The importance of ethical decision-making in nursing.

The importance of ethical decision-making in nursing.

The importance of ethical decision-making in nursing.

This assignment reinforces the importance of ethical decision-making in nursing. You will apply an ethical decision-making model from this week’s readings to an ethical issue.

Review PARK ”An Integrated Ethical-Decision-Making Model for Nurses” (see attachment #1)

Apply the ethical decision-making model in the Park article. This is not a review of the article, but an application of the model developed by Park to a CLINICAL ethical decision a nurse may be involved with.

USE THE PARK MODEL AND identify the steps provided in the model; additionally, reflect on the following:

o       State the ethical issue and its relevance for nursing practice.

o       What is the ethical principle(s) involved? (Use Westrick Chapter 45 page 297 for the list of principles…be specific.)

o       Collect and analyze additional information:

o       What populations does this serve?

o       Who are the key stakeholders?

o       What information is needed to overcome the problem?

o       Develop alternatives and compare them:

o       What alternative strategies could be used to address the issues?

o       Justify the decision:

o       Explain why this is important, needed, or beneficial for the patient and family.o       Find strategies to implement the plan:

o       What ethical arguments could you use to dissuade someone who disagrees with the program?

I have included a summary of the Park Model below. Many students successfully organize this assignment by using the steps identified.

Format your assignment as one of the following:

o       875-word paperCite at least 3 evidence-based, peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years to support your position(s).

Include an APA-formatted reference list.

Grading rubric

•       Clearly states the ethical issue and its relevance to nursing practice; analyzes: population served, stakeholders; information needed and problem identification. Identify specific ethical principles involved (see assignment instructions).46% of total grade

•       Lists alternative programs that address the issues; Explains why this is important, needed, or beneficial for identified patient and family34% of total grade

•       Lists strategies to implement the plan15% of total grade

•       Cites at least 3 peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years that clearly support the position(s); Assignment is free of grammatical errors, language maintains a scholarly and succinct tone; Follows a structure that is clear, concise, and appropriate5% of total grade

•       1 Analyze principles used in ethical decision-making.

•       2 Evaluate legal and ethical responsibilities in nursing practice.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.