Discussion Debate Paper Instructions: Students
must respond to the debate topic listed below. Students must address the
ethical issues related to professional practice (legal and moral) and present
both sides of the issue from their research (positive aspects of the topic and
negative aspects on the topic). Students must then from their research
take one stand on the issue from their best judgment. Students must
properly cite the source(s) used for their research and the position they took
on one particular side of the issue (response should be no more than
two (2) pages double spaced):
Discussion Debate Topic- Addressing Employee
with Mental Health Issues (Case Study)
Your Role: You are the Director of Nursing
(DON) of your hospital.
T.C. is a 38-year-old nurse who graduated three (3) years
ago from a BSN program. She maintained a 3.00 GPA while working as a
supervisor in a convenient store. T.C. is also a member of the local
Nurses Association. T.C. has had several outbursts on the Telemetry unit;
a unit that she has worked since graduation. She attributes these
outbursts to anxiety and job-related stress. She has been reprimanded by
the nurse manager on numerous occasions. Additionally, she has had verbal
altercations with various physicians as well; all of which she justifies as
legitimate. She is a caring and competent nurse. You received a
call from F.J., the nurse manager of the Telemetry unit with a brief scenario
of the incident, which he then followed up with the email below:
I spoke to T.C., privately in my office this morning and
informed her of my assessment that she was not prepared to function on the unit
today. She began to cry and would not stop. I was afraid to leave
her in the office alone for a minute, in fear that she would do something to
herself or me. I excused her for today, but she continued to cry
uncontrollably when I attempted to speak with her. She was unable to
listen and she would not leave the unit. I was tempted to call security
but I did not want to create a scene. She finally left the unit after
much coaxing and coaching. I have other duties and responsibilities and
cannot deal with this behavior on a busy medical unit. She is not
psychologically well enough to be in the nursing profession and needs extensive
counseling. I do not want her back on my unit at this time. F.J.,
CCRN, Nurse Manager-Telemetry Unit. Additionally, F.J. has sent several
e-mails to her nurse manager colleagues on other units and has verbally
discussed this with some of her subordinates too.
Also, include your response to the following points
listed below in your written assignment:
1) What legal and ethical issues are involved in this
case?
2) What do you perceive as the best way to manage this
situation, with particular considerations of best practices? This
requires some research to determine what those might be.
3) Follow the criteria for evaluation of discussion
debate for other details to support your discussion. Your syllabus
includes the criteria for the evaluation of the discussion debate paper.
Rubric
Criteria for the Evaluation of DISCUSSION DEBATE
A. Debate Content
a. Opening statements were outlined and well organized that presented both
sides of the
argument.
The significance of the professional issue was made clear and research was well
incorporated in the discussion. (30%)
1 2 3 4 5 x 6 =
b. The discussion was well researched and thought out. The rebuttals were
specific to
arguments discussed in the paper. Respect was also shown throughout the
discussion of
the opposing viewpoints. (40%)
1 2 3 4 5 x 8 =
c. A brief critical review of a professional issue was clearly presented. (15%)
1 2 3 4 5 x 3 =
d. Reasonable evidence for taking a particular stance on a professional issue
was determined.
(10%)
1 2 3 4 5 x 2 =
e. A good systematic and logical review of literature was evident and a
bibliography of
findings was submitted. (5%). 1 2 3 4 5 x 1 =
B. Comments: