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Essay Instructions: Ethical and Legal Perspectives of the Health Care System ? I

INSTRUCTIONS TO WRITER (SEE ATTACHED RESOURCE FILES)

In 200 words or more answer each topic question (and corresponding sub-questions) thoroughly in the form of an APA formatted paper. Include three scholarly peer reviewed citations for each topic question. Reference Case Study I and Case Study II in attached Resource Files.

Topic 1: Comparing Ethical Principles
Compare two ethical principles that apply to ethical decision-making and how each one fits your own personal belief system about the role of the advanced practice nurse.

Topic 2: Advanced Practice Nursing
Choose one end of life or one right to die ethical-legal dilemma that would cause the advanced practice nurse moral distress and write the introductory paragraph for the Unit 3 assignment.

Cite and reference at least three nursing peer reviewed articles to support the content in the paragraph.

Topic 3: Ethics, Moral dilemmas, and the Law
Explain how ethics, moral dilemmas, and the law affect decision-making in your area of specialty (Radiology R.N.), advance-nursing practice.

Topic 4: Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing Case Study I
Create a draft of the Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing Case Study I

Topic 5: A Ethical Dilemma that was Shaped or Influenced by the Application of Nursing Research
? Critique a reliable Internet source that describes an ethical dilemma that was shaped or influenced by the application of nursing research.
? Include issues of licensing and credentialing within the scope of the advanced practice-nursing role and post the critique in the body of the message (not as an attachment).
? Include the link to the Internet source in your posting for review and discussion.
? Do not post the entire article to protect against copyright violations.

Topic 6: The Difference Between Licensing and Credentialing
? Discuss state requirements for licensure and credentialing as an advanced practice nurse. Be sure to include the difference between licensing and credentialing, which state you are discussing, the impact of multi-state licensure, and the legal process required to be licensed and credentialed as an advanced practice nurse.

Topic 7: Ethical Violations and Misconduct in Nursing Research
Explain three ethical violations related to nursing research conduct that violates the protection of human subjects including what ethical decisions would have prevented the violations.

Topic 8: Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing Case Study 2
Create a draft of the Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing Case Study 2 and post it here in the body of the message for comment by your peers and instructor and then, peer review at least two colleagues? posts using the Unit 5 assignment grading rubric as a guide.

UNIT 3 ASSIGNMENT Part I
Case Study I
Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing

Description

In Unit 3 you will construct Part One of the three- part assignment.

Make sure to use the most recent version of APA format. Citations and References should be no older than five years.

Directions:

1. Create an ethical legal decision-making dilemma involving an advanced practice nurse in the field of education, informatics, administration, or a nurse practitioner with a doctoral degree.

2. Include one ethical principle and one law that could be violated and whether the violation would constitute a civil or criminal act based on facts in the law.

3. Construct a decision that would prevent violation of the ethical principle and prevent the law from being violated.

Note:

? This is a fact-based assignment that will not include your opinion.
? This will require research and support for what is written.
? The assignment should be paraphrased without quotations from scholarly and fact-based publications.


To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Home.

MN 506 - Unit 3: Scoring Rubric
Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing Case Study I
[50 points]
Requirements Meets Requirements Meets Some Requirements Does not Meet Requirements Total Points
1. Create an ethical legal decision-making dilemma involving a advanced practice nurse in the field of education, informatics, administration, or a nurse practitioner with a doctoral degree.

2. Include one ethical principle and one law that would be violated and whether the violation would constitute a civil or criminal act based on facts in the law.

3. Construct a decision that would prevent violation of the ethical principle and prevent the law from being violated.
The assignment contains all requirements listed in the requirements column of the grading rubric. The assignment contains 2-3 requirements listed in the requirements column of the grading rubric or needs more clarity. Missing all 3 requirements listed in the requirements column of the grading rubric.
40 39-1 0 40
The assignment meets the current edition of APA manual writing and formatting requirements.
There are 3 or fewer APA errors. There are more than 3 but fewer than 5 APA errors. There are more than 5 APA errors.
10 7 5 4-0 10
Total Points 50

Essay Instructions: ETHICAL LEGAL DISCUSSIONS PAPER PART II

Instructions to Writer: [Please see attached Source material(s)]
Answer Topics 1 and 2 for each Unit in the form of a paper. Use at least 300 words or more to answer each topic and corresponding sub-topics. Must also include a minimum of three peer-reviewed citations per topic. Citations must include outside sources and no more than one citation from assigned course readings may be used.

Unit 6 Topic 1: Moral Distress and Moral Integrity
Analyze the difference between moral distress and moral integrity providing one example of each that relates to the role of the advanced practice nurse.
Topic 2: Ethical Models to Resolve Moral Distress
Evaluate one ethical decision -making model that you can use as a nursing leader to resolve moral distress and post the information and website to the class. Tell the class why you chose the model with an example of how the model would solve the distress.
Unit 7 Topic 1: Incivility and Resolution Using an Ethical-Reasoning Tool
Explain three examples of incivility and choose an ethical reasoning tool that would help you resolve the behavior. Include the steps in the tool that lead to a solution to the behavior.
Topic 2: Ethical-Decision-Making models Used to Solve Incivility
Explain one ethical decision -making model that you can use to resolve the moral distress caused by incivility. Include why you chose the model and provide an example of how the model would solve the moral distress. Plan to use the information in your Unit 7 presentation.
Unit 8 Topic 1: Three Recommendations to Resolve Moral Distress
Explain three recommendations you plan to list in your Unit 9 Case Study Part 3 assignment that will resolve the advanced practice nurses? moral distress for peer review and instructor comment.
Unit 9 Topic 1: The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Influencing the Decisions of an Ethics Committee
Explain how the advanced practice nurse can influence decisions made by ethics committees in health care and in politics.
Unit 10 Topic 1: Ethical-legal issues as an Advanced Practice Nurse
Throughout the course, you have had many opportunities to discuss ethical-legal issues as an advanced practice nurse, and health care. After ten weeks of class, explain how you see your role as an advanced practice nurses form an ethical-legal perspective. Has your thinking changed since Unit 1 and if so, how?
Topic 2: Time to Re-assess
Re-assess the content in all class links and course expectations including assignments and grading rubrics and formulate a list of what course elements facilitated your learning and provide at least one recommendation about how the course can be improved.

