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HCA 611

Clinical Ethics
Name: Clinical Ethics
Course Number: HCA 611
Credit(s): 3

Course Description

This course introduces students to the ethical dimensions of clinical nursing, providing a fundamental language and methodology to critically examine these dimensions. It includes advanced discussions on ethical theory and various approaches to clinical ethical decision-making. Topics covered encompass ethical issues like truth-telling, killing and letting die, informed consent, conscientious objection, and physician-assisted suicide.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Clearly identify complex ethical issues involving patients.
  • Understand the history of ethical dilemmas in clinical nursing.
  • Explore various resources of institutional ethics programs and understand how to access them.
  • Investigate and discuss clinical ethical issues through case study analysis.

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