present two different viewpoints
present two different viewpoints
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Student name, Title of Paper
No student name and paper untitled
No student name or paper untitled (5)
Student name and title of paper (10)
Identify an issue of ethical concern to the profession of nursing. Give a brief history of the issue
No issue of ethical concern to the profession of nursing identified and no brief history of the issue
No Issue of ethical concern to the profession of nursing identified or no brief history of the issue (12.5)
Identifies an issue of ethical concern to the profession of nursing and gives a brief history of the issue (25)
Discuss the pros and cons of the issue
No discussion of the pros and cons of the issue
Discusses only pros or cons of the issue (12.5)
Discusses both pros and cons of the issue (25)
Explain how the issue affects nursing and include at least one nursing intervention to implement when encountering this issue
No explanation of how the issue affects nursing and no nursing intervention included
Explains how the issue affects nursing or inclusion of one nursing intervention (12.5)
Explains how the issue affects nursing and implements one nursing intervention (25)
Identify all references. Length of paper is 150 words minimum.
No references identified and minimum word count not met.
References identified or word count less than 150 (7.5)
Identifies all references and word count equal to or greater than 150 (15)
Nursing Fundamentals 1
Ethical Issue Paper
No paper will be accepted after the stated due dates and student will receive a zero for the assignment. For this assignment, students are to select an ethical issue relevant to the nursing field with a brief history of how the issue became of interest to nursing. The student is to present two different viewpoints on the issue, discussing both the pros and cons. Include in the discussion an explanation of how the issue affects nursing and propose at least one nursing intervention addressing the issue. The minimum word count is 150. Identify all references used to obtain the information. The paper will be scored based on the following rubric:
