NURS 34900 - Foundations of Ethics and End-of-Life Care

Core professional values and excellences, foundational ethical principles, and essential topics in end of life care will be introduced and explored during this course. Emphasis will be on acquiring generalized knowledge to enable the novice nurse to 1) apply ethical principles to practice, 2) develop the skills to practice with moral comportment and courage, and 3) understand the needs of the dying patient (and loved ones) in order to provide quality end of life care. At the completion of this course with required attendance for all modules, students will be designated “ELNEC Trained.”

prereq: NURS 22000
coreq: NURS 45500; NURS 46000
45 hrs. lecture
3 hrs.