Curricula

Objectives

Purpose
This course introduces you to cultural effects on individuals, families and communities in every-day life and health care, as well as environmental risks for health and well-being.

Nursing competences
Guidance and interaction competence
Internationalization and communications competence

Learning outcomes:
You recognize cultural effects on individuals, families and communities in every-day life, communication and health beliefs and values. You have basic skills for operating in multicultural environment. You know cultural concepts related to health care context. You are able to plan evidence-based nursing care and counseling for patients and families from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally sensitive manner. You know about global environmental risks for health and well-being. You know the most common tropical diseases and basics of their nursing and medical care as well prevention of the illnesses.

Content

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

Time and location

Will be informed in course INFO

Learning materials and recommended literature

Books in English:
Andrews, M. M. & Boyle, J. S. (2016). Transcultural concepts in nursing care (7th edition.). Wolters Kluwer.
McFarland, M. R. & Wehbe-Alamah, H. B. (2015). Leininger's culture care diversity and universality: A worldwide nursing theory (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
MacLachlan, M. (1997). Culture and health. John Wiley & Sons.
Sagar, P. L. (2012). Transcultural nursing theory and models: Application in nursing education, practice, and administration. Springer Pub. Co.
Douglas, M., Pacquiao, D. & Purnell, L. (2018). Global applications of culturally competent health care: Guidelines for practice. Springer.

Books in Finnish:
Abdelhamid P., Juntunen A. & Koskinen L. 2010. Monikulttuurinen hoitotyö. WSOYpro.
Korhonen V. & Puukari S. 2013. Monikulttuurinen ohjaus- ja neuvontatyö. PS-kustannus.
Saavala Minna. 2016. Muukalainen tuli kylään. Väestöliitto. bcc0a5e5-muukalainen-tuli-kylaan_minna-saavala_2016.pdf (vaestoliitto.fi)
Vartia Niini.2008. Kotona kaikkialla. Kansainvälisen kanssakäymisen taitoja. Kirjapaja.

Teaching methods

Contact/online lecture, group discussion, group work & contact/online presentation, contact communication practice, learning diary

Practical training and working life connections

This course gives you basic skills for operating in multicultural working environment. It provides you cultural concepts related to health care context, you are able to plan evidence-based nursing care and counseling for patients and families from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally sensitive manner. This course gives knowledge about global environmental risks for health and well-being as well as most common tropical diseases, which is beneficial in patient education and patient counseling.

Student workload

Lectures 20h
Pre-assignment 1h
Cultural nursing theories 20h
Tropical diseases 20h
Learning diary 20h
Independent study 20h

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1 Sufficient
You know about cultural effects on people and societies, and are able to use the knowledge in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You are familiar with cultural concepts related to health care context. You demonstrate evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being. You present your knowledge of the most common tropical diseases, their nursing and medical care and prevention. You demonstrate basic cross-cultural communication skills.

2 Satisfactory
You recognize cultural effects on people and societies and are able to use the knowledge in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You know cultural concepts related to health care context. You demonstrate evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being. You implement your knowledge of the most common tropical diseases and their nursing and medical care considering these in the planning of nursing process. You demonstrate basic cross-cultural communication skills.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3 Good
You demonstrate your knowledge about cultural effects on people and societies and are able to use the knowledge in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You are able to use cultural concepts in health care context. You demonstrate evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being assessing their impacts on individuals and societies. You implement your knowledge of the most common tropical diseases and their nursing and medical care, applying the knowledge to the planning of nursing process. You demonstrate good cross-cultural communication skills.

4 Very good
You demonstrate understanding cultural effects on people and societies, and are able to apply the understanding in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You are able to use cultural concepts in health care context fluently. You demonstrate evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being assessing their impacts on individuals and societies. You implement comprehensive knowledge of the most common tropical diseases and their nursing and medical care, applying the knowledge to the planning of nursing process. You demonstrate good cross-cultural communication skills.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

5 Excellent
You demonstrate understanding cultural effects on people and societies, and are able to apply the understanding in planning evidence-based nursing care of patients from different cultural backgrounds in ethical and culturally competent manner. You are able to use cultural concepts in health care context fluently. You demonstrate comprehensive evidence-based knowledge on global environmental risks for health and well-being critically assessing their impacts on individuals and societies. You implement excellent knowledge of the most common tropical diseases and their nursing and medical care, applying the knowledge to the planning of nursing process. You demonstrate good cross-cultural communication skills.