Course Descriptions
Doctor of Nursing Practice
DNP 7000
Bioethics for Advanced Nursing Practice
3 credits
This course will explore bioethical concepts that impact advanced nursing practice. Students will focus on ethical concepts as they apply to DNP-prepared nurses. Conceptual, factual, and normative issues will be explored to provide a framework within which arguments of biomedical ethics are formulated, analyzed, and defended. Analysis of leadership roles for DNP-prepared nurses within the context ethics and utilization of healthcare resources are explored.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Accelerated MSN-NP to DNP option, Accelerated MSN-LDR to DNP option, Combined Post-Masters FNP or AGPCNP Certificate/DNP option, DNP Program, or permission of the DNP Program Chair.