This course provides the student the opportunity to explore issues encountered in professional nursing practice relating to ethical and legal situations. Course content is based on standards of nursing practice from the American Nurses Association, legal principles, ethical theories, and the American Nurses Code. Emphasis is placed on the student's analysis of issues to increase his/her ability to creatively examine and apply ethical and legal principles in nursing practice.
NURS 3340 or permission from the RN-BSN program director