168717

Applied Ethics for Professional Practice

Critique of a range of philosophical approaches and practical ethical decision-making frameworks, focussed on practice application across diverse nursing roles. Particular attention is brought to nurses’ role as moral agents in ‘everyday’ practice. Significant themes include social justice; links between biculturalism, cultural safety and ethics; and the ethical implications of the socio-political context of contemporary healthcare.

Course code

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168717

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

700-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

30

Subject

Nursing

Course planning information

Course notes

Attendance at any Block Courses/Contact Workshops is compulsory

General progression requirements

You may enrol in a postgraduate course (that is a 700-, 800- or 900-level course) if you meet the prerequisites for that course and have been admitted to a qualification which lists the course in its schedule.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Critique why ethical responsiveness in health professionals requires engagement with socio-economic, cultural, and gendered contexts.
  • 2 Critically analyse contemporary healthcare contexts locally, nationally and internationally, including the ethical implications for the global healthcare delivery.
  • 3 Evaluate a range of ethical philosophical positions, including biomedical, humanistic, feminist, postmodern, cultural, rights-based and social justice perspectives, in terms of their applicability to health professionals practising as moral agents.
  • 4 Analyse the intersections between ethical and educational practice through role modelling, speaking up and challenging the ‘hidden curriculum’ in workplaces.
  • 5 Identify and evaluate strategies for health professionals to foster resilience in order to sustain ethical practice in the navigation of morally distressing and morally complex situations.
  • 6 Discern the specific ethical obligations and responsibilities for health professionals in the New Zealand context, with reference to regulatory frameworks and professional standards.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Written Assignment 3 4 5 6 30%
Oral/Performance/Presentation 3 4 5 6 30%
Written Assignment 1 2 3 6 40%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

Textbooks can change. We recommend you wait until at least seven weeks before the semester starts to buy your textbooks.

Compulsory

BIOETHICS: A NURSING PERSPECTIVE 6ED

Author
JOHNSTONE, M.J.
ISBN
9780729542159
Edition
6TH EDITION, 2015
Publisher
Elsevier

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