Interested in learning the ethical principles that guide the modern practice of nursing? Looking for ways to advocate for your patients while building public trust for your profession?

As a nurse, you face many unique challenges including escalating technology, increased caseloads, and more demanding cases. At the same time, your employer expects you to maintain high moral standards and professionalism. By exploring the connection between your personal and professional values, this course will help you apply nursing ethics to your everyday practice with positive results.

For only $29, you will receive three weeks of unlimited, 24-hour access to the course materials, earning 4.8 contact hours. Sign up today to start learning about morals and ethics in nursing!

Study Nursing and Ethics in an Interactive Format:

• Utilize helpful features such as key terms, “Links to Knowledge” and visual/graphical aides as you explore the online course content.
• Solidify your knowledge by completing fun interactive exercises including multiple-choice and matching.
• Reflect on what you learn in the downloadable workbook, which includes short-answer and essay questions. Completion of the workbook may be necessary to meet board of nursing requirements.
• Evaluate your understanding of key concepts by completing the Post-Test. Score 75% or above to receive your contact hours!
• Guide yourself through the course and complete assignments at your leisure in the self-paced class format. Access the Ethics of Nursing Practice course syllabus here (PDF 436kb).

Learn to Practice Nursing Ethics and Patient Advocacy

Ethical principles form the basis for many nursing regulations and standards of patient care. By better understanding patient rights and their connection to the nurse code of ethics, you will be able to work confidently and ethically.

Come Away with a New Understanding of the Nursing Code of Ethics

Master these course objectives:

• Identify your own professional nursing values.
• Learn about the human right to self-determination and how it applies to your profession.
• Gain insight into the role of nursing regulation in upholding ethical nursing practice.
• Participate in ethical arguments for practicing within the "Nursing Standard of Care."
• Apply the principle of fidelity to your professional practice.
• Study the relationship between nursing ethics, patient care and patient advocacy.
• Create strategies for promoting moral action within your nursing practice.

Online registration is easy and your three weeks of unlimited access begins immediately after you register. Sign up for Ethics of Nursing Practice today!

More About Your Ethics of Nursing Author

Dr. Kathleen Laganá is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and the Ethics and Legal Issues Lecturer at Oregon Health Sciences University School of Nursing (Ashland). She is also a March of Dimes ethicist and author of Ethical Decision Making for Perinatal Nurses.