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Course syllabus - Theories and Concepts in Caring/Nursing Science

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

VAE030

Valid from

Autumn semester 2014

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Caring Science with Specialization in Nursing

School

School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Ratified

2013-02-01

Revised

2014-02-12

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2019-08-09
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Chinn, Peggy L.; Kramer, Maeona K.

    Knowledge development in nursing: theory and process

    ISBN: 9780323530613

    LIBRIS-ID: 22490875

    Tenth edition., St. Louis, Missouri, Elsevier; Mosby, xii, 314 pages

    Articles

    Arman, M., Ranheim, A, Rydenlund, K, ; Rytterström, P., Rehnsfeldt, A.,

    The Nordic Tradition of Caring Science: The Works of Three Theorists

    Nursing Science Quarterly, 28, 4, 288-296,

    Cahill, J.

    Patient participation: a concept analysis

    Journal of Advanced nursing, 24, 561-571,

    Cook, RL,

    Continuity of care: Cliché or viable nursing concept?

    Coyne, I., & Harder. M.,

    Childrens participation in decision-making: Balancing protection with shared decision-making using a situational perspective

    D'Angelo, D. et al.,

    Continuity of Care During End of Life: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis

    Ekman I, Swedberg K, Taft C, Lindseth A, Norberg A, Brink E, Carlsson J, Dahlin-Ivanoff S, Johansson I; Kjellgren K, Lidén E, Öhlén J, Olsson LE, Rosén H,, ; Rydmark M, Sunnerhagen KS,

    Person-centred care-ready for prime time. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs

    Eriksson, K.,

    The theory of caritative caring: A vision

    Nursing Science Quarterly, 20(3), 201-202,

    Hammar Marmstål, L. Swall A, Summer Meranius, M,

    Ethical aspects of caregivers experience with person with dementia at mealtimes

    Heaton J, Corden A, Parker G,

    'Continuity of care': a critical interpretive synthesis of how the concept was elaborated by a national research programme

    Holmström, I; Röing, M.

    The relation between patient-centeredness and patient empowerment: A discussion on concepts

    Patient Education and Counseling, 79, 167-172,

    Imms, C., Granlund, M., Wilson, P. H., ; Steenbergen, B., Rosenbaum, P., & Gordon A. M.,

    Participation, both a means and an end: a conceptual analysis of processes and outcomes in childhood disability

    URL: Link

    Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 59(1), 16-25,

    Lindberg, E., Persson, E., Hörberg, U.,, ; & Ekeberg, M.,

    Older patients participation in team meetings- A phenomenological study from the nurses perspective

    Mannix, J.; Wilkes, L.; & Daly, J.

    Aestetic leadership: Its place in the clinical nursing

    URL: Link

    Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 36, 5, 357-361,

    Morgan, S. & Yoder, LH,

    A concept analysis of person-centred care

    Nåden, D.,

    Hermeneutics and observation - a discussion

    URL: Link

    Nursing Inquiry, 17(1), 75-81,

    Parse, R. R.

    The human becoming school of thought in 2050

    Nursing Science Quarterly, 20, 4,308-301. doi: 10.1177/0894318407307160,

    Pilkington, F. B.

    Envisioning Nursing in 2050 through the eyes of nurse theorists: Rosemare Risso Parse and Martha E Rogers

    URL: Link

    Nursing Science Quarterly, 20, 4, 307-308,

    Rydenlund, K., Lindström, U. Å., & Rehnsfeldt, A.,

    Hermeneutic caring conversations in forensic psychiatric caring

    URL: Link

    Nursing Ethics, 26(2), 515-525,

    Sellin, L., Asp, M., Wallsten, T., ; & Wiklund Gustin, L.,

    Reconnecting with oneself while struggling between life and death: The phenomenon of recovery as experienced by persons at risk of suicide

    URL: Link

    International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 26(2), 200207,

    Sellin, L., Asp, M., Kumlin, T, ; Wallsten, T., & Wiklund Gustin, L.,

    To be present, share and nurture: A lifeworld phenomenological study of relatives participation in the suicidal persons recovery

    URL: Link

    International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 12(1),

    Stacey, G.; & Stickley, T.

    Recovery as a threshold concept in mental health nurse education

    Nurse Education Today, 32; 534-539,

    Summer Meranius, M. & Engstrom, G.,

    Experience of self-management of medications among older people with multimorbidity

    Summer Meranius, M. & Marmstål Hammar, L.,

    How does the healthcare system affect medication self-management among older adults with multimorbidity?

    Svenaeus, F.

    Illness as unhomelike being-in-the world: Heidegger and the phenomenology of medicine

    Med Health care and Philos, 14, 333-334. DOI 10.1007/s11019-010-9301-0,

    Tobiano, G. et al.

    Patients perceptions of participation in nursing care on medical wards

    Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. Doi: 10.1111/scs.12237,

    Todres, L., Galvin, ; Galvin, K. T & Dahlberg, K.,

    Caring for insiderness: Phenomenologically informed insights that can guide practice

    International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 9, Article 21421,

    Wikberg, A.; Eriksson, K.

