NS2015 - Law and Ethics for Nursing and Midwifery

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This subject introduces the student to the key legal and ethical obligations of Nurses and Midwives.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate knowledge of the main features of the ethical traditions influencing nursing and midwifery;
• critically evaluate clinical practice with reference to ethical principles;
• identify the main provisions of codes of ethics that govern the practice of nursing and midwifery in Australia;
• outline the Australian legal system and the role of each part;
• demonstrate knowledge of the law as it applies to nursing and midwifery in Australia in general, and Queensland in particular.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:	NS1211 and NS1222 and BM1011 and BM1022 and (HS1005 OR NS1003) and HS1111 and (NS1012 OR NS1004) and NS1220
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	NS2013 NS2014

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Mr Scott Trueman
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay.
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Mr Scott Trueman
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Mr Scott Trueman
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay.
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
Mackay, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Mr Scott Trueman
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay.
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
Mount Isa, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Mr Scott Trueman
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay.
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
Thursday Isl, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Mr Scott Trueman
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay, Mr Matt Mason.
Contact hours:	20 hours lectures 20 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.