Course: Current Issues and Debates in Nursing

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Course title Current Issues and Debates in Nursing
Course code UZV/EO6CD
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pilíková Dagmar, Mgr.
  • Pavelková Jaroslava, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
- Current topics in nursing - 1 hour. - Holistic nursing - 1 hour. - Communication with a patient - 1 hour. - Nurses and student nurses' wellbeing - 1 hour. - Learning strategies of student nurses - 1 hour. - Work environment and its influence on nurses' work - 1 hour. - The importance of teamwork in healthcare and social services - 1 hour. - Theories and models in nursing - 3 hours. - Global nursing - 1 hour. - Aging population and nursing - 1 hour. - Mentoring a supervision - 2 hours.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Text analysis, Individual work of students
  • Home preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 22 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
not specified
not specified
learning outcomes
identify current trends and serious issues that affect healthcare practice
identify current trends and serious issues that affect healthcare practice
understand the importance of global contexts on nursing practice
understand the importance of global contexts on nursing practice
understand cultural differences and their influence on nursing practice
understand cultural differences and their influence on nursing practice
know to communicate effectively in spoken and written language on serious issues that affect nursing
know to communicate effectively in spoken and written language on serious issues that affect nursing
navigate changes in nursing in the 21st century
navigate changes in nursing in the 21st century
Skills
communicate effectively in spoken and written language on serious issues that affect nursing
communicate effectively in spoken and written language on serious issues that affect nursing
prove effectively argue their opinions on new trends in healthcare practice
prove effectively argue their opinions on new trends in healthcare practice
use modern technology and search databases for relevant information on the given issue
use modern technology and search databases for relevant information on the given issue
present and defend their opinions and attitudes in front of the group in English
present and defend their opinions and attitudes in front of the group in English
analyse the article on the given topic and create your own MS PowerPoint presentation
analyse the article on the given topic and create your own MS PowerPoint presentation
build self-confidence in speaking in front of a group using appropriate vocabulary
build self-confidence in speaking in front of a group using appropriate vocabulary
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • Agency for Health Care Research and Quality: dostupný z: <http://www.ahcpr.gov/ >.
  • American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine: dostupný z: <http://www.aahpm.org >.
  • American Association for the History of Nursing: dostupný z: <http://www.aahn.org >.
  • American Holistic Nursing Association: dostupný z: <http://ahna.org >.
  • American Journal of Nursing: dostupný z: <http://www.nursingworld.org/ajn/ >.
  • American Medical Association: dostupný z: <http://www.ama-assn.org/ >.
  • American Pain Society: dostupný z: <http://www.ampainsoc.org ? ANA: http://www.ana.org >.
  • Centers for Disease Control: dostupný z: <http://www.cdc.gov/ >.
  • Florida Department of Health ? Business and Professional Regulation: dostupný z: <http://fcn.state.fl.us/dbpr/ >.
  • Hospice & Palliative Nurse?s Association: dostupný z: <http://www.HPNA.org >.
  • Medscape: dostupný z: <http://www.medscape.com/ >.
  • National Institutes of Health: dostupný z: <http://www.health.nih.gov >.
  • Nursing Center: dostupný z: <http://www.nursingcenter.com/journals >.
  • Oncolink: dostupný z: <http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/ >.
  • United States National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ >.
  • ROUX, Gayle a Judith A. HALSTEAD. Issues and Trends in NursingIssues and Trends in Nursing. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2017.


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