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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

· Dilemma description (15 points)- Identify the chosen ethical dilemma and identify the key elements (who, what, when, how, why).

· 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

Assignment Criteria

Meets All Criteria

Partially Meets Criteria

Does Not Meet Criteria

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

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

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

Total Points Possible = 45 points