Did you know?

Nursing has a rich heritage of ethics and morality, beginning with Florence
Nightingale; and it was not until the late 1960's that the field of bioethics began to
emerge and influence nursing. (Stanhope and Lancaster, 2011, p. 166)

This Week's Readings

To prepare for this week's class read and review the following:
Stanhope, M. & Lancaster, J. (2011). Community Health Nursing in
Canada. Toronto, ON. Mosby Elsevier. Chapter 6
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This chapter looks at ethical theories and principles and
describes how ethics is part of the core functions of nursing in the
community. The discussion includes the principles that have guided
bioethical decision making, various theories including virtue ethics and the
ethic of care, and the beliefs of feminist ethics. The ethics of advocacy are
applied to community health nursing.

College of Nurses of Ontario. (2009). Code of Ethics Practice Standard. Retrieved from
http://www.cno.org/Global/docs/prac/41034_Ethics.pdf

Go to CNAs Ethics in Practice by selecting the following

link: http://www.cna-aiic.ca/sitecore-modules/web/on-the-issues/best-nursing/nursingethics/ethics-in-practice?sc_lang=en

Upon successful completion of these readings, you will be able to:

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Describe the history of ethics in community health nursing.

Examine ethics, theories and principles.
Identify ethical frameworks and approaches.
Describe the steps in the ethical decision making process.
Explain the code of ethics for nurses.
Describe advocacy.
Discuss the role of the community health nurse in practicing ethically.