NUR 4760 - Ethical Decision Making/R.N

Institution:

Aurora University

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Description:

4 semester hours This course explores trends and issues in ethics and public policy. Values, ethical theory and decision making and the process of policy making in relation to the standards of nursing practice are examined (Level IV). Prerequisites: All NUR3000-level courses. NUR4800 Medical Surgical Nursing II: Collaborative Practice in Health and Illness 6 semester hours This medical surgical course will build on the student's previous knowledge gained through collaborative practice experience in the medical surgical acute care setting. The student will become increasingly sophisticated in the use of the nursing process and critical thinking skills to facilitate adaptation to seriously complex physiological insults across the lifespan. Students will have an opportunity to increase organizational skills, through the expanding complexity of patient acuity levels and workloads in advanced medical surgical settings. Emphasis is on complex decision making through collaborative practice in critical care settings. The student will conceptualize care of the medical surgical client from admission to discharge and beyond as a means of holistic practice that demonstrates prevention, promotion, maintenance, and restoration of the client with complex health problems. (Spring) Clinical: The clinical will focus on complex decision making and facilitate the student's socialization to nursing as a profession by providing opportunities to participate in discussions and decisions related to patient education, issues and problems of health care and nursing practice, social, cultural, legal, and ethical responsibilities of the nurse. The student will transition to a novice in preparation for employment after completing a clinical preceptor experience. Prerequisites: All 3000-level NUR courses. Concurrent with NUR4500 and NUR4600.

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4.00

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Institution Website:

www.aurora.edu

Phone Number:

(630) 892-6431

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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