Nursing 314

Principles of Nursing Ethics 3 credits

Philosophy 210; junior status in Nursing Program, LPN or RN track

Addresses ethical issues in the clinical nursing practice of the professional nurse as care-giver, advocate, teacher, leader/manager. The focus is on the decisions made regarding patient care.

Introduction to Nursing Ethics

Principles of Ethics in Nursing

Principles of Respect for Autonomy

Principles of Beneficence / Nonmalificience

Principles of Justice

Principles of Confidentiality

Ethical Principles Applied to Clinical Nursing Practice

Ethical Decision Making

Ethics of Caring

Nurse-Physician Relationship

Nurse-Patient Relationship

Professionalism

End of Life Issues

Issues in the Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family

Issues in Mental Health

Issues in the Nursing Care of Children and Adolescents

Issues in the Nursing Care of the Older Adult

Issues in Community Health Nursing

Issues in Specialized Nursing Care

Philosophy 212-Medical Ethics, is a recommended course as a GE Philosophy elective for all students enrolled in the Nursing Program which some students do not choose; students transferring into the Nursing Program may have filled this requirement. The undergraduate generic program has 9 free elective credits as does the LPN track. The RN program has 12 free electives and one free nursing course. This course is designed to address the ethical issues of clinical nursing practice so it is major specific.

Rosellen M. Garrett, PhD, CRNP

Co-author AHealth Care Ethics: Principles and Problems.@

4th edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2001

Twelve years of special interest and research in the field of nursing ethics.

Taught ANursing Ethics@ Nursing 595 to graduate students since 1998

Library resources already in place.

Case Studies Discussion, Case Analysis, Exams