Introduction of Evidence-based NursingLaajuus (3 cr)

Learning outcomes

(3 ECTS; 5 Chinese credits)
Total 1 course: 81 hours: 32 offline lessons; 2 online lessons; 47 h independent work, group work, pair work, practical work.

The student is able to
• define the meaning of evidence-based information and how it is produced, summarised and distributed
• describe the nurse's role in evidence-based care and commit to implementing it
• describe the significance of different types of information in client contacts and evidence-based nursing in health care services
• discuss the significance of human rights, values of nursing, ethical principles and instructions in nursing and their own work
• recognise the existence of ethical conflicts and propose justified solutions to them
• have a positive attitude towards research and evidence-based nursing

Content

• The key concepts of nursing science
• Evidence-based nursing and patient safety
• Navigation and information retrieval in academic studies
• Values and attitudes; professional values in nursing
• Basic concepts in ethics
• Ethical principles in health care

Materials

Literature: Berman, A., Snyder, S., Frandsen, G. 2022. Kozier & Erb's fundamentals of nursing: concepts, process, and practice. 11th Edition. Global Edition. Pearson Education Limited

Further information

Methods:
-Contact lessons
-Group work in class
-Online group discussion
-Individual assignments / exams at the digital learning environment Canvas
-Workshop on ethics

Lecturer: Pamela Jokisalo, Master of Health Sciences

Accomplishment methods

Assessment:
Fail–1–5