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Nursing Philosophy and Evidence-Based Practice in the Nursing Profession (5 cr)

Code: 7031482-3027

General information


Enrollment

01.06.2020 - 15.09.2020

Timing

28.09.2020 - 07.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers

  • Liisa Kosonen-Karesto
  • Outi Yrttiranta

Groups

  • PSHTK20A

Objective

NURSING PHILOSOPHY AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN THE NURSING PROFESSION 5 cr HOFI
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

Content

Contents
The study unit comprises 2 cr of studies offered in English
- 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

Materials

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 and Part 2, chapters 6-8.

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 1-6
Laws and Decrees
Articles and publications
Tiedonhakijan oppaat: http://libguides.turkuamk.fi/etusivu

Teaching methods

Leaning discussions and classroomwork/workshops
Groupwork and supervised discussions
Learning Diary
Independent work
Analyzing videos
Exam

Exam schedules

Exam on week 47 (re-exam dates will be informed at the beginning of the course)

International connections

We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions and classroom work/workshops
Groupwork and supervised discussions
Independent work

Student workload

5 op (5 x 27h) = 135
Contact learning and evidence-based nursing task (1 cr)
Learning Diary (1 cr)
Seminar (1 cr)
Exam (1 cr)
Information Skills Online Course (1 cr)

Content scheduling

Weeks 40-50
Philosophy, ethics and professionalism
Values, principles and norms in nursing
Nursing ethics and patient rights
Ethical problems and problem solving in nursing
Evidence based practice
Exam
Ethical seminar (University of Turku) 7.12.2020
Information Skills Online Course 1 cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam: Numeral evaluation
Seminar group work presentation: Numeral evaluation
Learning diary: Approved/failed
Evidence-based nursing task: Approved/failed