FVP:UOGD001 Philosophy and Ethics in Nursi - Course Information

UOGD001 Philosophy and Ethics in Nursing

Extent and Intensity

10/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jana Kačorová, PhD. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jana Kačorová, PhD.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(C)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• General Nursing Studies (programme FVP, B5341-OSET)

Course objectives

The subject aims at making the students familiar with core knowledge and skills in the area of ethics and the paradigm of nursing as a scientific discipline. The student will get an overview of nursing thinking, conceptual models and theories. On completion of the course, the student will be able to orientate themselves in basic philosophical terms, ethical principles, professional codes and patient rights.

Syllabus

• Subject matter - topics:
  Lectures, seminars and practicals in nursing ethics
  1. Basic concepts (ethics, morals, virtue, responsibility). Historical roots of health care ethics (Hippocratic oath), ethical principles in health care.
  2. Bioethics. Autonomy and respect for life. ´Telling the truth´ issues at the bedside.
  3. Ethics in nursing, the ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses. Ethical standards in nursing.
  4. Ethical principles in research, ethical committees, informed consent and advance directives.
  5. Ethical dilemmas in health care (termination of pregnancy, transplants, transfusions, care of the terminally ill). Personal data processing and privacy.
  6. Pain and its dimensions. Thanatology. Death and dying and related ethical issues. Euthanasia and assisted suicide issues.
  7. Human rights and dignity of the patient, Declaration of Lisbon on the Rights of the Patient, The Cancer Patient Bill of Rights, rights of hospitalized children, rights of the critically ill and other codes related to the profession.
  Lectures, seminars and practicals in nursing philosophy, theory and conceptual models
  1. Holism and paradigms of thought in nursing. Person, environment, health, care. Nursing philosophy, nursing theory, nursing conceptual models.
  2. Influence of schools of thoughts on the development of nursing theories. Basic philosophical concepts. Health as value. Altruism and helping behaviour.
  3. Influence of spirituality on the development of nursing philosophies, theories and conceptual models.
  4. Major historically significant nursing philosophies, theories and conceptual models (Nightingale, Peplau, Henderson, Abdellah, Wiedenbach, Hall, Travelbee, Barnadr, Adam, Orlando).
  5. Nursing philosophy: F. Nightingale, J. Watson, M. A. Ray.
  6. Nursing philosophy: P. Bernner, K. Martinsen, K. Ericsson.
  7. Nursing conceptual models: M. Levine, M. Rogers, D. Orem, I. King, B. Neuman, C. Roy, D. Johnson.
  8. Nursing theory: M. Leininger, M. Newman, R. Parse, N. Tender, A. Melis.
  9. Mid-range nursing theory: R. Mercer, M. Mishel, P. Reed, P. Barker, K. Kolcaba, Ch. Beck, K. Swanson.
  10. Practical implications of nursing philosophies,theories and conceptual models, application to clinical practice and research.
  

Literature

required literature
• ARCHALOUSOVÁ, A. Aplikace vybraných ošetřovatelských modelů do klinické a komunitní praxe. Hradec Králové: Nucleus 2005. info
• ŠIMEK, J. Lékařská etika. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-2968-8. info
• HAŠKOVCOVÁ, H. Lékařská etika. Praha:Galén, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7492-204-6. info
• HALMO, R.,. Sebepéče v ošetřovatelské praxi. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-4811-5. info
• PTÁČEK, R., BARTŮNĚK, P. Etické problémy medicíny na prahu 21. století. Praga: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5306-5. info
• HEŘMANOVÁ, J. a Kol. Etika v ošetřovatelské praxi. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3469-9. info
• ADAMCZYK, R. Filozofie a etika v ošetřovatelství - Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
• INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES. The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses. Geneva: ICN, 2012. ISBN 978-92-95094-95-6. info
• ŽIAKOVÁ, K. a kol. Ošetrovatelské konceptuálné modely. Martin: Osveta, 2007. ISBN 978-80-8063-247-2. info
• PAVLÍKOVÁ, S. Modely ošetřovatelství v kostce. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-247-1211-3. info

recommended literature
• FAWCETT, J., DESANTO-MADEYA, S. Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Models and Theories. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, 2013. ISBN 978-0803-62765-9. info
• TOMEY, A. M., ALLIGOOD, M. R. Nursing Theorists and Their Work. St. Louis: Mosby, 2006. ISBN 0-323-03010-6. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 10 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Contact hours are based on consultation of selected topics. Non-contact hours are realized via an e-learning environment available at http://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/. At the website, students can use learning materials with on-line assignments. Credits are granted upon successful completion based on a written or oral assessment where the student demonstrates knowledge of compulsory and recommended literature and discusses their on-line assignments. The student can consult the mentor concerning independently studied topics, be it in person, in group sessions or via e-mail.
The credit is provided for compulsory and active participation of the student in seminars and practicals.
Guided self-study with continuous assessment of learning outcome criteria in the e-learning environment is required (mid-term tests, short essays).
Seminar paper (10 pages).

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