The course is included in these curricula and study modules
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is that the student knows the health care history. The aim of the course is to combine health/sickness concepts as love,forgiveness, suffering, loneliness etc. with an elective health-model.The student collects her/his materials in a file which is useful in her/his profession as a public health nurse.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to develop a scientific working with clients and utilizes her/his knowledge about caring the whole needs of the client.To create an caring culture and learns from the health care history. At the end of the course the student is expected to use health care terminology and develops her/his public health nurse abilities.Health care examinations are important.In practice the student is able to use different working methods as a public health nurse.
Course contents
The history (idea) of public health
The concepts and models of public health
the methods of public health
The theory of public health
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Health care for families
Previous course names
The history (idea) of public health (2007)
The concepts and models of public health (2007)
The methods of public health (2007)
The theory of public health (2007)
Recommended or required reading
Arbetsskyddslagen 738/2001 (Finlex)
Företagshälsovårdslagen 1383/2001 (Finlex)
Haarala P. et al. 2008, Terveydenhoitajan osaaminen, Edita. ISBN: 978-951-37-4930-9
Juutilainen H. Työterveyshoitajan käsikirja,2004, Edita. ISBN:951-37-4006-4
Terveydenhoitaja tidskrift
Työ, Terveys, Turvallisuus tidskrift
Westerholm P. et al. 2005, Praktisk etik i arbetsmedicin, Studentlitteratur. ISBN: 91-44-02737-0
Study activities
- Lectures - 15 hours
- Excursions and demonstrations - 0 hours
- Exercise based learning - 15 hours
- Tuition managed by students but supervised by the teacher - 10 hours
- Project work and productions - 43 hours
- Individual studies - 50 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 93 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 40 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Exams
Teacher
- Sivonen Kerstin
- Törnqvist Maj-Len
Examiner
Törnqvist Maj-Len
Group size
No limit
Course completion date
Date for course completion will be announced later
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
Date of examination will be announced later - Exams