Nursing: Ethics & Spirituality

This nursing and religious studies course explores the foundations of nursing practice from the perspectives of ethics and spirituality. The goal is to prepare nursing students to confront, understand, and communicate contemporary ethical issues, integrating a personal and social spirituality that will ground their service in the nursing profession. They will explore the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as an example of the integration of ethics and spirituality in health care. Prerequisite: RE 103, RE 205, or RE 211. This course fulfills the General Education requirement for Formation in Faith.