Nursing Ethics and Jurisprudence

Scope of practice, delegation, documentation and ethical decision frameworks for everyday clinical dilemmas.

Contact hours: 2
Estimated time: 207 minutes
Last reviewed: Feb 20, 2026

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About this course

A jurisprudence and ethics course that stays practical: what your license allows, how to delegate defensibly, how to document so the record protects the patient and you, and how to work through moral distress with a repeatable framework.

Learning objectives

Apply your state's scope of practice to real delegation decisions.
Use an ethical decision-making framework on a clinical dilemma.
Document care that meets legal and professional standards.
Recognize boundary, social media and confidentiality risks.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

1
Sources of nursing law
Practice acts, rules and board authority.
10 min
2
Scope of practice in practice
Deciding what you may and may not do.
17 min
3
Delegation and supervision
Five rights of delegation with examples.
24 min
4
Documentation and the legal record
What holds up and what does not.
16 min
5
Confidentiality and privacy
HIPAA basics and social media boundaries.
23 min
6
Informed consent
The nurse's role and witnessing.
15 min
7
Ethical frameworks
Principlism and a four-box case method.
22 min
8
Common dilemmas
Capacity, end-of-life wishes and family conflict.
14 min
9
Moral distress and resilience
Naming it and escalating appropriately.
21 min
10
Board discipline process
What triggers complaints and how to respond.
13 min
11
Professional boundaries
Gifts, relationships and dual roles.
20 min
12
Case review
Three dilemmas worked end to end.
12 min

This course satisfies

Texas nursing jurisprudence and ethics requirement
Florida laws and rules topic (with state addendum)

Requirement summaries come from our state requirement records. Always confirm details with your board before you renew.

References and resources

ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses (placeholder citation)
NCSBN delegation guidelines (placeholder citation)

Update history

v3.0 · Feb 20, 2026 · New delegation and social media content.

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