PHIL 142 - Ethics and Policy In Healthcare II

Credits: 1
LEC hours per week: 1
Explores values, ethics, and legal decision-making frameworks and policies used to support the well-being of people and groups within the context of the healthcare professions. This is a continuation of content from PHIL 140. Students may not receive credit for both PHIL 142 and NURS 142.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the nursing program; Grade C or better in PHIL 140.
Corequisite(s): NURS 102 and NURS 112 or instructor permission.
Course Outcomes:

Identify potential ethical, legal and confidentiality issues related to Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other healthcare technology.
Discuss the major forces that influence health care delivery systems (legislation, cost, access, equity, quality).
Analyze how evidence based practice and quality assurance programs benefit the healthcare provider.
Using nursing as an exemplar, explore how professional organizations enhance safety and education in healthcare.
Analyze the ethical dilemmas that arise from healthcare providers’ participation in collective bargaining or “going on strike.”

Course Topics:

Informatics in healthcare and related ethical/legal issues
Healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act
Healthcare delivery systems and plans in the United States
Concepts of evidence based practice, quality assurance, and error prevention in healthcare
National Patient Safety Goals
Professional organizations in healthcare and nursing
Collective bargaining

Course Attribute(s): Humanities