Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge of:

• Nursing's historical, scientific and ethical foundations
• Basic phenomena, concepts and theories in nursing
• The responsibilities and functions of nurses
• Clinical assessment in nursing
• Nursing related to basic human needs and self-care skills
• Basic principles of nursing care for elderly patients with failing self-care skills.

Skills

The candidate can:

• Describe the foundational knowledge and values of nursing
• Describe the responsibilities and functions of nurses
• Seek, refer to and evaluate knowledge of nursing and other subject material relevant to the course
• Apply knowledge from social science topics.

General competence

The candidate:

• Can communicate and reflect upon nursing’s knowledge base
• Has insight into the functions and responsibilities of nursing
• Can reflect upon and communicate the importance of evidence-based practice.

Course Description

Nursing’s History and Traditions I

• The development of nursing as a profession and a science
• The modernization of nursing - from national and international perspectives

Nursing’s Responsibilities and Functions I

• Nursing as a discipline and profession - focus, content and functions

Nursing’s Scientific Foundation I

• The mandate of the nursing profession and science
• Knowledge and skills in nursing
• Patient phenomena and life challenges
• Scientific theory and methodology - an introduction
• Key concepts and theoretical perspectives in nursing
• Relationships between patients and nurses
• Clinical assessment in nursing
• People’s basic needs and resources from age, gender and cultural perspectives
• Patient resources, coping and experience of health
• Evidence-based practice in nursing

Nursing’s Ethical Foundation I

• Fundamental values in nursing, ethical theories and professional ethics

Patient Knowledge – Elderly Patients in Nursing Homes

• Theories of aging - changes in relation to basic needs, capacity and coping skills
• Elderly residents in nursing homes - implications for health and quality of life

Teaching and Learning Methods

Subject literature studies, digital learning resources, resource lectures and work in learning groups.

Assessment Methods

Individual written examination under invigilation - five hours. It will be assessed with a graded mark.

Course requirements:

The course requirements are specified in the course plan.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean