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

Code: TH00CK45-3020

General information

Enrollment: 02.12.2024 - 24.02.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 11.02.2025 - 04.04.2025
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; Henriikka Penttilä

Course: TH00CK45

Realization has 9 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 29 h 45 min.

Time	Topic	Location
Tue 11.02.2025 time 08:15 - 11:30 (3 h 15 min)	Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	EDU_3006_3007 Teoriatila avo muunto byod
Tue 25.02.2025 time 12:00 - 16:00 (4 h 0 min)	Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	ICT_A1038b Teoriatila
Tue 04.03.2025 time 08:00 - 12:00 (4 h 0 min)	Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	EDU_3034 Helena muunto byod
Fri 07.03.2025 time 12:30 - 15:45 (3 h 15 min)	Learning cafe - Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	EDU_3006_3007 Teoriatila avo muunto byod
Mon 10.03.2025 time 12:30 - 17:00 (4 h 30 min)	Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	EDU_2033 Teoriatila avo muunto byod
Tue 11.03.2025 time 13:00 - 14:00 (1 h 0 min)	Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	Etä
Mon 17.03.2025 time 12:00 - 15:45 (3 h 45 min)	Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	EDU_2033 Teoriatila avo muunto byod
Tue 25.03.2025 time 12:00 - 15:00 (3 h 0 min)	Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	ICT_A1038b Teoriatila
Thu 27.03.2025 time 12:00 - 15:00 (3 h 0 min)	Fundamentals of Nursing Science, Ethics and Evidence-Based Nursing TH00CK45-3020	ICT_A1038b Teoriatila

Changes to reservations may be possible.

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) 11.2.2024 at 11-11.30
Guidance session (1 h) 11.3.2024 at 13-14
Info Skills Online Course ends 20.3.2024

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

The use of artificial intelligence is defined on a task-by-task basis in ItsLearning.

Teaching methods

Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Learning diary
Independent task-based work
Scientific writing
Analyzing videos
Seminar presentation
Group exam
Online course on information seeking (Info Seeking Online Course): Independent learning online, individual assignments to learn to seek information efficiently

Exam schedules

Exam: 27.3.24 klo 12.30-15.00 Teoriatila ICT_A1038b (ICT-City)
Re-exam date will be announced 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

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)
Group exam (1 cr)
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr)

Further information

ItsLearning platform