SNHU Emotional Control Disorder Autonomy and Informed Consent to Treatment Paper Begin the development of the Nursing Ethical Case Study with Scenario Pape
SNHU Emotional Control Disorder Autonomy and Informed Consent to Treatment Paper Begin the development of the Nursing Ethical Case Study with Scenario Paper assignment. Develop a detailed nursing ethical case study with scenario (using guidelines provided below) based mental health nursing practice. The rubric for this assignment can be found in Week Six in the submission area. Be sure to use references to defend the position that you take while developing your ethical scenario. This assignment needs to incorporate what you have learned from this class and incorporate this information into a possible or real ethical scenario that could occur at work. Do not use any identifiers for your workplace or your patient. Do not use names but rather a “large teaching hospital”, “a community nursing home”, “a home health agency” etc. This should be written as an APA paper using the APA 6th edition and not as a question and answer paper.The paper should be 9-10 pages (title page and reference pages are not included in page count). You will need to submit a draft through SafeAssign® Nursing Ethical Dilemma Scenario Background: (these headers are not intended to represent APA formatting For the Nursing Ethical Scenario Paper, develop a detailed nursing ethical scenario based on your area of nursing practice. The scenario is your creation but can be based on practice situations as appropriate. Philosophy and Ethics in Advanced Nursing Practice
Ethical Scenario Paper
This assignment is your major paper for this course. You will need to submit using the
APA template, 6th ed. rules. You may find the template here. Be sure to use
appropriately formatted headings for each sections you are addressing. An abstract
is not required for this paper.
Your paper should be 9-10 pages (title page and reference pages are not included in
page count).
You will need to submit a draft through SafeAssign® on or before Sunday of week
five;
The final paper is due on or before Sunday of week six by 11:59 p.m.
Include the following components in your paper.
Nursing Ethical Dilemma Scenario Background: (these headers are not intended
to represent APA formatting
For the Nursing Ethical Scenario Paper, develop a detailed n u r s i n g ethical
scenario based on your area of nursing practice. The scenario is your creation but
can be based on practice situations as appropriate.
You will need to start with the Dilemma otherwise called the problem and any
background information to make the dilemma clear:
You will need to identify the age/race/religion/sex/national origin/disability of
the patient/highest education level/and occupation. Include any issues with
competency for making their own healthcare decisions.
Describe the family members or support persons involved and their
relationship to the patient.
Include i nformation about the patient’s financial status (i.e., health insurance
coverage, living arrangements). Address how their financial status m a y
i m p a c t o r i mpacts the use of healthcare resources.
All reference to the individual involved in your scenario must be presented
as a hypothetical individual and work place; that is, use no identifying
information of actual persons or places.
Include the nature of the problem from the two perspsectives that create the
ethical dilemma.
Literature Review for presented Dilemma:
Restate the dilemma. Present both sides using evidence-based practice a n d
r e s e a r c h to support you r individual opinion. Use a t le a st three
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Ethical Scenario Paper
authoritative sources as support for your position. For example, if your position is
to support the patients desire to withhold life support, provide authoritative legal
support or evidence-based practice resources in support of your position.
Remember this is a nursing paper so be sure you focus on the nursing aspects of
the dilemma. You must reference and cite these resources.
Main nursing ethical framework related to the dilemma:
Here you will focus on the specific nursing issues related to the dilemma. Does the
dilemma go against the ANA Code of Ethics? Does the dilemma cause moral distress?
What about the specific ethical principles: Beneficence, Non-maleficence, Fidelity,
Veracity, etc.? Are there nursing peer issues related to the dilemma? Is the nurse
supported or not in the situation? Are there policies that should be followed and arent?
The nurse will make a consult to the Ethics Committee.
Ethics Committee Employer Policy:
Look at your employer’s policy on making a referral to the ethics committee.
Briefly explain what the process is to refer to the ethics committee. What steps
do you need to take in accordance with the policy to make the referral?
Ethics Committee Presentation Attendees (family, friends, etc., & professionals):
Identify other healthcare professional roles that should be involved in the process.
Why do you feel these individuals should be i nvolved? Who, i n y o u r o p i n i o n ,
s h o u l d be at the presentation to the ethics committee that your institutional policy
may or may not allow to attend? Who, in your opinion, is the professional that should
head the committee?
Hoped for Resolution:
Based on your scenario, what r e s o l u t i o n a r e y o u a dvocating for? Whose
interests does that represent? (family, patient, nursing, physician, social work,
etc.)
