Did you know?Nursing has a rich heritage of ethics and morality, beginning with Florence Nightingale; and it was not until the late 1960's that the field of bioethics began to emerge and influence nursing. (Stanhope and Lancaster, 2011, p. 166) This Week's ReadingsTo prepare for this week's class read and review the following: Stanhope, M. & Lancaster, J. (2011). Community Health Nursing in Canada. Toronto, ON. Mosby Elsevier. Chapter 6 This chapter looks at ethical theories and principles and describes how ethics is part of the core functions of nursing in the community. The discussion includes the principles that have guided bioethical decision making, various theories including virtue ethics and the ethic of care, and the beliefs of feminist ethics. The ethics of advocacy are applied to community health nursing. College of Nurses of Ontario. (2009).Code of Ethics Practice Standard. Retrieved from http://www.cno.org/Global/docs/prac/41034_Ethics.pdf Go to CNAs Ethics in Practice by selecting the following link:http://www.cna-aiic.ca/sitecore-modules/web/on-the-issues/best-nursing/nursing-ethics/ethics-in-practice?sc_lang=en

Upon successful completion of these readings, you will be able to:1. Describe the history of ethics in community health nursing.2. Examine ethics, theories and principles.3. Identify ethical frameworks and approaches.4. Describe the steps in the ethical decision making process.5. Explain the code of ethics for nurses.6. Describe advocacy.7. Discuss the role of the community health nurse in practicing ethically.