Course: Philosophy and Ethics in Nursing II.

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Course title Philosophy and Ethics in Nursing II.
Course code UHP/BFET2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šimek Jiří, doc. MUDr. CSc.
  • Doskočil Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Th.D.
Course content
2/WS Lectures: 1. Introduction to ethics, basic ethical theories and their reflection in nursing ethics. 2. - 3. From Hippocrates to modern health / nursing ethics: dehumanisation of medicine, relation between a doctor / health worker and a patient, paternalistic and partner approach, helping professions and power, ethics and communication of a health worker with a patient. Dehumanisation of medicine, patient's rights, patient's autonomy. 4. - 5. Principles of modern health / nursing ethics and their conflicts. Convention on human rights and biomedicine, informed consent, in/competent patient 6. - 7. Ethical problems in gynaecology and neonatology, value of human embryo and foetus, end of pregnancy, mother's right (parents) and rights of the child, home birth, saving of premature children, assisted reproduction and surrogate motherhood, pre-implant and prenatal diagnostics. 8. - 9. Dying and death in health care, taboo on the death, dignified dying, palliative care, decision making in the end of life, patients' rights in unconsciousness, heroic medicine and the end of unsuccessful treatment, persistent vegetative conditions, assisted nutrition and hydration and life-sustaining treatment, past wishes. Problem of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Seminars: The content of seminars follows and deepens the selected topics of lectures. There is a discussion in seminars about the topics based on the knowledge acquired at lectures and study of professional literature. Theoretical knowledge relate to internship of the studied field of study. 1. Introduction to ethics, basic ethic theories and their reflection in nursing ethics. 2. - 3. From Hippocrates to modern health / nursing ethics: dehumanisation of medicine, relation between a doctor / health worker and a patient, paternalistic and partner approach, helping professions and power, ethics and communication of a health worker with a patient. Dehumanisation of medicine, patient's rights, patient's autonomy. 4. - 5. . Principles of modern health / nursing ethics and their conflicts. Convention on human rights and biomedicine, informed consent, in/competent patient 6. - 7. . Ethical problems in gynaecology and neonatology, value of human embryo and foetus, end of pregnancy, mother's right (parents) and rights of the child, home birth, saving of premature children, assisted reproduction and surrogate motherhood, pre-implant and prenatal diagnostics. 8. - 9. Dying and death in health care, taboo on the death, dignified dying, palliative care, decision making in the end of life, patients' rights in unconsciousness, heroic medicine and the end of unsuccessful treatment, persistent vegetative conditions, assisted nutrition and hydration and life-sustaining treatment, past wishes. Problem of euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
" Get familiar with the basic terms and problematic issues in philosophy with respect to understanding the relations between philosophy as a socio-scientific discipline, medicine and nursing in the historical development and nowadays. " Students are familiar with philosophical concepts of man. " Provide basic knowledge about theoretical ethics. " Increase student's perception of ethical aspects of decision making in health care. " Provide knowledge about present ethics of health care. " Teach knowledge and skills needed to solve ethical dilemma.
" Students will be aware of the importance of philosophy as the basis of worldview orientation in their occupation in health care. " Students understand the quality and sense of human life with respect to philosophy and medicine. " Students stabilize their positive understanding of values as health, life, deepen their understanding of death and dying and complete it with new knowledge. " Students are able to identify ethical problems in their work. " Students are able to describe an identified problem. " Students know arguments used to support various possible solutions. " Students are able to understand the nature of ethical problems. " Students are able to make decisions according to international ethical standards. " Students are able to distinguish legal and ethical aspects of decision making in medicine. " Students are able to identify ethical problems in their work. " Students are able to describe an identified problem and they will know arguments used to support various possible solutions. " Students are able to understand the nature of ethical problems and they will be able to make decisions according to international ethical standards. " Students are able to distinguish legal and ethical aspects of decision making in medicine.
Prerequisites
unspecified
UHP/BFET1

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Credit: active participation in seminars, involvement in discussions, preparation for seminar topics, self-study of basic and recommended literature, elaboration of a seminar paper for the credit, this paper shall compare and asses various opinions published on the chosen philosophical/ ethical topic in professional literature and they will be the grounds for own opinion which will be adequately reasoned? Colloquium: orientation to basic philosophical / ethical topics with respect to the topic of the seminar paper and ability to discuss it on the professional level.
Recommended literature
  • Adamová, Lenka; Dudák, Vladislav,; Ventura, Václav. Základy filosofie, etiky : základy společenských věd pro střední školy. 3., uprav. vyd. Praha : Fortuna, 2001. ISBN 80-7168-772-3.
  • HAŠKOVCOVÁ, H. Lékařská etika.. Praha: Galén, 2015. ISBN 80-7492-204-9.
  • Kutnohorská, J. Etika v ošetřovatelství. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-2069-2.
  • MACHOVEC, M. Filozofie tváří v tvář zániku. Brno: nakl. "Zvláštní vydání?", 1998. ISBN 80-85436-61-2.
  • ODEHNAL, I. Úvod do filozofie člověka.. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2002. ISBN 80-7204-230-0.
  • PEREGRIN, J. Filozofie pro normální lidi. Praha: Dokořán, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7363-192-5.
  • PTÁČEK, R., BARTŮNĚK, L. Etické problémy medicíny na prahu 21. stol. Praha: Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-9598-0.
  • PTÁČEK, R., BARTŮNĚK, L. Etika a komunikace v medicíně. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3976-2.
  • PTÁČEK, R., BARTŮNĚK, L. Eutanázie pro a proti. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 9788024746593.
  • PTÁČEK, R., BARTŮNĚK, L. Lékař a pacient v moderní medicíně. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5788-9.
  • Sokol, J. Etika, život, instituce. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7429-223-1.
  • Šil, Přemysl; Karolová, Jana. Člověk na cestě k moudrosti : filosofie a etika pro střední školy. 1. vyd. Olomouc : Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7182-253-0.
  • Šimek, J. Lékařská etika. Praha, Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5306-5.
  • Šimek, J., Špalek, V.:. Filosofické základy lékařské etiky. Grada, Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0440-4.
  • Šimek, Jiří. Etika klinického výzkumu a role etických komisí v jeho regulaci. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3397-5.
  • VÁCHA, M. a kol. Základy moderní lékařské etiky. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7367-780-0.


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