Final Resolution:
Expand y o u r scenario to explain how the issue was resolved and what the
committee relied on to make the final decision. Explain the specific evidence,
professional guidelines, or legal standards that led to the decision. Review what
resolution you were advocating for.
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Conclusion:
Conclude your paper with a balanced summary of main dilemma resolution concepts.
Include your opinion on what could have been done to avoid the dilemma in the first
place. Ex: how the outcome could have been changed if there was or was not a Durable
power of attorney for healthcare decision or a living will (depending on your scenario).
Address future activities that are needed.
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Instructions for Ethical Scenario Paper
Philosophy and Ethics in Advanced Nursing Practice
Ethical Scenario Paper
This assignment is your major paper for this course. You will need to submit using the
APA template, 6th ed. rules. You may find the template here. Be sure to use
appropriately formatted headings for each sections you are addressing. An abstract
is not required for this paper.
Your paper should be 9-10 pages (title page and reference pages are not included in
page count).
You will need to submit a draft through SafeAssign® on or before Sunday of week
five;
The final paper is due on or before Sunday of week six by 11:59 p.m.
Include the following components in your paper.
Nursing Ethical Dilemma Scenario Background: (these headers are not intended
to represent APA formatting
For the Nursing Ethical Scenario Paper, develop a detailed n u r s i n g ethical
scenario based on Mental health Nursing. The scenario is your creation but can be
based on practice situations as appropriate.
You will need to start with the Dilemma otherwise called the problem and any
background information to make the dilemma clear:
You will need to identify the age/race/religion/sex/national origin/disability of
the patient/highest education level/and occupation. Include any issues with
competency for making their own healthcare decisions.
Describe the family members or support persons involved and their
relationship to the patient.
Include i nformation about the patient’s financial status (i.e., health insurance
coverage, living arrangements). Address how their financial status m a y
i m p a c t o r i mpacts the use of healthcare resources.
All reference to the individual involved in your scenario must be presented
as a hypothetical individual and work place; that is, use no identifying
information of actual persons or places.
Include the nature of the problem from the two perspsectives that create the
ethical dilemma.
Literature Review for presented Dilemma:
Restate the dilemma. Present both sides using evidence-based practice a n d
r e s e a r c h to support you r individual opinion. Use a t le a st three
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Instructions for Ethical Scenario Paper
Philosophy and Ethics in Advanced Nursing Practice
Ethical Scenario Paper
authoritative sources as support for your position. For example, if your position is
to support the patients desire to withhold life support, provide authoritative legal
support or evidence-based practice resources in support of your position.
Remember this is a nursing paper so be sure you focus on the nursing aspects of
the dilemma. You must reference and cite these resources.
Main nursing ethical framework related to the dilemma:
Here you will focus on the specific nursing issues related to the dilemma. Does the
dilemma go against the ANA Code of Ethics? Does the dilemma cause moral distress?
What about the specific ethical principles: Beneficence, Non-maleficence, Fidelity,
Veracity, etc.? Are there nursing peer issues related to the dilemma? Is the nurse
supported or not in the situation? Are there policies that should be followed and arent?
The nurse will make a consult to the Ethics Committee.
Ethics Committee Employer Policy:
Look at your employer’s policy on making a referral to the ethics committee.
Briefly explain what the process is to refer to the ethics committee. What steps
do you need to take in accordance with the policy to make the referral?
Ethics Committee Presentation Attendees (family, friends, etc., & professionals):
Identify other healthcare professional roles that should be involved in the process.
Why do you feel these individuals should be i nvolved? Who, i n y o u r o p i n i o n ,
s h o u l d be at the presentation to the ethics committee that your institutional policy
may or may not allow to attend? Who, in your opinion, is the professional that should
head the committee?
Hoped for Resolution:
Based on your scenario, what r e s o l u t i o n a r e y o u a dvocating for? Whose
interests does that represent? (family, patient, nursing, physician, social work,
etc.)
Final Resolution:
Expand y o u r scenario to explain how the issue was resolved and what the
committee relied on to make the final decision. Explain the specific evidence,
professional guidelines, or legal standards that led to the decision. Review what
resolution you were advocating for.
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Instructions for Ethical Scenario Paper
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Ethical Scenario Paper
Conclusion:
Conclude your paper with a balanced summary of main dilemma resolution concepts.
Include your opinion on what could have been done to avoid the dilemma in the first
place. Ex: how the outcome could have been changed if there was or was not a Durable
power of attorney for healthcare decision or a living will (depending on your scenario).
Address future activities that are needed.
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