Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing (5 cr)
Code: TH00CK45-3005
General information
- Enrollment
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01.06.2023 - 02.10.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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02.10.2023 - 10.11.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Nursing
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Teachers
- Kirsi Mononen
- Saara Laaksonen
- Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 5 . Open UAS : 5.)
- Small groups
- 1
- 2
- Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.
- Course
- TH00CK45
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
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 (teaching language is Finnish):
Starting info (30 minutes)
Guidance session (1 h)
Info Skills Online Course ends
Objective
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
Content
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
Materials
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.
Understanding Nursing Research : Building an Evidence-Based Practice by Susan K. Grove, , Jennifer R. Gray, , and Nancy Burns. PUBLISHER Elsevier. 2014.
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=2074592
Chapter 1
Teaching methods
Learning 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
Exam schedules
Exam on week 45 according to the timetable.
Re-exam 13.12 at 14–16. ICT 3rd floor A-wing.
International connections
We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments
Completion alternatives
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Student workload
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)
Further information
ItsLearning platform