Module 6 - Culture, Diversity, Values, Ethics and the Law

Topics

• Discuss the implications of culture, diversity, values, ethics, and the law for the development and implementation of health care.

Readings

• Cherry & Jacob chapters 9 &10
• Smith, L. S. (2001, Spring). Health of America's newcomers. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 18(1), 53-68. http://ezproxy.lib.ucf.edu/login?URL=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=2001050332&site=ehost-live
• The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969 to explore fundamental and emerging questions in health care, biotechnology, and the environment. (Hastings Center, 2005) You will find several issues listed on their home page as well as resources for ethical decision making on the left margin menu.
• The ANA Nursing World site has a page on The Center for Ethics and Human Rights. You will find ANA responses to many health related ethical issues which have been in the news recently. Among the links on this page is one to the Code of Ethics for Nursing. Yes, your text has a copy of this code, but this page has all the interpretive statements.
• Review all notes, presentations, etc. available under Learning Module

Activities/Assignments

• Post one minute read under the OMR discussion thread by midnight on the dates listed on the Schedule.
• Choose from the discussion questions and post your responses in the appropriate discussion topic areas by midnight on the dates listed on the Schedule.
• Reply to classmates posts by midnight on the dates listed on the Schedule..