39264 - Evolution and Structure of Nursing Studies (FA)

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5908)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student knows the epistemological aspects of the nursing discipline, the main models and theories of care, the methods and some disciplinary application tools. Knows the evolution of the professionalization process, the ethical, deontological and legislative aspects relevant to professional practice.

Course contents

THE CONCEPT OF ASSISTANCE and THE BIRTH OF THE NURSE

The history of care: evolution of the concept of care and nursing care.Florence Nightingale: thoughts and works Birth and development of the nurse in Italy. The evolution of the training of the nursing profession.

THE PROFESSIONALIZATION PROCESS The evolution of legislation in the practice of the nursing profession. Ethical and deontological aspects of the nursing profession Professional responsibility code of Conduct Governmental and non-governmental associations.

EPISTEMOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING DISCIPLINE Definition of discipline, paradigms of nursing discipline. The concept of health and disease. The concept of person according to the biomedical, systemic, holistic approach. Theories – models and concepts of the nursing discipline

FROM THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO THE NURSING PROCESS The nursing care process and its phases Nursing diagnostic taxonomies

INFORMATION AND OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE TOOLS The medical record – the nursing record – the integrated record Guidelines, protocols, procedures

BIRTH AND EVOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE From Mutuals to the NHS Reorganization of healthcare regulations - the reforms of the NHS Priority health problems and health needs Health planning

Readings/Bibliography

NURSING PROCESS AND CRITICAL THINKING – J.M Wilkinson, 3rd Edition, 2013 Ambrosiana Publishing House, Milan

INTRODUCTION TO NURSING SCIENCES – P.C. Motta, CarocciFaber, 2002 Rome

AUTONOMY - COMPETENCE - RESPONSIBILITY IN NURSING - IPASVI Provincial Colleges of the Emilia - Romagna Region, 2009

NURSE CODE OF ETHICS 2019 – National Council Presentation 12-13 April 2019

NURSING: ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NURSING – M.P.Donahue, Antonio Delfino Editore, 1991Rome

Teaching methods

Interactive frontal lessons, case discussion comparisons.

Assessment methods

Oral test

Teaching tools

PC - internet connection, video projector, paper material

Office hours

See the website of Emanuela Manzari