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2010/1 Module Catalogue
 Module Code: NUR2042 Module Title: ETHICS AND LAW IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Module Provider: Health & Social Care Short Name: ETHLAWINCP
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: HODGE S Miss (HSC)
Number of credits: 20 Number of ECTS credits: 10
 
Module Availability
Semester 1
Assessment Pattern
Presentation (80%)
500 word account of the issues presented related to practice and a reference list (20%)
Module Overview
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Module Aims
The aim of this module is for practitioners to explore and evaluate their clinical practice from an ethical and legal perspective within modern health service delivery.
Learning Outcomes
Module Content
The academic content will be some key taught session but with an element of flexibility to meet the needs of students’ topic areas.

Law related to clinical practice
Principles of negligence
Professional accountability: professional codes of conduct and practice, and role or regulation
Confidentiality: access to health records, data protection, responding to end-of-life issues
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Selected Texts/Journals
Last Updated
27TH JULY 2010