At the end of the course, the student will acquire the following objectives:
•Understand and critically analyze the ethical aspects related to nursing/midwifery care and the organizational problems encountered in the exercise of professional practice •Encourage the participation of the assisted person and family members in care choices • Discuss the ethical aspects that characterize the profession of nurse and midwife, in particular in the relationship between professionals, assisted people, family members and institutions • Deepen methodologies for the solution of ethical dilemmas encountered in professional practice and to address/manage organizational problems in the nursing/midwifery field
Course Prerequisites
As a prerequisite, a review of the knowledge of ethics and deontology acquired in similar basic training courses is required
Teaching Methods
Lecture, discussion, brain-storming, teamworking, individual study
Assessment Methods
Individual written essay on the topic: Code of Ethics for Nurses 2019 and Code of Ethics for Midwives - comparison with the Codes of Ethics of other countries and international literature.
Texts
Lattarulo P., Etica e deontologia professionale, McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2011 Codice Deontologico dell’infermiere 2009 Silvestro A. con il contributo di Barbieri G., Masucci A., Rodriguez D., Spagnolo A.G., Commentario al Codice Deontologico dell’Infermiere 2009, Federazione IPASVI, McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2009 D’Addio L., Vanzetta M., Mochi Sismondi C., Il consenso informato in infermieristica, McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2010 Di Giacomo P., Ferri C., Franzini A., Autonomia-Competenza-Responsabilità infermieristica (2011)-
Contents
Recall on professional ethical and deontological concepts. -Reviews on the development and function of ethical codes. -The code of ethics of the nurse and midwife (outline). -Rights of the assisted person and family members. -Participation of the assisted person in healthcare choices: ethical aspects and responsibilities of the managing nurse/midwife. -Reading of scientific articles relating to the ethical aspects of the profession. -Deontology and organisation: group exercise aimed at solving an ethical-organisational problem
