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.
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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
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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
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Assignment Criteria
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Meets All Criteria
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Partially Meets Criteria
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Does Not Meet Criteria
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Dilemma description
(15 points)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Identify the resources at the clinical agency or in the community to assist dealing with the chosen ethical dilemmas
(20 points)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Writing Style, APA format, Grammar/
Spelling/Mechanics
(10 points)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Total Points Possible = 45 points
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