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Ethics Paper

Directions

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 current work setting or one where you previously have worked.  

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 and current. Sources must be within 3-5 years, of the current year, three years or less is preferred. Look for peer-reviewed articles/sources.  You may also find additional references on the ANA website, or other professional websites. Six scholarly references are required.

Paper structure

There should be a minimum of six references. 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.

Inclusions (see rubric for more details)

• Introduction

  An overview of ethical issue/dilemma that occur in the profession and what will be discussed in your paper

• Describe one ethical issue/dilemma that happened in your workplace. Describe the ethical principles, e.g., beneficence, nonmaleficence, veracity, autonomy, justice,  privacy, confidentiality, and fidelity that were not upheld. Identify and explain the Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses that were breached, providing rationale for it being an ethical issue.
• Use the ethical decision-making model in the attached article to analyze the issue. Work through each step of the ethical decision-making model in detail to analyze the issue.
• Analyze how the ethical issue affected the patients/families and healthcare workers. Include a description of the varying viewpoints based on values, beliefs, and culture about the issue, and how you view the issue. Relate your personal ethical lens to your view.
• Describe how you think the issue should have been, or should be handled? Provide rationale.  Make recommendations of how this issue can best be addressed in the future.
• Conclusion

Ethical Decision-making Model

The article entitled, “An Integrated Ethical Decision-making Model for Nurses” is attached below.  Use the six steps of the model to analyze and guide your decision-making about the ethical issue that occurred in your workplace. Be sure to write about each step in your paper.

Use the Ethics Paper Template below to set up your paper.

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Ethics Paper (Title of Your Paper)

Write an introduction, one to two paragraphs (not longer than one page), stating the major points of the paper. See APA 2.05 (p. 27) for guidance. The introduction should identify the a few ethical issues that are prevalent in healthcare that you found in the literature. Write one or two sentences explaining each issue. Introduce the ethical issue that has occurred in your work area. Write one or two sentences that explains this issue. Introduce the ethical decision-making model that will serve as the basis for this discussion of the ethical issue in your work setting. Don’t forget to cite appropriately.

Ethical Issue in Workplace

Discuss the actual ethical issue that has occurred in your work setting. Provide sufficient background so the issue is clear. Support the fact that this is an ethical issue, with references from your research. Use the ethical principles and the code of ethics to explain the rationale for it being an ethical issue. Limit this section to two to four paragraphs (one page).

Ethical Decision-Making Model

Discuss the decision-making model that you were provided in the directions for this assignment. Use this model to analyze your own ethical issue. Work through each step of the ethical decision-making model in detail, to analyze the ethical issue. Limit this section to two pages.

How Patients, Families, and Healthcare Workers are affected by the Issue

Describe how the ethical issue in your work place, affected the patient, family, and the healthcare workers who were involved in the issue. Include a description of the varying viewpoints based on values, beliefs and culture about the issue. Discuss how you view this issue. Relate your personal ethical lens to your view. Describe how you think the issue should have been handled. Provide a rationale for your answer. Make recommendations regarding how this issue can best be addressed in the future. Support your recommendations with findings from the literature. This is the only section that can be written in the first person. All other areas of the paper should be written in third person. This section should be no longer than one page.

Conclusion

The conclusion should be a summary of all of the main points in the paper. The conclusion should be one paragraph in length. Your paper is to be 6 pages in length, not including the title page and reference sheet. The running head and page numbers must be done correctly. It is to be double-spaced, and be written with Times New Roman, 12 font, and 1 inch borders. The paper needs to meet the standards of professional writing in nursing, including accurate grammar, spelling, and syntax. It must be in APA format. Please review the grading rubric for additional information.

References

Hawkins, S. F. & Morse, J. (2014). The praxis of courage as a foundation for care. Journal ofNursing Scholarship, 46(4), 263-270, doi10.1111/jnu.12077

Keele, R. (2011). Nursing research and evidence-based practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning

(Examples of correct format for an article and a book)

Ethics Paper Rubric

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