Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- is aware of his/her own values and principles and is able to describe them in relation to the values and ethical principles of future profession in health care
- knows the basic ethical values in social and health care
- follows the ethical guidelines and principles in nursing, acts responsibly as a member of the work community and follows practice guidelines
- respects clients/patients and meets them as experts and actors of their lives
- is able to support client’s strengths and well-being
-is able to interact professionally and individually with clients/patients of all ages, cultures and with different backgrounds
- is able to meet vulnerable client groups in nursing care
- is able to act in a professional and collegial manner in the work community
- is able to recognise health care and social services professionals’ roles and responsibilities in clients’ care
- is able to use reflection and identify own strengths and developmental challenges in professional interaction

Content (course unit)

- professional interaction and ethical competence
- nursing care values, principles and professional ethical guidelines, confidentiality, responsibility in nurse’s profession
- various concepts of human being, autonomy, self-determination, respecting a human being and client-approach
- recognising ethical problems, ethical decision-making with different dimensions of action
- identifying and evaluating own interpersonal skills
- using different methods and tools in interaction
- professional activity in the work community, collegiality and professional co-operation skills of the employee
- professional interaction with clients and their families
- acting professionally on social media
- multicultural clients and vulnerable client groups

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass
Student
- identify their own values and starting points and be able to describe them in relation to the values and ethical principles of their future profession
- know the ethical basis of social and health care
- follow the ethical guidelines and principles of nursing, act responsibly in the training environment and follow the training guidelines
- appreciates the client and encounters him as an expert and actor in his own life
- is able to support the customer's resources and well-being
- is able to interact professionally with clients of different ages, cultures and backgrounds and their relatives
- is able to face vulnerable client groups in nursing
- is able to work professionally and collegially in the work community
- identify the roles and responsibilities of health and social care professionals in client care
- is able to identify strengths and areas for development related to one's own professional interaction through reflections

Fail
Student
-does not recognize their own values ​​and starting points, their description in relation to the values and ethical principles of their future profession is incomplete
- the ethical basis of values ​​in the social and health sector has not been established
- does not follow the ethical guidelines and principles of nursing, does not act responsibly in the training environment and does not follow the training guidelines
- shortcomings in valuing and meeting the client and the student does not treat the client as an expert and actor in his or her own life
- does not recognize the client's resources and does not support the client's well-being
- is not able to interact professionally with clients of different ages, cultures and backgrounds or their relatives
- cannot face vulnerable client groups in nursing
- does not work professionally or collegially in the work community
- the roles and responsibilities of health and social care professionals in the care of clients are not understood
-not able to reflect to identify strengths or areas for development related to one's own professional interaction

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail