Rhedir gan School of Medical and Health Sciences

20.000 Credyd neu 10.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1 a 2

Trefnydd: Dr Elizabeth Mason

The module is designed to develop the student’s knowledge of the legal and ethical requirements of professional nursing practice that underpin the provision of health care. This knowledge is essential to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Pre-registration Education (2010) and for the development of critical thinking and decision-making skills. The module will provide a critical examination of issues specifically relating to professional responsibilities, accountability, and clients’ rights in the healthcare setting.

Module content will include the following: Introduction to ethical theories; e.g. deontology, utilitarianism and the principled approach. Ethical decision making including contextual factors affecting decision making Introduction to sources of law and legislation Legal accountability and professional standards Confidentiality Law and consent Capacity and best interest decision making / advocacy / Gillick competence Deprivation of liberty (DoLS)/ Bournewood principles
Safeguarding to include POVA, child protection and domestic violence and legal / professional responsibilities Truth telling / veracity End of life decision making /withdrawing/withholding/futility/ euthanasia Theories and skills of reflective practice. Additional content to be included to reflect current issues and those identified during clinical placements.

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A- A – to A* Grade: To achieve an ‘excellent pass’ on the module, students will be required to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and critical evaluation of the underlying principles of reflective practice and the professional, legal and ethical requirements of clinical practice.

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C- to C+ Grade: To achieve a ‘pass’ on the module, students will be required to demonstrate good understanding and some critical evaluation of the underlying principles of reflective practice and the professional, legal and ethical requirements of clinical practice.

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B- to B+ Grade: To achieve a ‘good pass’ the student will be required to demonstrate sound knowledge and critical evaluation of the underlying principles of reflective practice and the professional, legal and ethical requirements of clinical practice.

1. Critically analyse moral theories and their relevance to clinical decision making practice.

2. Appraise the requirements of professional codes of conduct and their application to nursing practice.

3. Critically evaluate and utilise theories of reflection to appraise how reflective practice contributes to professional development, the attainment of theoretical knowledge, and the development of values and qualities to understand the lived experience of patients and service users.

4. Critically evaluate the development of legal and ethical principles related to health care through the legal system of England and in Wales and their relevance to clinical decision making.

5. Critically review the legal and ethical rights of patients within the health care system and their impact on clinical decision making.

Math	Enw	Disgrifiad	Pwysau
	Critique of legal and ethical concept		100.00

		Oriau
Lecture	Lead lectures 10x 2 hour lectures.	20
Seminar	Seminar activity 5 x 1 hour presentations of EBL group work activity.	5
One-to-one supervision	Assignment tutorials 3 x 1 hour tutorials	3
Workshop	Assignment workshop - 1 x 2 hour workshop	2
Group Project	EBL activity 20 hours preparation time.	20
Individual Project	Directed study to complete law and ethics workbook	40
Study group	Blackboard discussion board activity - 10 x 30 minute sessions	5
Private study	105 hours for private study time for reading, assignment preparation and completion.	105

• Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
• Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
• Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
• Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
• Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
• Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
• Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
• Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
• Gwaith Tîm - Gallu cydweithio'n adeiladol ag eraill ar dasg gyffredin, ac/neu fod yn rhan o dîm gweithio o ddydd i ddydd
• Mentora - Gallu cefnogi, helpu, arwain, ysbrydoli ac/neu hyfforddi eraill
• Gofalu - Dangos consyrn am eraill; gofalu am blant, pobl ag anableddau ac/neu'r henoed
• Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
• Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.

Goblygiadau o ran adnoddau ar gyfer myfyrwyr

1. Purchase of text books, pens and paper. 2. Photocopying and printing 3. Subscription to internet provider to access BU on-line catalogues and Blackboard from home residence.

Rhestr ddarllen

Avery, G. (2017). Law and Ethics in Nursing and Healthcare 2nd Ed. London: Sage Publications.

Beauchamp T.L., Childress J.F. (2013). Principles of Biomedical Ethics7th Edn. Oxford University Press. Oxford.

Carr, C. (2012). Unlocking Medical Law. Oxford: Routledge.

Edwards, S. D., (2009). Nursing Ethics: A Principled Based Approach 2nd Ed. Basingstoke: Macmillan.

Fry, S.T., & Johnstone, M.J., (2003). Ethics in Nursing Practice: A Guide to Ethical Decision Making 2nd Ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science.

Herring, J. (2016). Medical Law and Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Jackson, E. (2016) Medical Law Text, Cases and Materials 4th Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Kennedy I, Gubb A (2010) Medical Law Text & Material 3rd ed. London: Butterworth.

Mason, J.K. McCall Smith, R.A., Laurie, G. T. (2016). Law and Medical Ethics 7th Ed. London: Butterworths.

Murphy, R. & Wales, P. (2013). Mental Health Law in Nursing. London: Sage Publications.

Smith, S.W. , Coggon, J. Clark, H. Huxtable, R. McGuinness, S. Miola, J. Mary Neal, M. (2017). Ethical Judgements: Rewriting Medical Law. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Other reading material such as articles, case summaries and judgments will be provided via links on Blackboard.