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Current Events in Health Care Science
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:15.08.2024 13:15:21
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MDAK_368 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 6.00 | ECTS: | 9.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kristaps Circenis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, mdak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061568 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 14 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 28 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 44 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 72 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Medical ethics, nursing diagnoses and nursing process, nursing theory, microbiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, medical care and the history of science, care organisation and management. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote and develop an understanding of the role of care professionals in evidence-based healthcare systems, practices, care organisation and education, to promote knowledge and skills for evidence-based policy and practice, to develop the ability to critically analyse and translate state-of-the-art research into current issues. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Actual problems in nursing (care science) – historical and contemporary perspective. Theories of nursing science from classical theories to contemporary approaches. Recent trends and directions in nursing research. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Evidence-Based Nursing Practice. Nursing and Nursing Science Priorities in the 21st Century; the role of research in the professional identity of nursing staff. Adapting nursing theories to contemporary challenges and needs. An interdisciplinary approach to the development and application of nursing theories. Critical analysis and evaluation of existing nursing theories. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Formulating evidence-based practice questions. PICO, Critical Analysis of Research Findings and Applicability to Evidence-Based Practice. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | PICO (S) question and argumentation. Identification of research literature according to PICO, its analysis | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Summary of Scientific Literature and Critical Analysis; A description of the practical or clinical relevance of the research results to evidence-based care practice. Answer to the PICOT question - clinical decision. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Topicality and essence of patient safety. The role of the human factor or ergonomics. Proactive approach to risk management. Analysis of treatment processes and identification of risks. Strategies for risk reduction. The role of organisational and community culture. Reporting and learning. International patient safety goals: patient safety identification, surgical safety, anesthesia safety, safe drug administration, etc. Accident analysis, methods. Importance of using root cause analysis method. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Technological approach to patient care. Ethical issues in care in the 21st century traditional and complementary medicine. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Infection control philosophy (infection control team operation, standard infection control rules, infectious disease epidemiology and defense strategies). Infection control practice. Healthcare associated infections and their prevention in practice. Management of an infectious patient in a medical institution. Development of an international hand hygiene day plan. Analysis of a hygiene plan. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 9 | WHO Active aging policies and strategies to reduce the consequences of chronic illnesses in the context of public health. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 10 | Challenges for 21st century patient and community education. Development of Health Care practice. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Innovative approaches to current problems in health care - person-centered approach to health care, interdisciplinary cooperation and its importance in solving health problems, social, etc. sectoral innovations and their impact on the health care system. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 12 | Types of violence and possible signs of violence in different age groups. Current affairs of children's rights, gender equality, characteristics and current affairs of an inclusive society, including a safe and inclusive society for the LGBTQ+ community. Socially vulnerable and less protected groups of society. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 13 | The latest scientific research and publications in the field of nursing and care science. Project development and presentation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students independently look for, read and analyse scientific articles on current problems in nursing. During the course students prepare presentations and a summary of their chosen topical problems in nursing, present it in the classes. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Independently prepared works and the presentation of the study during the course (50%) and final project (summary – presentation) (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the study course students know and understand the components of nursing and health care practice and education, the influencing conditions, the regulatory mechanisms and the development perspective. The student is able to describe and compare infection control policies and principles at different levels, understands differences in information perception among patients/members of the public, understands and describes WHO active aging policies, and interacts with different factors in the aging process. Knows elements of patient safety system. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of the study course students are able to assess the importance of scientific method in nursing practice, explain the relationship between theory, research and evidence-based practice, search for evidence in online databases, critically analyse research articles based on the level of evidence, synthesize evidence to make clinical decision. Students are able to identify and analyse the main problems in the development of nursing and health care practice and to offer solutions. The student is able to apply infection control guidelines and the development of nosocomial infections and restrictive measures in medical institutions. Able to analytically evaluate and shape patient/community education process. Is able to apply the basic principles of the WHO active aging policy to characterise a person's situation. Is familiar with patient safety legislation and systems. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Are able to collect literature, the latest evidence-based sources, analyse and integrate knowledge of contemporary problems in nursing and care science in Latvia and the world. Are able to independently formulate a research question in the field of health care; to obtain, select and analyse information of research in accordance with the principles of scientific methodology. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra pieeja. K.Mārtinsones un A.Piperes zinatniskaja redakcijā. Rīga: RSU, 2021 | ||||||||
| 2 | Introduction to Nursing Research : incorporating evidence-based practice. Edited by Carol Boswell, Sharon Cannon. | ||||||||
