Unit 4 Overview and OutcomesCollaboration and Ethical Decision MakingAdvanced practice nursing requires competency in collaboration. As healthcare becomes more complex, collaboration needs to occur between advanced practice nurses and other healthcare team members. Collaboration depends on clinical and interpersonal expertise and is built on collegial relationships.Nurses routinely encounter disturbing moral issues. Advanced practice nurses are expected to be leaders in recognizing and resolving moral problems, but also act as role models, creating ethical practice environments and promoting social justice in the larger health care system. You will explore the competencies of collaboration and ethical decisions making.After completing this unit, you should be able to:Investigate collaboration between individuals and work groups individually and within organizations and across larger health care delivery systems.Support the values, behaviors, structures, and processes that facilitate effective collaboration.Model the distinctive ethical decision-making competency of advanced practice nursing.Outline the barriers to ethical practice that advanced practice nurses can expect to confront.Course outcome practiced in this unit:MN501-2: Examine advanced practice nursing roles with regards to their interaction with other healthcare providers in collaborative practice models.Reading and ResourcesTextbook ReadingsAdvanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative ApproachChapter 12: “Collaboration”Chapter 13: “Ethical Decision Making”Library Help:Resources to help you navigate the Library