IPLUSO 21781

Bioethics in Nursing

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  It is recommended that the nursing student acquire a set of knowledge and tools that facilitate the assessment, analysis, and critical reflection about the rights and duties of each citizen as a nursing client and according to a systemic perspective (person, family, and community).
• ProgramaProgramme

  1. Introduction to Bioethics      Definitions      History: Applied ethics. Emerging / persistent topics in Bioethics      Main documents      Thinking about human action: values and principles. Main theories.     Ethical Commissions    Moral Conscience and Ethical decision making 2. Bioethics applied to health contexts  Beginning of human life (fertilization and pregnancy) Throughout the life circle (children, adolescents, and young people) Person with mental disease Palliative care and end of life (euthanasia, dysthanasia, and living well) 3. Bioethics, deontology, and nursing practice       Deontological Nursing Code       Statutes of the Board of Nurses       Nurse's Rights and Duties       Competencies of General Practice Nurses'       Legal documents related to health care and frame nursing practice       Cases discussion  
• ObjectivosObjectives

  1. Acquire knowledge in the Bioethical field, namely its history, main concepts and theories, values, principles, and norms that justify human acts. 2. Reflect on the ethical dimension of health care, from a pluralistic perspective, especially applied to nursing care throughout the life cycle. 3. Develop reflexive thinking, ethical analysis, and critical judgment on emerging and persistent topics of Bioethics when applied to healthcare scenarios. 4. Acquire knowledge for ethical decision-making in particularly complex contexts of nursing practice. 5. Identify the main legal documents related to health care and frame nursing practice according to it values, the nursing code of ethics, and legislation. 6. Understand the bioethical content of the Goals of Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030) and their relationship with the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights UNESCO.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Decreto-Lei nº104/98 de 21 de abril. Diário da República -I Série A. Lisboa: Ordem dos Enfermeiros Deodato, S. (2015). Deontologia Profissional de Enfermagem. Lisboa: Ministério da Saúde Gracia, D. (2008). Fundamentos de Bioética. Madrid: Triacastela. Lei 156/2015 de 16 de setembro. Diário da República. I Série. Lisboa: Ministério da Saúde Neves, M.C. & Pacheco, S. (2004). Para uma ética de enfermagem: desafios. Coimbra: Gráfica de Coimbra. Nunes, L. et al (2005). Código deontológico do Enfermeiro: dos comentários a análise de casos. Lisboa: Ordem dos Enfermeiros. Nunes R & Serrão, D. (1998). Ética em Cuidados de Saúde. Porto: Porto Editora Osswald, W. & Patrão Neves (2007). Bioética Simples. Lisboa: Coimbra Thompson, I.; Melia, K.; Boyd, K. (2004). Ética na Enfermagem. Loures: Lusociência. Unesco (2006). Declaração Universal sobre Bioética e Direitos do Homem. Lisboa: Unesco  
• MetodologiaMethodology

  In this curricular unit, the Team-based learning (TBL) methodology is used, with tasks carried out in small groups, allowing the development of the ability to analyze and apply theoretical concepts.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  3
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não