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

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

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 tutorials (0,5 cr)
Nursing science and evidence-based practice (1 cr)
Learning Diary (0,5 cr)
Seminar report and presentation (1 cr)
Individual essey (1 cr)
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr)

Evaluation methods and criteria

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

Tutorial task and Learning diary approved/ failed

Nursing science and evidence-based practice group assignment to be made during a lesson approved/ failed


Seminar report and presentation numeral evaluation 0-5
Essay approved/ failed

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 healthcare.
Does not demonstrate sufficient ability to understand, apply, justify, or evaluate the knowledge base, or these are incorrect.

Networking
Work has not sufficiently utilized or applied relevant domestic and international knowledge, skills, and networks related to the course.

Cooperation and Teamwork
Cooperation has not been constructive.
The student is unable to understand, apply, or evaluate their own skills and actions from the perspective of nursing ethical guidelines and good practices.
Own views and solutions have been evaluated very inadequately.

Goal Orientation and Critical Thinking
Does not participate or take responsibility for their learning.
The student does not challenge themselves and stays within their comfort zone.
The student does not evaluate their own skills or actions.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Comprehensiveness and Initiative
Demonstrates knowledge of the course contents: evidence-based nursing, information management, and ethical conduct in healthcare, but the knowledge remains limited.
Shows ability to understand the knowledge base, but application, justification, and evaluation are inadequate.

Networking
Work has partially utilized and applied relevant domestic and international knowledge, skills, and networks related to the course.

Cooperation and Teamwork
Cooperation has been mostly constructive.
The student partially understands, can apply, and is able to evaluate their own skills and actions from the perspective of nursing ethical guidelines and good practices.
Own views and solutions have been evaluated partially inadequately.

Goal Orientation and Critical Thinking
Participation in learning situations and partial responsibility for own learning.
The student partially challenges themselves but does not strive to move out of their comfort zone.
The student partially reflects on their skills and actions.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Comprehensiveness and Initiative
Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of most of the course contents: evidence-based nursing, information management, and ethical conduct in healthcare.
Shows ability to understand and apply the knowledge base, but justification and evaluation are partially inadequate.

Networking
Work has mostly utilized and applied relevant domestic and international knowledge, skills, and networks related to the course.

Cooperation and Teamwork
Cooperation has been constructive.
The student mostly understands, can apply, and is able to evaluate their own skills and actions from the perspective of their professional ethical guidelines and good practices.
Own views and solutions have been mostly evaluated reliably and critically justified.

Goal Orientation
Mostly active participation in learning situations and taking responsibility for own and shared learning.
The student challenges themselves and strives to move out of their comfort zone.
The student reflects on their skills and actions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Comprehensiveness and Initiative
Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge broadly in evidence-based nursing, information management, and ethical conduct in healthcare.
Shows ability to understand, apply, and evaluate the knowledge base, as well as justify and assess actions based on it.

Networking
Work has extensively utilized and applied relevant domestic and international knowledge, skills, and networks related to the course.

Cooperation and Teamwork
Cooperation has been constructive.
The student understands, can apply, and is able to evaluate their own skills and actions from the perspective of their professional ethical guidelines and good practices.
Own views and solutions have been evaluated reliably and critically justified.

Goal Orientation and Critical Thinking
Active participation in learning situations and taking responsibility for own and shared learning.
The student challenges themselves responsibly and strives to move out of their comfort zone.
The student actively reflects on their skills and actions.

Further information

ItsLearning platform