HOLY INFANT COLLEGE

Tacloban City

Course Syllabus

NURSING LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE

Instructor: Atty. Vincent Q. Piga, MAN, RN, LPT

Course Description: The Course is designed to orient and familiarize the student with the
different laws, rules and regulations that affect the nursing practice as well as the legal and
ethical obligations of nurses in the care of patients.

Course Credit: Three (3) Units

Recommended Book: Venzon, Lydia M. and Ronald M. Venzon. Professional Nursing in the
Philippines: Twelfth Edition. C&E Publishing, Inc. 2016.

Course Outline:

I. Introduction to Nursing Law and Nursing Jurisprudence

- Definition of Nursing Law and Jurisprudence
- Functions of Nursing Law

II. Nursing as a Profession

III. Nursing Ethics

- Ethical Principles and Approaches
- Divine Command Ethics
- Universal Principles of Biomedical Ethics
- Responsibilities of Nurses to the Patients
- Confidentiality of Information
- Patient's Responsibilities
- Nurses' Bill of Rights
- Responsibilities of Nurses to Physicians, Colleagues and Themselves
- Living Wills and Advance Directives

IV. Code of Ethics for Filipino Nurses

V. Legal Aspects and the Nurse

VI. Continuing Education in Nursing

VII. Others

Grading System: 75% Passing Rate on all quizzes, exams and reports/projects.

Evaluation: 20 point quiz per meeting, oral and written reports, long exams, oral exams

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