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Legal, Ethical and Health Policy and Capstone for RNs

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 are analyzed in relation to individual practice settings and the nursing profession. Legal implications related to providing nursing care, particularly examples of malpractice, how a bill becomes law, and the legislative process are discussed. Students develop a position paper in memo format on a health policy issue including integration of relevant ethical, legal, legislative and economic implications. Students are responsible for a Capstone paper that presents analysis of individual case studies from the students professional clinical experience integrating concepts of ethical reasoning, policy formation, and legal processes.

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2013 Fall

Section	Class Number	Weekly Schedule	Time	Instructor	Location
01	9686		-	Mahony,Deborah L	ON-LINE	More Info
01D	9687	Tu	08:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Mahony,Deborah L	LMS CHAT	More Info
02D	9688	Tu	07:00 PM - 09:00 PM	Butler,Shawna M	LMS CHAT	More Info
03D	9690		-	Butler,Shawna M	LMS CHAT	More Info

2013 Spring

Section	Class Number	Weekly Schedule	Time	Instructor	Location
01	3402		-	Mahony,Deborah L	ON-LINE	More Info
01D	4693	Tu	08:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Mahony,Deborah L	LMS CHAT	More Info
02D	4695	Tu	07:00 PM - 09:00 PM	Butler,Shawna M	LMS CHAT	More Info
03D	4696	M	07:00 PM - 09:00 PM	Mahony,Deborah L	LMS CHAT	More Info
04D	4697	W	07:00 PM - 09:00 PM	Butler,Shawna M	LMS CHAT	More Info

2013 Summer

Section	Class Number	Weekly Schedule	Time	Instructor	Location
01Z	1867		-	Mahony,Deborah L	ON-LINE	More Info
1DZ	1868	Tu	08:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Mahony,Deborah L	LMS CHAT	More Info
2DZ	1869	Tu	07:00 PM - 09:00 PM	Butler,Shawna M	LMS CHAT	More Info
3DZ	1870	M	07:00 PM - 09:00 PM	Mahony,Deborah L	LMS CHAT	More Info
4DZ	1871	W	07:00 PM - 09:00 PM	Butler,Shawna M	LMS CHAT	More Info