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Health Care Ethics And Social Responsibility –
hcs335
(3 credits)
This course identifies ethical issues in health care. It is designed to encourage students to clarify their personal ethic with regard to health care issues. The various responsibilities involving the management of populations whose ethics may be divergent are identified.
This undergraduate-level course is 5
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Ethical Theories, Principles, and Concepts
- Differentiate between legal and ethical issues.
- Identify major ethical theories and principles.
- Describe problem-solving methodologies.
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Application of Ethics Within Individual Organizations
- Describe ethical principles used in health care organizations.
- Explain the relationship between an organization’s culture and ethical decision-making.
- Recognize the role and importance of ethical values within an organization.
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Administrative Ethical Issues
- Describe the impact of administrative ethical issues in the health care environment.
- Identify the roles of institutional compliance and ethics committees.
- Explain the managerial responsibilities related to administrative ethical issues.
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Biomedical Ethical Issues
- Describe the ethical impact of historical biomedical events on the health care industry.
- Identify ethical issues that are related to medical consent.
- Describe current biomedical ethical issues in health care.
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Emerging Ethical Issues
- Determine future ethical issues in the rapidly changing health care environment.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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