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 3-5 page paper.
Introduction 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.
Instructions 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 assessment, develop a solution to a specific ethical dilemma faced by a health care professional. In your
assessment:
1. Access the Ethical Case Studies media piece to review the case studies you will be using for this assessment.
Select the case most closely related to your area of interest and use it to complete the assessment.
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.
Include the selected case study in your reference list, using proper APA style and format. Refer to the
Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
2. 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.
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
