RUA: Ethical Dilemma Assignment Guidelines
Scenario: A 15‐year‐old with end stage cancer refusing chemotherapy
1. Description of the dilemma
• Performs preliminary research on the assigned ethical dilemma and describes the dilemma. Clearly identifies both positions grounded in scholarly literature. Included statistical significance to Pediatric nursing.
2. Ethical Principles and ANA Code of Ethics Provisions (2)
• Determines the ethical principles that apply to each position, possible conflicts in principles, and components of the ANA Code of Ethics that apply using three (3) Provisions. Supports ideas with scholarly literature.
3. Resources to resolve the dilemma
• Describes resources to resolve the dilemma and describes how each resource could help to resolve the dilemma. Supports ideas with scholarly literature.
4. Possible outcomes and plan for resolving the issue
• Discusses possible outcomes of both positions. Presents a plan for resolving the issue (for patient, family and the nurse). Supports ideas with scholarly literature.
Team Presentation -50 points/50%
•Description of the dilemma is clear and includes statistical significance to Pediatric nursing.
•Both positions of the dilemma are presented crediting supporting scholarly sources.
•Appropriate ethical principle(s) to support each position are used.
•Consideration of which, if any, ethical principles are in conflict with the opposing positions.
•Three (3) provisions of the ANA Code of Ethics that apply to the ethical dilemma are used.
•Present all pertinent resources available to resolve the dilemma.
•Explain how resources could help in resolving the dilemma.
•Discuss possible outcomes of each position
•Present a plan for resolving the issue. Team PowerPoint Presentation – 15 points/15%
.•Citations included for each section
PowerPoint includes sections for:
o Title
o Dilemma description Statistical significance
o Ethical principles
o Applicable ANA Code of Ethics Provisions
o Resources to resolve dilemma
o Potential outcomes of the dilemma
o Plan for resolving the dilemma
o Key Points
o References.
Speaker Notes – 20 points/20%
•At least one nursing resource
APA citations throughout.
•At least two (2) nursing, peer reviewed, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the textbook used to support work.
RUA Presentation Guidelines
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RUA Guideline – Key Points
RUA Ethical Dilemma Assignment Guideline
– An ethical dilemma with opposing positions assigned to groups
– Each student is responsible for a part of the presentation
– Team members will work on their assigned PowerPoint slide with speaker notes
– Each team member will present their part of the presentation
– The presentation should not exceed 15 minutes
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RUA Rubric
Professionalism = 5%
Team Presentation = 50%
– Dilemma Description: clear description of the dilemma with both positions of
the dilemma presented
– Statistical Significance: How does the dilemma or issue impact the pediatric
population? Data may be found at the CDC website, Healthy people 2020, and other sources.
Graphs or tables are not required.
– Ethical Principles: Choose ethical principles that support each position and explain how
these ethical principles may be in conflict with the opposing position
-ANA Code of Ethics: Include 3 provisions that apply to and support your team’s direction
in solving the ethical dilemma. You must use any combination of provisions 1, 2 or 3
-Resources to Resolve Dilemma: List pertinent resources (minimum 5) that you could use to
solve the dilemma and explain how these can help you in solving it
-Potential Outcomes: describe potential outcomes of each position
-Plan for Resolving the Dilemma: Present your plan for solving the dilemma
RUA Rubric
Team PowerPoint = 15%
– The Team’s PowerPoint should include all sections required per guideline
– APA format is required for the PowerPoint Slides
Speaker Notes = 20%
– Create your speaker notes in a word document. The document must contain a minimum of 150 words.
A word document containing each student’s speaker notes must be submitted by each student into
the RUA Assignment box.
– In your speaker notes: citations are required.
– A reference page is required with at least one reference
– APA format is required for the speaker notes.
Project’s PowerPoint APA Style and Organization = 10%
– At least 3 references from scholarly, peer review journals from the last 5 years. No textbooks.
One of those resources must be the ANA Code of Ethics.
* Refer to RUA rubric available in canvas for detailed information on each area
Example: PowerPoint Slide
Tips
Dilemma Description: In order to provide a clear description of the dilemma please present both positions and include the people involved in the dilemma (nurse, parents, child).
Should we ….#1 position
The Benefits of this would be…
The Risks of this would be…
OR Should we….#2 position
The Benefits of this would be…
The Risks of this would be…
The People Involved in this dilemma are…
Tips
ANA Code of Ethics:
One Provision that applies is Provision # ______
State and cite the provision
Provide examples from the scenario of how this provision may or may not be met
Note: The ethical principles of nursing are not the same as the ANA code of ethics provisions
Ethical Principles
Autonomy, Beneficence, Fidelity, Justice, Nonmaleficence, Veracity
Example: Autonomy = Respect patient’s wishes even if you don’t agree with them
Tips
Resources to Resolve Dilemma: List pertinent resources (minimum 5) that you could use to solve the dilemma and explain how these can help you in solving the dilemma. Your resources are those that assist you in addressing the dilemma not the patient’s condition.
The Resources available to the nurse and healthcare team to resolve the
dilemma include
1. Hospital’s Ethics committee: Explain how would an ethics committee can assist you (Example)
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Note: These resources are not the same as your 3 required scholarly references. The resources address the dilemma and are not part of the references.
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