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Ethics Paper Rubric

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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 ethical issue.

AND/OR

No discussion of Code of Ethics for Nurses.

0-20 points

Describesan 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 2ethical principles.

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

24-27 points

Thoroughly describesan ethical issue that has occurred in the workplace.

Analyzes ethical issue using 3

or moreethical 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 (25%) 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 toolto 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.

0-17 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.

18-19 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.

20-21 points

Writes each step and explicitly

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

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

23-25 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 PersonalEthical 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.

0-11 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 PersonalEthical Lens.

12-15 points

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

AND

Discussespersonal view of the issue and how it relates tothePersonalEthical 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 PersonalEthical Lens.

18-20 points

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.

More than 3errors 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

No more than 2errors 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 thetext, title page, in-text citations or reference page(s).

Followstemplate 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

10/24/16