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Ethicality in Nursing (2 cr)

Code: SH00CN60-3006

General information


Enrollment

29.08.2022 - 18.09.2022

Timing

12.09.2022 - 27.11.2022

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing

Teachers

  • Pasi Alanen

Student groups

  • MSH22SB
  • MSH22SA

Objective

The student
-is able to work in accordance with the values, ethical principles and guidelines of nursing and is able to evaluate their implementation in daily work.
-is able to work in accordance with current legislation and information management.
-is able to take into account the principles of sustainable development.

Content

Philosophy of nursing care
Legislation and confidentiality
Values, principles and ethical guidelines
Autonomy and the right to self-determination
Human dignity and human rights
Identification and processing of ethical issues
The principles of sustainable development

Teaching methods

Lectures online, learning assignments in Moodle, seminar work, independent study

Exam schedules

There is no exam, seminar work is evaluated

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student
-is adequately familiar with ethical issues and able to discuss and analyse them, making a difference between evidence-based and everyday knowledge.
-knows how to search information on individual topics and demonstrates an awareness of the knowledge foundation in nursing.
- is able to act as a team member and to assess his/her strengths and development needs.
- knows the principles of sustainable development in drug care

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
-is well familiar with ethical issues and able to discuss and analyse them logically and coherently.
-knows how to search information from various sources and base their arguments on multiple contemporary sources.
-is well prepared to act as a team member and to develop himself/herself.
-knows and can use the principles of sustainable development in drug care

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
-is very well familiar with ethical issues and is able to discuss and analyse them logically and coherently.
-knows how to search information from various sources and critically base arguments on multiple contemporary sources.
-as a team member, the student acts in a solution-focused manner, sharing knowledge and developing himself/herself.
-knows and can implement the principles of sustainable development

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed = 0
The student
-do not adequately base his/her arguments on the ethical principles or knowledge foundation of nursing.
-is not adequately familiar with the ethical knowledge foundation of nursing and uses it narrowly.
-is not adequately prepared for teamwork.
-does not know the principles of sustainable development

Qualifications

No prerequisites