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Ethicality in Nursing (2 cr)

Code: SH00DN08-3006

General information


Enrollment
05.01.2026 - 18.01.2026
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Timing
12.01.2026 - 26.04.2026
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Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 cr
Unit
SeAMK Nursing and Public Health Nursing
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Teachers
Sh2kl Nimeämätön
Groups
SH26K
Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing
Course
SH00DN08

Evaluation scale

1-5

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Qualifications

No prerequisites

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