Case Study Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing

Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

MN506-1: Apply theoretical frameworks and concepts to ethical dilemmas in the advanced practice role.

PC 2.3: Demonstrate integrity through the application of relevant codes of conduct and social responsibility within one’s profession.

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Instructions:

1. Create an ethical legal decision-making dilemma involving an advanced practice nurse in the field of education, informatics, administration, or a nurse practitioner. Apply relevant codes of conduct that apply to the practice of nursing and your chosen field.
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.
3. Construct a decision that demonstrates integrity and that would prevent violation of the ethical principle and prevent the law from being violated.
4. Describe the legal principles and laws that apply to the ethical dilemma.
5. Support the legal issues with prior legal cases or state or federal statutes.
6. Analyze the differences between ethical and legal reasoning and apply an ethical-legal reasoning model in the case study to create a basis for a solution to the ethical-legal dilemma.
7. List three recommendations that will resolve advanced practice nurses’ moral distress in the dilemma you have presented.
8. Based on the issue you presented and the rules of the law, apply the laws to your case and come up with a conclusion.

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 in your words after reading the scholarly and fact-based publications and have proper citations. There should be no quotations. The professor wants to hear your voice as
  
  a masters
  trained
  
  nurse
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Description

In the Unit 2 topic 1 Discussion, you chose an ethical-legal dilemma that would cause the advanced practice nurse moral distress. You will write the introductory paragraphs for the Unit 4 Assignment.

You will continue working on the topic you have chosen and submit the paper using the most recent version of APA format. The paper should have a minimum of seven citations and some of these should be case law or applicable statutes. The Library has Westlaw Campus Research database where you can find case laws that relate to your topic. The APA Manual and the textbook have instructions on legal formatting.

Due: Day 7 by 11:59 p.m. (ET)

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

Assignment Requirements:

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

Your writing Assignment should:

• follow the conventions of Standard American English(correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
• be well
  
  ordered
  
  
  ,
  logical, and unified
  
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  as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style, andmechanics; and
• use APA 6th Edition format.

Topic 1: Advanced Practice Nursing Decisions that Cause Moral Distress

Choose an ethical-legal dilemma that would cause the advanced practice nurse moral distress. The dilemma could be one you have faced in your practice. Write at least the introductory paragraphs for the Unit 4 Assignment. Be specific about the dilemma — something you may have experienced in your practice. Outline the topics that will be discussed in the Unit 4 Assignment using level one APA headings.

Place the beginning of your paper in the Discussion Board for all to read and critique.

After receiving feedback from your peers and instructor, work on refining the paper to submit in Unit 4. Choose someone to peer review that does not have feedback.

Cite and reference at least three nursing peer reviewed articles to support the content in the paragraph. In the final Assignment, you will have a minimum of seven references relating to legal and ethical issues.

Chapter 16, titled Effective Peer Reviews, in the Kaplan Guide to Successful Writing handbook explains the importance of conducting peer reviews (critiques), how to conduct the peer review, and how to help your classmates and the reviewer achieve an improved learning experience.

Rubric Name: MN506_1702D_-1

Associated Learning Outcomes
	MN506_1702D_-1
	Assessment Method: Overall Rubric Score
	Required Performance: 0: No Progress