Nursing
Ethical Dilemma Assignment
For the purposes of this assignment, students select a topic that they feel presents an ethical dilemma in today’s nursing practice in the United States. Certain topics may be of a sensitive nature and somewhat subjective; therefore, if you have any questions or are struggling to identify a topic, reach out to your instructor for guidance.
You will create/submit a PowerPoint Presentation to address each element of the assignment. Please refer to assignment guidelines below for the required elements of this assignment.
Topic Ideas
· Organ donation and transplant issues
· Stem cell transplants and cord blood banking
· Sperm and/or Egg preservation
· Parental refusal of medical treatments due to religious or cultural beliefs (e.g. blood transfusions,
· End-of-Life Care/Decision-Making (select one issue such as terminating life support)
· Neglect and Abuse
· Culture or Spiritual lack of access/ability for observance
· Health Insurance Issues (e.g. lack of coverage, coverage denials, access to care)
· Parents with HIV/AIDS having children
· Behavioral health patients boarding on in acute care settings
· Transgender patient-care
Assignment Guidelines
· Identify the resources at the clinical agency or in the community to assist dealing with the chosen ethical dilemmas (20 points)- Identify resources available for your chosen dilemma. Identify resources available through medical services and in the community (non-profit organizations, government agencies, webites, etc.) that could be utilized by the nurse and clients.
· Writing Style, APA format, Grammar/Spelling/Mechanics (10 points)- All references used should be scholarly/reputable and must be cited using current edition APA format. If you need assistance with APA formatting, refer to https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
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Assignment Criteria |
Meets All Criteria |
Partially Meets Criteria |
Does Not Meet Criteria |
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Dilemma description (15 points) |
Description of the dilemma is clear and comprehensive; Distinctively describes how student became aware of the situation; Specifically identified the types of people involved in the situation and their roles
14-15 points |
Description of the dilemma is clear and comprehensive; Adequately describes how student became aware of the situation; Specifically identified the types of people involved in the situation and their roles
13 points |
Description of the dilemma is clear, but very general; Adequately describes how student became aware of the situation; Partially identified the types of people involved in the situation and their roles
8-12 points |
Description of the dilemma is mostly vague or missing; Inadequately / Vaguely describes how student became aware of the situation; Minimally identified or did not identify the types of people involved in the situation and their roles 0 - 7 points
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Identify the resources at the clinical agency or in the community to assist dealing with the chosen ethical dilemmas (20 points) |
ALL criterion items are met: · Comprehensively and accurately identifies ALL pertinent resources available/used to resolve the dilemma; · Systematically and accurately identifies ALL resources being used by patient; · Comprehensively addresses available resources not used, but should have been used in the situation; · Supports ideas with valid rationale and evidence from literature
19-20 points |
Did Not Meet One (1) of the criterion items: · Comprehensively and accurately identifies ALL pertinent resources available/used to resolve the dilemma; · Systematically and accurately identifies ALL resources being used by patient; · Comprehensively addresses available resources not used, but should have been used in the situation; · Supports ideas with valid rationale and evidence from literature
16-18 points |
Did Not Meet Two (2) of the criterion items: · Comprehensively and accurately identifies ALL pertinent resources available/used to resolve the dilemma; · Systematically and accurately identifies ALL resources being used by patient; · Comprehensively addresses available resources not used, but should have been used in the situation; · Supports ideas with valid rationale and evidence from literature
13-15 points |
Did Not Meet Three (3) or more of the criterion items: · Comprehensively and accurately identifies ALL pertinent resources available/used to resolve the dilemma; · Systematically and accurately identifies ALL resources being used by patient; · Comprehensively addresses available resources not used, but should have been used in the situation; · Supports ideas with valid rationale and evidence from literature
0-12 points
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Writing Style, APA format, Grammar/ Spelling/Mechanics (10 points) |
ALL criterion items are met: · Flow of ideas logical and easy to follow · Ideas are presented clearly · APA formatting free of errors · Includes reference list and in-text citations · Spelling, grammar, and mechanics are free of errors
10 points |
Did Not Meet One (1) of the criterion items: · Flow of ideas logical and easy to follow · Ideas are presented clearly · APA formatting free of errors · Includes reference list and in-text citations · Spelling, grammar, and mechanics are free of errors
8 points |
Did Not Meet Two (2) of the criterion items: · Flow of ideas logical and easy to follow · Ideas are presented clearly · APA formatting free of errors · Includes reference list and in-text citations · Spelling, grammar, and mechanics are free of errors
6 points |
Did Not Meet Three (3) or more of the criterion items: · Flow of ideas logical and easy to follow · Ideas are presented clearly · APA formatting free of errors · Includes reference list and in-text citations · Spelling, grammar, and mechanics are free of errors
0 – 5 points |
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Total Points Possible = 45 points |