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Ethics in Clinical Practice (NURS90118)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
October
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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This subject will provide students with an opportunity to:
- enhance their understanding of ethical theories, principles, and frameworks;
- become familiar with the role and process of moral deliberation strategies;
- 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
- 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
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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NURS90046 | Fundamentals of Palliative Care | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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LMS discussion board
| Mid semester | N/A |
Reflective essay
| Week 9 | 40% |
Literature based case analysis
| Week 12 | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- October
Coordinator Danielle Ko Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 7 October 2020 to 16 October 2020 Last self-enrol date 9 October 2020 Census date 26 October 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 November 2020 Assessment period ends 1 December 2020 October contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022