NURS 3314 Legal and Ethical Principles of Nursing

This course provides the student an opportunity to explore an overview of ethical issues in health care.  It builds on the ethical issues in health care.  It builds on the ethical and legal foundations of professional nursing practice and examines political structures and social forces that shape nursing and healthcare delivery.  Course addresses health policy, legislative and political concerns, nurse practice, application of ethical theory, ethical decision-making models, and professional ethical standards, legal parameters of nursing practice, and legal principles.

Semester Hours

3

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0