NCM108 Health Care Ethics Course Outline

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COURSE OUTLINE

1st SEMESTER A.Y. 2020 – 2021

COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE CODE: NCM108 Suggested Course Delivery Method (check one):

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Health Care Ethics (BioEthics) ☐ Online (all instruction is online)

COURSE UNITS: 3 ☒ Blended Learning (instruction occurs both online and


on campus)
SEMESTER TO BE OFFERED:
90% ONLINE
☒ 1ST TERM ☐ 2ND TERM ☐ SPECIAL TERM 10% ON CAMPUS

PROFESSOR: MA.VIRGINIA B. CAMARINTA, PHD

STUDENT OUTCOMES (SO)


At the end of the course, the student must be able to (CO):
SO1 SO2 SO3 SO4 SO5 SO6

1. Apply knowledge of physical, social, natural and health science, and humanities in the practice of nursing.

2. Apply guidelines and principles of evidence-based practice in the delivery of care.


3. Adopt the nursing core values in the practice of the profession.

LEGEND: I – INTRODUCED R – REINFORCED D - DEMONSTRATED

COURSE OUTLINE, TIME FRAME AND DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION


(LECTURE)
WEEK TOPICS MODE OF DELIVERY
Theories and principles of Health Ethics
A. Ethical Theories
1 1. Deontology Online
2. Teleology
3. Utilitarianism
B. Virtue Ethics
1. Virtues Ethics in Nursing
2 Online
2. Core Values of a Professional Nurse

C. Ethical Principles
1. Autonomy
 Patient’s Rights
 Patient’s Bill of Rights
3  Informed Consent Online
 Proxy Consent/Legally Acceptable Representative
 Confidentiality
 Privacy
Confidentiality
2. Veracity
 Truth Telling and Right to Information
3. Fidelity
4 4. Justice Online
5. Beneficence
6. Non-maleficence

D. Other Relevant Ethical Principles


1. Principle of Double Effect
5 2. Principle of Legitimate Cooperation Online
3. Principle of Common Good and Subsidiarity
6 Summative Assessment
7 E. Principles of Bioethics Online
1. Principle of stewardship and Roles of Nurses as Stewards
 Personal
 Social
 Ecological
 Biomedical

2. Principle of totality and its integrity


 Ethico-moral responsibility of nurses in surgery
 Sterilization/mutilation
 Preservation of bodily functional integrity
8 Online
 Issues on organ donation
3. Principles of ordinary and extraordinary means
4. Principle of Personalized Sexuality

Bioethics and Its Application in Various Health Care Situations


A. Sexuality and Human Reproduction
1. Human sexuality and its moral evaluation
2. Marriage
9 Online
 Fundamentals of marriage
 Issues on sex outside marriage and homosexuality
 Issues on contraception, its morality, and ethico-moral responsibility of nurses

3. Issues on Artificial reproduction, its morality and ethico-moral responsibility of nurses


 Artificial insemination
 In-vitro fertilization
10 Online
 Surrogate motherhood
4. Morality and Abortion, Rape and other Problems Related to Destruction of Life

11 B. Dignity in Death and Dying Online


1. Euthanasia and Prolongation of Life
2. Inviolability of Human Life
3. Euthanasia and Suicide
4. Dysthanasia
5. Orthothanasia
6. Administration of Drugs to the Dying
7. Advance Directives
8. DNR or End of Life Care Plan
C. Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
D. Ethical Decision-Making Process

12 Summative Assessment
Bioethics and Research
A. Principles of Ethics in Research
1. Nuremberg Code
2. Declaration of Helsinki
13 Online
3. Belmont Report
B. Ethical Issues in Evidence Based Practice
C. Ethico-moral Obligations of the Nurse in Evidence Based Practices
1. Introduction to Good Clinical Practice Guidelines
Guidelines on Health Protocol in Documentation and Health Records
14 Online
Ethical Consideration in Leadership and Management
A. Moral Decision Making
1. Principle of Moral Discernment
2. Principle of Well-formed Conscience
3. Strategies of Moral Decision-Making Process
15 Online
 Ethical Dilemma
B. Meaning and Service value of medica care
1. Allocation of health resources
2. Issues involving access to care

Ethical Issues Related to Technology in the Delivery of Health care


A. Data Protection and Security
1. Data Privacy Act 2012 (RA 10173 Series of 2012)
16 Online
B. Benefits and Challenge of Technology
C. Current technology: Issues and Dilemma

17 Continuing Education Programs on Ethico-Moral Practice in Nursing Online


A. Lobbying/Advocating for Ethical Issues Related to Health Care
B. Code of Ethics for Nurses
1. International Code of Ethics
2. Code of Ethics for Filipino Nurses
 Registered Nurses and People
 Registered Nurses and Practice
 Registered Nurses and Co-workers
 Registered Nurses and Society and Environment
 Registered Nurses and Profession
18 Summative Assessment Face-to-face

NEED / JUSTIFICATIONS / BENEFITS TO STUDENTS

This course deals with the application of ethico-moral and legal concepts and principles to issues that affect the practice of nursing. These provide the basis for
appropriate decision making given varied situations, to prepare the learner to render effective, efficient and safe nursing care. Furthermore, related learning
experiences provide opportunities to concretize commitment to nursing. The critical thinking process shall be used in the unit with the objective of developing the
intellectual capacity to conceptualize and contextualize what students know about particular ethico-moral and legal issues. Learners are expected to apply sound
ethical decision-making in varied health scenarios.

Suggested course delivery method is Online Learning with 90% online session and 10% on-campus session. Online sessions will be focused on the delivery of topic
discussions while the on-campus sessions will be allocated for final presentation of the course project. All self-paced activities (reflection paper) must be submitted
using TurnItIn as a platform for plagiarism checking.

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