Essay Instructions: Ethical Values and Behavior
In Chapter 9 of Moral leadership, Tyler asks the question, ?Do ethical values shape behavior in organizational settings?? (Rhode, 2006, p. 213).
Compare and contrast the positions of Tyler and Batson (Chapter 8). Are these thinkers more compatible with Utilitarianism or deontology, and why?
Tip: Self-interest is often included in the list of ethical values. Which other values are central?
Discuss. Murphy?s (2009) article can be useful.
Citations are mandatory. A list of references in APA is preferred practice.

The learning outcomes are critical components of this course; all of them are measurable and in alignment with the course objectives. Students should read and understand each unit?s objectives and how they relate to the assignments and assessment as well as the student?s performance in the course.
Upon successful completion of this week, students will be able to:
1. Examine issues of employee and worker rights including the rights to privacy and just treatment. (Aligns with Course Outcomes 1,2,4,6)
2. Evaluate claims on employer responsibilities to employees, communities, and social needs using ethical theories. (Aligns with Course Outcomes 1,2,3,4,6)
3. Analyze a case study on diversity (ethnic and cultural) and stakeholder rights. (Aligns with Course Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6)
4. Evaluate the relationship between ethical values and ethical behavior in organizations. (Aligns with Course Outcomes 1,2,4,5,6)
5. Determine the difference (or not) between self-interest and selfish-interest. (Aligns with Course Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6)
Readings
1. Textbooks
Hartman, L. P., DesJardins, J. R., & MacDonald, C. (2013). Business ethics: Decision-making for personal integrity & social responsibility (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Preface: Why a Decision Model?
Chapter 6: Ethical Decision making: Employer Responsibilities and Employee Rights
Chapter 7: Ethical Decision Making: Technology and Privacy in the Workplace
Rhode, D. L. (Ed.). (2006). Moral leadership: The theory and practice of power, judgment, and policy. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 0787982822
Chapter 4: Morals for Public Officials
Chapter 8: Orchestrating Prosocial Motives
Chapter 9: Self-Sacrifice and Self-Interest
Chapter 13: Perspectives on Global Moral Leadership
2. Articles
Driscoll, D., Field, S. & Pendry, L. (2007). Diversity training: putting theory into practice. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 80(1), 27-50. (EBSCOHOST Document ID: 24639105).
Murphy, P. (2009). The relevance of responsibility to ethical business decisions. Journal of Business Ethics: Supplement, 90, 245-252. (Document ID: 2051417411).
Selden, S. & Selden, F. (2001). Rethinking diversity in public organizations for the 21st century: Moving toward a multicultural model. Administration & Society, 33(3), 303-329. (ID: 74764451).
Recommended Readings
1. Articles
Jussim, L., Nelson, T.E., Manis, M., & Soffin, S. (1995). Prejudice, stereotypes, and labeling effects: Sources of bias in person perception. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68(2), 228. (Document ID: 4465217).
Mallett, R.K., Huntsinger, J.R., Sinclair, S., & Swim, J.K. (2008). Seeing through their eyes: When majority group members take collective action on behalf of an outgroup. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 11(4), 451. (Document ID: 1593494351).
Seger, C.R., Smith, E.R., Kinias, Z., & Mackie, D.M. (2009). Knowing how they feel: Perceiving emotions felt by outgroups. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45(1), 80. Research Library database. (Document ID: 1609154341).

Essay Instructions: Ethical Issues With an Aging Population
According to the CDC, ?in the United States, the proportion of the population aged >65 years is projected to increase from 12.4% in 2000 to 19.6% in 2030,? (CDC, 2003, para. 2). Caring for this aging population is going to be one of the greatest challenges facing the health care industry. Not only will the number of individuals requiring care rise, but so will the cost. As poignantly stated by Crippen and Barnato, ?unless we change the practice of medicine and reduce future costs, and explicitly address the ethical dilemmas we face, there may come a time when our kids simply cannot afford us? (2011, p. 128).

In this Discussion, you will examine the ethical issues that the United States and other nations must address when faced with the health care challenges of an aging population.

To prepare:


?Consider the ethical aspects of health care and health policy for an aging population.
?Review the Hayutin, Dietz, and Mitchell report presented in the Learning Resources. The authors pose the question, ?What are the economic consequences, now and for future generations of taxpayers if we fail to adapt our policies to the changing reality of an older population?? (p. 21). Consider how you would respond to this question. In addition, reflect on the ethical decisions that arise when dispersing limited funds.
?Contemplate the impact of failing to adjust policy in accordance with the changing reality of an older population.
?Reflect on the ethical dilemmas that arise when determining expenditures on end-of-life health care.
Post by Day 3 an explanation of the ethical standards you believe should be used in determining how resources should be allocated for an aging population and end-of-life care. Then, provide an analysis of the ethical challenges related to the preparation for the provision of such health care.