NURSING 20Introduction to Nursing and Social Justice II
Nursing · 2 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Advanced discussion on history of nursing, with focus on role of contemporary nursing in relation to ethics and social justice. Analysis of ethical principles (justice, autonomy, veracity, beneficence, confidentiality) and professional values (altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice) in relation to nursing practice throughout history in health/illness and end-of-life contexts. Evaluation of social, cultural, legal, and political forces in relation to paternalism for professional nurses working with diverse patient populations in the 21st century.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 10.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
confidence 1.00 · from textRequires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
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- NURSING 10Introduction to Nursing and Social Justice I
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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- NURSING 150AFundamentals of Professional Nursing I
- NURSING 150BFundamentals of Professional Nursing II
- NURSING 162AFoundational Concepts for Tertiary Prevention and Care of Medical-Surgical Patients and Familiesanother path to it
- NURSING 160Secondary Prevention
- NURSING 162AFoundational Concepts for Tertiary Prevention and Care of Medical-Surgical Patients and Families
1 course lists this as a requisite. Showing 11 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.