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SYKP2100B Person Centered Care Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Personsentrert sykepleie
Study programme
Bachelor's Programme in Nursing
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Course history

Introduction

In this course, you will learn about nursing, particularly related to acute, critical, and chronic illnesses, mental health, and substance abuse with a person-centred approach. The course builds upon the foundation of nursing and scientific principles from the first year of study. Integrating of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) that forms the basis for nursing decision-making processes is central.

Key elements of the course also include an introduction to scientific theory and methodology as a basis for searching literature and knowledge related to the course's themes.

Required preliminary courses

To start this course, you must have passed:

  • SYKP/SYKP1010 Foundations of Nursing 1, 15 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKP1110 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, 15 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKPPRA10 Foundations of Nursing 2, 15 credits.

or equivalent.*

* For year group 2023 at OsloMet, the equivalent is:

  • Approved work requirements from SYKK/SYKP1300 Pharmacology and Drug Administration, 5 credits.

Passed course:

  • SYKP/SYKP1000 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing/Foundations of Nursing 1, 13 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKP1100 Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, 12 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKP1200 Microbiology and Infection Control, 5 credits.
  • SYKK/SYKPPRA10 Fundamentals of Nursing/Foundations of Nursing 2, 15 credits.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student has acquired the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • can explain person-centered nursing for children and adults
  • can describe normal development from childhood to adulthood
  • can describe depression, anxiety (possibly mental illness), and substance abuse problems as possible part of a patient's reaction to illness
  • can describe the care perspective related to hope and coping
  • can give an account of nursing care for acute, critical and chronic illness and the consequences for person-centred nursing care
  • can define what Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is and understand the rationale behind EBP and shared decision-making
  • have knowledge of scientific theory and research methodology.
  • can describe various types of studies and characteristics of different issues and scientific articles, and explain how knowledge is placed in the knowledge pyramid
  • can describe the terms informed consent and consent competence, and their importance in the health service

Skills

The student can

  • apply knowledge of person-centered nursing to discussions about disease, mental health, and substance abuse issues
  • prevent and resolve value conflicts/conflicts of interest in meetings with patients, relatives and other cooperating parties
  • describe methods for collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative data
  • develop a relevant search strategy for a nursing professional/clinical question and conduct the search for summarised knowledge (from the top of the knowledge pyramid)
  • critically evaluate health claims in the media and analyse and interpret the processes by which information and misinformation are distinguished, disseminated, and used in various contexts

General competence

The student can

  • reflect on how person-centered nursing, as a working process, can contribute to caring for patients with disease, mental health, and substance abuse issues
  • can describe research ethical aspects in all phases of research projects

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, group work, teaching programs from the University Library, seminars with presentations and self-study.

Course requirements

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

  • 80 % attendance of timetabled activity marked.
  • Group assignment, 3-5 students, scope of 1,200 words (+/- 10 %) with a chosen problem that involves the design and implementation of a relevant literature search related to the course's theme, which is based on KBP.

Assessment

Supervised individual written exam.

  • 5 hours.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

None.

Grading scale

Emnet handler om kompetanseanalyse og yrkesteori tilpasset utdanningsprogrammet, samt læreplananalyse og undervisningsplanlegging. Det vil handle om å bruke yrkesfaglig kompetanse i veiledning av elever og lærlinger i opplæringssituasjoner. Ledelse av læringsprosesser i egen klasse, planlegging med begrunnelse, gjennomføring, vurdering og dokumentasjon av undervisning og læring i skole og arbeidsliv. Innholdet knyttes til opplæringens overordnet del, verdigrunnlag og kjerneelementer. Prosjektarbeid, relasjoner, kommunikasjon, gruppeprosesser og konflikthåndtering. Bruk av yrkesrelevant yrkeskunnskap og profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse.

Examiners

Emnet er en innføring i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsarbeid i offentlig og privat sektor og skal være en kvalifisering til profesjonsutvelse. Emnet inneholder fire uker praksis.

Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsarbeid med praksis er et valgfritt emne i 5. semester.

Overlapping courses

Bachelorstudiet i medier og kommunikasjon har generelle progresjonsbestemmelser (se programplan).