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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

  • USS242D-Å
    Sjukskötare (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