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History of Nursing and Nursing Science

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSHP1601
Curriculum: TH 2017
Level: Bachelor of Public Health
Year of Study: 1 (2017-2018)
Semester: Spring
Credits: 2 cr
Responsible Teacher: Salmu, Marita
Language of Instruction: English

Courses During the Academic Year 2017-2018

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
24S-SH-1A2017-09-01 – 2017-12-22Marita SalmuEnglish2017-08-21 – 2017-09-18
25S-SH-1B2017-09-01 – 2017-12-22Marita SalmuEnglish2017-08-21 – 2017-09-18
26S-SH-1CK2017-09-01 – 2017-12-22Marita SalmuEnglish2017-08-21 – 2017-09-18
27S-TH-1A2017-09-01 – 2017-12-22Marita SalmuEnglish2017-08-21 – 2017-09-18
28S-SH-2DK2018-01-08 – 2018-06-01Marita SalmuEnglish2017-12-11 – 2018-01-15

Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2020-2021.

Learning Outcomes

The student
- is able to describe the central phases of early nursing.
- is able to discuss different classic developers of nursing
- understands the importance of Florence Nightingale to nursing and nursing science
- is able to discuss the major developments of nursing in Finland.
- understands the metatheories of nursing as a part of history of nursing science and is able to discuss them.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 54 h
- of which scheduled studies: 20 h
- of which autonomous studies: 34 h
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No prerequisites.

Contents

The history of nursing and nursing science

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Sorvettula, M. 1998. Johdatus suomalaisen hoitotyön historiaan. Helsinki. Suomen sairaanhoitajaliitto, pages 19-37, 63-74, 87-132, 307-320, 399-417

Other material presented by the teacher

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and seminars 16 h, groupwork 4 h, supported e-learning 6 h

Assessment Criteria

Grade 5
The student
- understands the central phases of early nursing.
- is able to discuss different developers of nursing
- understands the role of Florence Nightingale to nursing and nursing science
- is able to discuss the major developments and developers of nursing in Finland.
- understands metatheories as a part of history of nursing science and is able to discuss them.

Grade 3
The student
- is able to describe the central phases of early nursing.
- is able to descibe the classic developers of nursing
- understands the role of Florence Nightingale to nursing
- understands the major developments of nursing in Finland.
- understands the role of metatheories in the history of nursing science

Grade 1
The student
- is able to describe some of the phases in early years of nursing
- identifies the classic developers of nursing
- is familiar with the work of Florence Nightingale
- identifies the major developments of nursing in Finland.
- identifies some of metatheories of nursing science

Assessment Methods

Written assignment 50%, exam 50%


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