History of Healthcare and Nursing Theories
Study Course Implementer
Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, mdak@rsu.lv, +371 67061568
About Study Course
Objective
Preliminary Knowledge
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.On completion of the study course, students will gain in-depth knowledge of the historical course of nursing profession development in antiquity and professional development in the 18th-20th centuries, education, job description and activity in society, classical theories and concepts of nursing science, more recent theories and models of nursing, their related theories; students will be able to understand the impact of historical development of nursing on the professional development of nurses today.
Skills
1.Students will be able to analyse, synthesise and interpret the development of the nursing profession in different historical stages, taking into consideration the development of medical and nursing professional skills; evaluate and understand the theories of the nursing science, compare nursing theories by chronology, level, approach and content.
Competences
1.Evaluate and justify the developmental links and cyclical development of the nursing profession with changes in the profession today; identify theories and concepts of Nursing Theory and other healthcare related sciences in nursing practice; will be able to explain, interpret and scientifically argue them.
Assessment
Individual work
Examination
Study Course Theme Plan
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The beginnings of the nursing profession: grey nurses. Activities of the Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of Charity of the priest Vincent de Paul in the territory of Latvia
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Nursing profession in the territory of Latvia during the operation of the Russian Red Cross Society (1879–1914) and the Latvian Red Cross (1918–1940)
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Nursing in Soviet times (1940–1991). Reorganisation of the nursing profession during the restoration of state independence
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Review of classical theories of nursing and their application in practice. (Dorothy Orem, Faye Abdellah, Virginia Henderson, Sister Callista Roy, Dorothy Johnson, Marjory Gordon, Hildegard Peplau, Ida Jean Orlando, Martha E. Roger, Imogene King, Jean Watson, Florence Nightingale, Myra Levine)
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A historical overview of the duties and activities of nurses: grey sisters, sisters of mercy of the Association of Priest Vincent de Paul, sisters of mercy of the Russian Red Cross, deaconess sisters, sisters of mercy of the Latvian Red Cross, nursing profession in Soviet times, nursing profession today
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Medical symbols and emblems: The Rod of Asclepius, Snake, Snake entwining the Mirror, Cup, the Rod of Mercury, Snowflake, Pentagram, White Gowns, Ambulance, Medical Service Emblems, Ancient Doctors, Hippocratic Oath
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Substantiation of care models and nursing theories in practice. Care models: Neuman’s system model, McGill model of nursing, VIPS model, AACN Synergy model. Analysis of research data (in a scientific article)
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Recent theories and models of care in nursing and theories related to nursing. (Parse's theory, Pender's health promotion model, Mercer's theory, Kolcaba's Comfort theory, J. Duffy's model of qualitative care, Roper-Logan-Tierney's model). Analysis and comparison of nursing theories and models: by chronology, level, approach and content
Bibliography
Required Reading
Vīksna, A. Dodot gaismu sadegu. R., 2. izdevums, 2018.
Odiņa, O. Māsu profesijas attīstība Latvijā (18.-20. gs). Promocijas darbs, RSU, 2013.
Nursing theorists and their work 2015. / [edited by] Martha Raile Alligood, Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. 8th edition. xvii, 746 pp.
Ārvalstu studentiem/ For international students:
Wilkinson, Judith M. Treas, Leslie S.Barnett, Karen L. Smith, Mable H. 2016. Fundamentals of Nursing. F.A.Davis. EBSCOhost
Potter, Patricia A., Perry, Anne Griffin. 2019. Essentials for Nursing Practice. EBSCOhost
Jo Ann Zerwekh, Ashley Garneau. 2015. Nursing Today: Transition and Trends. EBSCOhost
Craft-Rosenberg, M., Krajicek, M. 2017.Guidelines for Nursing Excellence in the Care of Children, Youth and Families.
Wendy Levinson, Ginsburg, Shiphra. 2014. Understanding medical professionalism. AccessMedicine
Additional Reading
Leik, Maria T. Codina. 2018. Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review: Fast Facts and Practice Questions. EBSCOhost
Sines, David. 2013. Community and Public Health Nursing. Ebook Central