Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

Weeks
Themes:
1. Values and ethical principles in nursing
2. Moral theories and ethical dilemmas in nursing
3. Nursing science and evidence-based practice
4. Seminar work and scientific reporting
5. Information retrieval

Schedule for Info Skills Online Course:
Starting info March 2, 10 am (30 minutes)
Guidance session March 16, 1 pm (1 h)
Info Skills Online Course ends April 2nd.

Tavoitteet

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING 5 CR HOFI

The study unit is arranged entirely in English

Objectives

The student will
• be familiar with the key concepts, values, ethical principles, and national and international guidelines in nursing
• know how to apply the values and ethical principles of nursing in nursing care, health care services and digital services
• be familiar with evidence-based practice in nursing
• know how to search for information using the most common health sciences databases

Sisältö

Contents
• Key concepts of epistemology and ethics
• Ethical approach in nursing
• Identification and handling of ethical problems
• Nursing science as a discipline
• Evidence-based practice – concepts and bases for nursing care
• Information seeking studies 1 cr

Oppimateriaalit

Leino-Kilpi, H. & Välimäki, M. 2014. Or e-book 2015. Etiikka hoitotyössä. WSOY: Helsinki. Luvut 1-8.
Finnish laws and decrees
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.

hotus.fi sivut
Ahonen ym. 2019. Kliininen hoitotyö. Luku 1.1. Näyttöön perustuva hoitotyö.
E-book:
Evidence-Based Nursing : An Introduction, edited by Nicky Cullum, et al., John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2007. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1187193.
Chapters 1-3

Info Seeking Online Course: Information Research Guides by Turku UAS Library (https://libguides.turkuamk.fi/informationandresearchguides) as instructed in touch with the assignments

Opetusmenetelmät

Leaning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Learning diary
Independent task-based work
Scientific writing
Analyzing videos
Seminar presentation
Individual exam
Online course on information seeking (Info Seeking Online Course): Independent learning online, individual assignments to learn to seek information efficiently

Kansainvälisyys

We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Interaction during lessons and learning cafe (0,5 cr)
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr)
Learning Diary (0,5 cr)
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr)
Individual exam (1 cr)
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr)