Learning objectives
The course aims to allow the student to learn about the history and birth of the profession, the theories and conceptual models of nursing. The use of the nursing record as an element of assessment of the quality of care in order to identify the problems of the person related to his condition as a patient and to formulate a personalized care plan. Describe the main organizational models.
Prerequisites
unsolicited
Course unit content
The historical origins of "caring" and the development of the nursing discipline. Definition of nursing as a science. Paradigm and Metaparadigm. The organizational models of nursing care. Notes on community care. The nursing documentation.
Full programme
The historical origins of "caring" and the development of the nursing discipline. Theories/conceptual models of Nursing (Nightingale, Henderson, Orem, Peplau, Rogers, Leininger, Watson...). Nursing care models. Nursing documentation. Legislation.
Bibliography
E. Manzoni. "Storia e filosofia dell'assistenza infermieristica", 2002. Ed: Masson
Teaching methods
Lectures with the use of audiovisual aids
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam: open-ended or multiple-choice questions
Other information
The lesson are part of the integrated course "Infermieristica generale e Bioetica".
