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NU257-NURSING ETHICS COURSE Affective Domain

1(1-0) rse Description By the end of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Follow the specified norms of the IL, SGD teaching & learning.
This course is designed to provide the learner with an over view of basic con-
2. Demonstrate the humbleness and use the socially acceptable language
cepts of ethics, its theory, principles, and norms. This course will raise awareness
during academic and social interactions with human models, colleagues
of factors that needs to consider when dealing with ethical decisions and affirm
and teachers.
nursing as an ethically responsible profession. It will also provide a forum for learner
3. Demonstrate ethically competent decisions when confronted with an
to reflect upon issues or ethical dilemma which they identify during their clinical
ethical, social or moral problem related to professional or personal life.
practice.

Cognitive Domain

By the end of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Define ethical principles in health care.

2. Discuss ethical, moral and professional responsibilities of the nurse.
3. Discuss the nurse’s individual liability with in the ethical scope of nursing
practice.
4. Solve Identify ethical concern at clinical area and discuss alternatives for
the identified ethical concerns.
5. Discuss the changing health environment for the role of nurse in delivery
of ethical nursing care.

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TOS - NU257-NURSING ETHICS-COURSE 1(1-0)

Domain No of
S.No Weeks Content Learning Outcomes MIT’s Hours Assesment
C P A Items

TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING ETHICS

1 ethics and bio-ethics. Define ethics, nursing ethics and bio-ethics. C1

Discuss the terms value, belief, morals, attitude, conflict,

2 terminology C2
dilemma and ethical dilemma. Interactive
Week-1 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
3 importance Discuss importance of ethics in nursing. C2

4 concept Apply the learned ethical concept in clinical setting. C3

5 profession Define a profession. C1

6 criteria Review criteria of a profession. C2

Interactive
Week-2 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
7 Comparison Differentiate between an occupation and a profession. C4

8 Characteristics Demonstrate Characteristics of a Professional Nurse C3

TOPIC: VALUE SET

9 clarification Define value and value clarification. C1

10 types Discuss the types of values. C2

Interactive
Week-3 1 MCQ’s 5
Identify personal, societal, organizational professional and Lecture/SGD
11 values C1
moral values.

12 modes Explain modes of value transmission. C2

Recognize value conflicts and its implication to nursing

13 conflicts C5
practice

14 advantages Enlist advantages of value clarification in nursing profession. C1

Interactive
15 Week-4 professional values. Develop professional values. C5 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
Explore and demonstrate respect patients’ / families values
16 respect C2
and beliefs’ in clinical setting,

17 implication Discuss implication of nursing care ethics in diverse societies. C2

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Domain No of
S.No Weeks Content Learning Outcomes MIT’s Hours Assesment
C P A Items

TOPIC: ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND THEORIES

18 principles Describe the ethical principles in health care. C2

19 theories Discuss ethical theories applicable in health care C2

Interactive
Week-5 1 MCQ’s 5
Relate ethical principles in health care in the light of ethical Lecture/SGD
20 principles C4
theories.

21 dilemmas Discuss the ethical dilemmas face by nurses and clients. C2

22 concerns/issues Recognize ethical concerns/issues in clinical setting. C5

23 clinical setting. Integrate ethical principles in clinical setting. C3

Interactive
Week-6 1 MCQ’s 5
Discuss the strategies to resolve ethical dilemma in daily Lecture/SGD
24 strategies C2
nursing practice.

25 steps Discuss the steps of ethical decision-making. C2

TOPIC: CONFIDENTIALITY AND INFORMED CONSENT

26 consent Define confidentiality and informed consent. C1

27 importance Discuss the importance of confidentiality & consent. C2

Interactive
Week-7 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
28 elements List ethical and legal elements of informed consent. C1

Understand the process to take patient consent in clinical

29 patient consent C2
setting.

30 process and components Discuss the process and components of informed consent. C2

31 nurse’s roles Discuss nurse’s roles and responsibilities in consent process. C2

Interactive
Week-8 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
32 implication Discuss the implication of case consultation in nursing ethics. C2

Enlist the reasons for taking the informed consent in clinical

33 reasons C1
setting.

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Domain No of
S.No Weeks Content Learning Outcomes MIT’s Hours Assesment
C P A Items

TOPIC: BILLS OF RIGHTS

34 rights Define rights and bills of right. C1

35 types List the types of rights. C1

Interactive
Week-9 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
36 role of nurse Describe the role of nurse in relation to bills of right. C2

37 bills of right. Explain patient’s bills of right in a tertiary care health facility. C2

TOPIC: CODE OF ETHICS

38 code Define code and code of ethics. C1

Interactive
39 Week-10 functions and elements List the functions and elements of ethical code C1 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
ICN and Pakistan Nursing
40 Explain code of ethics by ICN and Pakistan Nursing Council. C2
Council.

41 Comparison Compare code of ethics by ICN and Pakistan Nursing Council C4

Discuss and integrate application of code of ethics in clinical Interactive

42 Week-11 application C2 1 MCQ’s 5
settings. Lecture/SGD

43 Pledge Define Nursing Pledge in relation to code of ethics. C1

TOPIC: PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY AND ETHICS

Define profession, professional, autonomy, accountability

44 definition C1
and unity.

45 characteristics Discuss the characteristics of professional nurse. C2

Interactive
Week-12 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
46 code of ethics Relate the code of ethics to professional status. C4

47 autonomy Discuss the professional autonomy and ethics. C2

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Domain No of
S.No Weeks Content Learning Outcomes MIT’s Hours Assesment
C P A Items

48 accountability Relate accountability to professional status. C4

Discuss the concept of unity and its relationship to

49 unity C2
professional status in nursing. Interactive
Week-13 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
50 standards Relate Nursing ethics to standards of nursing practice. C4

51 characteristics Demonstrate characteristics of a professional nurse. C3

TOPIC: ETHICAL DILEMMA IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

52 dilemma /obligation Define dilemma and professional obligation. C1

Identify common areas of negligence and nurses’ liability in

53 negligence C1
these areas.
Interactive
Week-14 1 MCQ’s 5
Discuss nurses’ advocacy in various scenarios and clinical Lecture/SGD
cases related to Life Support Equip-ment, Selling Body
54 advocacy Parts, Risk Management and Occupational Hazards. C2
Documentation of Nursing Care, Employment Issues and
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Debate situations like Patients have Right to Live and Die,
55 Abortion, Society Benefits Vs Pa-tient Benefits (Aids), Right to C4
Diagnosis, Placebos Use, Right to Receive /Refuse Treatment.
Debate the following scenarios in class (Who Deserve Interactive
Week-15 Scenario Priority Treatment- Child or Old, Deci-sions By Patient or 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
Family or Health Team, Family Presence during CPR, Cultural
56 C4
Preference When Conflict with Medicine, Blood Transfusion,
Practice and Learning Patients by Students, Literature Use
without acknowledgement.

TOPIC: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND NURSING ORGANIZATIONS

57 Organizations Identify Nursing Organizations all over the world. C1

58 functions Discuss functions of International Council of Nursing C2

Interactive
Week-16 1 MCQ’s 5
Lecture/SGD
59 role Discuss the role of World Health Organization C2

Elaborate the functions of Pakistan Nursing Association,

60 functions C2
Federation and Council.

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