COVID-19 Resource: Public health ethical guidance for nurses

Abstract

<p><font color="red"><em>This item is part of a Sigma CNE course available to Sigma members only. <strong>The material is freely available in the Sigma Repository and anyone may access the files attached to this record and the audio streams linked below.</strong></em></font> </p> <p><font color="red"><em>For information on accessing the Sigma CNE course (separate from the Sigma Repository), please click here:<a href="https://www.sigmarepository.org/sigma-elearning-platform/" target="_blank"> https://www.sigmarepository.org/sigma-elearning-platform/.</a></em></font> </p> <p><font color="red"><em>Upon entering the Sigma eLearning Platform, search for the keyword "Webinar".</font></em></p> <p><font color="red"><strong>To view the video: scroll down to watch the embedded video stream. The presentation slide deck is attached to this record as a PDF for repository patrons' convenience.</strong></font></p> <p>Webinar Details: Nurses have numerous questions affecting their moral integrity during the COVID19 pandemic. This webinar will provide participants with an ethical framework for reflecting on and responding to challenging issues likely to evolve during the pandemic. Then, participants will have an opportunity to engage with expert presenters, in nursing and public health ethics, through a question and answer session.</p> <p>Learning Outcomes:</p> <ul> <li>Describe responsibilities and priorities of individual, institutional and societal realms of ethics.</li> <li>Identify differences in ethical analysis in standard clinical decisions and public health decisions.</li> <li>Explore principles such as justice and beneficence to determine how to balance public health goods.</li> </ul>