This is the third in a series of five course exploring values, ethics, and legal decision-making frameworks and policies used to support the well-being of people and groups within the context of the healthcare professions.
Prerequisites
PHIL 103 or instructor permission
Corequisites
NUR 210 or instructor permission.
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Compare and contrast the roles of a leader and a manager within the context of a healthcare organization.
- Discuss the ethical and legal considerations involved in safe delegation of patient care tasks in healthcare.
- Discuss the role of advocacy in healthcare.
- Discuss the role of the healthcare professional in complex bioethical dilemmas.
- Identify ways in which a healthcare professional can manage their professional liability.
IO1 Communication: Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
1. Differentiation of manager and leader
2. Ethical and legal considerations in delegation of patient care tasks
3. Scope of practice of healthcare professionals
4. Advocacy and the patient care partnership
5. Role of healthcare providers in bioethical dilemmas
6. Professional liability
PO4 should be assessed: Students will be able to recognize or articulate personal/interpersonal aspects of, or connections between, diverse cultural, social, or political contexts.
PO5 should be assessed: Students will be able to solve problems by gathering, interpreting, combining and/or applying information from multiple sources.