ethical dilemma

Final Paper

Choose a topic of an ethical issue that is of interest to you which is not the same as your group presentation topic. You must receive approval of your topic from the class professor before writing your paper. Ideally, you will choose a topic in which you do not have great deal of knowledge or pre-conceived ideas. This topic will also be relevant to nursing practice. Journals and articles other than those in the nursing profession may be considered. This assignment is a formally written paper in APA format, 7th edition. A minimum of three professional references is required. You may use internet sites and articles but they will not be counted as a professional citation. Please use the headings of each section of the rubric to outline your paper. The paper will be 7 pages in length—and not exceeding 7 pages of text. Title page/references are NOT included in this count. A pdf. version of the paper may NOT be submitted—only a Word document that can be edited will be accepted. Two points will be deducted for each page over the maximum number. The grading guidelines are as follows:

Ethics Final Paper--Evaluation Rubric Possible Score

Your Score

Introduction: Summary of what is known about the ethical issue

Well summarized (20) Adequately summarized (15), Superficially summarized (10) Poorly summarized (5)

20

Ethical Dimensions of the Issue Identified and Discussed (why is this an ethical issue)

Ethical Dimensions Clearly Identified (5), Superficially identified (2), Not identified (0)

10

Relevance of the Ethical Issue to Health Professions/ Nursing

Relevance of the Ethical Issue to Nursing well described (10), Adequately described (7), Poorly summarized (3)

10

Relevant Ethical Analysis (Principles, Ethical Theories, Laws, and Standards of Practice)

Complete Analysis of Principles, Ethical Theories, Laws,

and SOP (30) Adequate Analysis (15), Superficial Analysis (10), Poorly

Analyzed (5)

30

Personal Professional Response to the Issue

Thorough discussion (10), Adequate Discussion (7), Superficial Discussion (5)

10

Conclusion: Reflection of What you Learned

Reflection clearly articulated (8), adequately articulated (6), superficially articulated (4), poorly articulated (2)

8

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar—pdf. version of paper WILL NOT be accepted and will result in a grade of zero

points for the assignment without discussion

No errors (10), 1-2 errors (8), 3-4 errors (6), 5 or more errors (4), errors obscure meaning or the instructions for

the assignment were disregarded (2)

10

Clarity and Organization – Rubric Headings utilized

Headings utilized, paper clear/concise/organized (10) Headings not utilized, paper clear/concise/organized (7),

No Headings, paper unclear/ not concise/disorganized (5), Lack of organization obscures meaning or you have not

corrected feedback given in prior assignments (2)

10

Correct APA Style (7th)

No errors (5), 1-2 errors (4), 3-4 errors (3), 5-6 errors

(2),6-7 errors (1), 8 or more errors (0)

5

Correct Length 7 pages of text, PLUS title page and references

YES or NO

2

Minimum of 3 professional nursing references, 5 years old or less

YES or NO

5

Total Points 120