Study Guide

Objective

You plan, implement and evaluate public health nursing work that maintains and rehabilitates the health and ability to work of the working age, workplace and community.
You can describe the principles of good occupational health care practice.
You assess the effects of work, work communities and environments on health.
You plan, implement and evaluate the necessary proposals for action to promote the health of your clients (individual, family, group, workplace, work or other community).
You work in multidisciplinary collaborations in multidisciplinary networks.

You know how to plan, implement and evaluate the work of nurses that strengthens the health and functional capacity of the elderly.
You can assess the risk factors that increase the need for services related to the health, living conditions and life situation of an elderly person.
You can direct to available services.
Is able to co-operate with the elderly person and their relatives / relatives and guide in decision-making related to the promotion of the health of the elderly person and the security of a dignified life.
Can implement health and medical care at home.

Content

Key legislation and guidelines governing occupational health care and occupational safety, occupational health care reimbursement practices.
Occupational health care service system and its connections with various stakeholders.
Principles of good occupational health care practice.
Working age health examinations, information, counseling and guidance.
Maintaining, promoting and monitoring health, work and functional capacity.
Planning, implementation and monitoring of occupational health co-operation based on workplace surveys.
Assessment and monitoring of work and functional capacity, early support and rehabilitative activities.
Assessment of health conditions; identification of resource factors, health exposures of work environments and communities, risk and stress factors.
Major occupational diseases and occupational diseases.
Occupational health and safety.
Promoting the health of working life, workplaces, work environments and communities and monitoring well-being at work in cooperation with different actors.
Occupational health care / outpatient clinic.
Marketing and sales of occupational health services.
Maintaining, promoting and monitoring the ability of the unemployed to work and function.

You get acquainted into the legislation, recommendations and various national guidelines regarding the care of the elderly and their relatives.
You know the special features of an elderly person's health counseling, health examinations and rehabilitative work approach and related counseling.
You know how to implement health promotion that supports resources and functional capacity, as well as inclusive health in a variety of operating environments.
You will use a variety of wellness technologies and digitalization to promote and interact with the health of older people.
You know the partners and methods of cooperating in customer-oriented healthcare work for the elderly. You will be able to design innovative health promotion interventions for the elderly.

Teaching methods

Promoting the health of the working-age population:
- key legislation and guidelines governing occupational health care and occupational safety
- compensation practices of occupational health care
- the occupational health care service system and its connections with stakeholders
- the principles of good occupational health care practice
- health checks for people of working age
- providing information, advice and guidance
- maintaining, promoting and monitoring health, work and functional capacity
- planning, implementation and monitoring of occupational health cooperation based on workplace surveys
- work capacity support; assessment and follow-up of work and functional capacity, early support and rehabilitative activities
- assessment of health conditions; identification of resource factors, health exposures of work environments and communities
- danger and load factors
- key work-related diseases and occupational diseases
- occupational health and safety and ergonomics
- promoting the health of working life, workplaces, working environments and communities and monitoring occupational well-being in collaboration with different actors
- maintaining, promoting and monitoring the work and functional capacity of the unemployed
- occupational health-focused medical care / reception of outpatient care
- marketing and sales of occupational health services

Promoting the health of the aging population:
- legislation, recommendations and programs guide the healthcare work of the elderly and their families
- promotion of aging health,
- take-home services
- service need assessment
- senior counseling/reception
- health checks
- treatment and service plan
- a rehabilitative work
- supporting relatives/close ones
- identifying challenging clients and situations in the everyday life of an aging person
- identifying abuse
- special features of health advice, e.g. exercise, nutrition, intoxicants, sexuality, sleep,
- counseling related to aging and long-term illnesses
- supporting resources and operational capability, early support
- promoting opportunities for inclusion and influence
- the possibilities and use of digitalization and welfare technology

Evaluation scale

H-5