Program Overview

Professional, Ethical and legal Decision Making in Practice NU6053

Course Fact File

• Code: NU6053
• Duration: Runs 26/11/25 - 19/12/25
• Teaching Mode: Part-Time
• Fees: €900
• Closing Date: 26/10/2025
• Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC, Cork
• Credits: 5
• Start Date: 26/11/2025

Outline

Module Objective

Development of ethical and legal knowledge and evaluative skills and the application of these skills to the assessment of case studies appropriate to practice

Module Content

Issues addressed include: ethical frameworks and relevant legislation applicable to health care situations, the professional-patient relationship, patient autonomy, end-of-life challenges, inequality, social justice, moral disagreement.

Practicalities

Assessment

• Total Marks: 100
• Continuous Assessment: written assignment, 100 marks

Timetable

• Runs 26/11/25 - 19/12/25
• Workshop dates: 2nd December .00-16.00 BHSC; 3rd December .00-16.00 BHSC (Rooms TBC)
• Dates are subject to change

Requirements

• Module Name: Professional, Ethical and legal Decision Making
• Module Code: NU6053
• Requirement 1: Applicants must be practising nurses with evidence of current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
• Requirement 2: Evidence that registration with the NMBI will be complete by the proposed commencement date of the module
• Requirement 3: Applicants must provide evidence, a letter of support, that they will be working in a critical care environment (for a minimum of 19.5 hours/week)
• Requirement 4: Applicants must provide a letter of support from their respective Director of Nursing and confirmation of having secured a clinical facilitator/preceptor for the duration of the module

Fees and Costs

• The fee for this module is €900
• There is also a €35 application fee

Additional Teaching Mode Information

• Blended module