Nursing Science and Evidence Based Practice
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | SH00BC36 |
| Curriculum: | SH 2024K |
| Level: | Bachelor of Nursing |
| Year of Study: | 1 (2025) |
| Credits: | 4 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Välimaa, Virpi |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Courses During the Year 2025
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3017 | SH2024-1A | 2025-03-01 – 2025-05-31 | Riitta Koskimäki | Finnish | 2024-12-01 – 2025-01-12 |
| 3018 | SH2024-1B | 2025-01-01 – 2025-02-28 | Riikka Lehesvuo | Finnish | 2024-12-01 – 2025-01-13 |
Taking the course in advance? See the courses during the academic year 2024-2025.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, the student recognizes the values and ethical principles of nursing and becomes proficient in evaluating their implementation in daily practice in various nursing environments.
After completing the course, the student can name the key concepts of nursing science and recognize the significance of nursing science in promoting evidence-based practice.
After completing the course, the student understands what evidence-based practice means and recognizes its importance in nursing.
After completing the course, the student can use the most common health science databases and becomes proficient in reading scientific publications and in critical evaluatiuon of sources.
Student's Workload
Student workload is 108 hours, including both classroom teaching and independent study
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No pre-requisites
Contents
Nursing Ethics
• Fundamentals of nursing ethics
• Theory of ethics
• Ethical guidelines as part of professional ethics
• Ethical starting points concerning the patient and nursing
• Issues in ethics in nursing and ethical problem-solving
• Ethical differences in nursing
• Current legislation in nursing
• Nursing as a profession and the characteristics of it
• Information and communication technology and ethics
• The future of nursing ethics
Nursing Science
• Introduction to research in nursing sciences
Evidence Based Action
• Defining evidence based action
• The role of evidence based action in nursing
• Establishing the role of evidence based action in nursing
• Finding the most suitable evidence (level, category, source)
• Information search (e.g. Medic, Cinahl, PubMed, other sources)
• Evaluating evidence
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
• Lectures
• Group assignment
• Exercises in information search
• Reading and evaluating a scientific article
• Exam/learning diary
Assessment Criteria
Grade 5
The student
- is able to relate the value ground, the ethical principles and the core concepts of nursing ethics to nursing practice.
- is able to act according the professional legislation and ethical codes as well as to evaluate them in nursing
practice.
- respects the human rights
- is able to analyze ethical problems individually
- is able to search and use multiple relevant source materials using multiple demanding techniques
- is able to make flawless references in the text and prepare a flawless reference list
- is able to find the most relevant information from scientific sources and evaluate it critically
Grade 3
The student
- is able to relate the value ground, the ethical principles and the core concepts of nursing ethics to nursing practice.
- is able to act according the professional legislation and ethical codes and acknowledges them in nursing practice.
- respects the human rights
- is able to discuss ethical problems individually
- is able to search and use relevant source materials using multiple techniques
- is able to make references in the text and prepare a reference list
- is able to find the most relevant information from scientific materials
Grade 1
The student
- is able to relate the value ground, the ethical principles and the core concepts of nursing ethics to nursing practice.
- is able to act according the professional legislation and ethical codes and identifies them in nursing practice.
- respects the human rights
- is able to discuss some ethical problems individually
- is able to search and use source material
- is able to make references
- is able to read scientific materials
Assessment Methods
Exam / assignments