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Week 3—Introduction to Ethics Final Paper

· The introduction is designed to define the topic (ex. Lateral violence in nursing—how is it defined? How prevalent is the problem? Are there distinguishing types of lateral violence? How does this affect the nursing population? Why is this topic an ethical dilemma for nurses/nursing profession?)

· The term “ethical dilemma” refers to a situation where choices need to be made, the answers may not be clear, the options are not ideal and there may be active barriers to a reasonable solution

· The topic is objectively defined and described. As nurses we have a duty to our patients to advocate for them. At the same time, we must keep ourselves out of the situation. This section must address the topic with objectivity and facts.

· There are no “I” statements or opinions voiced in this section—there will be a place for that in the Professional Response section.

· Use the rubric heading for this section of the paper (in fact, put all rubric headings in following the introduction so they are not overlooked when you are writing the rest of the paper).

· At least one professional journal article should be cited to substantiate the facts that are relevant to the overarching topic

· The paper introduction should be submitted in APA style (7th edition). Please familiarize yourself with APA and how to cite references. The following website is a quick and helpful tool to use when writing in APA style. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html

· The introduction will vary in length but should be at least one page (double-spaced 12-pt. font text).

Rubric for Introduction to Ethics Final Paper:

Criteria	Level 4 3 points	Level 3 2 points	Level 2 1 point	Level 1 0 points
Introduction Theme/Objective	Clearly and effectively communicates an introduction of the theme/objective of the ethics topic	Effectively communicates an introduction of the theme/objective of the ethics topic but questions remain	Does not effectively communicate an introduction of the theme/objective of the ethics topic	Misses point completely in introduction of the theme/objective of the ethics topic	1/ 3
Supporting Details	Each detail supports or tells more about the topic and has follow up sentences which provide additional support	Some of the details support the main idea/topic, but some do not	The details do not support the main idea/topic OR there are not enough details	There are no substantiating support for the main idea/topic	3/ 3
Relevance	Very strong appropriate interpretation of data and relevant to the topic	Largely appropriate interpretation of data and relevant to topic	May contain some misinterpretation and/or irrelevant material	Limited interpretation and relevance of topic	3/ 3
Understanding of Topic as Ethical Dilemma	Addresses ethical issues in good detail, if appropriate	Addresses ethical issues adequately, if appropriately	Does not address ethical issues adequately, if appropriate	Ethical issues not appropriately or clearly addressed, if appropriate	0/ 3
Spelling, Grammar, and APA format.	No spelling, grammar, or APA format errors.	Less than 3 spelling, grammar, or APA format errors.	Less than 7 spelling, grammar, or APA format errors.	More than 7 spelling, grammar or APA format errors	2/ 3
Total					10/15

Week 3

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Introduction to Ethics Final Paper

The introduction is designed to define the topic (ex. Lateral violence in nursing

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how is it defined? How prevalent is the

problem? Are there distinguishing types of lateral violence? How does this affect the nursing population? Why is this topi

an et

hical dilemma for nurses/nursing profession?)

The term “ethical dilemma” refers to a situation where choices need to be made, the answers may not be clear, the options are

not ideal and there may be active barriers to a reasonable solution

The topic is ob

jectively defined and described. As nurses we have a duty to our patients to advocate for them. At the same

time, we must keep ourselves out of the situation. This section must address the topic with objectivity and facts.

There are no “I” statements or

opinions voiced in this section

—

there will be a place for that in the Professional Response

section.

Use the rubric heading for this section of the paper (in fact, put all rubric headings in following the introduction so they

are not

overlooked when you a

re writing the rest of the paper).

At least one professional journal article should be cited to substantiate the facts that are relevant to the overarching topi

The paper introduction should be submitted in APA style (7th edition). Please familiarize your

self with APA and how to cite

references. The following website is a quick and helpful tool to use when writing in APA style.

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/

research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html

The introduction will vary in length but should be at least one page (double

spaced 12

pt. font text).

Week 3—Introduction to Ethics Final Paper

 The introduction is designed to define the topic (ex. Lateral violence in nursing—how is it defined? How prevalent is the

problem? Are there distinguishing types of lateral violence? How does this affect the nursing population? Why is this topic

an ethical dilemma for nurses/nursing profession?)

 The term “ethical dilemma” refers to a situation where choices need to be made, the answers may not be clear, the options are

not ideal and there may be active barriers to a reasonable solution

 The topic is objectively defined and described. As nurses we have a duty to our patients to advocate for them. At the same

time, we must keep ourselves out of the situation. This section must address the topic with objectivity and facts.

 There are no “I” statements or opinions voiced in this section—there will be a place for that in the Professional Response

section.

 Use the rubric heading for this section of the paper (in fact, put all rubric headings in following the introduction so they are not

overlooked when you are writing the rest of the paper).

 At least one professional journal article should be cited to substantiate the facts that are relevant to the overarching topic

 The paper introduction should be submitted in APA style (7th edition). Please familiarize yourself with APA and how to cite

references. The following website is a quick and helpful tool to use when writing in APA style.

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html

 The introduction will vary in length but should be at least one page (double-spaced 12-pt. font text).