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ROUALDEZ MEDICAL FOUNDATION

COLLEGE OF NURSING
TACLOBAN CITY

RESOURCE UNIT IN BIOETHICS

Course Name: BIOETHICS
Course Code: Nursing 21
Course Description: This course deals with the application of ethico-moral and legal concepts 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 learning experiences provide opportunities to concretize commitment to nursing. The critical thinking
process shall be used in the unit with the objective of developing the intellectual capacity to conceptualize and contextualize what students
know about particular ethico-moral and legal issues.

Course Credit: 3 units lecture
Contact Hours/Semester: 54 lecture hours
Prerequisite: Logic, Philosophy of Man
Placement: 2nd Year, First Semester
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 concepts, theories and principles of bioethics in nursing and health.
2. Apply relevant bioethical principles in nursing and health related situations.







LEARNING OBJECTIVE CONTENT TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES TA REFERENCES EVALUATION
At the end of the teaching-
learning sessions, the students
will be able to:

1. Identify the importance of
studying bioethics.
2. Define ethics, biology,
bioethics, health ethics
and professional ethics.
3. Trace the history of
bioethics .


4. Describe the
characteristics of a person
5. Differentiate act of human
from human acts
6. Define knowledge,
freedom and conscience
7. Enumerate and describe
the different types of
conscience.
8. Relate knowledge,
freedom and conscience
as a characteristic of a
person.


I. Introduction to Bioethics

a. Importance of bioethics
b. Definition of terms
ethics
biology
bioethics
health ethics
professional ethics
c. History of Ethics




II. The Human Person
a. the personhood
b. human acts and acts of human
1. knowledge
2. freedom
3. conscience


Lecture, discussion

Oral Recitations

Video Presentation: Black Suede
Scandal








Lecture, discussion,
role playing, journal writing

3













3
Estoesta, R. D., Javines, R.R.
(2009). Bioethics: Contemporary
Readings and Issues. 1st Ed.
Manila, Philippines: Educational
Publishing House.

Timbreza, F. T. (2007). Bioethics
and Moral Decisions. Quezon
City, Philippines: C & E
Publishing. Inc.

Megan-Jane Johnstone.
Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective.
5th Ed. 2008

Kath M Melia. Ethics for Nursing
and Healthcare Practice. 2013

Raymond S. Edge (Author), John
Randall Groves. Ethics of Health
Care: A Guide for Clinical
Practice. 3rd Ed.

Paper & Pencil Test

Multiple choice

Essay

Submission of
satisfactory
written reaction paper on
journal articles and video
presentation






LEARNING OBJECTIVE CONTENT TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES TA REFERENCES EVALUATION
At the end of the teaching-
learning sessions, the students
will be able to:

1. Describe the concepts of
Kant, Rawl, St. Thomas
Aquinas and Ross on
ethics.
2. Compare the concepts of
Kant, Rawl, St. Thomas
Aquinas and Ross on
ethics.
3. Explain the different
duties as enumerated by
Ross.

4. appreciate the health care
profession as a vocation
5. describe the stages of a
health care provider-client
relationship








6. describe the qualities of a
good health care provider
to the client , society and
its profession
7. enumerate the
responsibilities of a health
care provider to the client,
society and its profession.


III. Types of Ethical Thoughts
a. Kantian
b. Rawls Ethics
c. St. Thomas Aquinas
d. Ross Ethics
Actual/prima-facie duty
duty of fidelity
duty of reparation
duty of gratitude
duty of justice
duty of beneficence
duty of improvement
duty of non maleficence


IV. The Calling of the Health Care
Provider

a. The health Care Profession
b. The client
c. The Health Care Provider
d. Health Care Provider-Client
relationship





V. Qualities and Responsibilities of a
Good Health Care Provider to
the Client, Society and Its
Profession


Lecture, discussion, group
dynamics













Role playing, journal writing,
group dynamics











Lecture, discussion, group
dynamics

3













3
Estoesta, R. D., Javines, R.R.
(2009). Bioethics: Contemporary
Readings and Issues. 1st Ed.
Manila, Philippines: Educational
Publishing House.

