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Health promotion (3 cr)

Code: VÅV14HV02-3013

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2023 - 08.10.2023

Timing

09.10.2023 - 26.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

67 % Contact teaching, 33 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Seats

10 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing
  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
  • Degree Programme in Midwifery

Teachers

  • Anna-Lena Nieminen
  • Anita Wikberg

Teacher in charge

Anita Wikberg

Groups

  • USS21D-V
    Sjukskötare (YH), h21, dagstudier, Vasa
  • SSK21-1
    SSK21-1

Objective

The student will:
- become familiar with health promotion
- be able to support health promotion and illness prevention for specific patient groups at risk
- become familiar with screenings, and be able to apply this knowledge to nursing care
- has basic knowledge concerning pregnancy, child birth and post partum period and knowledge of health promotion in relation to these.

Content

Methods for health promotion
Health promoting work among adults
Maternity care

Location and time

Novia Vaasa, Alere
autumn 2023
w. 41-46

Materials

Bergman S & Blomqvist , C. 2011. Uppskattande samtalskonst. Om att skapa möjligheter i samtalets värld. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Borgfeldt m.fl. 2019. Obstetrik och gynekologi. För sjuksköterskor. Lund: Studentlitteratur. (ch. 1-8,12)
Folkhälsolag 66/1972 Finlex
Företagshälsovård 1383/2001 Finlex
Hälso-och sjukvårdslag 1326/2010 Finlex
Holm Ivarsson, B. 2016. MI Motiverande samtal Praktisk handbok för hälso-och sjukvården. Stockholm: Gothia fortbildning.
Tapanainen, J., Heikinheimo, O.,Mäkikallio, K.; Aaltonen, R. 2019. Naistentaudit ja synnytykset. Helsinki: Duodecim.
Lewis, L. Ed. (2015). Fundamentals of Midwifery A textbook for students. Wiley Blackwell. (chapters 5-10 for written exam, chapter 12 optional for family planning) Available on: http://ezproxy.novia.fi:2052/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=936288&site=ehost-live
Rosengren D.B. 2012. Motiverande samtal -Mi. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
THLs material gällande screeningsundersökningar och
STM publikation 18:2014 Screening i Finland 2014. Nuläge för screening inom hälso- och sjukvården och framtidsutsikter
THL. 2014. Edistä, ehkäise, vaikuta-sexuaali-ja lisääntymisterveyden toimintaohjelma 2014-2020. Opas 33
THL. 2015. Handbok för mödrarådgivningen. Nationell rekommendation. Handbok 40 (valda delar)
THL. 2023. We're having a baby. Guidebook for expecting and looking after a baby. Helsinki: Institute for Health and Welfare (available online)

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussion, demonstration,groupworks, exercises, and video

Employer connections

-

Exam schedules

Seminars on the last lecture of the course w. 41-46. See time table.
Retake exams on the following general exams: 24th of November and 8th of December 2023.

Completion alternatives

Validation according to Novia's general instructions
Written assignments (max 45p) + exam on delivery/birth (max 5p)
The written assignment need to follow Novia instructions for writing

Student workload

27 h/cr 3 cr= 81 h
5 x 4 h + seminar (6h) = 26 h
55 h = individual work to read relevant and new literature, read Moodle material and cooperate with other students in written assignment.

Content scheduling

-

Further information

Feedback on the assignment is given generally during the seminar and through grade on Peppi. Individual feedback is given if asked for from the teachers.
In the assignment Novia instruction for writing thesis must be used.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)

Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions and their knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student can account for the literature, reflect and motivate his / her views

Assessment criteria for written work
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' written work. The student master the substance of his work, but the application is limited

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of the exam
The student shows in his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional

Criteria for evaluation of written work individually or in groups
The student has followed the instructions for the written work and shows that she has mastered the substance. They have read the other participants' written work and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the seminar. The written work and the possible opponentship show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, and independent working methods)

Assessment methods and criteria

Examination
Grade scale 0 - 5
46 - 50 points = 5
41 - 45 points = 4
36 - 40 points= 3
31 - 35 points = 2
26 - 30 points = 1
Criterias for evaluation of the written assignment:
Methods for health promotion:
- description of the case:5 points
- literature: 2½ points
- creativity:2½ points
- application of Mi method: 10 points
- something extra + layout: 5 points
Maternity care:
- exam about the birth/delivery: 5 points
- describing the topic e.g. dental health, smoking prevention, weight :10 points
- applying the topic to pregnancy and the post natal period: 10 points

Qualifications

Public health care