Nursing Ethical Challenges and Dilemmas (Classroom and Asynchronous e-learning)
About This Course
This course equips nurses with essential skills in informed consent, mental capacity assessment, and care for vulnerable populations. Learners will apply the Singapore Mental Capacity Act and Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) Code of Conduct, use structured approaches to assess capacity, and document consent accurately. Strategies for effective communication, cultural sensitivity, and managing language barriers are emphasized. Nurses will apply ethical frameworks to real world scenarios and develop ethically sound approaches to the use of restraints in elderly care. Nurses will also explore end-of-life care, Advance Medical Directives, and Advance Care Planning, ensuring patient autonomy, dignity, and ethical integrity in diverse and challenging clinical contexts.
What You'll Learn
1. Apply the legal, ethical, and professional principles underpinning informed consent and mental capacity in healthcare settings to support best interests decision making in patients.
2. Evaluate ethical and legal challenges in obtaining consent from vulnerable populations and apply appropriate procedures while upholding patient rights.
3. Examine types of abuse, mandatory reporting requirements in Singapore, and the ethical considerations in caring for victims of abuse.
4. Implement the Gillick principle in paediatrics consent cases through simulated role-playing exercises.
5. Explain the legal and ethical principles of Advance Medical Directives (AMD) and Advance Care Planning (ACP) in supporting patient autonomy and end-of-life decisions.
Entry Requirements
Recommended for learners who are Registered nurses with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB), holding at least a diploma and minimum 2 years of working experience.
Shortlisting will be conducted for this programme.
Note: Learners are required to complete the Graduate Certificate courses before proceeding with the remaining courses to attain a FlexiMasters.