Course: Ethics in nursing care

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Course title Ethics in nursing care
Course code KOS/EOPK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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)
  • Horová Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Characteristics of ethics focused on the scientific discipline of nursing. Specifics of nursing ethics. Ethical codes of medical personnel, work ethics committees . Patients' rights. European Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Doctor - patient relationship , paternalism versus democracy , informed consent . Equity in health care. The protection of personal data , medical confidentiality , the obligation of confidentiality . The truth about the truth in a hospital bed . Ethical issues of dying and death. Prolongation of life and death , right and euthanasia. Ethical issues in alternative medicine symptomatic versus holistic approach to person. Advantages, disadvantages and limits of Western medicine, research ethics . Ethical issues of Experimental Medicine and medical research, transplantation , genetics. Ethical aspects in gynecology - the right of women and child issues fertilization . Ethical aspects of first aid , ethical care issues for patients in a coma. Ethics in Psychiatry . The importance of ethics for public health practice . The conscience of man - the importance of health - discussion . Ethics in nursing practice - conflict situations sister. Assessment of moral acts , ethical decision making , ethical responsibilities of nurses , nurses , doctors - discussion . Analysis of ethics, and patient rights. Charter of children's rights in hospital. Solution dilemma and conflict situations from an ethical point of view. ˘ Discussion about ethical issues relating to the work of nurses , ethical responsibility , co-workers , dilemmatic situation . Protection of human rights and human dignity. Respect the values , traditions and religious beliefs. The Hippocratic Oath . The rights of the disabled . Declaration of the Rights of Mentally Retarded . Charter rights of children hospitalized ethics approach to lethally sick child , an abused child , dysfunctional family. Charter of children's rights in hospital. Presentation of seminar papers , analysis and discussion .

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Self-study of literature, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
he/she defines the basic issues of ethics and philosophy
Skills
he/she expresses his/her own opinion on the issue of ethics and philosophy
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
he/she explains and defines the source of medical ethics and moral standards
he/she defines the ethics in nursing
he/she analyzes the issue of the relationship between healthcare worker - client (patient)
he/she characterizes the newly conceived codes of ethics valid in medical practice
he/she analyzes current problems of medical practice
Skills
he/she expresses his own opinions and argues from different points of view
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Practicum
Competences
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Skills
Oral exam
Test
Competences
Oral exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • HAŠKOVCOVÁ H. Informovaný souhlas. Galén, 2007.
  • Haškovcová, Helena. Thanatologie : nauka o umírání a smrti. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha : Galén, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7262-471-3.
  • JANKOVSKÝ J. Etika pro pomáhající profese. Triton, Praha, 2003.
  • Kutnohorská, Jana. Etika v ošetřovatelství. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-2069-2.
  • ROTTER, Hans. Důstojnost lidského života. Praha Vyšehrad, 1999. ISBN 80 7021 302 7.


Study plans that include the course
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