Applying Ethical Principles

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Below is a video regarding Assessment #3. The video reviews the content from the assessment as well as the grading criteria for the assignment.

In Assessment 3 the following sections heading should exist:

· Title Page (Separate from the other pages)

· Body of the written assignment:

· Introduction 

· Overview of the Case Study 

· Analysis of the Case Study

· Ethical-Decision Making Model (Discuss all 3 parts)

· Effectiveness of Communication 

· Applying the Ethical Principles (Discuss all 4 principles)

· Conclusion

· Reference Page (Make sure you have 3 intext citations, and cite the case study)

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 paper of 3-5 pages.

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 assessment, 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.

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 assessment, develop a solution to a specific ethical dilemma faced by a health care professional. In your assessment:

Assessment 03 – Applying Ethical Principles

For this assessment, you will develop a solution to a specific ethical dilemma faced by a health
care professional. Before you complete the instructions detailed in the courseroom, first select
one of the ethical dilemmas below to be the focus of your assessment.
After you have selected one of the ethical dilemmas from below, return to the detailed
instructions in the courseroom to complete your assessment.

Case Study: Confidentiality and Mental Health
Dr. Laura Simmons, a licensed clinical psychologist, has been treating Mr. Alex Turner, a 35-
year-old software engineer, for symptoms of severe depression and anxiety over the past six
months. Their sessions have been characterized by trust and open communication, with Alex
often sharing his deepest fears and concerns.
During a particularly intense session, Alex reveals to Dr. Simmons that he has been having
recurring thoughts of harming a colleague due to a longstanding professional rivalry and recent
personal conflicts. He describes detailed plans and expresses a genuine intent to act on these
thoughts.
Dr. Simmons is immediately faced with an ethical dilemma. She values the principle of
confidentiality, which is foundational to the therapeutic relationship. Alex has trusted her with his innermost thoughts, and she knows that breaking this trust could potentially harm their
therapeutic alliance. However, she is also bound by the principles of beneficence and non-
maleficence. Beneficence compels her to act in the best interest of her patient and those around
him, while non-maleficence emphasizes the importance of “doing no harm.”
Case Study: Resource Allocation and Justice
St. Helena Hospital, located in a densely populated urban area, is facing an unprecedented
challenge. A sudden outbreak of a rare respiratory virus has overwhelmed the hospital’s
Intensive Care Unit (ICU). With only five ventilators available and ten critically ill patients in
need, the healthcare team is faced with a heart-wrenching decision.
Dr. Caroline Mitchell, the Chief Medical Officer, convenes an emergency meeting with her core
team: Dr. James Rodriguez, a pulmonologist; Nurse Hannah Green, the ICU head nurse; and
Dr. Lisa Wong, an ethicist. They must decide how to allocate their limited ventilators.
Among the ten patients are:
• Mr. Alberto Garcia, a 50-year-old teacher with three children, ages 16, 18, and 22.
• Mrs. Emily Foster, an 80-year-old retired nurse who has been a pillar in her community.
• Mr. David Kim, a 40-year-old researcher working on groundbreaking medical
technology.
• Ms. Sarah O’Brien, a 20-year-old single mother and the sole caregiver to her two
disabled children, ages 2 and 5.
The team grapples with the principle of justice, aiming to ensure that all patients are treated
fairly and equitably. They consider a first-come-first-serve approach but recognize its inherent
flaws. They also discuss allocating based on age, societal contribution, or potential future
contributions, but each criterion presents its own set of ethical challenges.
Beneficence, the principle of doing good, pushes the team to consider which patients might
benefit most from the ventilator and have the highest chances of recovery. Conversely, non-
maleficence, or “do no harm,” raises questions about the potential suffering some patients might
endure even with the aid of a ventilator

1. Summarize the facts in the selected 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.

· 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.

· Identify who is involved or affected by the ethical problem or issue.

· 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.

· Apply the three components outlined in the Ethical Decision-Making Model media.

· Analyze the factors that contributed to the ethical problem or issue identified in the case study.

· Describe the factors that contributed to the problem or issue and explain how they contributed.

2. Apply academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to an ethical problem or issue as evidence to support an analysis of the case.

· 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 

NHS-FPX4000: Developing a Health Care Perspective Library Guide
 will help you locate appropriate references. You will select at least one current scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles published during the past 3–5 years that relate to your topic.

· Cite and apply key principles from the journal article as evidence to support your critical thinking and analysis of the ethical problem or issue.

· Review the 

Think Critically About Source Quality
 resource.

· Assess the credibility of the information source.

· Assess the relevance of the information source.

3. Discuss the effectiveness of the communication approaches present in a case study.

· Describe how the health care professional in the case study communicated with others.

· Assess instances where the professional communicated effectively or ineffectively.

· Explain which communication approaches should be used and which ones should be avoided.

· Describe the consequences of using effective and non-effective communication approaches.

4. Discuss the effectiveness of the approach used by a professional to deal with problems or issues involving ethical practice in a case study.

· Describe the actions taken in response to the ethical dilemma or issue presented in the case study.

· Summarize how well the professional managed professional responsibilities and priorities to resolve the problem or issue in the case.

· Discuss the key lessons this case provides for health care professionals.

5. Apply ethical principles to a possible solution to an ethical problem or issue described in a case study.

· Describe the proposed solution.

· Discuss how the approach makes this professional more effective or less effective in building relationships across disciplines within his or her organization.

· Discuss how likely it is the proposed solution will foster professional collaboration.

6. Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

· Apply the principles of effective composition.

· Determine the proper application of the rules of grammar and mechanics.

7. Write using APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.

· Determine the proper application of APA formatting requirements and scholarly writing standards.

· Integrate information from outside sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, following APA style.

ADDIOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

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Length: 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.

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Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

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APA tutorial: Use the 

APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]
 for guidance.

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Written communication: Use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

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References: Integrate information from outside sources to include at least two references (the case study and an academic peer-reviewed journal article) and three in-text citations within the paper.

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APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citation of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference page.

COMPETENCIES MEASURED.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

· 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.

· 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 effective communication approaches the provider can use to address the issue in the case study.

· Apply ethical principles to a possible solution to an ethical problem or issue described in a case study.

· Competency 4: Write for a specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.

· Discuss the effectiveness of the communication approaches present in a case study.

· Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

· Write following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.