Nursing Ethics‚ Part 1: The History of Bioethics in the United States
Hours: 2.00
No single event created bioethics. Instead, a cascade of events created the discipline and changed healthcare decision making. This course provides an overview of the history of bioethics as it applies to healthcare and nursing in the U.S. Describing the historical events and forces that brought the bioethics movement into being, this module helps nurses understand the concepts, theories and principles that are its underpinnings.
No single event created bioethics. Instead, a cascade of events created the discipline and changed healthcare decision making. This course provides an overview of the history of bioethics as it applies to healthcare and nursing in the U.S. Describing the historical events and forces that brought the bioethics movement into being, this module helps nurses understand the concepts, theories and principles that are its underpinnings.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses will receive 2.00 Nursing Contact Hours after successfully completing this course.
California Board of Registered Nursing
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
South Carolina Board of Nursing
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 2.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Commission for Case Manager Certification
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide 1.00 hours of Ethics continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.
Describe changes in medical decision making since 1940
Critique human subjects research in the U.S. during World War II
Name two events that drew bioethics into medical decision making
Name the legislation that resulted from the Nancy Cruzan decision
Marge Hegge, EdD, MS, MEd, RN, FAAN, is a distinguished professor emeritus of nursing at South Dakota State University. Hegge studied at the Kennedy Bioethics Center at Georgetown University and has designed and taught doctoral-level ethics courses. She served eight years on the ANA Ethics Advisory Board, the last four as chair. Most recently, she served as chair of the Steering Committee to revise the ANA Code of Ethics. She serves on several boards, including the Good Samaritan Society, a nationwide long-term care organization. Disclosure: Marge J Hegge, EdD, MS, MEd, RN, FAAN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.Expert Reviewer: Carol Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN
Disclosure: Carol Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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