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| Programme title: | Concepts of Ethical Practice |
| Apply: | direct to the University via the NHS Business Unit |
| Code: | NRS10-3 |
| Start (pt): | September |
| Mode: | part-time |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Location: | Luton campus, Park Square |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health & Social Sciences |
The purpose of this unit is to widen the knowledge of the nurse in this important area. The unit enables the nurse to explore and apply ethical and legal principles to situations encountered in their professional practice.
Ethical principles as well as moral judgements of the goodness, justice, and fairness of human action must always be at the centre of decision making in nursing. This is particularly important as health care continues to change apace. The expectations of patients/clients and the socio-economic fabric are influenced by both ethical and legal elements. There is an essential requirement that nurses act within an ethico-legal framework.
Your learning will be supported through a student centred work focused learning approach. The unit is evidence based and related to current local and national agenda’s.
There will be opportunities for you to engage in a variety of learning experiences. In this way you will be encouraged to relate back to your own practice the key learning outcomes of the unit. This process will be supported by lecturer facilitation, including the delivery of key presentations around the learning outcomes, as well as specialist sessions.
You will also be required to plan how to meet the unit learning outcomes relating them to your own practice through the completion of the required assignments. Additionally your learning will be supported via tutorials, group work, E-learning via BREO and E-learning library resources. You will be able to bring your reflections on experiences in practice to enable integration of theory to practice.
A major part of the learning experience will occur through self directed study, this requires time to reflect, analyse and evaluate experiences from theory and practice, including the client’s journey through care.
1. Each student will lead a seminar presentation which will outline ethical and legal aspects of a selected area relevant to nursing. 20% C2.3
2. Essay: Each student will undertake an in-depth exploration of an issue affecting nursing practice analysing both the ethical and legal perspectives and exploring possible solutions (2,500 words 80%) I1.3, S1.3, P1.3, P3.3, P4.3
Thompson. I. E. et al (2006) Nursing Ethics Churchill Livingstone
This course unit is available to health care practitioners who have completed or working to complete level 2 credit.
Contact NHS Business Unit for fees.
For further information concerning this unit, contact Mike McGowan
E: mike.mcgowan@beds.ac.uk
How to apply:
Please contact the NHS Business Unit or download an application form from the website.
E: nhs-business-unit@beds.ac.uk
T: 01582 743048
F: 01582 743704
