Nursing Philosophy and ETHICS

• STEP I: Introduction to the Ethical Problem Situation

Describe an ethical situation that you may have encountered or condition that present you, as the problem solver and decision maker, with the opportunity to decide among alternative courses of action the best solution to the problem (Hint: Pick an ethical situation that needs to be corrected and which has several possible solutions).

• STEP II: Problem Statement and Objectives

Once you have described the ethical issue the next step is to develop:

1. A clear concise definite statement of the problem or situation which is to be analyzed.
2. The problem statement is followed by a list of objectives that are specific, measurable statements of what you want to accomplish in order to reduce or eliminate the problem

• STEP III: Choosing Among Alternatives

Now that you have defined your problem and set your objectives, you can begin figuring out how to solve the problem. In this step identify several different alternatives or means of achieving the objectives.

• STEP IV: Recommendation for implementation

Criteria:

• Cover Page
• Abstract
• Introduction and Summary
• 1000-1500 (references not included)
• APA formatting
• Reference Page (3-5) creditable resources, others resources optional