Fundament of Nursing Science Single channel
Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: LUCIA FILOMENO
Module 1: Nursing General
- Activity type
- Scienze infermieristiche
- SSD
- MED/45
- Year
- N/D
- Semester
- N/D
- CFU
- 3
- Hours distribution
- 36 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- Concetta Feo
Module 2: Nursing theory
- Activity type
- Scienze infermieristiche
- SSD
- MED/45
- Year
- N/D
- Semester
- N/D
- CFU
- 1
- Hours distribution
- 12 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- LUCIA FILOMENO
Module 3: Nursing ethics
- Activity type
- Scienze infermieristiche
- SSD
- MED/45
- Year
- N/D
- Semester
- N/D
- CFU
- 2
- Hours distribution
- 24 classroom hours
- Lecturers
- LUCIA FILOMENO
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
• Know the applicable legislation, the ethical and deontological code of the Nurse.
• Understand the importance of treatment with respect for the dignity, privacy, confidentiality of the person and the confidentiality of the data obtained in the treatment process through the resolution of a clinical case.
• Identify the basic legal and ethical requirements of health care
• Analyze the ethical value of professional assistance and its involvement in the decision-making process through the resolution of clinical cases.
• Solve a clinical case by adopting using the terminologies NANDA, NIC and NOC.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites required
Programme
MODULE 1: Introduction to Ethics and Ethical Decision Making
MODULE 2: Reproductive, Maternal and Infant Issues
MODULE 3: Adult Health Nursing Ethics
MODULE 4: Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Nursing Care
MODULE 5: Public Health Nursing Ethic
Sister Callista Roy: Adaptation Model of Nursing
Dorothea Orem: Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory
Madeleine Leininger: Cultural Care Diversity & Universality
Hildegard Peplau: Interpersonal Relations Model
Florence Nightingale: What Nursing Is
Virginia Henderson: Henderson Nursing Model
Marisa Cantarelli's model of nursing performance
Lynda Juall Carpenito's bifocal model.
The Betty Neuman Systems Model
Pensiero critico e processo infermieristico
Nursing as a profession
The holistic approach
Concept of health, definition, evolution, law, models and role of the nurse
Concept of illness, role of the nurse in prevention
Concept of need/problem, health models
Critical-reflective thinking and the nursing process
Nursing diagnosis
Concept of to cure to care
The areas of clinical practice
Notes on professional, civil, criminal, administrative and disciplinary liability
Books
• Butts, J. (2012). Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice (3rd edition). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
• Fowler, M. M. D. M. (2015). Guide to the code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association.
• FNOPI, F. N. C. (2019). Codice Deontologico dell’infermiere. Disponibile all’indirizzo: https://www.fnopi.it/archivio_news/attualita/2688/codice%20deontologico_2019.pdf
Bibliography
Module: Nursing General
N/D
Module: Nursing theory
N/D
Module: Nursing ethics
N/D
Lessons mode
Teaching will be carried out exclusively in presence, unless proven difficulties for some students.
Frequency
Attendance at face-to-face teaching activities (ADF), elective teaching activities (ADE), supplementary activities (AI), vocational training activities (AFP) and internships is compulsory.
Attendance is verified by teachers by adopting the assessment methods established by the CDS Board. The attestation of attendance to the didactic activities of a given course is necessary for the student to take the related exam. In order to take the exam relating to a specific course, it is necessary that the presence in the classroom of 66% of the hours corresponding to the credits assigned to the course has been documented.
Exam mode
The student will have to develop the practical application of a theory to a clinical case, writing a short essay.
This will contribute to the final evaluation.
The final assessment will consist of a written test with open-ended questions.
The course aims to gradually develop awareness of the meaning of professional practice
and the direct assumption of responsibility through care activities. Its purpose is to promote
the acquisition of fundamental knowledge and skills in nursing care — including preventive
and educational responsibilities — integrated with competencies related to the nursing
decision-making process and care planning. In addition, the course seeks to foster
understanding and internalization of the taxonomic elements associated with the nursing
diagnostic language.
Example exam questions
Describe the main principles of the Nursing Code of Ethics.
Arguments
- Sister Callista Roy: Adaptation Model of Nursing Dorothea Orem: Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory Madeleine Leininger: Cultural Care Diversity & Universality Hildegard Peplau: Interpersonal Relations Model Florence Nightingale: What Nursing Is Virginia Henderson: Henderson Nursing Model Marisa Cantarelli's model of nursing performance Lynda Juall Carpenito's bifocal model. The Betty Neuman Systems Model Pensiero critico e processo infermieristico
- MODULO 1: Introduction to Ethics and Ethical Decision MakingMODULO 2: Reproductive, Maternal and Infant IssuesMODULO 3: Adult Health Nursing EthicsMODULO 4: Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Nursing CareMODULO 5: Public Health Nursing Ethic
- Nursing as a profession The holistic approach Concept of health, definition, evolution, law, models and role of the nurse Concept of illness, role of the nurse in prevention Concept of need/problem, health models Critical-reflective thinking and the nursing process Nursing diagnosis Concept of to cure to care The areas of clinical practice Notes on professional, civil, criminal, administrative and disciplinary liability
Sustainability goals
- Academic year2026/2027
- Degree program to which the course belongsNursing - Roma Azienda Ospedaliera Sant’Andrea
- Mandatory presenceNo
- Languageita
- CFU6 CFU, distributed among 3 integrated didactic modules
- Total duration72 hours