• Define ethics and ethical dilemmas, and legal and legislative issues.
• Understanding the frameworks that govern ethical decision making.
• Distinguish between legal and ethical obligations in decision making.
• Demonstrate self-awareness relating to the ethical frameworks and ethical principles strongly influence one’s personal decision making.
• Correlate the legal authority of nursing practice and the nursing profession.
• Selecting appropriate nursing actions in sensitive clinical situations.
• Describe appropriate methods of ensuring informed consent.
• Separate legal and ethical accountability.
