Ateneo - UPO

Students will understand the professional identity and nursing profession ethics.

• FNOPI Code of Ethics for Nurses (2025). Available at: https://www.fnopi.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FNOPI_CodiceDeontol2025_web.pdf
• Navigating the FNOPI Code of Ethics (interactive presentation). Available at: https://prezi.com/view/0B4aeDP66GFmKlsHOjK4/?referral_token=QTknhKlnB3FN
• Benci, L. (2019). Legal Aspects of the Nursing Profession (8th ed.). Milan: McGraw-Hill. (Chapters 14, 16, 17, and 18).
• Selected excerpts from Italian Law No. 43/2006.
• Selected excerpts from Italian Law No. 3/2018, Article 4.
Further Reading:
• FNOPI National Council Statement on Social Media (13 October 2018). Available at: https://www.fnopi.it/aree-tematiche/social-pronunciamento-consiglio-nazionale-13-ottobre-2018/

At the end of the module, students must be able to: - describe the link between professional identity and professional ethics - Illustrate the common thread that connects the five Deontological codes nursing profession, while giving particular emphasis to the latest revision. - identify behaviors compliant and compliant with the professional values of the nursing Code of Ethics

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- Interactive plenary lesson - Discussion of emblematic cases

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modalities, concerning academic aspects

The examination is offered in a single session for the entire NURSING SCIENCES course (Subjects: Clinical Nursing Methodology, General Nursing, Professional Ethics, Moral Philosophy). The exam will consist of a multiple-choice quiz (with only one correct answer) for the subject of Moral Philosophy and an oral exam taken by the candidate before a committee composed of professors of Clinical Nursing Methodology, General Nursing, and Professional Ethics.
Admission to the oral exam is subject to passing 60% of the Moral Philosophy quiz. (15 questions, 60% = 8 questions) The written exam will last 20 minutes.
To pass the oral exam, the student must demonstrate that they have acquired sufficient integrated knowledge and skills in relation to the various topics covered by all disciplines, and the mark will be expressed in thirtieths.
The average of the marks for the MED/45 courses in the oral exam, if sufficient, and the docimological certification of the Moral Philosophy test will determine the final mark for the course. To achieve a mark of 30/30 with honours, students must demonstrate that they have acquired excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course.

- Meaning of Deontology, Nurseing Code of Ethics content and guiding principles
- Fundamental Human Rights
- Role of assisted people in the Deontological Codes evolution
- Person restraint
- Conscientious objection / conscientious clause
- Professional secret / patient privacy / communication through the media
- People self-determination and treatment informed consent
- Ethical role of professional training - Palliation and end of life
- The interculturality of the patient
- Collegio IPASVI's role and purpose and its transformation into the Order (OPI), with references to Law No. 43 and Article 4 (Chapter I) of Law No. 3/2018.

Knowledge and understanding. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to: - understand the ethical meaning of the nursing profession; - understand the ethical implications of healthcare situations encountered by nurses during their working life; - understand and discuss deontological areas of nursing in light of the guidelines provided by the Code of Ethics. *Ability to apply knowledge and understanding. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to: - apply the profession ethical principles and values during the internship. Autonomy of judgment. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to: - choose between several behavioral strategies based on the Code of Ethics indications. *Communication skills. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to: - use suitable terms to discuss professional issues and professional ethics; - hold a conversation about the nursing profession ethical topics. *Learning ability. Upon completion of the module, students will be able to: - develop independent study skills regarding the contents of the Code of Ethics.