Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing (5 cr)
Code: TH00CK45-3006
General information
- Enrollment
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02.07.2023 - 20.11.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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30.10.2023 - 31.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Health and Well-being
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Teachers
- Henri Aho
- Tuuli Paija
- 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:
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.
- hotus.fi in English
- 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.
- Grove S. et al. 2014. Understanding Nursing research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice. Chapter 1 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/turkuamk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=207459
Info Seeking Online Course: Information Research Guides by Turku UAS Library (https://libguides.turkuamk.fi/informationandresearchguides) as instructed in touch with the assignments
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 50 according to the timetable.
International connections
We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments
Completion alternatives
-
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