ETHICS AND ETHICAL ISSUES

Course overview

This 2 contact hour course can be taken online at nurseceusonline.com, or using a hardcopy, CD Rom or floppy disk. This course will provide the learner with an overview of various ethical principles; the evolution of ethical thought throughout history, including ethics in nursing; ethical dilemmas and ways to resolve them; commonly occurring and most recently encountered ethical issues in healthcare; and available resources that aid in the facilitation of ethical decision-making. OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of this course, the learner will be able to: 1.Define and detail various ethical principles and concepts, such as autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. 2.Relate the historical and current evolution of ethical thought including milestones, such as the Hippocratic oath and the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics. 3.Articulate ways in which ethical dilemmas can be resolved and methods of ethical decision-making. 4.Detail some commonly occurring ethical issues and resources, including human resources, that are employed to insure ethical practice.