569a. Principles and Analysis of Health Care Ethics. 3 credit hours. Students are introduced to two major theories of health care ethics: (1) principlism, including respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, and (2) the ethics of care. The ethical theories are applied to clinical cases and health policy analysis through online discussion. Students learn to analyze clinical cases and policy by discerning pertinent facts, discerning distinctions, assessing social context and values, assessing decision-making procedure determining lines of authority, and defining specific questions. The ethical theories and methods are then applied to selected current issues in health care including end-of-life care, resource allocation, noncompliance, and privacy. Required of all students in the nursing management, policy, and leadership specialty; available to others with permission of the instructor. D. Olsen.
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