Sexual reassignment surgery under the age of 18 – poor parenting or cool parenting? 

Sexual reassignment surgery under the age of 18 – poor parenting or cool parenting? 

 

Taking the side of poor parenting

Guidelines for Family research paper.

30% of course grade


This paper allows students to critically examine their philosophy of care and the social-ethical side of nursing professionals. The student will present the paper as a PowerPoint presentation at the end of the semester.

5 slides in 5 minutes

  • Follow rubric for items to be sure all items are covered in your paper for your specific topic. (posted below in this document) Please remember to address your topic in how it relates to the family, the most basic social unit of human society.

Framework for paper

What is the problem?

  • Social and Cultural Issues
State the problem/gap in a manner that is concise and demonstrate your grasp of the issue

  • Human beings are very social creatures. We never would have survived without strong social ties, which is what has bound our species together through the ages. Cover the most important aspects of your topic and how it relates to society in a specific culture. You can choose any culture or address human culture as a whole. Discuss some of the most profound as well as obscure aspects.
Who cares?

Ethical Implications and how it relates to Healthcare. ANA code of Ethics

Or/&

Policy and Legal/Court Cases

What is the significance of the problem in terms of advancing knowledge and benefit (be specific to whom can be helped with gaining new knowledge or have an impact from change)

All professions adhere to an ethical code as ethics are the framework for institutions such as nursing. Delve into the ethical implications concerning your topic and discuss how they relate to the healthcare of patients

Policy is what drives human civilization and our legal system is the backbone of society. Law and order both protect our rights but are also the catalyst for civil unrest, bringing about change. Cover the most important aspects of your topic and how it can drive policy to change. Discuss some of the most important aspects of famous legal cases

What exactly can be done or going to do?

  • Describe how Family Nurse Practitioners can take the lead in defining and developing these issues in the future
How will you address the problem? Provide specific goal/ aims. Communicate why you and your fellow classmates are ideally suited to tackle this specific problem (now or in near future). Think on a small vs large scale.
What will the deliverables be? At the end what solution do you advocate for, is it tangible?

  1. FNPs have a unique place among APRNs in that we have a responsibility to the Healthcare of our patients throughout all stages of human development. We are leaders within our profession and often have leadership roles in our practices. Identify how FNPs can take the lead in developing the future of your topic.

APA Style – Organization and flow of ideas

  • This paper should be no more than 8 pages long, with reference and cover page included. Minimum of 5 citations within last 5 years unless historical references (court cases etc). Correct and timely citations with proper referencing will count along with proper spelling and grammar. If you are not sure how to reference, refer to the Bibliography and utilize the American Psychological Association: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Your paper will be checked using SafeAssign for plagiarism.

Family Paper and Presentation of this Paper:

The goals of these assignments are:

  1. To help students research their topic and understand how that can improve patient safety and the health of their patient populations
  2. To demonstrate the importance of ethical practice and how that relates to improved quality for culturally diverse populations
  3. To show students the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and how that relates to improved patient outcomes
6 Points 4 Points 2 Points 0 Points
Provides an overview of the Social and

Cultural Issues and integrates it to improve the quality and accessibility of care for culturally diverse populations

Student exceeds expectations identifying the Social and Cultural Issues and covers the most important aspects of them Student meets expectations identifying the Social and Cultural Issues and/or covers some aspects of them Student demonstrates emerging understanding of identifying only one of the Social and Cultural Issues and/or does not cover the most important aspects of it Student shows no evidence of competency to identify the Social and Cultural Issues, demonstrating a lack of understanding of their implications
Provides an overview of Policy Issues and Legal/Court Cases and integrates it to improve the quality and accessibility of care for culturally diverse populations Student exceeds expectations in identifying the Policy Issues, Legal Court cases and covers the most important aspects of them Student meets expectations identifying the Policy Issues and Legal Court Cases and/or covers some aspects of them Student demonstrates emerging understanding of identifying only one of the Policy Issues and/or does not cover the most important Legal Court Cases Student shows no evidence of competency to identify Policy Issues or Legal/Court Cases, demonstrating a lack of understanding of their implications
Provides an overview of Ethical Implications, how it relates to Health Care and integrates to improve the quality and accessibility of care for culturally diverse populations Student exceeds expectations in identifying the Ethical Implications and covers the most important aspects relating to Healthcare Student meets expectations in identifying the Ethical Implications and covers some aspects of relating to Healthcare Student demonstrates emerging understanding of identifying only one Ethical Implication and did relate it to Healthcare Student shows no evidence of competency to identify Ethical Implications demonstrating a lack of understanding of the implications
Describes how FNPs can take the lead in developing future practice related to this social issue and integrates it to improve the quality and accessibility of care for culturally diverse populations Student exceeds expectations in identifying the role of the FNP related to the integration in the future of this issue Student meets expectations in identifying the role of the FNP related to the integration in the future of this issue Student demonstrates emerging understanding of identifying the role of the FNP related to integration in the future of this issue Student shows no evidence of competency to identify the role of the FNP related to integration in the future of this issue
Organization of paper, flow of discussion and proper, timely APA referencing Paper is well organized, ideas flow well and/or student used proper, timely APA referencing Paper is organized, but ideas did not flow well. Student used proper, timely APA referencing Paper is poorly organized, ideas did not flow well and/or student is lacking in proper, timely APA referencing Paper is not organized with a poor flow of ideas and/or student shows poor understanding of proper APA style

This paper is worth a total of 30 points.

Review “Family Research Paper Guidelines” for specifics about paper requirements.

Late papers will NOT be considered.

Scoring Rubric for Oral Presentations

Students are to use Microsoft Power Point

Content and Scientific Merit (60 points)

Introduction:

○ Defines background and importance of ethics in clinical practice and/or society

○ States objective and can identify relevant questions.

Body:

○ Presenter has a scientifically valid argument.

○ Addresses audience at an appropriate level (rigorous, but generally understandable to a scientifically minded FNP group).

○ Offers evidence of proof/disproof.

○ Describes methodology.

○ The talk is logical.

Conclusion:

○ Summarizes major points of talk.

○ Summarizes potential weaknesses (if any) in findings.

○ Provides you with a “take-home” message.

Speaking Style/Delivery (20 points)

○ Speaks clearly and at an understandable pace.

○ Maintains eye contact with audience.

○ Well-rehearsed (either extemporaneous or scripted presentation).

○ Limited use of filler words (“umm,” “like,” etc.).

○ Speaker uses body language appropriately.

○ Speaker is within time limits.

○ Speaker is able to answer questions professionally.

○ Speaker is dressed appropriately.

Audio/Visual (20 points)

○ Graphs/figures are clear and understandable.

○ The text is readable and clear.

○ Audio/Visual components support the main points of the talk.

○ Appropriate referencing of data that is/was not generated by presenter