The mock trial: a collaborative interdisciplinary approach to understanding legal and ethical issues

Nurse Educ. 2011 Mar-Apr;36(2):66-9. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0b013e31820b5029.

Abstract

To provide high-quality, safe, patient-centered care, RNs must exhibit a strong understanding of legal and ethical issues. The authors describe an interdisciplinary teaching learning strategy, the premock, actual, and postmock trial, to augment student retention of legal and ethical concepts and enhance the development of their personal accountability.

MeSH terms

  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Education, Medical / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Education, Nursing / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Faculty, Nursing
  • Humans
  • Learning*
  • Liability, Legal
  • Nursing Research
  • Patient Care Team / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Patient-Centered Care / ethics
  • Patient-Centered Care / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Quality of Health Care / ethics
  • Quality of Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Social Responsibility
  • Students, Nursing
  • Teaching / methods*
  • United States