C 128 Task 3: Develop an informative, scholarly, professional position paper for the ethics committee by

C 128 Task 3: Develop an informative, scholarly, professional position paper for the ethics committee by
REQUIREMENTS: 

SCENARIO

You are a nurse leader who serves on an ethics committee in your healthcare organization. You are tasked with writing an informative, scholarly, professional position paper about ethical challenges in nursing practice and procedural alignment with the organization's mission statement. The paper should explain common ethical challenges, the impact of these ethical challenges on stakeholders, and the nurse leader’s role in addressing these ethical challenges. You will present the paper to the ethics committee. 

Develop an informative, scholarly, professional position paper for the ethics committee by doing the following:

1. Discuss two ethical challenges in nursing practice that are common to your organization, as well as the ethical principles involved in the American Nursing Association (ANA) Code of Ethics.
2. For each ethical challenge, describe one potential legal implication.
3. Support your discussion with a minimum of two scholarly sources, published within the past five years, for each challenge. A minimum of one source of the two must be a course text or course resource.

1. Discuss the responsibility of a nurse with a master’s degree acting in a leadership role within the organization by doing the following:
2. Describe the role of the nurse leader in applying a published, ethical decision-making model to one of the ethical challenges in part A.
3. Discuss the actual or potential stakeholders involved in and affected by the outcome of the ethical decision-making process and the potential impact on each stakeholder.
4. Describe the role of interdisciplinary team members throughout the ethical decision-making process.
5. Describe a transformational leadership strategy that the nurse leader might use to promote interdisciplinary team collaboration during the ethical decision-making process.

 

1. Explain how the actions taken in part B align with your organization’s mission statement.

RUBRIC:

A:ETHICAL CHALLENGES

The discussion identifies 2 ethical challenges that are common to the organization and accurately discusses the applicable ethical principles or provisions of the American Nursing Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for each ethical challenge.

A1:LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

The discussion demonstrates understanding of legal implications by accurately describing 1 potential legal implication that could result from each ethical challenge discussed in part A. 

A2:SOURCES

The discussion is supported by at least 2 scholarly sources published within the past five years for each challenge. At least 1 of the sources is a course text or resource. 

B1:ROLE OF THE NURSE

The description demonstrates understanding of the role of a nurse in a leadership role by accurately identifying a published ethical decision-making model and logically applying the steps of that ethical decision-making model to 1 of the ethical challenges discussed in part A. 

B2:STAKEHOLDERS

The discussion accurately identifies the actual or potential stakeholders involved and affected and logically describes the potential impact of the outcome of the ethical decision-making process on each stakeholder.

B3:ROLE OF TEAM MEMBERS

The description demonstrates understanding of the role of the interdisciplinary team by appropriately identifying potential team members and by logically describing the role each team member will play throughout the ethical decision-making process. 

B4:LEADERSHIP STRATEGY

The description demonstrates understanding of a transformational leadership strategy by identifying and defining the strategy and describing how it can be applied to facilitate team collaboration during the ethical decision-making process.

C: ALIGNMENT

The explanation demonstrates understanding of alignment to the organization’s mission statement by providing the mission statement and by logically explaining how the specific actions taken in part B align to the actual mission statement.

D:APA STYLE AND FORMAT

The submission includes in-text citations and references for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and demonstrates a consistent application of APA style and format.

E:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.