use a news article brought to class and approved by the instructor. Think about the issue and choose a side to advocate. This does not necessarily have to be your side, although that is easier to defend. Understand all sides of the issue and identify the most convincing evidence even for the opposing viewpoints.
NM 410 Nursing Ethics: News Article Summary and Persuasion Paper
News Article Summary and Persuasion Paper Rubric
Content 10 8 6 4 2
Introduction Grabs readers
attention with
an interesting
question or
surprising fact
Interesting and might
get reader’s attention
Partially
developed
attention
grabbing
opening
Relevant but
does not engage
reader’s
attention
Dull or trite
introduction
Summary of
Article
Complete and
concise
Summary is missing
a valuable detail
Summary is
wordy and/or
missing many
needed details
Summary is one
sentence and
lacks
understanding
Summary is not
consistent with
article
Thesis Well defined,
presenting
specific issue
and writer’s
point of
view
Thesis and writer’s
point of
view are
presented but are
disorganized
Thesis or
writer’s point of
view are
presented but not
clearly
Thesis hints at
an issue but is
unclear and
writer’s point of
view is unclear
Thesis or
writer’s point of
view is omitted
Reasons for
Point of View in
Order of
Importance
Reasons are
clearly in
order
of
importance
Reasons are mostly in
order of importance,
but some supporting
details are out of
order
Reasons are in
discernible order
but not in
importance
Reasons are in
random order
Only one reason
for viewpoint
offered
Evidence
Evidence
supports each
reason for the
opinion and
reflects a
consistent
point of view
Evidence
supports
each reason and
reflects a consistent
point of view but
some reasons need
more evidence
Evidence
supports most of
the reasons and
usually reflects a
consistent point
of view
Evidence
supports at least
one reason, but
some evidence is
not clearly
relevant
No evidence
supports any
stated reason
Opposing view Evidence
refutes reason
for opposition
Evidence refutes
reason for opposition
but lacks in strength
Evidence loosely
refutes opposing
view
Evidence neither
refutes or
supports
opposing view
No evidence to
refute opposing
view
Conclusion Clearly and
freshly states
opinion,
summarizes
reasons, and
includes a call
to
action
States opinion,
summarizes reasons,
and
includes a call to
action
Does not include
one of the
following:
restates opinion,
summarizes
reasons, and
includes a call to
action
Does not include
two of the
following:
restates opinion,
summarizes
reasons, and
includes a call to
action
Does not include
the following:
restates opinion,
summarizes
reasons, and
includes a call to
action
Word Choice Creative and
enhances the
argument
Enhances the
argument
Evidence of
some attention
given to word
choice
Word choice is
limited
Same words
used throughout
the paper
Grammar,
mechanics, and
spelling
No errors One or two errors Three or four
errors
Five to seven
errors
Greater than
seven errors
APA Format No errors One error Two errors Three errors Greater than 3
errors
NM410 Nursing Ethics News Article Summary and Persuasion Paper
This assignment will use a news article brought to class and approved by the instructor. Think
about the issue and choose a side to advocate. This does not necessarily have to be your side, although
that is easier to defend. No judgment will be cast, regardless of your decision. Everyone is entitled to
an opinion, including you. Consider this paper as if it were to be published in a journal for nurses as
the audience. You may have to do a small amount of research to provide solid, convincing evidence.
Understand all sides of the issue and identify the most convincing evidence even for the opposing
viewpoints. Paragraphs are to be five to seven sentences in length. The paper is to be three pages in
length (the third page does not have to be full). Successful completion of this assignment will provide
100 points.
Paragraph 1: Grab the reader’s attention, give an overview of the article and/or issue, and close with a
thesis statement that reveals your position.
Paragraph 2 (or more): Each body paragraph should focus on one piece of evidence with the
supporting detail (facts, statistics, quotes from experts, examples, etc). You may choose to use
analogies, draw comparisons, or describe a hypothetical situation. Give terms and background
information if necessary.
Paragraph 3: Describe and refute the key points of the opposing view. Again, you may choose to use
analogies, draw comparisons, or describe a hypothetical situation. Give terms and background
information if necessary.
Paragraph 4: Restate and reinforce the thesis and supporting evidence. Encourage the reader to adopt
the position or take action. The closing statement might be a dramatic plea, a prediction that implies
urgent action to be taken, a question that incites readers to seriously think about the issue, or other
recommendations with specific action ideas.
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THE ROLE OF NURSES WHEN PATIENTS DECIDE TO END THEIR LIVES.
Zizette C. Howard
Department of Nursing Herzing University
NM 410: Ethics In Nursing
Professor: Sandie Yeager
February 8, 2022
https://herzing.instructure.com/courses/15437
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The role of nurses when patients decide to end their lives.
Introduction.
The role of nurses in euthanasia ranges from assessing a request for euthanasia, helping
patients during euthanasia, decision making, and caring for patient’s family members after
euthanasia (Cayetano-Penman et al., 2021). However, the debate of whether nurses should be
present when the patient is taking the end-of-life dose has raised a couple of ethical issues. The
willingness of nurses to participate during the administration of the lethal drugs also varies.
Nurses are the care professionals that work closely with patients and families and are involved in
the care of dying patients. Therefore, nurses understand various aspects of the patient including
their needs, anxieties, and questions. Thus, they should be present when a patient is taking the
end-of-life dose to provide support for the family members.
Thesis statement.
