Study Guide

Objective

The student:
- is able to recognize and analyze ethical problems in the social and health care, nationally and globally related to family, client/patient, and communities
- is able to promote safety of the service users, staff and working environment
- is able to lead and encourage diversity in the workplace - especially gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, and disability
- is able to develop an ethical value base and can apply it in management situations
- is able to apply an ethical and a sustainable approach in diverse situations

Content

Ethical theories
Ethical decision making
Sustainable and ethical leadership
Diversity in the workplace
Safety in the workplace
Dealing with conflicts
Collaborating and communicating

Location and time

Autumn 2023

Materials

Gary, Mercer, and Nancy Berlinger. “Interdependent Citizens: The Ethics of Care in Pandemic Recovery.” Hastings Center Report 50, no. 3 (May 2020): 56–58. doi:10.1002/hast.1134.

Hancock, T. (2006). Where is the health in healthcare? Critical Public Health, 16(4), 345–346. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590601091612

Koltsida, V., & Jonasson, L.-L. (2021). Registered nurses’ experiences of information technology use in home health care - from a sustainable development perspective. BMC Nursing, 20(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00583-6

Bawontuo, V., Adomah-Afari, A., Amoah, W. W., Kuupiel, D., & Agyepong, I. A. (2021). Rural healthcare providers coping with clinical care delivery challenges: lessons from three health centres in Ghana. BMC Family Practice, 22(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01379-y

Nyström, M. E., Höög, E., Garvare, R., Andersson Bäck, M., Terris, D. D., & Hansson, J. (2018). Exploring the potential of a multi-level approach to improve capability for continuous organizational improvement and learning in a Swedish healthcare region. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3129-3

Klinga, C., Hasson, H., Andreen Sachs, M., & Hansson, J. (2018). Understanding the dynamics of sustainable change: A 20-year case study of integrated health and social care. BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3061-6

Rosa, W. E., Upvall, M. J., Beck, D. M., & Dossey, B. M. (2019). Nursing and Sustainable Development: Furthering the Global Agenda in Uncertain Times. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 24(2), N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol24No02Man01

Teaching methods

lectures, group discussion and seminar

Employer connections

1 ECTS=27 hours

Completion alternatives

Seminar and assignment

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Criteria for evaluation of the written exam:
The student has a superficial knowledge of the subject (by heart reading)

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and his/hers knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential. The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has followed the instructions for assignment. She/he have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Criteria for evaluation of the written exam
The student can explain the literature, reflect and motivate his/her views

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has mastered the substance of his work, but the application is limited

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of the written exam:
The student shows in her/his answer an in-depth knowledge and maturity beyond the traditional

Criteria for evaluation of assignment individually or in groups:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the possible seminar. The assignment and the possible role as an opponent show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the possible seminar

Qualifications

No prerequisites