Ethics - Framework and Strategies for Nurses (ET1701)
Author(s): Patsy Barnes, RN, BA
Pre-Approved for: CA BRN, CE Broker Provider, Delaware BON
Credit Hours: 2
Course Format
This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.
Course Overview
This course discusses how the Code of Ethics for Nurses supports nurses in their daily practice. In this course, you will discover new frameworks and policies for ethical analysis and decision-making. We will also introduce everyday strategies nurses should use to create ethical work environments.
Course Objectives
- Describe the four major ethical principles
- Summarize the six steps in the moral decision making model
- Contrast moral, ethical, and legal principles
- Explain the Principal of Double Effect
- Analyze the concept of Moral Distress and its effect on nurses
- Reference how the ANA Code of Ethics for nurses guides the nurse in ethical dilemmas about diversity, conflict of interest, boundary issues, and discrimination.