APPLYING ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

Prepare

For this assignment, you will develop a solution to a specific ethical dilemma faced by a heath care professional. Consider the ethical dilemma the health care professional is faced with in the selected case study. In addition to the week’s readings, use the Capella library to locate at least one academic peer-reviewed journal article that you can use to support your analysis of the situation.

Use the Ethical Case Studies interactive to select a case study. Then, use the three components of the Ethical Decision-Making Model (moral awareness, moral judgment, and ethical behavior) to inform your work. Specifically:

• Identify which case study you selected and briefly summarize the facts surrounding the case study. Note: The case study may not supply all of the information you may need. In such cases, you should consider a variety of possibilities and infer potential conclusions. Please be sure to identify any speculations that you make.

Write Your Paper

To complete this assignment you need to:

• Summarize the facts of the case study using peer-reviewed journal articles as evidence to support analysis of the case.
  • Assess the credibility of information sources.
  • Assess the relevance of the information sources.
  • Use critical thinking to identify the factors.
  • Identify who is involved or affected by the problem or issue.
  • Describe how factors contributed to the problem or issue.
• Discuss the effectiveness of the communication approaches present in the case study.
  • Describe how the health care professional communicated with others.
  • Describe the role of communication and communication strategies in both creating and resolving the problems or issues presented.
• Assess instances where the professional communicated effectively or ineffectively.
  • Discuss the effectiveness of the approach used by the professional in the case study as it relates to the ethical decision-making model.
  • Describe the ethical practices presented in the case study.
• Apply ethical principles to a possible solution to the proposed problem or issue from the case study.
  • Describe the proposed solution.
  • Discuss how likely the proposed solution will foster professional collaboration.

Academic Requirements

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Writing: Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
  • Apply the principles of effective composition.
• Sources: Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.
  • Include the case study and at least one academic peer-reviewed journal article on health care.
• Length: Include at least 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
• Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12 point.
• References: Use at least two references (the case study and an academic peer-reviewed journal article) and three in-text citations within the paper.
• APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citation of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference page.
• Academic Honesty: Submit a draft of your assignment to SafeAssign and make any necessary changes before you submit it to your instructor for grading.

Example assignment: You may use the Applying Ethical Principles Example Assignment [PDF] to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

If you would like assistance in organizing your assignment, or if you simply have a question about your assignment, please do not hesitate to ask your courseroom instructor or the teaching assistants in the NHS Learner Success Lab for guidance and suggestions. If you want more assistance with writing, you can ask your instructor for a referral to a writing coach.

SCORING GUIDE

Your Work will be evaluated using this criteria.

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Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:

• Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of health care.
  • Summarize the facts of the case study using peer-reviewed journal articles as evidence to support analysis of the case.
• Competency 3: Apply ethical principles and academic standards to the study of health care.
  • Discuss the effectiveness of the approach used by the professional in a case study as it relates to the ethical decision-making model.
  • Apply ethical principles to a possible solution to the proposed problem or issue from a case study.
• Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, and that is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.
  • Discuss the effectiveness of the communication approaches present in a case study.
  • Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
  • Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.

Note: Your instructor may use the Writing Feedback Tool when grading this assignment. The Writing Feedback Tool is designed to provide you with guidance and resources to develop your writing based on five core skills. You will find writing feedback in the Scoring Guide for the assignment, once your work has been evaluated. Learn more about the Writing Feedback Tool on the course Tools and Resources page.