MSN 6218 Unit 9 Discussion Resolving Ethical Issues in Professional Practice

MSN 6218 Unit 9 Discussion Resolving Ethical Issues in Professional Practice

As a
professional nurse leader, you are tasked with applying current standards,
obtaining key stakeholder buy in to process change, and applying evidence-based
strategies to maximize patient safety and improve outcomes in an ethical and
culturally competent manner.

Thoroughly
describe an ethical situation or dilemma that you have experienced or are experiencing
in your workplace.

What is the
nature of the ethical issue?

Who are the
stakeholders?

What are
the facts of the case? Impartially present two or more different and distinct
perspectives on this ethical situation or dilemma, with sufficient detail,
support, and justification for each perspective, such that the reader cannot
determine what your own perspective might be.

What are
your knowledge gaps, unknown facts, missing information, unanswered questions,
or areas of uncertainty?

What are
the actual or potential effects on patient safety and outcomes?

Cite
standards or evidence-based strategies that could be applicable in this
situation.

How was the
dilemma resolved or what must be done before the dilemma can be resolved?

Note:
Remember to adhere to the requirements listed in the Faculty Expectations
Message for unit discussion posts and peer responses.

Response
Guidelines

Respond to
two colleagues’ posts. In your responses, consider the following:

Was your
colleague able to present the dilemma impartially (without favoring or
discounting any of the different perspectives); were you able to uncover their
personal perspective?

Suggest at
least one additional resource that could be helpful in resolving the issue.

Based on
the evidence presented by your colleague, how do you think the dilemma should
be resolved?

Learning
Components

This
activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Determine
desired outcomes.

Identify
existing health care policies and their effects on current and future outcomes.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.

Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.

One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.

I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.

In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.

Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).

Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).

Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.

I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.

As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.

It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

Lopes Write Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.

Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.

Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?

Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.

Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.

If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.

I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.

As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:

Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.

Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.