NURS 3302 - Professionalism and Ethics in Nursing

Institution:

Kennesaw State University

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

Students analyze historical, contemporary, and global perspectives on the role of nursing in society, and on professional nursing roles within the context of contemporary health care delivery systems. Primary emphasis is on the ethical and legal foundations of nursing, including exploration of common ethical and legal dilemmas encountered at the beginning and end of life, as well as in everyday nursing encounters. In addition, students develop communication skills essential to collegial nursing practice and to collaborative roles within interdisciplinary health care teams. Students apply and critique selected models of ethical decision-making, and explore their utility for nursing practice and for assuming responsibility and accountability for nursings’ ethic of care and commitment to client advocacy.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kennesaw.edu

Phone Number:

(770) 423-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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