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Course: |
HPR 207
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Title: | Patient Rights |
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Long Title: | Patient Rights |
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Course Description: | Covers patient rights from both an ethical and a legal perspective and will include discussions of informed consent and medication issues. |
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Min Credit: | .5 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Assist patients to understand and exercise their rights under the Patient Self Determination Act.
II. Evaluate whether patients are giving informed consent for nursing procedures.
III. Effectively advocate for patients by applying a team approach to ethical decision making.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Doing the ¿right thing¿
A. Beneficence
B. Paternalism
C. Autonomy
II. Patient Rights
A. Freedom from abuse
B. Patient Bill of Rights
C. Regulations
III. Autonomy and Advocacy
A. Legal vs. Medical incompetence
B. Informed consent
C. Patient Self Determination Act
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