Study Guide

Objective

The student will:
-become familiar with concepts related to culture, health and nursing and Nordic Well Fare
-be able to recognize phenomena like racism and xenophobia, and understand how they can affect good nursing care
-become aware of cultural safety, cultural blindness and cultural imposition and be able to apply that knowledge to the nursing process
-obtain knowledge about epidemiology and relate it to different geographical areas and health risks specific for different areas
-obtain knowledge about trends in global health
-be able to explain the social determinants of health
-be able to describe some of the major global challenges impacting health
-be able to distinguish health inequality from health inequity
-be able to explain the influence of inequality on health outcomes
-obtain knowledge about tropical diseases and their aetiology
-become aware of the modes of transmission, prevention, treatment and care related to extremely contagious diseases
-recognize the organizations working for global issues in health care
-understand the challenges of working in difficult areas

Content

The student will:
-become familiar with concepts related to culture, health and nursing and Nordic Well Fare
-be able to recognize phenomena like racism and xenophobia, and understand how they can affect good nursing care
-become aware of cultural safety, cultural blindness and cultural imposition and be able to apply that knowledge to the nursing process
-obtain knowledge about epidemiology and relate it to different geographical areas and health risks specific for different areas
-obtain knowledge about trends in global health
-be able to explain the social determinants of health
-be able to describe some of the major global challenges impacting health
-be able to distinguish health inequality from health inequity
-be able to explain the influence of inequality on health outcomes
-obtain knowledge about tropical diseases and their aetiology
-become aware of the modes of transmission, prevention, treatment and care related to extremely contagious diseases
-recognize the organizations working for global issues in health care
-understand the challenges of working in difficult areas

Location and time

Campus Alere + Online, 4/2024-11/2024

Materials

Will be on Moodle

Teaching methods

Blended learning

Completion alternatives

3 smaller assignments + online exam + escape room (compulsory)

Further information

Before escape room-exercise, the student is expected to have read recommended literature.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and her/his 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 the assignment. She/He have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential

Assessment criteria, good (3)

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

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

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of the 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 seminar. The assignment and the possible opponentship 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 seminar

Assessment methods and criteria

Smaller assignments: PASS/FAIL
Online Exam: Grade 0-5
Escape room: PASS/FAIL

Qualifications

Medical Nursing Care