NURS 3204 - Professional Development II: Roles and Ethics

Credits: 2

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Successful completion of NURS 3318, NURS 3301, NURS 3309, NURS 3203, and NURS 3312.
Corequisites: Co-requisites: NURS 3307, NURS 3308, NURS 3208, NURS 3304 and NURS 3207.
This course is designed to explore the three roles of the baccalaureate generalist and expanded practice roles in providing direct and indirect client care. Emphasis is placed on the foundational relevance of ethics to the practice of professional nursing in varying roles. This course helps students determine when they and others are experiencing moral and ethical conflicts, and helps them develop pathways of reflective thinking and communicating related to ethical challenges in nursing practice. Students will explore the ANA Code of Ethics and begin incorporating its provisions as a compass for developing professional practice from health promotion to death with the assured preservation of dignity of clients.