STUDY CHART: 2805NRS Legal & Ethical Principles in Healthcare

Campus: Gold Coast, Logan, Nathan, Off campus

Offering: Trimester 1, Year 2017

GU Week
Week
Module Self-Directed Activities Tutorial Topic Assessment
Comm

1 27th Module 1: Online Course Content Tutorial 1

Feb Introduction to
the Australian Topic 1.1 The Australian Legal Introduction to the
Legal System System and Sources of Law Course
Topic 1.2 The Queensland Court
Hierarchy and Different Types of
Law
Course text: Chapter 4

2 6th Module 2: Online Course Content Tutorial 2

March Introduction to
Ethics Topic 2.1: Introduction to Ethical Introduction to the
Concepts and Theories Australian Legal
System
Topic 2.2: The Universal
Declaration on Bioethics and
Human Rights; and Ethical
Problem Solving
Course text: Chapters 1, 2, 7 &
8

3 13th Module 3: Online Course Content Tutorial 3 Assessment 1

March Consent
Topic 3.1: Respect for Autonomy 1st online quiz
Introduction to
and Consent Intro to law
Ethics and ethics
Topic 3.2: Introduction to the
legal requirements for consent
Course text: Chapters 22 & 23

4 20th Module 3: Online Course Content Tutorial 4

March Consent
Topic 3.3: Consent for Adults Consent
who lack decision-making
capacity

Topic 3.4: Children and Consent

for Healthcare

Topic 3.5: Consent for Adults

with Mental Illness
Course text: Chapter 22 & 23

5 27th Module 4: Online Course Content Tutorial 5 Assessment 1

March Patient Safety &
Negligence Topic 4.1: Patient Safety in Consent for adults 2nd online quiz
Context who lack decision- Consent
making capacity
Topic 4.2: What is Negligence?

Course text: Chapter 10

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STUDY CHART: 2805NRS Legal & Ethical Principles in Healthcare
Campus: Gold Coast, Logan, Nathan, Off campus
Offering: Trimester 1, Year 2017

GU Week
Week
Module Self-Directed Activities Tutorial Topic Assessment
Comm

6 3rd Module 4 Online Course Content Collaborate

April Patient Safety & (virtual tutorial) 6
Negligence Topic 4.3: Standard of Care,
Damage and Causation Putting your case
study together
Topic 4.4: Defences, Third party
liability and Open Disclosure

Course text: Chapter 13

Mid Trimester Break

7 17th Module 5 Online Course Content Collaborate

April Legal & Ethical (virtual tutorial) 7
Issues at the Topic 5.1: Euthanasia and
Beginning and Assisted Suicide Patient Safety &
End of Life Negligence
Topic 5.2: Doctrine of Double
Effect
Course text: Chapters 25 & 21

8 24th Module 5 Online Course Content Collaborate Assessment 2

April Legal & Ethical (virtual tutorial) 8 Case Study
Issues at the Topic 5.3:
Beginning and Withholding/Withdrawing Life Monday 24th
Assisted Suicide April @ 5pm
End of Life Sustaining Measures and the Doctrine of
Double Effect
Topic 5.4: Criminal law and the
Healthcare Practitioner
Course text: Chapters 25 & 21

9 1st May Module 6 Online Course Content Collaborate

Management of (virtual tutorial) 9
Patient Topic 6.1: Confidentiality and
Information Privacy Withholding and
Withdrawing Life
Topic 6.2: Healthcare sustaining Measure
documentation & Criminal Law
Topic 6.3: Access to Healthcare
Records
Course text: Chapter 14

10 8th May Module 7 Online Course Content Collaborate

The Healthcare (virtual tutorial) 10
Profession Topic 7.1: Registration and
Accountability Management of
Patient Information
Topic 7.2: Healthcare
Complaints and Disciplinary
Proceedings
Course text: Chapter 9

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STUDY CHART: 2805NRS Legal & Ethical Principles in Healthcare
Campus: Gold Coast, Logan, Nathan, Off campus
Offering: Trimester 1, Year 2017

GU Week
Week
Module Self-Directed Activities Tutorial Topic Assessment
Comm

11 15th Module 8 Online Course Content Tutorial 11

May Biomedical
Research Ethics Topic 8.1: Principles of Research The Healthcare
Ethics Profession

Topic 8.2: Consent to Research

and Current Challenges
Course text: Chapter 28 & 41

12 22nd Course Revision

May

13 29th Study Week

May

14 & 5th Exams

15 June

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