Ethical issues and legal studies
Ms G Milton and Ms D Griffiths
3 hours per week * First or second semester * Peninsula
In considering ethical issues, the subject aims to cover moral responsibility and decision making in nursing, to explore current ethical issues and to examine ethics committees and their functions. Legal studies will introduce current Australian law and associated legal institutions and processes. Emphasis is placed on the legal relationship and obligations of nurses to their patients, patients' relatives and other health care professionals. Throughout the course students will be encouraged to draw upon past experiences, and learn to appreciate the legal ramifications which can arise from an increasingly complex workplace. Case studies will be used to highlight legal problems affecting nurses.
Assessment
To be advised