an Ethical Decision In your role

Assignment 1: Analyzing an Ethical Decision In your role, as an advanced practice nurse, you will encounter several situations that will require your ability to make sound judgments and practice decisions for the safety and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. There may not be a clear cut answer of how to address the issue, but your ethical decision making must be based on evidenced based practice, and what is good, right, and beneficial for patients. You will encounter patients who do not hold your values, but you must remain professional and unbiased in the care you provide to all patients regardless of their sociodemographic and ethnic/racial background. You must be prepared to critically analyze ethical situations, and develop an appropriate plan of action. For this Assignment, you will review the literature and discover the various ethical dilemmas advanced practice nurses encounter and how these issues are typically addressed in your state. To prepare: Review literature for moral/ethical issues encountered by advanced practice nurses in clinical practice. ****Select an article that was published within the last five years. By Day 7 Write a two page paper that answers the following questions: Summarize the moral/ethical issue in the article (no more than 1 paragraph) Describe the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding the issue Analyze the ethical issue and compare them to the State Health Laws and Regulations in your state Outline the process of ethical decision making you would use to address this ethical dilemma Submission and Grading Information To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following: Please save your Assignment using the naming convention WK2Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension) as the name. Click the Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment. Click the Week 2 Assignment 1 link. You will also be able to View Rubric for grading criteria from this area. Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as WK2Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension) and click Open. If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database. Click on the Submit button to complete your submission. Rubric Quality of Work Submitted: The extent of which work meets the assigned criteria and work reflects graduate level critical and analytic thinking.– Excellent 27 (27%) – 30 (30%) Good 24 (24%) – 26 (26%) Fair 21 (21%) – 23 (23%) Poor 0 (0%) – 20 (20%) Quality of Work Submitted: The purpose of the paper is clear.– Excellent 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Good 4 (4%) – 4 (4%) Fair 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%) Poor 0 (0%) – 3 (3%) Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student’s ability to: Understand and interpret the assignment’s key concepts.– Excellent 9 (9%) – 10 (10%) Good 8 (8%) – 8 (8%) Fair 7 (7%) – 7 (7%) Poor 0 (0%) – 6 (6%) Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student’s ability to: Apply and integrate material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, and textbook) and credible outside resources.– Excellent 18 (18%) – 20 (20%) Good 16 (16%) – 17 (17%) Fair 14 (14%) – 15 (15%) Poor 0 (0%) – 13 (13%) Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student’s ability to: Synthesize (combines various components or different ideas into a new whole) material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, textbook) and outside, credible resources by comparing different points of view and highlighting similarities, differences, and connections.– Excellent 18 (18%) – 20 (20%) Good 16 (16%) – 17 (17%) Fair 14 (14%) – 15 (15%) Poor 0 (0%) – 13 (13%) Written Expression and Formatting Paragraph and Sentence Structure: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are clearly structured and carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance.– Excellent 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Good 4 (4%) – 4 (4%) Fair 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%) Poor 0 (0%) – 3 (3%) Written Expression and Formatting English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation– Excellent 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Good 4 (4%) – 4 (4%) Fair 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%) Poor 0 (0%) – 3 (3%) Written Expression and Formatting The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.– Excellent 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Good 4 (4%) – 4 (4%) Fair 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%) Poor 0 (0%) – 3 (3%) Total Points: 100