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SNGP3010: Law and Ethics in Health Care
2024 unit information
This unit of study explores the legal and ethical framework in which health and social care is situated, with a particular focus on nursing. The unit will enable students to gain a critical understanding and applied appreciation of health-related law and ethics, whilst exploring its application and effect on nursing practice. The unit is structured around the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (the Code) developed by the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) and is intended to explore clinical practice through an in-depth analysis of the Value Statements included in the Code and their relevant ethical practice points. Topics covered in this unit include government regulation of health care, including legal issues relating to professional liability (consent, negligence, confidentiality and autonomy). This unit of study also considers traditional and contemporary ethical theory, moral decision making, articulating moral arguments, critiquing arguments, and exploring values in ethical decision-making. In doing so, this unit of study also explores the values held by professionals, as the concepts of rights and responsibilities increasingly impacts upon professional nursing practice.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Nursing and Midwifery
| Code | SNGP3010 |
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| Academic unit | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the structure of the government that regulates the jurisdiction in which they work, the legal system in that jurisdiction and the legal tradition from which it has evolved and the different ways that law is made
- LO2. engage in an in-depth analysis of the Principles included in the Code and their relevant practice statements and a well-developed ability to apply this to clinical practice
- LO3. articulate how the layers of health policy, from governmental policy to organisational policy, intersect with the jurisdiction's legal framework
- LO4. demonstrate a highly-developed understanding of the principal legislation in their jurisdiction for organising and regulating health professionals, including the rights and obligations of those working in the health system
- LO5. demonstrate essential knowledge of the major ethical theories and ethical issues impacting both nursing practice and the delivery of good health care.
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