Philosophy of Nursing: Nursing as a Moral Practice
This course provides an opportunity for students to analyze ethical issues and personal, institutional/organizational, societal and global values and beliefs that have an impact on nursing practice, the nursing profession, and healthcare delivery. Students will clearly and carefully articulate their thinking and approach to moral reasoning about various contemporary issues and justify their responses. Presuppositions about clinical practice, education, administration, and their impact will be explored. The realities of the social context and the effects on moral/ethical practice will be discussed.
Outcomes: 1) Analyze the multi-faceted ethical problems in healthcare, nursing practice, education, research, administration and policy; 2) Articulate one's own approach to moral reasoning when responding to bioethical issues in nursing; 3) Identify presuppositions/assumptions underlying one's positions and the bases for accepting those presuppositions/assumptions; 4) Examine fundamental critical questions in ethics and nursing; 5) Explore selected social justice bioethical issues.
Outcomes: 1) Analyze the multi-faceted ethical problems in healthcare, nursing practice, education, research, administration and policy; 2) Articulate one's own approach to moral reasoning when responding to bioethical issues in nursing; 3) Identify presuppositions/assumptions underlying one's positions and the bases for accepting those presuppositions/assumptions; 4) Examine fundamental critical questions in ethics and nursing; 5) Explore selected social justice bioethical issues.