Nursing and nursing theoretical models 4

Module General nursing

At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand the evolution of the nursing professionalization process highlighting the content and methodological guidelines of the discipline.

In particular, the student will be able to:

• describe the historical, cultural and anthropological evolution of the nurse.
• understand the fundamental concepts of nursing (person, environment, health, assistance), caring, fundamentals of care and other concepts.
• analyze the evolution of nursing taxonomies and their usability in the Italian context
• analyze the purposes and characteristics of the Orders and Associations
• know the legislation relating to professional practice and education

• History of nursing care from its origins to the present day
• The funlows of professional practice (DM 734/94, L. n.42 of 1999, L. n.251/2000, L n.43 of 2006, DM MUR of 2009L.24 of 2017)
• Orders and Nursing Associations
• Nursing education and career development 
• Clinical methodology in nursing
• Tools for documenting and planning nursing care

1. Saiani L, Brugnolli A, Trattato di cure infermieristiche.  Casa Editrice Idelson - Gnocchi, Napoli, 2020. 
2. Benci L. Aspetti giuridici della professione infermieristica. Casa Editrice Mc Graw Hill Education, Milano, 2015. 

The assessments will be carried out at the end of the integrated course. The methodology will be communicated at the beginning of the lessons together with the bibliography and with the learning resources necessary for the preparation for the final evaluation.

The test will be written with multiple choice questions. The exam will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. Not suitable: Poor or lacking knowledge and understanding of the topics; limited capacity for analysis and synthesis, frequent generalizations of the requested contents; inability to use technical language.
2. 18-20: Just sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics, with obvious imperfections; just sufficient capacity for analysis, synthesis and autonomy of judgment; poor ability to use technical language.
3. 21-23: Sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics; sufficient ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to reason with logic and coherence the required contents; sufficient ability to use technical language.
4. 24-26: Fair knowledge and understanding of the topics; discrete ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to rigorously argue the required contents; good ability to use technical language.
5. 27-29: Good knowledge and understanding of the required contents; good ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to rigorously argue the required contents; good ability to use technical language.
6. 30-30L: Excellent level of knowledge and understanding of the required content with an excellent ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to argue the required content in a rigorous, innovative and original way; excellent ability to use technical language

The Ministerial Decree n. 739 - 14 September 1994, identifies a specific function related to drug therapy management . The correct passage of this legislation is indicated below. ".... The nurse......":

1. participates in the application of diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions
2. guarantees the correct application of diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions
3. acts in collaboration in the application of diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions
4. plans, manages and evaluates diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions
5. acts both individually and in collaboration in the application of diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions