Defining ethics and ethical dilemmas, and legal and legislative issues

  • Defining ethics and ethical dilemmas, and legal and legislative issues
  • Understanding the frameworks that govern ethical decision making
  • Distinguishing between legal and ethical obligations in decision making
  • Demonstrating self-awareness relating to the ethical frameworks and ethical principles strongly influence one’s personal decision making
  • Correlating the legal authority of nursing practice and the nursing profession
  • Selecting appropriate nursing actions in sensitive clinical situations
  • Describing appropriate methods of ensuring informed consent
  • Separating legal and ethical accountability