NURSNG462 Legal, Ethical & Health Policy and Capstone for RNs
Course Description
This course is the capstone for students in the online RN-BS program. This course enables students to analyze complex nursing issues from a legal, ethical, and political approach. This perspective will serve to guide health professionals to socially responsible practice and collaboration within the changing health care environment. In addition, the course conducts critical analyses of contemporary urban health and policy issues affecting individuals across the lifespan. The impact of the complex socio-political environments on how the health care system evolved and is continually reformed is explored. Different health issues and policies including communication, advocacy, and ethical concerns of access, quality, and cost will be examined. The ethical, legal and policy issues surrounding healthcare disparities will be examined. Students will use information technology to generate empirical and theoretical knowledge bases for decision-making, critical thinking and evaluation of health care policies and their outcomes.

Prerequisite: NURSNG Students Only. Permission of department, please contact Kristen.Carlson@umb.edu.
Academic Information
Credits: 6
Schedule & Fee
Lecture
Dates: Jun 1 - Aug 26
Class #: 1830

Discussion
Section 1
Dates: Jun 3 - Aug 26
Day/Time: Th 7p - 9p
Class #: 3618

Fee
Course Fee: $1920
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1920
Instructor
Lecture & Discussion: Shawna Butler
shawna.butler@umb.edu
Book Information
Required Texts:
  1. American Nurses Association. (2001). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. Washington, DC: Author.
  2. Burkhardt, M.A. & Nathaniel, A.K. (2008). Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing (3rd ed.). New York: Thomson Learning (Delmar).

Required References:
  1. American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Wimba Requirement
UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.