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The principles of beneficence, justice, nonmaleficence and respect for autonomy can help nurses as they continue to advocate for the self-determination and well-being of their patients. This module defines the dilemmas and explains the arguments on different sides of three hot-button issues: physician-assisted suicide, organ transplantation and genetic testing.
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Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this bioethics continuing education program is to inform nurses about ethical subjects, such as genetic testing, organ transplantation, and physician-assisted suicide, to help them better serve their patients and communities. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
  • Contrast physician-assisted suicide with active euthanasia
  • Explain how death is defined using donation after cardiac death criteria
  • State two ways genetic screening can put a person at risk
  • Identify ethical challenges for nurses caring for patients/families contemplating genetic testing, organ donation or assisted suicide
  • Access resources to educate nurses and the public about ethical issues related to genetic testing, organ donation and assisted suicide
  • Affirm or challenge the claim that all nurses have a responsibility to care for patients with Ebola or other serious, life-threatening diseases
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Course Originally Released on : 3/18/2009

CE564

Course Author

Arlene Orhon Jech

BSN, RN

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In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

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Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have 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.