Posted: February 26th, 2023

Legal and ethical issues.

Go to the American Nurses Association website

https://www.nursingworld.org/ Links to an external site.

and find an article there about ethics and/or legal issues that interest you. Then, read and cite one of these articles in your discussion. Post your initial discussion post by Wednesday, and two response posts by Friday.

Items to include in this discussion:

1. Discuss the pros and cons of your chosen legal or ethical issue.
2. Give examples of possible scenarios to support both sides of the issue.
3. Include current HIPAA regulations in your discussion.

Revised 7/1/2022

Discussion Rubric

CRITERIA Excellent (20) Good (13-19) Fair (8-13) Poor (1-7) Not Demonstrated (0)
Content/
Comprehension

-Critical
thinking
-Evidence
-Construction

*Addresses discussion
question completely
*Demonstrates
understanding of course
content and synthesis of
concepts *Offers clear
point of view and details
to
support evidence

*Discussion question is
not completely
addressed but post
shows understanding
of course content
* Point of view is
somewhat unclear
*Detail is appropriate,
but limited

* Discussion question is
addressed but post
does not demonstrate
depth of
understanding of
course content *Point
of view is unclear
*Detail is
underdeveloped or not
appropriate for post

* Discussion question
is minimally addressed
*Detail supporting
evidence or point of
view is missing

* Both the initial
post and all peer
responses are
missing

Engagement/
Classroom
Interaction

-Initial post
-Peer
responses

* Submits at least 2 peer
responses
*Initial post is 2-3
paragraphs in length
*Extends discussion
thread by providing an
evaluation of viewpoints,
relating to other’s ideas
and/or offering new ideas
and supporting detail
*Uses scholarly reference
sources beyond course
materials. At least one
scholarly reference is
listed for the initial post

*Submits at least 2
peer responses *Initial
post is 2
paragraphs in length

One of the following
has occurred:

*Peer responses are
limited and do not
extend the discussion
thread
*Only course material
used as reference
sources

*One of the following
has occurred:

*Initial post is 1
paragraph in length
*Missing 1 peer
response
*Ideas offered in peer
responses lack depth
*No references are
cited

*One of the following
has occurred:
*Missing the initial
post
*Missing 2 peer
responses

* Both the initial
post and all peer
responses are
missing

Mechanics

-Spelling
-Grammar
-APA

*Writing is coherent,
organized and easy to
follow.
*No spelling, APA or
grammatical errors
*Scholarly references
used from a wide range of
sources and are ≤ five
years old

*Writing is mostly easy
to follow with clear
writing
* No more than 1
spelling, grammatical or
APA error

*Writing has some
parts that are unclear
*2-3 spelling or
grammatical errors
present
*2-3 APA errors
present * Only
course materials
used for scholarly
references

*Post is poorly
organized and hard to
read; does not flow
logically
*≥ 3 spelling or
grammatical errors
*≥ 3 APA errors
*Some references not
cited OR all references
≥ 5 years old

* Both the initial
post and all peer
responses are
missing