Courses
Course title:
Nursing Ethics
Faculty:
Faculty of Medicine
Department:
Department of Nursing and Midwifery
Course code:
Credits:
5
Semester:
Winter / Summer
Level of study:
Bc.
Format of study:
Practical classes 10 [Hours/Semester]
Name of the lecturer:
Language:
English
ISCED F broad:
Health and welfare
Annotation:
The course focuses on the ethical issues of performing a non-medical profession in health care. It introduces the integration of ethical principles into ethical codes and deals with ethical dilemmas in dealing with healthcare professionals towards clients/patients.
Objectives:
- Understand the value system that forms the basis for the value system in health care.
- Understand the nature of the change in the relationship between the medical profession - client/patient (paternalism - partnership)
- Know the relationship between ethical and legal standards.
- Know the importance of confidentiality.
- Know the importance of the right of the patient to self-determination.
- Know the principles of telling the truth to the patient.
- Understand the ethics of dying and death.
- Know the basics of ethical code of non-medical professions.