Timbreza, F. T. (2007). Bioethics
and Moral Decisions. Quezon
City, Philippines: C & E
Publishing. Inc.

Megan-Jane Johnstone.
Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective.
5th Ed. 2008

Kath M Melia. Ethics for Nursing
and Healthcare Practice. 2013

Raymond S. Edge (Author), John
Randall Groves. Ethics of Health
Care: A Guide for Clinical
Practice. 3rd Ed.
Paper & Pencil Test

Multiple choice

Essay

Submission of
satisfactory
written reaction paper on
journal articles and video
presentation

LEARNING OBJECTIVE CONTENT TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES TA REFERENCES EVALUATION
At the end of the teaching-
learning sessions, the students
will be able to:
1. define the different
virtues of the health care
provider
2. define the different vices
of health care provider
3. practice the different
virtues of a health care
provider





4. describe the principle of
stewardship, totality,
double effect,
cooperation, and
solidarity
5. enumerate the condition
necessary for double
effect application
1. apply basic ethical
principles in health care
setting
2. Describe justice,
beneficence and
non-maleficence
VI. Virtues, Vices and Habit of a
Health Care Provider
a. Virtues of Health Care Provider
1. fidelity
2. honesty
3. integrity
4. humility
5. respect
6. compassion
7. prudence
8. courage
b. vices of health care provider
1. fraud
2. pride
3. greed

VII. Basic Ethical Principles
a. Stewardship
b. Totality
c. Double effect
d. Cooperation
e. Solidarity





VIII. Major Bioethical Principles
a. respect for person and justice
b. non-maleficence
c. beneficence

Group dynamics, film showing














Lecture, discussion, group
dynamics, case analysis









Lecture, discussion, case analysis
3













3












3
Estoesta, R. D., Javines, R.R.
(2009). Bioethics: Contemporary
Readings and Issues. 1st Ed.
Manila, Philippines: Educational
Publishing House.

Timbreza, F. T. (2007). Bioethics
and Moral Decisions. Quezon
City, Philippines: C & E
Publishing. Inc.

Megan-Jane Johnstone.
Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective.
5th Ed. 2008

Kath M Melia. Ethics for Nursing
and Healthcare Practice. 2013

Raymond S. Edge (Author), John
Randall Groves. Ethics of Health
Care: A Guide for Clinical
Practice. 3rd Ed.

Paper & Pencil Test

Multiple choice

Essay

Submission of
satisfactory
written reaction paper on
journal articles and video
presentation





LEARNING OBJECTIVE CONTENT TEACHING-LEARNING
ACTIVITIES
TA REFERENCES EVALUATION
6. Apply major bioethical
principles in health
care
7. Enumerate principles
on how equality could
be based

At the end of the teaching-learning
sessions, the students will be able to:
1. enumerate the components of
an informed consent
2. enumerate the rights of a
patient
3. analyze and discuss different
bioethical issues
4. relate the importance of
bioethics to different
bioethical issues









IX. Application of Bioethical Principles
to the Care of the Sick

a. functions of Informed Consent
b. Rights of a Patient
c. Prevalence of Bioethical Issues
1. abortion
2. euthanasia
3. determination of death
4. biological and Clinical
Death
5. In-Vitro fertilization
6. stem cell technology










Lecture, discussion, group
dynamics, case analysis








3













Estoesta, R. D., Javines, R.R.
(2009). Bioethics: Contemporary
Readings and Issues. 1st Ed.
Manila, Philippines: Educational
Publishing House.

Timbreza, F. T. (2007). Bioethics
and Moral Decisions. Quezon
City, Philippines: C & E
Publishing. Inc.

Megan-Jane Johnstone.
Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective.
5
th
Ed. 2008

Kath M Melia. Ethics for Nursing
and Healthcare Practice. 2013

Raymond S. Edge (Author), John
Randall Groves. Ethics of Health
Care: A Guide for Clinical
Practice. 3
rd
Ed.
Paper & Pencil Test

Multiple choice

Essay

Submission of
satisfactory
written reaction paper on
journal articles and video
presentation

PREPARED BY:
MRS. LOURADEL ULBATA-ALFONSO, MAN, RN