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Ethical Analysis Term Project
Ethical Analysis Term Project
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Order Number |
657YR65743 |
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Type of Project |
ESSAY |
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Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
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Format |
APA |
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Academic Sources |
10 |
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Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Instructions/Descriptions
Ethical Analysis Term Paper Project Paper
Essay Expectations
Value: 40%
Length: 6 pages (maximum, anything exceeding this will NOT be evaluated)
Format: APA 7th edition (use ONLY a 12-point font size and Arial font style)
Goal: The goal of this paper is to explore an ethical issue that impacts current nursing practice, and to examine and critique how nurses can address the ethical issue to promote social justice.
Due: Week 6
Details:
The paper will use APA 7th edition formatting and have a maximum length of six pages not including references and title page. Should the paper be longer than six APA formatted pages, the additional pages will not be graded as part of the assignment. Refer to the grading scheme below for allocated marks. Although each section has allotted grades to emphasize the importance of each section, your overall grade will be out of 40%.
You are required to use three paper reviewed journal articles from the ethics literature. Articles, textbook or CNO/CNA documents that were part of the syllabus do not count towards the three required peer reviewed journal articles. You are required to find one media source (for example Global & Mail, National, MacLean’s) to demonstrate public awareness of the issue.
The paper will be submitted through SafeAssign. Please use the Library resources on APA to ensure paper is free of errors. If the paper contains APA errors, grades will be deducted. The deductions are -1 mark for 2 or less errors, -2 marks for 5 or less errors and -3 marks for 8 or more errors.
Topics:
Identify a topic from the list of essay topics posted on blackboard that you wish to study in greater detail than what was offered in the class (Alternative topics may be assigned by the professor). This is an opportunity for you to develop depth, breadth and expert nursing knowledge in one ethics related topic from this course. The paper may be written in the first person.
| Topics | |
| · Gene editing/genetics
· Health care funding · Research ethics · Opioid crisis · Parents against vaccinations · Care of the elderly or those with dementia |
· Discharging people to homelessness or Care of homeless people
· Gender and sex bias in health care · Fake news, or science exploitation · Indigenous health · Teen vaping · Other topic ideas need to be discussed with professor |
Guidance:
Use resources about APA 7h edition and essay formatting found on Library web-page.
Make appointments with Librarian and Learning Centre staff: Book early. On-line booking is available.
Conduct a literature review on your chosen topic from scholarly journals, reliable web-sites and academic books. Ethics sources are posted in your course syllabus. Library faculty can provide support. The Nursing Ethics page on the Nursing page is a resource.
Marking Scheme:
| Content areas | Marks | Expectations |
| Introduction
(½ page ) |
3 | · Overview is engaging and relevant to your contemporary issue and ethical concern.
· Purpose/Thesis statement is clear and comprehensive. · Structure of paper is clearly previewed |
| Analysis of the ethical concern using multiple perspectives | ||
| Exploration of the ethical issue with an Ethics theory
(1 page) |
7 | · Use the assumptions of one ethical theory/lens (deontology, feminist, utilitarian, etc.) to explicate one ethical concern within the contemporary issue. This is the concern you introduced in your introduction.
· Describe in detail how this theory helps to clarify the key ethical concern. For example, if the ethical concern is autonomy, what does the theory say about the ethics of autonomy? · Do not use your class textbook for this portion. You are not describing the theory, rather applying it to your ethical issue. Use sources that enable you to learn about your theory in greater detail and to provide new ideas – different from the ideas that have already been provided to you in class.
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| Exploration of the ethical issue with the scholarly literature
(1 page) |
7 | · Continue examining the key ethical concern by using the ethics scholarly literature (3 articles). These articles need to be on the same issue and should be used to explain how the scholarly literature deepens your understanding of the issue and the impact it has on people.
· This section represents the scholarly portrayal of the concern and you will use this content to compare and contrast with the media portrayal of the concern. |
| How is the nursing profession involved in this issue
(1/2-1 page) |
6 | Use the CNO, CNA, RNAO or documents from a nursing special interest group as appropriate to demonstrate how the nursing profession is engaged in addressing the ethical concerns arising from your issue. |
| The media
(1/2 page) |
3 | · Use appropriate Canadian media references such as the Globe and Mail, MacLean’s magazine, etc.
· Describe how this ethical issue has been described in the media. How does this view align with the scholarly portrayal? Compare and contrast the key messages in the professional texts and those in the media. |
| How is your issue connected to social justice?
(½ page) |
3 | · Provide one sentences to define social justice (use a resource to support).
· Then explain how the ethical issue you described above specifically links to social justice? |
| Ethical Actions
(1 page) |
6 | · Develop one evidence based ethical actions that would support resolution of this ethical issue and promote social justice.
· These actions must be within the scope of practice of the registered nurse. Support your actions with a rationale informed by the scholarly literature and justify how your action is consistent with your lens. |
| Conclusion
(½ page) |
2 | · Conclusion is persuasive, insightful, and clearly expressed
· Conclusion draws on research data as well as substantial information and ideas presented throughout. · Areas for future exploration or inquiry are relevant and insightful · Summarization of key messages, including implications for nursing practice. |
| APA format | 3 | · Attach on a separate document a picture or files of the completion of the Integrity, Plagiarism and Cheating Badge
· APA 7th edition format – with Professor specified font size and style (Arial 12-point font) |
Ethical Analysis Term Paper Project Paper
