SYKP2000 Theory of Science and Research Methods Course description

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can discuss the nurse’s role in health promoting work and (re)habilitation enterprises for different age groups
• can explain the terms everyday rehabilitation and (re)habilitation at home
• can explain the nursing of children with lasting health challenges and their families
• can discuss health counselling at the individual, group and social level
• can describe measures to preserve life and health in the event of major accidents and in crisis and disaster situations (kun for kull 2020 studieåret 2022-2023)
• can explain different interprofessional methods of collaboration in the field of practice*
• can explain the challenges and possibilities of interprofessional cooperation processes*;

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Skills

The student is capable of

• adapting and integrating theoretical and practical knowledge of the nurse's rehabilitating and health promoting function in order to promote the best possible functional level, well-being and quality of life for the individual, in cooperation with other health professions
• identifying persons with a high risk of functional impairment early enough to implement measures to prevent a deterioration in function, and to reverse such deterioration once it has begun
• planning and carrying out nursing measures to ensure the safe transfer of patients between different units and levels of the health services
• planning and carrying out nursing for patients in the last phase of life and following up next-of-kin and those left behind
• masters general first aid according to the ABC principle (kun for kull 2020 studieåret 2022-2023)
• can on the basis of;examples from their own practical training, analyse and assess interprofessional cooperation processes on and with children and young people with challenges*
• can establish interprofessional cooperation about and with children, young people and their parents/guardians*

Competence

The student is capable of

• critically reflecting on how information, communication and welfare technology can strengthen the municipality’s services
• exchanging points of view and experience with others in the field and in this way contribute to developing good practice
• exploring what a lack of activity and unmet psychosocial needs can lead to over time, and discussing how new measures can strengthen the traditional services provided
• discussing his/her own professional role in an interprofessional context and initiating and contributing to interprofessional and intersectoral cooperation
• communicating important theories, issues and solutions in the field, both orally and in writing
• reflecting on ethical perspectives when nursing is carried out in private homes
• engaging in new thinking and innovation processes through project work
• reflecting on existing procedures and methods, and taking the initiative to quality improvement and implementation of new work methods
• discussing cultural sensitivity and reflecting on the significance of cultural understanding in nursing practice in the patients' homes
• reflecting and critically assessing ethical and legal challenges in the use of technology and digital solutions ;
• understanding how the patients’ linguistic and cultural background might affect how quality and patient safety is addressed
• understanding of;the basis for and necessity of interprofessional cooperation about and with children, young people and their parents/guardians, and of their own professional contribution to the cooperation*

Passed the course SYKP/SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care.

Practical training: over eight weeks in the municipal health service, home-based services. Includes self-study, lectures, simulation, flipped classroom, digital learning resources and seminars.

Digital learning resources are used for parts of INTER1300 ‘Interprofessional cooperation about and with children, adolescents and their families’, including digital resource lectures with lecturers from different study programmes, relevant cases and examples. 2 Days.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of

• explaining the stages of the research process
• describing the connection between the theory of science and research methods
• understanding the interpretation of and the background for key effect estimates and dispersion measures used in scientific studies

Skills

The student is capable of

• describing methods for the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data
• reflecting on the concept of quality in qualitative versus quantitative methods such as validity, reliability, soundness and trustworthiness
• describing differences between the humanistic and natural sciences research traditions

Competence

The student is capable of

• reflecting on how research results are influenced by choices of method and interpretation during the research process
• assessing research ethical aspects

Not relevant.

Pass/fail.;

Home examination in groups.

• Gorups until 7 students
• The exam period extends throughout the course
• Scope of 1,500 words (+/- 10%).

Resit exam: A student who fails the ordinary exam, may nevertheless submit a reworked version as a resit.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Pass/fail.

Two examiners assess the examination papers. At least 10% of the examination papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner’s assessment shall benefit all students.

SYKK2000 and SYKP2000 overlap 100 %.