Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing (5 cr)

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

Some Finnish laws and decrees

Exam 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
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 according to the timetable.
Re-exam

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)

Evaluation methods and criteria

5 cr (5 x 27h) = 135 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
Individual exam (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr) numeral evaluation 0-5

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.

Failed (0)

Comprehensiveness and initiative
Does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the course contents: evidence-based nursing, information management and ethical conduct in health care.
Do not demonstrate sufficient ability to understand, apply, justify or evaluate the knowledge base, or they are incorrect.
Networking
The work has not sufficiently utilised or applied the domestic and international knowledge, skills and networks relevant to the course.
Collaboration and teamwork
There has been no constructive co-operation.
The student is not able to understand, apply or evaluate his/her own competence and actions from the perspective of ethical guidelines and good practices in nursing.
Own views and solutions have been evaluated very inadequately.
Goal-orientation and critical thinking
Does not participate and does not take responsibility for its learning.
Students do not challenge themselves and stay in their comfort zone.
The student does not evaluate his/her own competence or activities.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Comprehensiveness and initiative
Demonstrate knowledge of the course contents: evidence-based nursing, information management and ethical conduct in health care, but the knowledge remains limited.
Demonstrate the ability to understand the knowledge base, but the application, justification and evaluation remain inadequate.
Networking
The work has partly utilised and applied domestic and international knowledge, competence and networks relevant to the course.
Collaboration and teamwork
Cooperation has mainly been constructive.
The student partially understands, is able to apply and is able to evaluate his/her own competence and actions from the perspectives of ethical guidelines and good practices in nursing.
Some of the company's own views and solutions have been evaluated inadequately.
Goal-orientation and critical thinking
Participation in learning situations and taking partial responsibility for one's own learning
The students partly challenge themselves, but do not try to get out of their comfort zone.
The students partly reflect on their competence and their own activities.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Comprehensiveness and initiative
Demonstrate diverse knowledge of most of the course contents: evidence-based nursing, data management and ethical conduct in healthcare.
Demonstrates the ability to understand and apply the knowledge base, but justification and evaluation are partially deficient.
Networking
The work has mainly utilised and applied domestic and international knowledge, skills and networks relevant to the course.
Collaboration and teamwork
Cooperation has been constructive.
The student mainly understands, is able to apply and is able to evaluate his/her own competence and activities from the perspectives of ethical guidelines and good practices in his/her own professional field.
For the most part, the company's own views and solutions have been evaluated reliably and critically justified.
Purposefulness
Mainly active participation in and seeking learning situations and taking responsibility for one's own and joint learning.
Students challenge themselves and try to get out of their comfort zone.
The students reflect on their competence and their own actions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Comprehensiveness and initiative
Demonstrate diverse knowledge of a broad range of evidence-based nursing, data management, and ethical conduct in healthcare.
Demonstrate the ability to understand, apply and evaluate the knowledge base and to justify and evaluate activities based on it.
Networking
The work has utilised and applied Finnish and international knowledge, skills and networks relevant to the course in a diverse manner.
Collaboration and teamwork
Cooperation has been constructive.
The student understands, is able to apply and is able to evaluate his/her own competence and activities from the perspectives of ethical guidelines and good practices in his/her own professional field.
The company's own views and solutions have been reliably and critically justified.
Goal-orientation and critical thinking
Active participation in and application for learning situations and taking responsibility for one's own and joint learning.
Students challenge themselves responsibly and strive to get out of their comfort zone.
Students actively reflect on their competence and their own actions.

Further information

ItsLearning platform