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Ethical Concerns NURS 6512N-32

Assignment: Lab Assignment: Ethical

Concerns

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As an advanced practice nurse, you will run into situations where a patient’s wishes
about his or her health conflict with evidence, your own experience, or a family’s wishes.
This may create an ethical dilemma. What do you do when these situations occur?
In this Lab Assignment, you will explore evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical
considerations for specific scenarios.Ethical Concerns NURS 6512N-32
To Prepare
Review the scenarios provided by your instructor for this week’s Assignment. Please
see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your scenarios.
 Based on the scenarios provided:
o Select one scenario, and reflect on the material presented throughout this course.
o What necessary information would need to be obtained about the patient through health
assessments and diagnostic tests?
o Consider how you would respond as an advanced practice nurse. Review evidence-
based practice guidelines and ethical considerations applicable to the scenarios you
selected.
The Lab Assignment
Write a detailed one-page narrative (not a formal paper) explaining the health
assessment information required for a diagnosis of your selected patient (include the
scenario number). Explain how you would respond to the scenario as an advanced
practice nurse using evidence-based practice guidelines and applying ethical

considerations. Justify your response using at least three different references from
current evidence-based literature.Ethical Concerns NURS 6512N-32
By Day 6 of Week 11
Submit your Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
 Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK11Assgn+last
name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
 Click the Week 11 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the
Assignment.
 Click the Week 11 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading
criteria from this area.
 Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the
document you saved as “WK11Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and
click Open.
 If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit
my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
 Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
Grading Criteria
To access your rubric:
Week 11 Assignment Rubric
Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity
To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Week 11 Assignment draft and review the originality report.
Submit Your Assignment by Day 6 of Week 11
To participate in this Assignment:
Week 11 Assignment

Exam: Week 11 Final Exam

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This exam is a test of your knowledge in preparation for your certification exam. No
outside resources, including books, notes, websites, or any other type of resource, are
to be used to complete this exam. You are expected to comply with Walden
University’s Code of Conduct.
This exam will be on topics covered in weeks 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Prior to starting the
exam, you should review all of your materials. This exam is timed with a limit of 2 hours
for completion. When time is up, your exam will automatically submit.

By Day 7 of Week 11
Complete the Final Exam.
Submission and Grading Information
Submit Your Final Exam by Day 7 of Week 11.
To Complete this Exam:
Week 11 Exam

What's Coming Up?

Congratulations! After you have finished all of the assignments for this week, you have
completed the course. Please submit your Course Evaluation by Day 7.

Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W.
(2019). Seidel's guide to physical examination: An interprofessional
approach (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

 Chapter 24, “Sports Participation Evaluation”
In this chapter, the authors describe the process of a sports participation
evaluation. The chapter also states the most common conditions
encountered in a sports participation evaluation.

 Chapter 25, “Putting It All Together”
In this chapter, the authors tie together the concepts introduced in

previous chapters. In particular, the chapter has a strong emphasis on the
patient-caregiver relationship.
Tingle, J. & Cribb, A. (2014). Nursing law and ethics (4th ed.). Chichester,
UK: Wiley Blackwell.Ethical Concerns NURS 6512N-32

Furman , C. D., Earnshaw, L. A., Farrer, L. A. (2014). A case of
inappropriate apolipoprotein E testing in Alzheimer’s disease due to lack
of an informed consent discussion. American Journal of Alzheimer’s
Disease & Other Dementias, 29(7), 590–595.
doi:10.1177/1533317514525829.

Navarro-Illana, P., Aznar, J., & Díez-Domingo, J. (2014). Ethical
considerations of universal vaccination against human papilloma virus.
BMC Medical Ethics, 15(29). doi:10.1186/1472-6939-15-29. Retrieved
from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6939/15/29

Maron , B. J., Friedman, R. A., & Caplan, A. (2015). Ethics of
preparticipation cardiovascular screening for athletes. Nature Reviews
Cardiology, 12(6), 375–378. doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2015.21

May, K. H., Marshall, D. L., Burns, T. G., Popoli, D. M. & Polikandriotis, J.
A. (2014). Pediatric sports specific return to play guidelines following
concussion. The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 9(2),
242–255. PMCID: PMC4004129. Retrieved from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4004129/
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2008). Recommendations for
preventative pediatric health care (periodicity schedule). Retrieved from
https://www.harmonyhpi.com/WCAssets/illinois/assets/IL_MedicaidProvid
erManual_PEM_AdultPHGsForProviders.pdf

This resource provides recommendations for preventative pediatric
healthcare from infancy through adolescence. The periodicity schedule
covers a variety of areas, from health history to measurements,
developmental/behavioral screenings, physical exams, procedural
screenings, and oral health.
Rourke, L., Leduc, D., & Rourke, J. (2017). Rourke Baby Record.
Retrieved from http://rourkebabyrecord.ca/

This website provides information on the Rourke Baby Record (RBR). The
RBR supplies guidelines on growth and nutrition, developmental
surveillance, physical exam parameters, and immunizations for well-baby
and child care.
Document: Final Exam Review (Word document)

Required Media (click to expand/reduce)

Module 4 Introduction

Dr. Tara Harris reviews the overall expectations for Module 4. Consider
how you will manage your time as you review your media and Learning
Resources for your Case Study Lab Assignment and your Final exam

(3m).