Professional Development and Ethics
Credit Hour: 03-Credit Hours
Time: Tuesday (8:00am-11:00am) (11:00am-15:00pm)
Placement: Year II, Semester-III (2021) Section B
Faculty Mrs. Shahla Arshad
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide the learner with an overview of basic concepts of ethics, its
theory, principles, and norms. This course will raise awareness of factors that need to be
considered when dealing with ethical decisions and affirm nursing as an ethically responsible
profession. It will also provide a forum for the learner to reflect upon issues or ethical dilemma
which they identify during their clinical practice. Moreover, the course will help students to
understand the dimensions of professional knowledge and development and the importance of
ethics in their professional advancement.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the learners will be able to:
1-Define ethical principles in health care.
2-Discuss ethical, moral, and professional responsibilities of the nurse.
3-Discuss the nurse’s liability within the ethical scope of nursing practice.
The 4-Identify ethical concern in the clinical area and discuss alternatives.
5-Discuss the changing health environment for the role of nurses in the delivery of ethical nursing
care.
6-Review the history of nursing and explore the roles of the nurse, nurse specialist, and nurse
practitioner.
7- Examine the importance of lifelong learning, professional education, and role development.
8-Recognise the contemporary trends and issues influencing nursing
Teaching/Learning Strategies:
Interactive lectures, small group discussions, role-play, group presentation, debates, videos, and
case-studies discussion.
Course Expectations:
To successfully meet the objectives of this course, students will be doing the following:
Attending all classes, and tutorial as planned Pre-reading and participating actively in classes.
Completing all assignments, and examinations on due dates
Evaluation Criteria:
Quiz 15%
Mid-term Exam 15%
Final Exam 70%
Course Outline
S.NO Topics
Unit-1 Nursing History
Unit-II Introduction to Ethics and Ethical principles in health and nursing
Unit-III Ethical Theories, Basis for Nursing Profession
Unit-IV Ethics and Professional Nursing
Unit-V Group Dynamics
Unit-VI Changing Health Environment and the role of Nurse
Unit-VII Nursing as a regulated practice and legal issues
Unit-VIII Political Activism in Nursing organization
Unit-IX Professionalism
Unit-X Trends and Issues in Nursing
COURSE SCHEDULE
DATE TOPIC Faculty
Unite-1: Nursing History
1. The specific historical period about development identifies
the variety of historical leaders and their contributions.
2. Shaping society ‘s view of the profession
3. Explore factors that impact on the status of nursing in
Pakistan.
4. The implication of the nursing image of development
5. Explore the current and changing role of a nurse
6. Discuss the action which nurses in Pakistan can take to
enhance the image.
Unit 1I: Introduction to Ethics and Ethical Principles
At the end of the unit learners will be able to:
1. Define Ethics and Nursing Ethics
2. Discuss the importance of ethics in nursing
3. Discuss Ethical principles in nursing
4. Recognize violations of patient Autonomy
Unit III: Ethical Theories Basis for Nursing Profession
At the end of the unit learners will be able to:
1. Define theory
2. Discuss philosophy, Morals, and Ethics
3. Discuss philosophical bases for Ethical Theories
4. Describe Ethical Theories
Unit IV: Ethics and Professional Nursing
At the end of the unit learners will be able to:
1. Discuss Nurses as a professional
2. Describe Codes of Nursing Ethics
3. Discuss themes of Nursing Ethics
4. Discuss Accountability and Mechanism of Accountability
Unit V: Group Dynamics
At the end of the unit learners will be able to:
1. Define group dynamics
2. Discuss Group process
3. Explore Group roles and functions
4. Discuss Types of groups
5. Discuss what makes effective and infective
6. Explain the Phases of group work
Unit VI: Changing Health Environment and the Role of Nurse
At the end of the unit learners will be able to:
1. Define change
2. Describe the role of technology in changing the health
environment.
3. Discuss Public awareness and expectations regarding the
changing health environment.
4. Explain how gradually change the role of the nurse?
5. Discuss how the changes occur in the health environment from
primary to tertiary (RHA, DHA, MTI)
6. Discuss how can nurses promote change
Unit VII: Nursing as a Regulated practice and Legal issues
At the end of the unit learners will be able to:
1. Discuss the relationship between Ethics and the law
2. Explain Sources of law
3. Describe types of law
4. Discuss contemporary legal trends
5. Describe law relevant to Medical /Nursing practice
Unit VIII: Political Activism in Nursing Oorganization
At the end of the unit learners will be able to:
1. Define Power and politics
2. Describe sources of power
3. Explain rules for using power
4. Discuss political skills to influence policies
5. Using Power and Politics For Nursing Future
Unit IX: Professionalism
At the end of the unit learners will be able to:
1. Define professionalism
2. Describe the meant of professionalism in the health care setting
3. Describe elements of professionalism in Nursing
4. Explain Practice to Promote Professionalism
5. Discuss the impact of Professionalism
6. Describe Communication and collaboration in nursing
7. Discuss Assertiveness Why we should be assertive
Unit X: Trends and Issues in Nursing
1. Identify the contemporary trends and issues influencing
nursing globally.
2. Identify the contemporary trends and issues influencing
nursing in Pakistan.
3. Compare and contrast the Nursing issues globally with
nursing issues in Pakistan
EXAME PREPARATION
FINAL TERM
Required Textbooks:
1-Butts, J. B., & Rich, K. L. (2015). Nursing ethics. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
2-Scott, P. A. (Ed.). (2017). Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics. Springer.
3-Burkhardt, M. A., & Nathaniel, A. (2013). Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing. Nelson
Education
References:
1. Beauchamp T.L. and Childress, J.F (2002) Principles of Biomedical Ethics (5th ed)
NewYork Oxford
2. Kozier, B., Erb, G., & Wilkinson, J. (2005). Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process,
and Practice. (5th ed). California: Addison-Wesley.
3. Potter, P. A & Perry, A. G. (2003). Basic Nursing: Essentials for Practice. 5th (ed).
Mosby.
4. Roger, B (2002). Honesty and Ethics in the professions; Gallup Poll results. AAOHN
Journal. April 50 (4) pg 167-169
5. Yarbro, H. K., Wujcik, D. & Gobel, H. B. (2011). Cancer Nursing: Principals & Practice.
7th ed. Jones and Bartlett: USA
6. Zerwekh. J. Claborn. C.J. (2017) Nursing Today Transition and Trends.9th ed. Evolve
Elsevier+
