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NCS3203 | Law and Ethics in Health | ||
SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY | |||
Credit Points: 15 | |||
Prerequisites: | |||
NCS1102 | Professional Conduct and Communication | ||
OR | |||
RPS1100 | Communication for the Professions | ||
Description: | |||
The aim of the unit is to provide students with an understanding of ethics and law related to practice within a healthcare setting. This unit examines issues which may generate ethical and legal challenges for health care professionals and provide the tools to discuss and debate these challenging issues. The content will include an examination of current Australian law pertaining to healthcare as well as ethical theories, principles and doctrines that aid in decision making processes. Full Unit Outline | |||
This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets | |||
C33 | Bachelor of Science (Nursing) | ||
C33 | Bachelor of Science (Nursing) - Bunbury | ||
Y19 | Bachelor of Science (Nursing) Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) | ||
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/15/2014 VET: 5/14/2014