This document provides information about the NUR 403 Ethical Ways of Knowing and Caring course at Seneca College. It includes details about the course such as prerequisites, assignments, and learning outcomes. It describes an in-class teaching example where the professor demonstrates how to identify relevant research sources by mapping a sample research topic on mandatory measles vaccination to appropriate research types and sources. The goal is to help students achieve the learning outcome of searching as strategic exploration by determining the best databases and resources to find needed information.

1. DEGREE MAPPING SHOWCASE
NUR 403 ETHICAL WAYS OF KNOWING AND CARING

2. COURSE INFORMATION: BHM 181
 Nursing (Collaborative with York University) (BSCN)
 School of Nursing, King Campus
 8 Semesters (4 years) NUR 403 is taken in Semester 4
 Spring 2019: 2 section with 44 students enrolled
 Professor: Anne Moorhouse
 Course Description
This course is dedicated to the study of ethical theories from nursing and other fields, including concepts and models of ethical decision making as they
apply to nursing practice. Theoretical approaches may include: deontological, utilitarian, and rights-based ethics caring/discourse/relational, virtue. The study
of fundamental ethical concepts of beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, truthfulness, integrity and justice will be discussed. Personal beliefs and values
will be explored within a relational perspective to these theories and to professional codes of ethics. The CNA Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses and CNO
Ethics Practice Standards will be applied to nursing practice situations. Human science theories will provide a context for ethical and moral decision making.
Strategies to create a moral community for nurses and influence ethical issues at the local and global level are studied.
Prerequisites:
 NUR 102: Development of Self as Nurse: Profession hood and Knowledge of Nursing I
 NUR 320: Health and Healing: Client-Centred Care of Individuals with Common Health Challenges Practicum
Corequisites:
 NUR402: Development of Self as Nurse: Profession hood and Knowledge of Nursing II

3. ASSIGNMENT TYPE: RESEARCH PAPER
Essay Expectations
Length: 5 pages
Format: APA 6th edition
Refer to the grading guidelines posted on blackboard
Minimum of five academic references from the following sources:
 Peer-reviewed articles from nursing ethics and bioethics scholarly journals
 Nursing ethics and bioethics books and texts
 Academic Ethics web-sites (some are found on Nursing Ethics webpage on the Nursing page of Library web
site) Course materials, nursing documents (standards, code) and references from nursing and health sciences
literature are in addition to the required references

4. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Authority Is Constructed and Contextual (B)
 recognize that authoritative content may be packaged formally or informally and may include various media types;
Information Creation as a Process (I)
 match an information need with an appropriate format;
Information Has Value (I)
 recognize the importance of giving credit to the author and the implications of plagiarism and copyright in their academic and professional careers;
 articulate the characteristics and perceived quality of copyright, subscription, fair dealing, open access, and the public domain resources;
Research as Inquiry (I)
 formulate research questions based on information gaps or on reexamination of existing, possibly conflicting, information;
 determine an appropriate scope of the research question and identify key concepts;
Scholarship as Conversation (I)
 recognize that research is an ongoing conversation;
 recognize that research (scholarship) is open-ended as more & new participants contribute;
 determine what is currently known and contested about a field, topic or industry;
 describe how scholarly conversations occurs across a variety of platforms (journal articles, books, conferences, blogs, etc);
Searching as Strategic Exploration (I)
 identify the sources and search tools to access relevant information
 use different types of searching language(e.g., keywords, controlled vocabulary, natural language)
 develop and compare search strategies and results
 refine search strategies based on the search results

5. TEACHING EXAMPLE/ MODE OF DELIVERY
LEARNING OUTCOME: SEARCHING AS STRATEGIC EXPLORATION (B)
• IDENTIFY THE SOURCES AND SEARCH TOOLS TO ACCESS RELEVANT INFORMATION

6. NUR 403 Ethical Ways of Knowing and
Caring
Library Research Session
Therese Tisseverasinghe
Spring
2019

7. Applied Ethics
 Application of theory to a specific situation.
Assignment:
You will be applying one of the theories learnt in this class to a specific situation
provided.

8. Identifying the Research Needs
Determining Appropriate Search Sources

9. Sample Topic: Mandatory Measles Vaccination
https://vancouversun.com/health/local-health/petition-calls-for-mandatory-vaccinations-in-b-c-schools

10. Identifying Research Need
What do I have to find?

11. Mapping Research Need  Research Type
Facts
 Clinical
 Measles: health issues, consequences
 Vaccination: safety, side effects, efficacy
 Social/Contextual
 Public health cost/benefits analysis
 Anti-vaccination movement
 Debate (influence of social media?)
 Legal
 Relevant laws, regulation, policies,
procedures to the situation
Ethics
 Theory
 Ethical decision tools (theories,
principles, concepts applicable to this
situation)
 Invades Individual Autonomy
 Protect Common Good
NOTE: You must determine what theory applies.
Your ethics sources should only be used to explain
ethical theories, principle or concepts.
NOT application of it.

12. Map Research Type  Research Source
 Clinical  ?
 Social/Contextual  ?
 Legal  ?
 Ethical  ?

13. Research Type Research Source
Research
type
Description Research Source
Clinical Disease, medication,
procedure, safety
Nursing or Medical textbooks(See Nursing Subject Guide, Ethics tab)
Health databases: *CINHAL
Other: Health Source, Ovid Medline, Up-to-date, Nursing & Allied Health, Medline,
PubMed, Health & Wellness
Social/
Contextual
Public health, Sociological
factors, cultural
practices/norms
Social Sciences Databases: * SocINDEX
Other: SAGE Journals, ScienceDirect, Taylor & Francis, Wiley Online
Legal Relevant laws, rights,
regulation, policies,
procedures to the situation
Trusted Government & Institutional Websites (See Nursing Subject Guide, Ethics
tab)
Grey Lit Databases: desLibris
Other: Canada’s Information Resource Centre (CIRC), Canadian Point of View, BestCase
Ethical
theory
Decision making tool:
Theories, principles, &
concepts applied
Nursing, health ethics or bioethics textbooks
Ethics or Philosophy Encyclopedias:
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (peer-reviewed) Health Care Ethics
ScienceDirect’s Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics Comprehensive
Database: *Religion and Philosophy Collection
Other: Academic Search Premier (Generic Database)

14. Search Sources: General
1. Seneca Library Search
2.Seneca Library Databases
3.Internet Search Engine (Google, Google
Scholar)

15. Using Seneca Library Search Box
 Library Search Box: http://library.senecacollege.ca/
 Type in the keywords: ie. Beneficence
 Refine your search by
 Material type: Articles, books, book chapters, newspaper articles…
 Subject Term: Specify the topic
 Publication date range
 Language: English
 Can I use Library Search to find magazine or journal articles?

16. Class Exercise
 Search in the library Catalogue (Search Box) using the primary keywords
identified
 Library Search Box: http://library.senecacollege.ca/
 Remember to Refine your Search by:
 Availability
 Content/Material Type
 Subject Term
 Publication Date

17. Sample PDF
Handout to
Class

19. Thank you
Therese.Tisseverasinghe@senecacollege.ca

20. DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE ACTIVITIES ACHIEVES THE OUTCOME