ST. ANTHONY COLLEGE OF ROXAS CITY, INC.

San Roque Extension, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines 5800 Member, DC-SLMES Philippines Empowering Communities, Building Futures! + COLLEGE OF NURSING S.Y. 2013-2014 SYLLABUS Vision: A Christ-centered institution committed to empowering communities of learners into inner-directed Vincentian leaders and advocates of persons who are living in poverty. Mission: Inspired by the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac, we commit ourselves to: 1. Courageously pursue values and innovative educational services rooted in Christ. 2. Interdependently accelerate leadership and professional development through continuing education and intensive Vincentian formation. 3. Synergistically facilitate the integral development of the learners towards transformation through current research, relevant curricular offerings and responsive community extension services. 4. Relentlessly generate a new breed of self-directed, environmentally caring global Vincentian leaders. 5. Ardently support one another in sustaining the shared mission. Course Title: General Psychology Credit: 3 units Contact Hours/Semester: 54 Hrs. Prerequisite: Logic, Philosophy of the Human Person Placement: Second Year, First Semester Course Description: This course deals with the application of ethico-moral and legal concept and principles to issues that affect the practice of Nursing. These provide the basis for appropriate decision making given varied situations, to prepare the learner to render effective, efficient and safe nursing care. Furthermore, related nursing experience provides opportunities to concretize commitment to nursing. The critical thinking process shall be used in the unit with the object to develop the intellectual capacity to conceptualize and contextualize what students know to particular ethico-moral and legal issues.

Course Objectives: At the end of the course and given actual and relevant simulated situations/conditions, the student will be able to: 1. Explain the concept, theories and principles of bioethics in nursing and health and, 2. Apply relevant bioethical principles in nursing and Health related situations. Course Outline: I. PART ONE: MORAL PHILOSOPHY AND BIOETHICS A. Human Existence and Ethics 1. Moral Philosophy 2. Ethical Postulates 3. Types of Ethics 4. Bioethics as Applied Ethics 5. Evolutionary Phases of Bioethical Studies 6. Dominant Themes in Bioethical Inquiry B. Ethical Schools of Thought (One) 1. Ethical Relativism 2. Situation Ethics 3. Pragmatism 4. Utilitarianism C. Ethical Schools of Thought (Two) 1. Kants Ethics 2. Rosss Ethics 3. Rawlss Theory of Justice 4. Natural Law Ethics II. PART TWO: MORAL ISSUES (ONE) A. The Moral Issue of Abortion 1. Meaning and Types of Abortion 2. The Moral Issue 3. Immediate Hominization 4. Delayed Animation 5. Pre-Implantation /period 6. Cell Division Process 7. Curettage 8. Three General Viewpoints of Abortion 9. Pro-life Movement 10. Effects of Abortion 11. Pro-choice Movement B. The Moral Issue of Euthanasia 1. Meaning and Cases of Euthanasia 2. The Problem of Human Dignity 3. Different Views 4. Application of Ethical Theories

C. The Moral Issue of Suicide 1. Meaning and Causes of Suicide 2. The Cons of Suicide 3. The Pros of Suicide 4. Application of Ethical Theories D. The Moral Issue of Birth Deformities 1. Meaning and Common Cause of Birth Deformities 2. Types of Deformities 3. Retrospect 4. Application of Ethical Theories E. Redefinition and Determination of Death 1. The Need to Redefine Death 2. Several Definitions of Death 3. In the Medical Context 4. Attitude Towards Death 5. Several Views of Death 6. Application of Ethical Theories F. The Moral Issue of Paternalism and Truth-Telling 1. Definition and Types of Paternalism 2. In the Medical Context 3. Justifications for Personal Paternalism 4. Justifications for State Paternalism 5. Application of Ethical Theories 6. Truth-telling 7. Justifications for Truth-telling 8. Confidentiality 9. Application of Ethical Theories G. The Moral Issue of Patients Rights 1. Meaning of Patients Rights 2. Types of Patients Rights 3. Four Major Elements of Informed Consent 4. Limitations of a Patients Rights 5. In the Medical Context 6. The Rights of Patients 7. Application of Ethical Theories

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PART THREE: MORAL ISSUES (TWO)

A. The Moral issues of Contraception and Sterilization 1. Meaning of Contraception 2. Meaning of Sterilization 3. Types of Sterilization 4. Justifications of Contraception 5. Methods of Contraception or Family Planning 6. Application of Ethical Theories

B. The Moral Issue of Artificial Insemination 1. Definition and Types of Artificial Insemination 2. Justification for AIH 3. Justification for AID 4. Application of Ethical Theories C. The Moral Issue of Human Experimentation 1. The Nuremberg Code 2. Justifications of Human Experimentation 3. Medical Therapy and Medical Research 4. Informed Voluntary Consent 5. Drug Testing and the Use of Placebos 6. Single-bind and Double-bind Test Design 7. Justifications of the Use of Placebos 8. Criticisms 9. Researches Involving Children, Prisoners, the Poor, and Fetuses 10. Application of Ethical Theories D. The Moral Issue of Genetic Engineering 1. Genetic Engineering 2. Chromosomes, DNA, and Genes 3. Genetic Testing 4. Prenatal Diagnosis 5. Genetic Screening 6. Genetic Intervention 7. In Vitro Fertilization 8. Embryo Transfer 9. Surrogate Motherhood 10. Sperm and Zygote Banking 11. Sex Selection 12. Sex Change Operations 13. Organic Transplants 14. Cloning 15. Application of Ethical Theories E. The Moral Issue of Behavior Control and Claim to Health Care 1. Lobotomy 2. Types of Psychosurgical Operations 3. Chemotherapy 4. Psychotherapy 5. Electrical Stimulation of the Brain 6. Aversion Therapy 7. Application of Ethical Theories 8. The Individuals Inherent Dignity 9. Medical Individualism 10. Social Commitment 11. Allocation of Scarce Resources 12. Application of Ethical Theories

F. The Morality of Human Sexuality 1. Meaning of Sex to the Individual 2. Mutual Experience of Each Others Worth 3. An Appeal for Mutual Care 4. Sharing Each Others Being 5. Self-discovery as Persons 6. Making Each be Truly Himself 7. Pain of Unrequited Love 8. Affirmation of Situated Freedom 9. Moral Discipline 10. Ones Inhumanity to Another 11. Commitment and Responsibility 12. Safeguarding the Others Value 13. Responsibility to and for One Another 14. Humanizing and Dehumanizing 15. Types of Sexual Deviation 16. In the Medical Context 17. Preventive Measures of Sex Deviation 18. Pornography and Prostitution 19. In the Moral Context 20. Sexual Anomalies and Ailments 21. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 22. Application of Ethical Theories

Grading System: Class Standing: Attendance/Attitude Seatwork/Assignments/Recitation Quizzes/Unit Test Periodical Examination Total

-30%

-30% -40% -100%

References: 1. Bioethics and Moral Decisions by Florentino T. Timbreza 2. Ethics of Health Care: A Guideline for Clinical Practice by Edge Groves 3. Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing by Burkhard and Nathaniel

Prepared by: SR. MARY JOHN MACIAS L. VILLEZA, O.P., R.N., MA.Ed. Instructor Approved by: SR. EDITHA A. BAGAYAUA, D.C., R.N., M.A.N. Dean, College of Nursing Director, Academic Services