This competency assessment assesses the following Outcome(s):
NU506M1-1: Analyze theoretical frameworks and concepts related to ethical dilemmas in the advanced practice role.
PC-2.3: Demonstrate integrity through the application of relevant codes of conduct and social responsibility within one’s profession.
Canada is the first country to permit Nurse Practitioners to provide euthanasia. Assisted dying legislation has been introduced in health systems in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
From the perspectives of your nursing practice specialization (Nurse Executive leader, Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse Educator), propose both a Pro and Con decision for nurses to consider as they reflect upon the law vs ethics vs morals to their own participation in euthanasia, a contemporary societal issue of significance for nursing practice.
Directions:
- Write an introduction on euthanasia and the differences between legal, ethical, and moral issues.
- Identify the laws of your state and country pertaining to euthanasia.
- Construct a Pro decision to permit the APN/APRN to provide euthanasia which includes the following:
- Select an ethical or moral theory reflecting your thought process.
- Integrate ethical or moral principles defending the decision.
- Construct a Con decision to permit the APN/APRN to provide euthanasia which includes the following:
- Select an ethical or moral theory reflecting your thought process.
- Integrate ethical or moral principles defending the decision.
- Select relevant American Nurses Association or your specialty nursing association codes of ethics that apply to the APN/APRN role.
- Take an ethical or moral stance based upon your Pro or Con decision addressing how your stance will impact population health.
- Provide recommendations to address APN/APRN moral distress which support ethical conduct in practice and scholarship.
- Write a conclusion presenting key takeaways.
This paper should be 4-6 pages in length, not including title and reference pages.
Be sure to include scholarly resources to support your written work.
Minimum Submission Requirements
- Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
- This assessment should be a 4- to 6-page Microsoft Word document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
- Support your paper with scholarly references.
- Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
- Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
- Your writing should be well-ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
- Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
- A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
- Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow current APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.
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