Curricula

Objective

Student demonstrates understanding of cultural effects on individuals, families and communities in their every day life, communication and health beliefs and values. Student is able to plan the nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally sensitive manner.
Student recognizes the global environmental risks for health and well being.
Student knows the most common tropical diseases and basics of their nursing and medical care. Student is able to assess the global impact of tropical diseases on health and well being using evidence based information.

Content

Basics of multicultural nursing theories
Basic concepts of multicultural nursing
Health related cultural beliefs and values
Cross-cultural communication
Tropical diseases and epidemics.
Environmental health

Qualifications

Student is familiar with different human perceptions and values of social- and health care as well as professional ethical principles. Student is able to find and make use of scientific and evidence-based information in decision-making in nursing and understands the basic principles and concepts of nursing.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Outstanding (5 )
The student demonstrates understanding cultural effects on people and is able to apply the understanding in planning nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner.
Student recognizes global environmental risks for health and well being and critically analyzes their impact globally and locally using evidence based comprehensive knowledge. Student knows the most common tropical diseases and basics of their nursing and medical care and is able to apply the knowledge according to the nursing process. Student is able to critically assess the global impact of tropical diseases on health and well being using evidence based information.

Excellent (4)
The student demonstrates understanding cultural effects on people and is able to apply the understanding in planning nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner.
Student recognizes global environmental risks for health and well being and analyzes their impact globally and locally using evidence based knowledge. Student knows the most common tropical diseases and basics of their nursing and medical care and is able to apply the knowledge according to the nursing process. Student is able to assess the global impact of tropical diseases on health and well being using evidence based information.

Good (3)
The student demonstrates understanding cultural effects on people and is able to apply the understanding in planning nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical manner considering the cultural issues.
Student recognizes global environmental risks for health and well being and is able to explain their impact globally or locally using evidence based knowledge. Student knows the most common tropical diseases and basics of their nursing and medical care and is able to use the knowledge in the nursing process. Student identifies the global impact of tropical diseases on health and well being using evidence based information.

Satisfactory (2)
The student recognizes cultural effects on people and considers them partially when planning nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical manner.
Student recognizes global environmental risks for health and well being and their impact globally or locally. Student knows some of the most common tropical diseases and basics of their nursing and medical care and is able to use the knowledge in the nursing process. Student identifies the global impact of tropical diseases on health and well being.

Poor (1)
The student recognizes cultural effects on people inadequately but considers them when planning nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical manner. Student recognizes some global environmental risks for health and well being. Student knows some of the most common tropical diseases and basics of their nursing and medical care. Student inadequately identifies global impact of tropical diseases on health and well being.

Fail (0)

The student does not meet the learning outcomes.