Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence Based Approach in the Nursing Profession (5cr)
Course unit code: TH00BU62
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
Objective
NURSING SCIENCE, ETHICS AND EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH IN THE NURSING PROFESSION 5 ECTS HOFI
The study unit is arranged entirely in English
Objectives
Students will
• Be familiar with the key concepts, values, ethical principles and guidelines in nursing
• Know how to apply the values and ethical principles of nursing, as well as to assess their realisation also in electronic services
• Be able to draw a line between private and professional communication roles in social media
• Understand the knowledge base of nursing
• Identify the responsibility and tasks of nurses
• Be familiar with evidence-based operations in nursing
• Know how to search for information using the most common health sciences databases
• Evaluate the truthfulness of information
Content
Contents
• Key concepts of epistemology and ethics
• The rights and self-determination of patients
• Identification and handling of ethical problems
• Ethical approach in nursing
• Nursing science as a discipline
• Evidence-based activities – concepts and bases for activities
• Key treatment recommendations
• Information seeking