Opetussuunnitelmat

Objective

Purpose of the course
In this course, you will get to know the factors related to and determining the clienthood in the social and healthcare services, as well as the basics of health promotion and guidance in nursing work.

Competences of the course
Clinical competence: Identifies the client's/patient's need for care and plans, implements and evaluates client-oriented care in various health care sectors in cooperation with the client/patient, relatives and other social and healthcare professionals.
Competence in health promotion: Apply health promotion theories and current research information used in nursing work.
Competence in guidance, interaction skills and supporting self-care: Assesses the needs and resources of the client/patient and recognizes his/her own responsibility in planning guidance and supporting self-care.
Sustainable development: Understands sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and the many perspectives of issues and problems.


Competence goal of the course
After attending the course, you will recognize the individual needs of clients and understand the concept of client-oriented approach in nursing. You illustrate the effect of a professional on client-oriented way of working and client involvement. You know the framework, principles and most important concepts of health promotion. You know the key methods of health promotion in nursing and understand their importance in client-oriented guidance. You understand the importance of preventive work from the perspective of the individual, community and society as part of sustainable development.

Content

Client orientation and clients' individual needs in nursing
Client involvement as part of client orientation in nursing
Health promotion framework and key concepts
National and international strategies for health promotion
Ethics and principles of health promotion
Evidence-based information related to the well-being of the population and its reporting
Resource-oriented guidance and versatile guidance methods
Social sustainable development as part of health promotion

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Scriven A., 2017. Ewles & Simnett's promoting health : a practical guide. Seventh edition. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Kemppainen V, Tossavainen K, Turunen H (2013). Nurses' role in health promotion: an integrative review. Health Promotion International, Volume 28, Issue 4, 1 December 2013, Pages 490–501.
WHO 2020. Fact sheets.
UN 2020. Sustainable Development Goals
EuroHealthNet 2020. Health promotion practices in Europe.
Finnish National Institute for Healtyh and Welfare 2020. Health Promotion.

Teaching methods

Contact learning - lectures and case study
Individual and group learning

Student workload

Lectures 24h
Independent learning 47h
Group learning 10h

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved

You can name the individual needs of client and describe the concept of client orientation in nursing. You can describe the impact of a professional's work on client orientation and client involvement. You know how to define the framework, principles and most central concepts of health promotion. You can describe the key methods of health promotion in nursing and their meaning in client-oriented guidance. You can illustrate the meaning of preventive work from the perspective of the individual, community and society as part of sustainable development.