Objectives and competences
Students:
• understand some key psychological theories and models relevant to nursing care,
• understand the interaction of biological, social and psychological factors in health and illness,
• develop basic skills (listening, acceptance, empathy, response, conflict resolution ...) needed to work effectively in nursing care,
• learn and understand the patient's expected reaction and the importance of psychological preparation to assist the patient's medical treatment,
• develop skills of reflection and self-control of one’s own thinking, experience and behaviour in different situations.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Basic psychological terms, concepts and theories relevant to nursing care (behavioural, cognitive, humanistic, interpersonal, theories of learning).
• emotional, motivational psychological process
• Conceptions of health and illness (anthropological, biological, psychological, biopsychosocial model of health and illness).
• The psychology of pain.
• The concept of self and body image.
• Stress and coping.
• Development and loss of social relationships (attachment theory, life transitions, loss and grief...).
• Social processes and their importance for nursing care.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures, seminar work, role-playing, demonstrations, group work.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
• explain the basic psychological concepts and the importance of psychology in nursing care,
• describe and explain key approaches to understanding human behaviour,
• use multiple social skills in dealing with patients,
• assess the patient's problems and offer support in finding solutions, and help determine when a psychologist is necessary,
• explain the advantages of the biopsychosocial model of health and illness,
• critically reflects on their attitudes and practices in different situations and nursing practice.
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Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Students apply the acquired knowledge to nursing practice.
Readings
Obvezna:
Payne, S. & Walker, J. (2003). Psihologija v zdravstveni negi. Ljubljana: Educy.
Rakovec Felser, Z. (2009). Psihologija telesnega bolnika. Maribor: Založba Pivec.
Dodatna:
Torn, A.& Greasley, P. (2016). Psychology for Nursing. Cambridge; Malden: Polity.
Prerequisits
The condition for the admission to the written examination is the completed seminar work.
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