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NUR 314 Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing

HND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences12 topics

NUR 314 covers 12 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Ethical issues in nursing
  2. Professional ethics, morals and values
  3. Confidentiality in patient care
  4. Ethical issues in client care
  5. Codes of conduct for nurses and midwives
  6. Ethical dilemmas in nursing practice
  7. Ethical decision-making in nursing
  8. Value clarification in ethical choices
  9. Common, civil and criminal law in nursing
  10. Law of torts in nursing
  11. Negligence and malpractice
  12. Crimes and unethical activities related to nursing practice

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Ethical issues in nursing

Ethical issues in nursing revolve around the principles of beneficence, non‑maleficence, autonomy, justice, and fidelity. Mastering these concepts is essential for the NUC CCMAS, NBTE, and NCCE exams because they underpin clinical decision‑making, patient rights, and professional conduct.

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