- Docente: Filippo Pirani
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MEDS-25/A
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5907)
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from Nov 24, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, students will have acquired the knowledge needed to develop critical thinking regarding the main bioethical issues in the nursing profession, as well as basic skills for the rational management of ethical problems encountered in concrete clinical practice situations.
Course contents
What is bioethics.
Deductive and inductive arguments.
The ethics' principles.
The informed choice and the advance care planning
Ethical issues in end of life care
Readings/Bibliography
Scientific references on PubMed
Documentes from the Italian Committee for Bioethics (ICB)
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures with PowerPoint slides
Presentation of bioethics cases and oral discussions
Assessment methods
Written exam consisting of multiple choice questions
Teaching tools
PowerPoint slides
Office hours
See the website of Filippo Pirani