DISCUSSION QUESTION 1-1 MH651 Ethics in Health Care Lesson 1: Laws, Ethics, and Medical Care Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style. Discussion Question 1 (50 points) Suppose a patient complains of a burning sensation associated with the heparin injection that he is administered daily, but the patient is non-ambulatory. The nurse administers the heparin injection anyway because she knows it will help prevent a blood clot. (a) In this case, please explain whether or not the nurse violated the patient’s rights in any way. If so, explain how. If not, explain why not. (b) Provide a thorough explanation and defend your answer using the law to support your decision. Grading Rubric Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment. CATEGORY Patient's rights (15 points) Explanation and Legal Support (25 points) Mechanics -Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling (5 Points) Exemplary 15 points The student provides a clear explanation of whether or not the patient's rights were violated. 25 points The student provides a clear and thorough explanation defending the answer supplied in part (a) using the law to support the decision. 5 points Student makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Format - APA Format, 5 points Citations, Organization, The paper is written in proper Transitions format. All sources used for (5 Points) quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Excellent organization, including a variety of thoughtful transitions. Satisfactory 12 points The student provides a mostly clear explanation of whether or not the patient's rights were violated. 20 points The student provides a mostly clear and thorough explanation defending the answer supplied in part (a) using the law to support the decision. Unsatisfactory 9 points The student provides a somewhat clear explanation of whether or not the patient's rights were violated. 15 points The student provides a somewhat clear and thorough explanation defending the answer supplied in part (a) using the law to support the decision. Unacceptable 6 points The student provides an unclear explanation of whether or not the patient's rights were violated. 10 points The student provides an unclear and incomplete explanation defending the answer supplied in part (a) using the law to support the decision. 4 points Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 4 points The paper is written in proper format with only 1-2 errors. All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly. Adequate organization includes a variety of appropriate transitions. 3 points Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 3 points The paper is written in proper format with only 3-5 errors. Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Essay is poorly organized, but may include a few effective transitions. 2 points Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 2 points The paper is not written in proper format. Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly. Essay is disorganized and does not include effective transitions. DISCUSSION QUESTION 1-1 MH651 Ethics in Health Care Lesson 1: Laws, Ethics, and Medical Care Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style. 1 ½ page is required. Discussion Question 1 (50 points) Suppose a patient complains of a burning sensation associated with the heparin injection that he is administered daily, but the patient is non-ambulatory. The nurse administers the heparin injection anyway because she knows it will help prevent a blood clot. (a) In this case, please explain whether or not the nurse violated the patient’s rights in any way. If so, explain how. If not, explain why not. (b) Provide a thorough explanation and defend your answer using the law to support your decision. Grading Rubric Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment. CATEGORY Patient's rights (15 points) Explanation and Legal Support (25 points) Mechanics -Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling (5 Points) Exemplary 15 points The student provides a clear explanation of whether or not the patient's rights were violated. 25 points The student provides a clear and thorough explanation defending the answer supplied in part (a) using the law to support the decision. 5 points Student makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Format - APA Format, 5 points Citations, Organization, The paper is written in proper Transitions format. All sources used for (5 Points) quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Excellent organization, including a variety of thoughtful transitions. Satisfactory 12 points The student provides a mostly clear explanation of whether or not the patient's rights were violated. 20 points The student provides a mostly clear and thorough explanation defending the answer supplied in part (a) using the law to support the decision. Unsatisfactory 9 points The student provides a somewhat clear explanation of whether or not the patient's rights were violated. 15 points The student provides a somewhat clear and thorough explanation defending the answer supplied in part (a) using the law to support the decision. Unacceptable 6 points The student provides an unclear explanation of whether or not the patient's rights were violated. 10 points The student provides an unclear and incomplete explanation defending the answer supplied in part (a) using the law to support the decision. 4 points Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 4 points The paper is written in proper format with only 1-2 errors. All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly. Adequate organization includes a variety of appropriate transitions. 3 points Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 3 points The paper is written in proper format with only 3-5 errors. Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Essay is poorly organized, but may include a few effective transitions. 2 points Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 2 points The paper is not written in proper format. Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly. Essay is disorganized and does not include effective transitions.
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