NURS 410 - Applied Ethics in Clinical Practice

Institution:

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Description:

Semester course; 3 lecutre hours. 3 credits. Identifies and examines ethical and moral dilemmas encountered in professional nursing practice. Examines personal value systems related to nursing ethics. Discusses relationships between professional nursing and resolution of moral dilemmas. Applies ethical principles to selected dilemmas in clinical nursing practice including patients' rights, informed consent, confidentiality, quality of life, and death and dying.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vcu.edu/

Phone Number:

(804) 828-0100

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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