Brief summary (1-2 paragraphs) of the selected ethical issue which should include (1). identifying the ethical issue you are writing about, (2).ethical stance of the author and (3). one ethical principle the author uses to support his/her position. [Chose your article wisely!! If you can not tell the author’s position or if the author does not identify a supporting ethical principle – choose another article!] Remember to tell the reader you are summarizing an article/identifying a ethical issue and reference the article in the text. (Do not summarize the whole article-focus on the main ethical issue you feel the author is presenting. Use your own words – do not include long quotes.)
Ethical Stance
1-3 Paragraphs in which you clearly state your position and whether you agree or disagree with the ethical stance presented by the author. It is necessary for you to support your position using one ethical principle. Clearly identify the ethical principle, define the principle and tell the reader how it supports your position. You may use a different ethical principle from the article author to support your position. NOTE: this is the main objective for this assignment so it carries the most points (45/100).
Meaningful Quotes
Quote 1 “xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx” (p. 252)
Quote 1 “zzz zzz zzz zzz zzz” (p. 255)
Identify at least two meaningful quotes from the article. [Cite correctly using APA format. Be sure to include quotation marks and a page number – the author name and year is not needed here. ]
Questions
Question 1
Question 2
Raise at least 2 nursing practice related questions. You are not required to answer the questions – just raise them. The questions should be drawn from your discussion of the article. Do not present the questions in a narrative – just list the questions as indicated above. Avoid yes/no formats – they do not stimulate discussion. See the sample paper for suggestions.
[You do not need to include a title and *reference page]
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Article Critique Rubric
Content Points Comments
Citation [complete citation in correct APA format centered at the beginning of the paper, reference page is needed only if additional references are cited in the text of the paper] 15
Summary [ 1-2 paragraphs summarizing one ethical issue addressed in the article, clearly state the authors position and at least one ethical principle the authors uses to support his/her position] 20
Ethical Stance [clearly state your position as agreeing or disagreeing with the author, support your position with at least one ethical principle, avoid a laundry list of principles] 45
Meaningful Quotes [quotes should come from selected critique article, stand alone, have relevance for the rest of the paper and be memorable] 15
Nursing Practice Questions [thoughtful questions that are relevant to nursing practice and the ethical issue raised in the paper, no yes/no formats] 35
Conventions [organization, spelling, grammar, APA, use of header & headings, written at college level, sentence & paragraph construction, last name in file name, etc] 20 score/150 = numerical grade / letter grade
