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

Code: TH00CX79-3001

General information

Enrollment: 02.12.2024 - 17.02.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 28.02.2025 - 30.03.2025
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Nursing

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Nursing

Teachers: Johanna Kero; Hannele Mikkola

Groups: PSHTS24M
Degree Programme in Nursing with Support for Finnish Language, Turku, Autumn 24

Course: TH00CX79

Realization has 9 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 36 h 0 min.

Time	Topic	Location
Fri 28.02.2025 time 08:00 - 12:00 (4 h 0 min)	Hoitotieteen, etiikan ja näyttöön perustuvan hoitotyön perusteet TH00CX79-3001	ICT_C2032 Teoriatila muunto
Mon 03.03.2025 time 10:00 - 14:00 (4 h 0 min)	Hoitotieteen, etiikan ja näyttöön perustuvan hoitotyön perusteet TH00CX79-3001	ICT_C2032 Teoriatila muunto
Wed 05.03.2025 time 08:00 - 14:00 (6 h 0 min)	Hoitotieteen, etiikan ja näyttöön perustuvan hoitotyön perusteet TH00CX79-3001	ICT_C3043 Teoriatila muunto
Fri 07.03.2025 time 08:00 - 12:00 (4 h 0 min)	Hoitotieteen, etiikan ja näyttöön perustuvan hoitotyön perusteet TH00CX79-3001	ICT_C2032 Teoriatila muunto
Tue 11.03.2025 time 08:00 - 12:00 (4 h 0 min)	Hoitotieteen, etiikan ja näyttöön perustuvan hoitotyön perusteet TH00CX79-3001	ICT_B2043 Teoriatila / kuvallisen ilmaisun tila
Fri 14.03.2025 time 10:00 - 14:00 (4 h 0 min)	Hoitotieteen, etiikan ja näyttöön perustuvan hoitotyön perusteet TH00CX79-3001	ICT_C2032 Teoriatila muunto
Thu 20.03.2025 time 10:00 - 11:00 (1 h 0 min)	Vapaaehtoinen ohjaus, Tiedonhankinnan perusteet -kurssi	ICT_C3040 Ryhmätyö avo (16 hlö)
Fri 21.03.2025 time 08:00 - 14:00 (6 h 0 min)	Hoitotieteen, etiikan ja näyttöön perustuvan hoitotyön perusteet TH00CX79-3001	ICT_C2032 Teoriatila muunto
Thu 27.03.2025 time 08:00 - 11:00 (3 h 0 min)	Hoitotieteen, etiikan ja näyttöön perustuvan hoitotyön perusteet TH00CX79-3001	ICT_C2032 Teoriatila muunto

Changes to reservations may be possible.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Weeks 9-13
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
6. Simulation

Tiedonhankinnan verkkokurssi 1 op (opetus suomeksi):
Info 28th of February while kick off meeting
Ohjaustapaaminen (1 h): 18.11. klo 9-10 (verkossa)
Tehtävien viimeinen palautuspäivä: 10.12.2024
Opettaja informaatikko Hannele Mikkola

Objective

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

• 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

Leino-Kilpi, H. & Välimäki, M. 2014. Or e-book 2015. Etiikka hoitotyössä. WSOY: Helsinki. Luvut 1-8.
Some Finnish laws and decrees
Articles and documents in the Its learning platform.

Tiedonhankinnan verkkokurssin oppimateriaalit: https://libguides.turkuamk.fi/etusivu

hotus.fi sivut
Huovinen ym. Kliininen hoitotyö 2023, (11. uudistettu painos). Luku 1.1.1 Näytön osa-alueet.
E-book:
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

Exam material:
Slides in ItsLearning
Etiikka hoitotyössä chapters: 2-8
Huovinen ym. Kliininen hoitotyö 2023, (11. uudistettu painos). Luku 1.1.1 Näytön osa-alueet.

Teaching methods

Learning discussions
Group work
Learning diary (Tool box)
Independent task-based work
Scientific writing
Seminar presentation
Simulation
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 at Turku UAS ICT-campus on 27.3. 2025
Resit exam date will be set together

International connections

We use collaborative and individual learning methods in this course.
Learning discussions
Group work and supervised discussions
Independent reflective assignments such as learning diary (toolbox), digital learning environments and activating group work methods, with a focus on expanding Finnish vocabulary (adding more Finnish words), simulaatio

Information retriewal: individual learning as a pedagogical method

Completion alternatives

No other ways to complete the course

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 and simulation (1 cr)
Info Seeking Online Course (1 cr)s

Further information

Only by e-mail in FINNISH