Professional Ethics and Professional Interaction in Social and Health Care (4 cr)
Code: USS22IV04-3009
General information
Enrollment
05.12.2024 - 18.05.2025
Timing
19.05.2025 - 24.08.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Health and Welfare
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Nursing
- Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing
Teachers
- Jaana-Sofia Tengström
Teacher in charge
Jaana-Sofia Tengström
Groups
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USS242D-ÅSjukskötare (YH), h24, dagstudier, Åbo
Objective
The student:
- knows the legal and ethical principles of patient and client work
- is capable of professional interaction in inter-professional teams
- can meet clients/patients and close relatives as experts in their own lives
- understands the cultural significance in care and can respond to clients / patients individually depending on cultural background
- understands the importance of the ethical values within health care
- understands sustainability as an ethical principle
Content
The position and rights of the client/patient
Professional interaction and communication, dialogue
Ethical recommendations and principles
Client/patient participation, self-determination and autonomy
Professional encounters
Person-centred care as basis for healthcare science
Different cultures and subcultures
Different religions
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
No preliminary requirements