Research Assignment

The Ethics for Nurses of Withholding Information from Patients

You must create a college-level research report that fulfills these requirements:

Research an ethical issue in your future profession oTopic approved by professor by end of first week

Submit topic for approval ASAP: the sooner it is approved the more time for research and writing

Format oMLAstyle

oTimes New Romanfont, 12 pt. pica oDouble-spaced (no extra spaces between paragraphs) oFive full pages of body

May flow into a maximum sixth page Use no section titles Grade will be prorated downward if less than the required five full pages

oNo title page (use the MLA first-page heading only) oPlace last name and pagination in the header; suppress on first page oPlace no pictures, notations or graphs in the body; these must be placed in an addendum after the Works Cited page oMinimumof ten parenthetical references oWorks Citedpage reflecting exhaustive research

Does not count as part of the five pages required Minimum of ten sources Books References

Magazine or journals An interview Only one internet source, must include the web address Textbook andWikipediacannotbe used as a source

oObjective Your Research Report must be objective. You must not take a position or

state a conclusion. All ethical considerations in relation to this dilemma related to the performance of your future profession must be presented in a balanced manner. A reader from your planned profession should be able to come away from reading this report with a clear idea of all ethical considerations involved.

The goal is to thoroughly research all ethical considerations of the ethical problem you’ve selected in your planned profession.

Graded for: oMLA format

oSpelling, grammar, syntax

oQuality of research oLogic of presentation oFollowingSyllabusinstructions oIf you do the minimum required expect a minimum grade

A “C” on the paper is required to receive writing credit forthis course