English Language and Evidence-Based Nursing (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Englannin kielen suullista ja kirjallista taitoa harjoitellaan alakohtaisten tehtävien ja sisältöjen avulla. Opintojaksolla kirjoitetaan ja luetaan tekstejä, pidetään suullinen esitelmä, keskustellaan ja harjoitellaan tärkeää sanastoa. Opiskelija saa itsevarmuutta kielen käyttämiseen työelämässä.

Sekä lähi- että etäopetusta. Verkko-opetus tapahtuu Zoomissa, linkki tulee itslearning-alustalle. Linkki pysyy samana koko opintojakson ajan.

to 23.3 9-12 Teoriatila ICT_B1033
ke 29.3 12-15, etänä
to 30.3 klo 12-15 etänä
ke 5.4 klo 9-12 Teoriatila muunto ICT_B2026

Objective

The aim of the course is to activate and develop the students’ field-relevant English language and communication skills.

Goals
• The students will gain professional skills in various spoken and written communicative situations encountered in working life and society.
• They will learn to utilize tools and techniques to further develop their skills in authentic, field-specific contexts.
• The students should have acquired skills to communicate at level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages, at B2-level students should be able to produce clear, coherent and well-structured texts, present detailed descriptions related to one’s field of interest, express and exchange opinions using fluent language, follow complex arguments, and read longer articles and reports.

Professionalism and ethics, nursing science and evidence-based practice in emergency care and nursing
• The student is familiar with and learns the key concepts, values, ethical principles and guidelines in nursing and practices their use in practical situations in nursing
• The student is able to draw a line between private and professional communication roles in social media
• The student understands the knowledge base of nursing.
• The student can identify the responsibilities and tasks of emergency nurses and nurses.
• The student is familiar with evidence-based operations in nursing.
• The student knows how to search for information and assess the fact-basis of information using the most common health sciences databases

Content

Contents
• Writing professional, field-specific texts
• Presenting and discussing field-specific topics in a professional manner
• Reading field-specific texts and utilizing the information in professional contexts
• Learning and using key terminology of their field
• Becoming professional, autonomous language users in working life
• Key concepts of epistemology and ethics
• Professional ethics and collegiality
• The rights and self-determination of patients
• Identification and handling of ethical problems
• Ethical approach in emergency care and nursing professions
• Nursing science as a discipline
• Evidence-based activities – concepts and bases for activities
• Key treatment recommendations
• Information seeking

Materials

Materiaalit tulevat saataville Itslearning-oppimisympäristöön. Opiskelijalle ei materiaalikustannuksia.