Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2 Contact Hours
Author:
Maryam Mamou, BSN, RN, CRRN, CWCN, HNB-BC
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR), Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)
CEUFast, Inc. is an AOTA Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03290 This distant learning-independent activity is offered at 0.02 CEUs Intermediate, Categories: Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-65871; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; Nevada Board of Physical Therapy; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description:
This course discusses ethics as it applies to healthcare professionals in various healthcare settings. Ethical principles, dilemmas, and theories of ethical decision-making are highlighted. Other topics include decision-making capacity and moral distress.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will be able to apply ethical principles in decision-making.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Define four ethical principles commonly affecting healthcare professionals.
- Relate four causes of ethical dilemmas for healthcare professionals.
- Describe theories of ethical decision-making.
- Differentiate between capacity and competency when assessing an individual's decision-making capacity.
- Outline three benefits of advanced care planning
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.