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History of Health Care and Nursing Theories
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:13.03.2020 15:49:02
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LF_658 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | History | Target Audience: | Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Olga Juhņeviča | ||||||||
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| Structural Unit: | RSU Liepāja Branch | ||||||||
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| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | World history, history of Latvia and natural sciences. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Promote scientific thinking; to link the development of medicine with the development of science in other fields. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to Medical History. History and values. Medicine in ancient times. The beginnings of the nursing profession: the grey nurses. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Association of the Merciful Nurse of the Priest Vincent de Paulo: nursing duties and activities. The activities of the kindergarten and deaconess sisters of the priest Vincent de Paulo in the territory of Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Organization of the Red Cross. International Red Cross: goals and objectives. Nursing profession in the territory of Latvia during the activities of the Russian Red Cross (1879-1914) and the Latvian Red Cross (1918-1940). | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Nursing in Soviet times (1940-1991). Reorganization of the nursing profession during the restoration of State independence. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Review of classical theories of nursing and their application in practice. (D. Orema, F. Abdelah, V. Henderson, K. Roja, D. Johnson, M. Gordon, H. Peplau, D. Orlando Rodzer, King, Watson, Naitingeila, Levaine). | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Medical symbols and emblems: Asclepius bat, snake, snake wrap mirror, cup, Mercury wand, snowflake, pentagram, white robes, ambulance, medical service emblems, doctors in antiquity, Hippocratic Oath. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Development History of Rīga Stradiņš University: analysis of exhibits and historical documents. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Ability to carry out an analytical review of the history of healthcare and its relation to modern healthcare developments. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The student's ability to carry out an analytical review of health care history and nursing theories, and their relationship to contemporary health care changes, is assessed: passed or failed. Topicality of the topic and justification of choice 0-1 (in points) Content of work according to topic 0-1 (in points) Logical outline of conclusions 0-1 (in points) Scientific literature used 0-1 (in points) Work volume 0-1 (in points) The score from 4-5 is counted as passed The score from 0-3 is counted as failed Exam evaluation criteria: The exam covers questions about nursing theories (40%) and nursing history (60%). Assessment criteria: maximum score of 10 (corresponding to 10 points), minimum score of – 5,5 (corresponding to 4 points). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Oral) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful course completion students will acquire basic knowledge in medical history, nursing professional development and nursing theories, will identify medical development in connection with nursing professional development. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful study course completion students will explain and interpret the significance of discovery in medical history and nursing theories. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Formulate and analytically describe information, problems and solutions in their profession, explain them and discuss them in a reasoned manner. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Arons K. Medicīnas vēsture: senie laiki. – R., 1993. | ||||||||
| 2 | Derums V. Baltijas sencilvēku slimības un tautas dziedniecība. – R., 1988. | ||||||||
| 3 | Vīksna A. Dodot gaismu sadegu. – R., 1983. | ||||||||
| 4 | Odiņa O. Māsu profesijas attīstības vēsture (18.-20. gs), Promocijas darbs, RSU, 2013. | ||||||||
