Occupational Safety and Wellbeing (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

- the student knows the well-being and safety factors at work
- the student knows the laws and guidelines of well-being and safety factors at work
- the student knows how to transfer patients in ergonomic way
- the students knows how to apply principles of ergonomics in office work
- the student knows how to work hygienically
- the student knows main first-aid skills ( by Finnish Red Cross)

Content

- Well-being and safety factors at work, laws and guidelines
- Handling the patient in active and ergonomic way
- Ergonomics in office work
- Hygienic work
- Microbiology
- First Aid skills (Finnish Red Cross)

Materials

www.finlex.fi (occupational safety and health act, employment contract acts, working time act) WHO, 2009. WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care. Available at:http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/tools/9789241597906/en/ Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, 2013. Ergonomics. Available at: http://www.ttl.fi/en/ergonomics/Pages/default.aspx Tamminen-Peter L, Moilanen A, Fagerström V. A Management Model for Physical Risks in the Care Work. Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, 2010, Helsinki. Available at: http://www.ttl.fi/en/publications/Electronic_publications/Documents/A_management_model_for%20Physical_Risks1.pdfRed Cross Finland, 2014. First Aid instructions. Available at: https://www.redcross.fi/learn-first-aid/first-aid-instructions

Completion alternatives

Student is active and takes part in contact teaching. Student passes the microbiology content. Student takes part in Finnish Red Cross First Aid course.

Student workload

Face-to face studies: Finnish Red Cross First Aid course 27h Hygiene and microbiology 27h Well- being and safety in work 27h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Course is passed when student has taken part workshop , contact lessons and done diaries. Criteria:
-Student knows Well-being and safety factors of work
- Student knows laws and guidance of Well-being of the work
- Student knows principles of handling and activating the patient in safe and ergonomic way in different circumstances
- Student knows the principle of ergonomics in office work
- Student knows how to work in hygienic way
-Student understands the importance of microbiology in nursing
- Student has the main first aid skills (Finnish Red Cross First aid test)

Qualifications

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