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Legal, Ethical and Health Policy Issues in Nursing

Description:
This course integrates ethical, legal, and health policy issues in contemporary nursing. The major ethical principles, several ethical theories and conceptual frameworks as well as ethical decision-making models are reviewed. The ANA Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements is analyzed in relation to individual practice settings and the nursing profession. Students utilize debate methodology to resolve common ethical dilemmas in nursing. Legal implications related to providing nursing care, particularly examples of malpractice, how a bill becomes a law, and the legislative process are discussed. Students develop a position paper on a relevant health policy issue including integration of relevant ethical, legal, legislative, and economic implications.

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2013 Fall

Section	Class Number	Weekly Schedule	Time	Instructor	Location
01	2096	Th	05:30 PM - 08:15 PM	Jones,Emily Jean	M02-0116	More Info
02	2097	Tu	05:30 PM - 08:15 PM	Mahony,Deborah L	M02-0116	More Info

2013 Spring

Section	Class Number	Weekly Schedule	Time	Instructor	Location
01	2126	Th	05:30 PM - 08:15 PM	Jones,Emily Jean	W01-0031	More Info
02	2127	Tu	05:30 PM - 08:15 PM	Jones,Emily Jean	W01-0006	More Info