Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   Ethics and Policy in Healthcare (part 1)

 Title Abbreviation:   ETHICS AND POLICIES 1

 Department:    PHIL

 Course #:    294

 Credits:    2.5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2.5

 CIP:    n/a

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2018


 Course Description  

Policy and Ethics in Healthcare is a required course for the Nursing Department Direct Transfer Agreement. The foundational principles of ethics and the health care policy environments are covered specific to the profession of nursing and health care. Explores the legal and ethical implications of the nursing process as applied to personal, client and organizational beliefs and values, utilizing the Jonsen, Siegler and Winslade (2010) Model for practice application. Focus is on understanding of policies, ethics, and legal issues related to overall practice in healthcare professions. Includes local, state, national, and global perspectives of healthcare policy, ethics and law. Includes a focus on emerging issues and uses of technology to plan for the future. (Part 1 of two-part course.)

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: NURS 284, 285, 287, 288 and concurrent enrollment in NURS 294.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 28

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
BTC Phil 115 To meet the Nursing DTA requirements, Bellingham Technical College offers this course over 3 courses. Phil 115-1 credit, Phil 215-1 credit and Phil 216 - 3 credits
Whatcom Co Phil 118 To mee the Nursing DTA requirements, Whatcom Community College offers this course over 5-1 credit courses. Phil 118, 119, 214, 215, 216

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe the historical evolution of U.S. health care and types of health care delivery environments.
  2. Review the legislative and policy environment for the health care industry.
  3. Describe the impact of legislation on health care.
  4. Assess the implications of ethics, beliefs and values on the health care system and organizations
  5. Classify major ethical theories and principles.
  6. Differentiate between legal and ethical issues
  7. Apply problem-solving methodologies for clinical and administrative environments.
  8. Critique the roles of institutional compliance and ethics committees
  9. Identify emerging issues that stimulate change in the global and US health care systems and services
  10. Debate future ethical issues in the rapidly changing health care environment including technological innovation.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.7 Adapt communication to diverse audiences and media.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.1 Identify ethical and healthy choices and apply these personally, socially, academically, and professionally.

Course Contents

  1. Historical evolution of U.S. health care and types of health care delivery environments.
  2. Legislative and policy environment for the health care industry.
  3. Impact of legislation on health care.
  4. Implications of ethics, beliefs and values on the health care system and organizations.
  5. Major ethical theories and principles.
  6. Legal and ethical issues.
  7. Problem-solving methodologies for clinical and administrative environments.
  8. Roles of institutional compliance and ethics committees.
  9. Emerging issues that stimulate change in the global and US US health care systems and services.
  10. Ethical issues in the rapidly changing health care environment including technological innovation