Ethical Analysis #2: (Select a current ethical issue related to nursing or access to nursing care from list of faculty-approved topics” Physician- Assisted Suicide.) A. Identify the Nursing Issue/Dilemma (1 pt). B. Identify the Ethical Principles or theories at issue (1 pt) and C. de

 

NURS 220:

Memorandum

 

Model Format for Ethical Analyses

 

Ethical Analyses are critical analyses of situational issues or problems in which the student applies knowledge of ethics.  These are brief papers, typically 1-2 pages long, and should be submitted using the format of a professional memo.  See Model Format below.

 

A minimum of two (2) references with citations is required for each Case Study.

APA format must be used for all citations and references. See www.Apastyle.org  or  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.

 

Failure to attribute sources/the work of others will result in a grade of zero (0). Failure to use APA format for citations and references will result in one (1) point being deducted from the score.

MODEL FORMAT FOR CASE STUDIES

 

MEMORANDUM

 

To:                  Dr. Nayna Philipsen, Professor and Director

 

From:              _______________, NURS 220 Student

 

Date:               _________________ (due date)

 

Re:                  Topic

____________________________________________________________________

 

Statement of the Problem: Your office has asked: 1.Describe the work of Jeremy Bentham; and  2. _____?

 

Response:

1 Jeremy Bentham was an ethicist who argued that _____. Etc.

 

Your answer, including citations, here.

 

2. _____?

 

Your answer, including citations, here.

 

References

 

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor  

     (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter), Location: Publisher.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of  article.Title of Periodical, volume

 

     number(issue number), pages.

 

COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY

HELENE FULD SCHOOL OF NURSING

 

Presentation: Ethical Analysis  #2

 

 

 

Student Name: _________________________________________   Date of presentation: ______________________________

Students will share the work that they are doing for paper/Ethical Analysis #2. Power Point OR a handout with references in APA format is required. Topic must be pre-approved by faculty.

Students will answer these questions for the class:

____ (1 point)  1. What current ethical issue related to nursing or access to care did you select to describe?

 

____ (0.5 points) 2. What are the relevant laws, regulations or policy related to this issue?

 

____ (1 points) 3. What Ethical Principles are at issue in this disagreement or conflict?

 

____ (0.5 points) 4. Propose a resolution to this issue.

 

____ (1 point)   5. Describe how this resolution is supported by ethics?

 

____ (1 point)  6. How could this resolution (in #4) is supported by, or could lead to a change in, professional practice, the Code of Ethics, and/or the Nurse Practice Act or other law?

 

____ (P/F) 6. Identify the resources that you used for the presentation.

 

 

 

____  (5 points maximum)