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Professional Development in Practice in Public Health Nursing 3. Public Health Nursing with School-aged Children and StudentsLaajuus (6 cr)

Study unit code: ST00CA27

Credits

6 op

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan, implement and evaluate public health nursing in school and student health care
- independently carry out various health examinations and screenings of schoolchildren and/or students and assess the need for treatment, following ethical principles
- assess the comprehensive growth, development, study ability and family situation of a child and young person of school age
- support the growth and development of schoolchildren and cooperate with parents
- assess and support the well-being of schoolchildren and/or students
- guide and support schoolchildren and students in self-care, health habits and lifestyle changes using resource-based methods both individually and in groups
- promote the sexual and mental health of schoolchildren and/or students
- examine and evaluate the posture of school-age children
- guide and vaccinate school-age children and students
- make use of electronic services and different forms of guidance
- record data appropriately
- participate in multidisciplinary network-based work and different pupil welfare tasks, taking professional ethics into account
- assess the health and safety of a school and/or study environment
- operate in a culturally sensitive manner
- promote the achievement of sustainable development goals through their actions
- assess their own competence and develop their own activities

Enrollment

19.05.2025 - 25.05.2025

Timing

01.08.2025 - 30.06.2026

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

RDI proportion

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Laurea Otaniemi, sote

Campus

Laurea Otaniemi

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Terveydenhoitajakoulutus (STG2), Laurea Otaniemi (Finnish)
Teachers
  • Minna Nikula
  • Tiina Putkuri
Teacher in charge

Minna Nikula

Groups
  • STG225KAM
    Terveydenhoitajakoulutus, verkko-opinnot, muuntokoulutus, K25, Otaniemi

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan, implement and evaluate public health nursing in school and student health care
- independently carry out various health examinations and screenings of schoolchildren and/or students and assess the need for treatment, following ethical principles
- assess the comprehensive growth, development, study ability and family situation of a child and young person of school age
- support the growth and development of schoolchildren and cooperate with parents
- assess and support the well-being of schoolchildren and/or students
- guide and support schoolchildren and students in self-care, health habits and lifestyle changes using resource-based methods both individually and in groups
- promote the sexual and mental health of schoolchildren and/or students
- examine and evaluate the posture of school-age children
- guide and vaccinate school-age children and students
- make use of electronic services and different forms of guidance
- record data appropriately
- participate in multidisciplinary network-based work and different pupil welfare tasks, taking professional ethics into account
- assess the health and safety of a school and/or study environment
- operate in a culturally sensitive manner
- promote the achievement of sustainable development goals through their actions
- assess their own competence and develop their own activities

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Enrollment

20.05.2024 - 26.05.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

6 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Laurea Tikkurila, sote

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Terveydenhoitajakoulutus (STV2), Laurea Tikkurila (Finnish)
Teachers
  • Irene Latva-Korpela
  • Tiina Leino
  • TH E Virtuaali
  • Riikka Ketonen
  • Johanna Saastamoinen
Teacher in charge

Irene Latva-Korpela

Groups
  • STV224SAM
    Terveydenhoitajakoulutus, verkko-opinnot, S24, Tikkurila

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan, implement and evaluate public health nursing in school and student health care
- independently carry out various health examinations and screenings of schoolchildren and/or students and assess the need for treatment, following ethical principles
- assess the comprehensive growth, development, study ability and family situation of a child and young person of school age
- support the growth and development of schoolchildren and cooperate with parents
- assess and support the well-being of schoolchildren and/or students
- guide and support schoolchildren and students in self-care, health habits and lifestyle changes using resource-based methods both individually and in groups
- promote the sexual and mental health of schoolchildren and/or students
- examine and evaluate the posture of school-age children
- guide and vaccinate school-age children and students
- make use of electronic services and different forms of guidance
- record data appropriately
- participate in multidisciplinary network-based work and different pupil welfare tasks, taking professional ethics into account
- assess the health and safety of a school and/or study environment
- operate in a culturally sensitive manner
- promote the achievement of sustainable development goals through their actions
- assess their own competence and develop their own activities

Teaching methods

The implementation plan is available in Finnish.

Grading scale

Approved/Failed