Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Approach in the Nursing Profession (5 cr)
Code: TH00BV17-3020
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2022 - 31.12.2022
Timing
01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
10 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
Teachers
- Henri Aho
- Tuuli Paija
Groups
-
PSHTS22V
- 12.05.2023 08:15 - 09:00, Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Approach in the Nursing Profession TH00BV17-3020
- 17.05.2023 10:00 - 11:30, Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Approach in the Nursing Profession TH00BV17-3020
- 25.05.2023 08:15 - 10:30, Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Approach in the Nursing Profession TH00BV17-3020
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
Information seeking studies 1 ECTS
Materials
Leino-Kilpi, H. & Välimäki, M. 2014. Etiikka hoitotyössä. WSOY: Helsinki p.14-179. Chapters 1-8.
Finnish laws and decrees
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.
Info Seeking Online Course: Information Research Guides by Turku UAS Library (https://libguides.turkuamk.fi/informationandresearchguides) as instructed in touch with the assignments
hotus.fi in English
E-books:
Nursing Law and Ethics, edited by John Tingle, and Alan Cribb, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1407862.
Part 1, Chapter 2, Part 2 Chapters 7 and 8.
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
Teaching methods
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 effieciently
Exam schedules
The exact date will be agreed together at the beginning of the course.
International connections
We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent work
Flipped learning
Student workload
5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Pre-tasks, interaction during lessons and learning cafe (1,5 cr)
Learning Diary (0,5 cr)
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr)
Individual exam (1 cr)
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr)
Content scheduling
Note that this plan might be updated before the start of the course.
Weeks: XX-XX
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
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work
Pre-tasks for lessons, interaction during lessons and learning café (1,5 cr): approved/ failed
Learning diary (0,5 cr): approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr): numeral evaluation 0-5
Individual exam (1 cr): numeral evaluation 0-5
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr): numeral evaluation 0-5
The course grade is the average of the numeral evaluations.