title: Teaching social justice.
abstract: Social justice is a core nursing value and the foundation of public health nursing. Social justice ideology requires nursing students to uphold moral, legal, and humanistic principles related to health. As such, teaching social justice requires a basis in moral developmental theory. In addition, teaching social justice demands action beyond classroom pedagogy. The author describes how social justice is taught within a baccalaureate program. A social justice project is described and examples are provided.
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics; D012935:Social Justice / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics; D013023:South Dakota; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Bioethics and Professional Ethics; Health Care and Public Health