Study Guide

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

Some Finnish laws and decrees

Exam material:
All course material: Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.

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
Exam
Online course on information seeking (Info Seeking Online Course): Independent learning online, individual assignments to learn to seek information efficiently

Exam schedules

Exam is mentioned in timetable.
Re-exams will be informed later.

International connections

We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments

Completion alternatives

None.

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)
Exam (1 cr)

Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr) is only in Finnish --> Exchange students will get information about 1 cr in the beginning of the course

Content scheduling

It is mandatory to attend the INFO class in order to get all the course information and small groups.

If you are sick, inform the teacher and ask your friend to act as your "advocate" in class (he/she tells informs you what was discussed and agreed upon in the info, about small groups and your parts in group work). The representative answers in the roll call that he/she represents him/her)

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

Further information

ItsLearning platform

If you need to contact the teacher, please use e-mail, not ITSlearning.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

4 cr (4 x 27h) = 108 h
1 credit is 27 hours of student work:

Learning café and Learning diary (1 cr) approved/ failed
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr) group assignment to be made during a lesson approved/ failed approved/ failed
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5 (50% = accepted)

The students input and participation in the group work may have an effect on the individual grade.
The course grade is the average of the numeral evaluations.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

-Missing tasks, missing participation(s). Tasks are late or they are not finished according to instructions
- Missing participations: total or partly
- Student's activity on learning platform is poor

Parts not completed.
Assignments rejected (not submitted, content does not meet the assignment requirements)
Exam failed.

Knowledge:
Does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of basic concepts and course objectives.
Cannot justify or evaluate their own views and solutions. Does not utilize scientific knowledge.

Skills:
Leaves given tasks undone.
Does not understand key practices nor justify their choices.
Proposes incorrect solutions to problems.

Attitudes:
Does not receive or give feedback.
Does not reflect on or recognize areas for improvement.
Does not recognize the values or ethical principles of the field.
Does not take responsibility for their part in group work.
Behaves unprofessionally.
Does not recognize the impact of their actions on sustainable development, economy, or the promotion of well-being.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Knowledge:
Can recognize, name, and define individual phenomena and basic concepts related to the course.
Utilizes professional knowledge.

Skills:
Completes given tasks with guidance.
Is familiar with different practices but cannot justify their choices or apply their learning according to the situation.

Attitudes:
Can selectively receive and give feedback.
Examines and evaluates things from their own perspective.
Recognizes values and ethical principles important to their field.
Takes responsibility only for their own part in group work.
Recognizes their interaction skills.
Recognizes what constitutes professional behavior.
Has limited recognition of the impact of their actions on sustainable development, economy, and well-being.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Knowledge:
Structures the relationships between phenomena and concepts related to the course. Can explain, compare, and organize things in relation to each other.
Utilizes professional knowledge as well as some scientific knowledge.

Skills:
Can independently choose the most suitable course of action from different alternatives and attempts to justify their choice.
Can apply, draft plans, and delineate tasks. Solves problems.
Can search for and evaluate different practices and solution options.

Attitudes:
Can actively and constructively receive and give feedback.
Examines and evaluates things from both their own and the immediate community’s perspective.
Has adopted the values and ethical principles of the field and acts according to guidelines.
Can act responsibly and participates in developing their interaction and teamwork skills.
Behaves professionally.
Can describe and evaluate the impact of their actions on sustainable development, economy, and well-being.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Knowledge:
Understands the broad entities of the course and the cause-effect relationships between them. Can analyze, apply, and integrate into a professional context.
Can justify actions using scientific knowledge.

Skills:
Can search for and evaluate different practices and solution options.
Is able to justify their choices and experiment with new practices.
Can creatively combine solutions or develop well-justified operational models.

Attitudes:
Uses feedback systematically as a tool for their own and their community's professional growth. Changes their actions based on feedback.
Can actively reflect on their own skills and the operational model of the community.
Can flexibly apply the ethical principles of the field in various value conflict situations.
Acts responsibly, committedly, and constructively in collaboration. Develops the interaction within the group, considering the requirements and needs of the community and their own field.
Behaves professionally and can guide others in professional behavior.
Understands the impact of their actions on sustainable development, economy, and the promotion of well-being. Can also act proactively in these areas.