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Ethics in Clinical Practice (NURS90118)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2019

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This subject will provide students with an opportunity to:

  1. enhance their understanding of ethical theories, principles, and frameworks;
  2. become familiar with the role and process of moral deliberation strategies;
  3. deepen their understanding of the common ethical issues relevant to daily clinical practice with a focus on issues relevant to providing care to those at the end of life; and
  4. allow opportunities for students to apply ethical reasoning using case based discussions to help identify, analyse and resolve ethical issues encountered in clinical practice.

The majority of the subject content will be delivered face to face to facilitate discussion in real time. There will be practical case-based discussions of commonly encountered and important ethical dilemmas that arise in caring for those people with advanced progressive illness. A key goal of this subject is to provide students with opportunities to contribute to discussion, deliberation and analysis of the ethical dimensions of this area of clinical practice drawing on their own experience and from more formal models of ethical analysis. The subject will also include some online components, including online discussions and analysis of case examples.

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of this subject, students should:

  • have an understanding of the fundamentals of clinical ethics including ethical theories, principles and frameworks;
  • deepen their understanding of the roles and processes of moral deliberation;
  • become familiar with the ethical issues encountered when providing care to those approaching the end of life;
  • increase their ability to reflect on the factors that contribute to difficult cases and the different ways ethical reasoning/deliberation can assist in clinical decision making; and
  • increase their ability to apply ethical reasoning to critically analyse and assess ethically challenging situations.

Last updated: 3 November 2022