The Professional and Scientific Foundation of Nursing, Skills Training and Reflection: 1st Year 050SYK1

Course Description

The aim is that the student will:

• Learn about and develop an understanding of the historical and philosophical foundation of nursing and professional ethics.
• Develop an understanding of the theoretical foundation of nursing as a basis for the development of nursing as a practical discipline.
• Understand various approaches, theories and models, concepts and phenomena so as to be able to describe nursing as a discipline and profession.
• Develop the ability for reflection and critical thinking.
• Be able to adopt a searching and questioning attitude to knowledge and learning.
• Develop basic nursing skills.

Course unit 1-1- 1 The History and Traditions of Nursing

• The development of nursing’s foundation of values and knowledge.

Course unit 1 -1 - 2 The Scientific Foundation of Nursing

• Nursing as a science
• Nursing’s social mandate (the functions of nursing)
• Nursing science’s mandate (quality development in nursing)
• Concepts, theories and models

Course unit 1 -1 - 3 Nursing as a Clinical Subject

• Nursing as a clinical discipline
• Nursing methods and approaches (intellectual/analytical methods, practical/technical methods, communicative methods)
• Areas of competency and forms of knowledge
• The main concepts in nursing related to old age/loss of health
• Important terms and concepts in nursing (e.g. patient, nurse, sickness, quality of life, self-care, care, culture and context)

Course unit 1 - 1 – 4 Scientific Theory and Research Methods

• Introduction to scientific theory

Course unit 1 - 1 - 5 Ethics

• Ethical skills
• Values
• Views of human life, outlook on life
• Ethical theories
• Human rights
• Professional ethics guidelines

Course unit 1 -1 - 6 Studies in Preparation for Practice

• Skills training
• Situation-oriented learning activities, with a focus on the future practice placement
• Reflection

Assessment Methods

Main course: 050SYK1 000 The Professional and Scientific Foundation of Nursing, Skills Training and Reflection: 1st Year 24 ECTS

Course unit: 050SYK1 ST1 Course assignment: Nursing 1st Year 2 ECTS

Individual, written assignment covering the important concepts of nursing. The assignment will be assessed as pass/fail.

Course unit: 050SYK1 ST2 Course Assignment: Ethics 1st Year 2 ECTS

Written group assignment on the important ethical theories and phenomena of nursing. The assignment will be assessed as pass/fail.

Course unit: 050SYK1 ST3 Course Assignment: Documentation 1st Year 1 ECTS

Group assignment, electronic action plan and presentation. The assignment will be assessed as pass/fail.

Course unit: 050SYK1 PR1 Individual Test in Practical Nursing Skills: 1st Year 6 ECTS. The test will be assessed as pass/fail.

Course unit: 050SYK1 1-1 Examination Nursing: 1st Year 13 ECTS

Individual, 6-hour written examination without examination aids. The examination will be awarded a graded mark.

For assessment methods regarding the 4-year BSc Nursing (part time) programme, refer to the current regulations and study guides.

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