Nurses play a critical role in the care of terminal patients, therefore, they are most likely to be
confronted with euthanasia requests. This paper discusses why nurses should be present during
the dying process of the patient.
The summary of the article.
The article is about whether nurses should be allowed to participate during the dying
process of a patient (“role of nurses when patients decide to end their lives, 2019). Ben Wald a
75-year-old man who was diagnosed with colon cancer requested euthanasia when he was ready
to end his life. His wife needed someone knowledgeable to be with her husband was dying.
Linda, Wald’s hospice nurse was not allowed by the hospice organization to be present during
the process (“role of nurses when patients decide to end their lives, 2019).. Wald’s wife had to
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This sentence is redundant. Cut the use of the word euthanasia. You only need to say it once.
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Need more details. A sentence or two for each claim made in these two sentences.
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Change to ‘work closely with dying patients and their families.’
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I get what you mean but the sentiment does not follow neatly. It’s that part about request that throws me. Do you mean they are best suited to make that call? That they are the ones the patients trust? A clarification would make the thesis much stronger. Additionally, if your teacher wants the thesis as its own section, leave it. If that is not in the instructions, you really should have it as the last few sentences of your intro, and the intro should be constructed to build up to said thesis.
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You need to talk about the article a bit before discussion.
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Improper use of headings. While this is the title, this is not a first level heading, since you wrote nothing directly after it. You can solve this easily by removing the Introduction second level heading.
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I can’t read the article, but mentioning why they refused would strengthen your paper by having a counterpoint to discuss and refute.
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request aid in dying from an advocacy group. This raised questions on the role of nurses during
euthanasia. Should hospice care nurses be present when a patient is dying? What role do nurses
play at the end of the life journey of a patient?
Why nurses should be present during the patient’s dying process?
The role of nurses in euthanasia does not only involve the administration of lethal drugs
but also decision-making, performing euthanasia, and aftercare (Pesut et al., 2020). Dying is a
process that entails the cessation of psychological, physical, spiritual, and social life. Family
members may be scared to be left alone with their dying patient because some uncertainties with
the process may arise. Therefore, nurses should be involved to educate and support family
members and the patient during their last phase of life. During the imminent period, the presence
of a nurse is critical because the phase affects the family’s memories of their loved one. Nurses
should try their best to make it as smooth as possible to allow the family to let their loved ones
rest easily (Pesut et al., 2020). At this stage, nurses are required to do a thorough assessment,
quick response to changes, quick administration of medication, and rapidly provide the
interventions that promote comfort.
There are various features related to the dying process that hospice care nurses have
grown accustomed to. The sounds and changes that occur during the dying process which family
members and other clinicians may find distressing and frightening (Cayetano-Penman et al.,
2021). The most important role of nurses during the dying process is to provide care and support
for
family members.
This support will help the family members to deal with the distressing
things they have witnessed. Therefore, creating a positive impact on their loved one’s death.
Nurses cannot guarantee a smooth death for a dying patient but they get prepared to respond to
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More details from the anecdote like what happened, what each side argued, and the resolution go a long way to making your argument more convincing and structured.
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and manage symptoms during the process to ease the process for the patients and family. The
main role during the process is to assist the patients to have a good death as they wished.
Opposing view.
Without a nurse during the dying process patients can be terrified leading to the creation
of negative impacts on their loved one’s death. From the article, Mr. Wald’s wife needed
someone knowledgeable to offer support when her husband was dying. This shows that dealing
with death is not easy for the family because they do not understand the dying process.
Therefore, nurses should be allowed to participate in the whole process of euthanasia. The
nurses’ role extends to aftercare, where they provide support to the family after the death of their
loved one.
Conclusion.
Nurses play an important role in euthanasia. Nurses have the responsibility to facilitate
their patient’s dying wishes. However, they cannot guarantee patients and families that the
process will be smooth. The complications of advanced diseases vary from patient to patient.
There are changes and frightening situations during the dying process that may require the
presence of nurses to assure quick response and support for family members. Therefore, nurses’
presence during the dying process of a patient is essential not only for the patient but also for the
family members.
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This paragraph is largely redundant with the last. What you could do is structure both so you can start with a section on the process of euthanizing the patient, and nurse involvement. Then a second paragraph about the nurse’s role after the patient has passed. You kinda do it in these two paragraphs but they are blended such that they look like they are talking about the same thing.
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This whole section needs a lot of work. You have one sentence of an argument against the nurse’s presence (and a confusing one at that), but spend the rest of the section refuting it. If you are going to have opposition, you need to give them their due. Have some common, convincing reasons why nurses should not be involved in euthanizing patients, then counter them succinctly.
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References.
Cayetano-Penman, J., Malik, G., & Whittall, D. (2021). Nurses’ perceptions and attitudes about
euthanasia: a scoping review. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 39(1), 66-84.
Pesut, B., Greig, M., Thorne, S., Storch, J., Burgess, M., Tishelman, C., … & Janke, R. (2020).
Nursing and euthanasia: A narrative review of the nursing ethics literature. Nursing
ethics, 27(1), 152-167.
The role of nurses when patients decide to end their lives (Published 2019). (2019, September 6).
The New York Times – Breaking News, US News, World News and
Videos. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/well/live/the-role-of-nurses-when-patients-
decide-to-end-their-lives.amp.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/well/live/the-role-of-nurses-when-patients-decide-to-end-their-lives.amp.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/well/live/the-role-of-nurses-when-patients-decide-to-end-their-lives.amp.html
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