Nursing Ethics NURS 187

Instructor: Susan Pierce

EMail:spierce.uncson@mhs.unc.edu

Office:508 Carrington Hall

Phone: 919-966-5681

Class Location: TBA
Office Hours: TBA

Discussion Forum -- decision making in health care ethics

Course Objectives , Requirements and Policies

Class and Lab Schedules

Syllabus

Assignments and Tests

Course Objectives:

1. Identify the wide range of ethical issues in health care, health policy and nursing practice. eighting of the following ethical principles: autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice. hen given clinical case studies. Course Prequisites:

Successful completion of N53; RN status; or permission of faculty

Grading Policy:

Honor Code is in effect. See syllabus for details.

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Class and Lab Schedules


Day	Class Schedule
Mon	TBA
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri





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TESTS and ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments


Assignment	% of grade	Date Assigned	Date Due	Description
1	33	1/13/97		Class Participation
2	16	1/13/97		Class Presentation
3	17	1/13/97		Course Paper processing an ethical issue
4	33	1/13/97	TBA	Final Exam Essay: Analyze a case using Leah Curtin's framework




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Tests


Date	Name of Test	% of grade
TBA	Final Essay Case Analysis	33%




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Syllabus
February 3

Non-Maleficence and Beneficience

Justice
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February 17

Ethic of Care
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February 24

Ethical Decision Making Framework
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March 3

End-of-Life Decision Making
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March 17

Abortion
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March 24

Patients
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March 31

The Nature of the Moral Dynamic
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April 7

RESEARCH AND GROUP-WORK TIME
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April 14, 21

Student Presentations: Paper due on day of presentation
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Course Related Links
deathnet
nightingale

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