(MED)
Ms G Milton and Ms D Griffiths
6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Peninsula
Synopsis: Moral responsibility and decision making in nursing, current bioethical issues and ethics committees and their functions. Current Australian law and associated legal institutions and processes. The legal relationship and obligations of nurses to their patients, patients0 relatives and other health care professionals.
Assessment: Ethics assignment: 50% + Legal assignment: 50%