Homework: Medical Ethics
Develop a solution to a specific ethical dilemma faced by a health care professional by applying ethical principles. Describe the issues and a possible solution in a 3 to 5 pages paper.
Introduction
Whether you are a nurse, a public health professional, a health care administrator, or in another role in the health care field, you must base your decisions on a set of ethical principles and values. Your decisions must be fair, equitable, and defensible. Each discipline has established a professional code of ethics to guide ethical behavior. In this homework, you will practice working through an ethical dilemma as described in a case study. Your practice will help you develop a method for formulating ethical decisions.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this homework, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following homework scoring guide criteria:
1. Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of health care.
• Apply academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to an ethical problem or issue as evidence to support an analysis of the case.
2. Competency 3: Apply ethical principles and academic standards to the study of health care.
• Summarize the facts in a case study and use the three components of an ethical decision-making model to analyze an ethical problem or issue and the factors that contributed to it.
• Discuss the effectiveness of the communication approaches present in a case study.
• Discuss the effectiveness of the approach used by a professional to deal with problems or issues involving ethical practice in a case study.
• Apply ethical principles to a possible solution to an ethical problem or issue described in a case study.
3. Competency 4: Write for a specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella's writing standards.
• Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Instructions
Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
For this homework, develop a solution to a specific ethical dilemma faced by a health care professional. In your homework:
A. Access the Ethical Case Studies media piece to review the case studies you will be using for this homework.
1. Select the case most closely related to your area of interest and use it to complete the homework.
o Note: The case study may not supply all of the information you need. In such cases, you should consider a variety of possibilities and infer potential conclusions. However, please be sure to identify any assumptions or speculations you make.
2. Include the selected case study in your reference list, using proper APA Style and Format.
B. Summarize the facts in a case study and use the three components of an ethical decision-making model to analyze an ethical problem or issue and the factors that contributed to it.
1. Identify which case study you selected and briefly summarize the facts surrounding it. Identify the problem or issue that presents an ethical dilemma or challenge and describe that dilemma or challenge.
2. Identify who is involved or affected by the ethical problem or issue.
3. Access the Ethical Decision-Making Model media piece and use the three components of the ethical decision-making model (moral awareness, moral judgment, and ethical behavior) to analyze the ethical issues.
o Apply the three components outlined in the Ethical Decision-Making Model media.
4. Analyze the factors that contributed to the ethical problem or issue identified in the case study.
o Describe the factors that contributed to the problem or issue and explain how they contributed.
C. Apply academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to an ethical problem or issue as evidence to support an analysis of the case.
1. In addition to the readings provided, use the Capella library to locate at least one academic peer-reviewed journal article relevant to the problem or issue that you can use to support your analysis of the situation. The How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles? library guide will help you locate appropriate references.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length