Module Details

Insights in nursing Sciences

MS2194

Course
Insights in nursing Sciences
Code
MS2194
Academic Year
2025/2026
Curriculum Year
2025/2026
Degree Programme
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCES
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
1
Lecture Hours
12
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/45 - General, Clinical and Pediatric Nursing
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
1
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
Deepening on significance of nursing and on care models
Reference Texts
Royal College of Nursing, Defining Nursing. April 2003;
Manzoni. Storia e Filosofia dell’assistenza infermieristica. Masson. 2003;
D. Manara. Verso una teoria dei bisogni dell’assistenza infermieristica. Lauri Edizioni. 2000;
Learning Outcomes
At the end of course, the student will be able to describe some care models and the significance of nursing
Teaching Methods
Lectures and teamwork
Additional Information
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities
Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.
Assessment Methods
La prova finale di apprendimento riguarderà le seguenti attività didattiche: 1) Etica e filosofia della scienza 2) Approfondimenti disciplinari in ambito infermieristico 3) Teoria e filosofia delle scienze infermieristiche 4) Teoria e filosofia delle scienze ostetriche.

L’esame consisterà in una prova orale in cui si valuterà la capacità delle Studentesse e degli Studenti di applicare le conoscenze acquisite nel corso, attraverso:
- l'esplicitazione di contenuti filosofici ed etici delle professioni infermieristica e ostetrica
- la disamina di un caso emblematico infermieristico e ostetrico e l'applicazione del ragionamento clinico
- l'esplicitazione di contenuti riferiti alle competenze infermieristiche avanzate
La prova orale si riterrà superata se il candidato avrà dimostrato una sufficiente conoscenza dei concetti teorici contenuti nel corso e una sufficiente capacità di ragionamento clinico rispetto ai casi proposti.
Per conseguire un punteggio di 30/30 e lode lo studente dovrà dimostrare di aver acquisito una conoscenza eccellente di tutti gli argomenti trattati durante il corso.
Detailed Syllabus
The significance of nursing need;
The advance practice;
The models of care.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding (knowledge and understanding)
Students at the end of the course will be able to:
- describe the need for nursing assistance;
- list the differences between nursing assistance and nursing care;
- describe the concept of advanced competence and its development phases

This knowledge is acquired during the theoretical lessons and is evaluated in oral examination.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding (applying knowledge and understanding)
Students will be able to identify areas of nursing development through the critical reading of some national and international documents.

These skills are acquired during the lessons and during the group work in the classroom and are evaluated in oral examination.
Last update:09-09-2026 00:14:31