    Intercultural caring an abductive model

    Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 22, 485-496. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00555.x,

    Reference Literature

    Alligood, Martha Raile

    Nursing theorists and their work

    ISBN: 9780323402248

    LIBRIS-ID: 21263132

    9. ed., xiv, 601 s.

    Asp, M.,

    Rest: A health-related phenomenon and concept in caring science.

    Dahlberg, Karin; Dahlberg, Helena; Nyström, Maria

    Reflective lifeworld research

    ISBN: 978-91-44-04925-0

    LIBRIS-ID: 10616729

    2. ed., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 370 s.

    Dahlberg, K.,

    The enigmatic phenomenon of loneliness

    URL: Link

    International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 2, 195-207,

    Dahlberg, Karin; Ekman, Inger

    Vägen till patientens värld och personcentrerad vård: att bli lyssnad på och förstådd

    ISBN: 978-91-47-11271-5

    LIBRIS-ID: 20171644

    Första upplagan, Stockholm, Liber, 356 sidor

    Ekman, Inger

    Personcentrering inom hälso- och sjukvård: från filosofi till praktik

    ISBN: 978-91-47-11405-4

    LIBRIS-ID: 14843107

    1. uppl., Stockholm, Liber, 261 s.

    Ekman, I., Hedman, H., Wallengren, C., ; & Swedberg, K.,

    Swedish Initiative on person-centred care

    BMJ, 2015;350:h160,

    Eriksson, K.,

    Caring Science in an New Key

    Nursing Science Quarterly, 15, pp 61-65,

    Galvin, K., & Todres, L.,

    Embodying nursing openheartedness: An existential perspective

    URL: Link

    Journal of Holistic Nursing, 27(2),

    Jakob Håkansson Eklund, Inger K. Holmström, ; Tomas Kumlin, Elenor Kaminsky, ; Karin Skoglund, Jessica Höglander, ; Annelie J. Sundler, Emelie Condén, ; Martina Summer Meranius,

    Same same or different? A review of reviews of person-centered and patient-centered care

    Patient Education and Counseling, 102(1), 3-11.,

    Kristen N Corazzini, Julienne Meyer, ; Katherine S McGilton, Kezia Scales, ; Eleanor S McConnell, Ruth A Andersson, ; Michael Lepore, Inger Ekman,

    Person-centered nursing home care in the United States, United Kingdom, and Sweden: Why building cross-comparative capacity may help us radically rethink nursing home care and the role of the RN

    Nordic Journal of Nursing Research, 36(2), 59-61,

    McCormack, B. Karlsson, B, ; Dewing, J. & Lerdal, A.,

    Exploring person centredness: a qualitative meta-synthesis of four studies

    Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 24:620-63411,

    Ricœur, Paul; Blamey, Kathleen

    Oneself as another

    ISBN: 9780226713298

    LIBRIS-ID: 4719301

    New ed., Chigago, University of Chicago Press, viii, 363 s.

    Sá Cavalcante Schuback, M,

    The knowledge of attention

    International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 1(3), 133-140,

    Todres, L., Galvin, K., & Dahlberg, K.,

    Lifeworld-led healthcare: Revisiting a humanizing philosophy that integrates emerging trends

    URL: Link

    Medicine Health Care and Philosophy, 10, 53-63,

    Wiklund Gustin, Lena; Lindwall, Lillemor

    Omvårdnadsteorier i klinisk praxis

    ISBN: 9789127131828 (inb.)

    LIBRIS-ID: 13603211

    1. utg., Stockholm, Natur & kultur, 343 s.

    Wiklund Gustin, Lena; Bergbom, Ingegerd

    Vårdvetenskapliga begrepp i teori och praktik

    ISBN: 978-91-44-11243-5

    LIBRIS-ID: 20900395

    Andra upplagan, Lund, Studentlitteratur AB, 468 sidor

    Other Materials

    Some further scientific articles will be added during the course.

    Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd,

Objectives

The objective of the course is that students acquire additional in-depth knowledge of philosophical and theoretical perspectives in the caring and nursing sciences. Students are also expected to develop their skills concerning the critical exchange of information on a scientific level.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

1 give an account of, and evaluate, different philosophical and theoretical perspectives relevant to knowledge development in the caring sciences and nursing
2 analyze differences and similarities when it comes to the assessment of core concepts in caring science theories
3 assess the relevance of concepts, models, and theories with respect to the care of patients
4 compare how concepts in the caring sciences apply to different care contexts

Course content

Philosophical and theoretical perspectives in the caring sciences and nursing
Concepts, models, and theories in the caring sciences and nursing
The significance of theories in practice

Specific requirements

A completed bachelor´s degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits within the fields of Nursing or Caring Science. In addition Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English B/English 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3.

Examination

Exercise (GRU1), 2 credits, corresponds to learning objectives 3-4. Marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
Exercise (INL1), 3.5 credits, corresponds to learning objectives 1-4. Marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
Seminar (SEM1), 2 credits, active participation in the course seminars, corresponding to learning objectives 1-4. Marks Pass (G).

For a VG on the course as a whole, a VG on INL1 is required. See the study guidelines for more information.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Three-grade scale