Description

Nurses depend on critical thinking to maintain ethical behaviors and manage ethical situations daily when providing care for their patients. As a nurse, you must have a system in place to set standards of practice that uphold your commitment to ethical care and help guide your treatment process.

This micro-course will strengthen your knowledge of ethics in nursing, enhance your critical thinking skills, and give you strategies for ethical decision-making in your daily practice.

What You Will Learn

Upon successful completion of this micro-course, you will be able to:

Define the concept of ethics in nursing practice.
Identify the principles of ethics in nursing practice.
Explore ethical behaviors and decision-making in the nursing profession.
Recognize the ethical tools available to nurses for decision-making.

Eligibility

Must be 18 or older

Refund Policy

You will have 24 hours, or until you receive your completion certificate, to request a full refund after purchase, whichever comes first. No hidden fees. All books and materials are included with purchase.

Virginia G. Moore, PhD

Dr. Virginia G. Moore received her PhD in Nursing Education from Capella University. She is the academic program coordinator for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner MSN specialization in the College of Nursing at Walden University. She has professional experience in administration, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric clinic settings, emergency rooms, and primary care-mental health integration teams. She has conducted research in education and psychiatric/mental health. Dr. Moore has served as a subject matter expert and has given presentations on topics including nursing education, psychiatric and substance use disorders, telehealth, and primary care-mental health integration. She has experience with evidence-based practice mentorship and is an authority on telepsychiatry.

Curriculum

Foundations for Ethical Practice
Learn key ethical concepts in nursing practice.
Code of Ethics in Nursing
Examine the history of the code of ethics in nursing. Explore the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses.
Ethical Principles in Nursing
Discover four principles for ethical decision-making.
Ethical Reasoning
Explore ethical behaviors and decision-making in nursing practice.
Ethical Decision-Making Tools
Acquire ethical decision-making tools for solving ethical dilemmas in nursing practice.
Application of Ethical Principles in Case Studies
Practice applying critical thinking and ethical decision-making tools to ethical dilemmas presented in case studies.

Accreditation Statement

Walden University College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development through the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider Unit P0469.

Criteria for Obtaining Contact Hours

This nursing continuing professional development course offers content that includes overviews and descriptions, engagement activities, resources, and a final assessment. Within 180 days of the course purchase date, follow these steps to claim nursing contact hours:

Complete all content in each micro-course,
Achieve 80% or higher for the final assessment,
Complete the end of course evaluation, and
Download and print or save your contact hour certificate.

Disclosure Statement

The planners and authors of this nursing continuing professional development activity disclose no relevant financial relationships.

While professional development activities offered by an American Nurses Credentialing Center Provider Unit typically satisfy the requirements of most states, Walden University recommends that participants ensure that the content offered meets their individual requirements. To the extent that contact hours must be approved within one’s state of residence or licensure, participants should check with their state board of nursing before enrolling in any professional development activity. The state board of nursing determines the number and type of contact hours that can be claimed for professional development activities.