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   NUR 320 - Nursing Ethics and Legalities of Healthcare

3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Admission to BSN program or department approval.
Identify and develop an understanding of ethics and legalities in healthcare.  Ethical principles and theories and how to relate them to challenges facing the professional nurse will be discussed and contemplated.  Critical thinking and ethical behavior and application of ethical behavior in relation to all aspects of healthcare delivery will be covered in the course.  The strong influence of laws and regulations in healthcare delivery will be discussed. The role of the nurse as a member of the healthcare team in providing healthcare within federal and state laws and regulations will be included in the course. Legal factors will be examined in relation to their impact on professional nursing practice.
LEC 45 Contact hours



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