Occupational Health Nursing and Occupational Health Care (3cr)

Objective

The students can assess the factors promoting and risking the health of working-aged people and help their clients to promote their health and coping at work. They recognise the key risk factors involved in work, as well as their health impact. They can work as professionals of occupational health care in compliance with good occupational health care practice. The master the main work methods of occupational health care.

Content

Orientation to occupational health care operations: a changing and developing working life, Occupational Health Care Act and Decree.
The basics of expertise in occupational health care: occupational health care work in accordance with good practice of the field, ethical principles and data security.
The health impact of work, recognition and prevention of risk factors: workplace analysis and visit, risk assessment: work hygiene factors, physical and mental stress, workplace ergonomics and first-aid preparedness, nursing in occupational health care.
Maintenance and promotion of function and work ability: physical examinations and screenings, rehabilitation and employment pension systems for working-aged people.
Work community work.

Qualifications

The students have basic skills in nursing and in the promotion of health and wellbeing. They can use the essential work methods of health care. They know the main health problems of the population, their threats, prevention, and the changes caused by illness. They are familiar with care and service systems.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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