NUR403 - Nursing: Ethical Ways of Knowing and Caring
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Subject Title
Nursing: Ethical Ways of Knowing and Caring
Subject Description
This course is dedicated to the study of ethical theories from nursing and other fields, including concepts and models of ethical decision-making as they apply to nursing practice. Theoretical approaches may include deontological, utilitarian, and rights-based ethics caring/discourse/relational, and virtue. The study of fundamental ethical concepts of beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, truthfulness, integrity, and justice will be discussed. Personal beliefs and values will be explored within a relational perspective to these theories and to professional codes of ethics. The CNA Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses and CNO Ethics Practice Standards will be applied to nursing practice situations. Human science theories will provide a context for ethical and moral ddecision-making Strategies to create a moral community for nurses and influence ethical issues at the local and global llevelsare studied.
Credit Status
3.00 units
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:
- Critically reflect on own values and beliefs related to nursing practice.
- Apply ethical theories, principles and concepts to nursing practice situations
- Examine from an ethical perspective current issues in health care in terms of culture, context, politics, law, economics and societal expectations.
- Develop an understanding of nurses’ ethical, professional and legal obligations according to professional standards and legislation.
- Demonstrate an appreciation for ways nurses can work for social justice locally and globally.
- Identify ways to work collaboratively with health care professionals when responding to ethical issues.
- Explore ways to develop and sustain a moral/ethical community for nurses.
Program Level Goals (Year 2)
- Be accountable to the public and practice within the professional standards of nursing.
- Enhance health and healing through synthesizing knowledge from nursing and other disciplines in understanding the lived experience of patients.
- Participate in the ongoing transformation and humanization of health care by incorporating multiple ways of knowing, evidence-informed care and critical-reflective practice.
- Commit to excellence in professional practice through lifelong learning.
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships within nursing, the interprofessional team and the community.
- Demonstrate leadership for the advancement of the nursing profession in all domains of practice.
- Advocate for and support healthy organizational and public policy to promote health of individuals, families, groups, communities and global populations.
- Provide culturally sensitive nursing care that honours human dignity, respects diversity, and embraces different ways of being.
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