HCA 315

Bioethics

Name: Bioethics

Course Number: HCA 315

Credit(s): 3

Course Description

This course delves into the complexities of ethical decision-making in nursing practice, focusing on scenarios commonly encountered, such as end-of-life choices, artificial reproduction, research ethics, cloning, and stem cell research. It also addresses patient decision-making principles, life-sustaining treatments, reproductive issues, and debates surrounding euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand and differentiate between theoretical ethics and applied ethics as they pertain to nursing and healthcare.
Clearly explain major ethical theories, including their foundational assumptions and how they apply in healthcare contexts.
Conduct a critical analysis of the general characteristics and limitations inherent in current bioethical discussions.
Critically examine and challenge common beliefs and misconceptions about ethics, especially in the context of bioethics and healthcare.

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