control and asepsis and is able to act accordingly
• understands the basics of emergency first aid and is able to respond in common medical emergency and accident situations.

Content

• Social and health care system and responsibilities
• Key legislation in social and health care
• Ethical basis in the social and health sector
• Promoting well-being and health
• The basics of structural documentation and legislation related to documentation
• Digitalisation of social and health care services
• Client and patient safety
• Infection control and basic asepsis
• Emergency first aid