SYKK1000 Foundations of Nursing 1 Course description

In this course, students will learn about the key theories, concepts and values of nursing, and what defines nursing as an independent profession. Human beings’ fundamental needs and resources, and what promotes, impedes and maintains balance in people's fundamental needs are central aspects of the course. This forms the basis for the nurse’s duties both in the municipal and specialist health service. Furthermore, ethical perspectives and assessment, action and decision-making processes in nursing will be studied, as well as the relational responsibility of the nurse.

Admission to the programme.

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

KnowledgeThe student

• is capable of describing the historical development and social mandate of nursing and the discipline’s development from work to profession
• has fundamental knowledge of theories and key nursing concepts
• is capable of describing the human being’s fundamental needs and resources
• is capable of describing factors that can influence a patient's ability to self care
• is capable of describing the human being’s psychological development and needs
• is capable of describing what makes up assessment, action and decision-making processes in nursing
• is capable of describing the main elements of care ethics and why attitudes and values have a central place in nursing
• is capable of describing key values such as self-determination, respect, dignity and solidarity
• is capable of describing how cultural conditions and social inequality may be significant to health matters
• is capable of explaining the relevance of the duty of confidentiality and duty to document for nursing practice
• is capable of describing characteristics of empathetic communication and cooperation and how this is applied to nursing practice

SkillsThe student

• is capable of reflecting on ethical issues by applying the SME model (Centre for medical ethics, UiO)
• has basic communication skills such as actively listening, giving and receiving constructive feedback and expressing disagreement in an appropriate manner
• is capable of receiving supervision and reflecting on his/her own role and participation in group cooperation
• masters the principles of academic writing

CompetenceThe student is capable of

• exchanging views on the fundamentals of nursing and the nurse’s areas of responsibility
• reflecting on the significance of own efforts in study groups and reflecting on challenges when group processes are used as learning methods

Self-study, lectures, digital learning resources, group work, seminars with presentations, skills training and simulation.

The flipped classroom is used as a teaching method for part of the course. Digital learning resources will be made available in advance.

The following must have been completed and approved in order for a student to take the exam:

• Reflection assignment, individual assignment about expectations of own and others’ participation in group work, scope of 1,000 words (+/- 10%)
• Participation in communication training
• Participation in seminars, compulsory attendance of 80% in seminars
• Inspirational practical training, one week of practical training focusing on the nurse’s role and responsibilities. Supervised by third year students.

Home exam in groups

• Carried out in groups of 3–5 students.
• Three days
• Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 10 %).
• Individual description of own contribution to the group is attached to the assignment, max. 350 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.

Grade scale A–F.

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

SYKK1000 and SYKP1000 overlap 100 %.