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Ethics Paper

Directions

1. Select an ethical issue or dilemma.

There are many ethical issues related to healthcare environments. Some of the ethical issues that occur in healthcare today are issues related to informed consent, organ donation, end-of-life care, truth-telling, palliative care, narcotic abuse, cultural care, spiritual care, privacy, and pain management. There are more! Select an ethical issue that has occurred in your work setting or one that interests you.

2. Literature search

Visit the APUS library. Conduct a literature search and find articles that pertain to the ethical issue/dilemma that you selected. Make sure your articles are scholarly (peer-reviewed) and current. You may also use references from professional websites. Such as the ANA website. Sources must be within 3-5 years, of the current year. Three years or less is preferred.

3. Paper structure

· Five to six pages in length (six-page limit), not including the title page and reference sheet.

· APA format

· Make the title page and reference sheet per APA format

· In-text citations for every reference

· The running head and page numbers correctly formatted

· Double-spaced with 1-inch borders. Times New Roman, Font 12 typeface is required.

· The paper needs to meet the standards of professional writing in nursing, including accurate grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax.

· Headings required ( See template for paper organization and headings)

· Six references are required. Three references must include the following:

· The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses, 2015,

· The Kearney-Nunnery Advancing Your Career Textbook, and

· The Park, Integrated Ethical Decision-making Model, 2012 article attached to this assignment.

· Turnitin Score of 24% or less is required.

4. Set up paper according to template

EthicsPaperRubric9.27.17.docx

Ethics Paper Rubric

Turnitin Score must be 24% or less

Beginning

Developing

Accomplished

Exemplary

Score

Ethical Issue in the workplace (30%)

Describes an ethical issue that has occurred in the workplace and the impact on patient/families and healthcare workers

Analyzes ethical issue using ethical principles.

Discusses Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses, 2015 that were not upheld for this issue.

Does not identify an ethical issue that has occurred in the workplace.

Does not relate/minimally relates ethical principles to the ethical issue.

AND/OR

No discussion of Code of Ethics for Nurses.

0-20 points

Describes an ethical issue that has occurred in the workplace.

Minimal analysis /minimal discussion of ethical principles.

No discussion of Code of Ethics for Nurses.

21-23 points

Describes an ethical issue that has occurred in the workplace.

Analyzes of ethical issue using 2 ethical principles.

States a specific area of Code of Ethics for Nurses, 2015 that was not upheld for this issue.

24-27 points

Thoroughly describes an ethical issue that has occurred in the workplace.

Analyzes ethical issue using 3

or more ethical principles.

Discusses Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses, 2015 that were not upheld for this issue.

28-30 points

Applies the Ethical Decision-making Model (30%) Use an ethical decision-making model to analyze the issue.  Makes recommendations of how this issue can best be addressed in the future.

Does not use the Integrated ethical-decision making tool to analyze the issue.

Provides an incomplete analysis of the issue.

Recommendation is brief, unclear, or does not represent an appropriate way to address the issue,

OR

no recommendation is present.

0-20 points

Refers to the Integrated Ethical

Decision-making model to analyze the issue.

Misses analysis of some steps of the ethical decision-making model. No discussion provided.

Makes 2 recommendations of how this issue can best be addressed in the future.

21-23 points

Uses each step of the Integrated Ethical Decision-making model to analyze the issue with limited discussion of application to the issue.

Provides 2 substantive recommendations of how this issue can best be addressed in the future.

24-27 points

Writes each step and explicitly

uses each step of the Integrated Ethical decision-making model to thoroughly analyze the issue.

Makes 3 substantive recommendations of how this issue can best be addressed and resolved in the future with rationale.

28-30 points

Varying Points of View of Issue and Personal View (20%)

Discusses varying viewpoints about ethical issues in the workplace. Include their values, beliefs and culture that affect their views.

Discusses personal view of the issue and relates it to your Personal Ethical lens.

Does not identify or minimally identifies

varying viewpoints about the issue.

OR

Minimal/no description of the impact of ethical issue on patient/families, and healthcare workers.

Does not discuss personal view or relate issue to the Personal Ethical Lens.

0-13 points

Identifies varying viewpoints about the issue, and the impact on patient/families and healthcare workers.

AND

Identifies personal view of the issue but does not relate to the Personal Ethical Lens.

14-15 points

Discusses varying viewpoints about the issue, and the impact on patient/families and healthcare workers

AND

Discusses personal view of the issue and how it relates to the Personal Ethical Lens.

16-17 points

Thoroughly discusses varying viewpoints about issue, and the impact on patient/families and healthcare workers.

Include the values, beliefs and culture that affect the varying viewpoints.

AND

Discusses personal view of the issue and relates it to Personal Ethical Lens.

18-20

Writing quality (10%)

Communicates through writing that is concise, clear and logically organized

Writes in complete sentences.

No grammar, spelling, punctuation or syntax errors.

Does not exceed the page limit.

4 or more errors of any type.

Exceeds page limit by 2 pages or more.

0-6 points

3 errors of any type.

Exceeds page limit

by 1 page.

7 points

2 errors of any type.

Does not exceed the page limit.

8 points

No grammar, spelling, punctuation or syntax errors.

Writes logically in complete sentences.

Does not exceed the page limit.

9-10 points

APA format

(10%)

Correctly uses APA format in writing and citations.

There are 5 or more APA format errors in the text, title page, in-text citations or reference page(s).

Does not follow or partially follows template pattern.

0-6 points

There are 3 -4 format errors in the text, title page, in-text citations or reference page(s).

Follows template pattern.

7 points

There are 1-2 APA format errors in the text, title page, in-text citations or reference page(s).

Follows template pattern.

8 points

Text, title page, reference page(s), and in-text citations are consistent with APA format.

Follows template pattern.

9-10 points

Total

100 points

Total Points Earned and Comments

Rev. 9/27/17