NURS 4303 - Leg & Ethic Iss in Health Care

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours Lecture: 3
Contact Hours Lab: 0

Applies legal and ethical guidelines to clinical situations pertaining to the role of the professional nurse. Examines philosophic foundations of decision making in contemporary health care with extension to identification and management of ethical dilemmas. Applies legal guidelines from the Texas Nurse Practice Act and landmark court cases to clinical situations with consideration for the role of the professional nurse.

Campus: ALP

Course Level: Senior