6-2 Final Project Milestone Three: Draft of Final Project II: Bioethics

This assignment is an opportunity for you to create a draft of the essay for Final Project II: Bioethics.
So, as soon as you get feedback from your instructor on this assignment, revise your paper: Incorporate the feedback, correct any mistakes, and make sure you include all the required ideas so that you will be ready to submit the paper in Module Eight.
For the Final Project II: Bioethics, you will analyze the Terri Schiavo case through the lens of bioethics. You will find resources to help get you started on the case in this week’s module resources and the case is also referenced in chapter 13 of your textbook.

Final Project I: Malpractice Final Project II: Bioethics
Module One:
Worksheet: Describe the Case
In this assignment, you will describe the
malpractice case for the final project. In Module
Three, you will use this information to write the
introduction to the paper in the Milestone One
assignment.
Module One:
Ethical Worksheet
In this part A of this assignment, you will practice
working with ethical theories. These theories will
later be referenced to complete Milestone Two:
Ethical Components of the Malpractice Case.
Module One:
Ethical Worksheet
In part B of this assignment, you will practice
working with bioethical theories. These theories
will later be referenced to complete Milestone
Three: Draft of Final Project II: Bioethics.
Module Three:
Milestone One: Malpractice Case
You will write the first sections of this paper using
information from the Describe the Case
worksheet in Module One.
Module Five:
Milestone Two: Ethical Components of the
Malpractice Case
In this assignment, you will apply the ethical
theories you explored in the Ethical Worksheet in
Module One.
Module Six:
Milestone Three: Bioethics
This is a rough draft of the second final project in
this course. You will use information from the
Ethical Worksheet in Module One to discuss the
bioethical theories in the case you are exploring.
Module Seven:
Final Project I: Malpractice Case Analysis
Submit the polished and revised version of the
malpractice paper.
Module Eight
Final Project II: Bioethical Short Paper
Submit a polished version of this short bioethics
paper that incorporates the instructor feedback

Overview: Healthcare professionals provide support throughout the cycle of life, from birth to death. They have an obligation to provide
humane and compassionate care to patients while adhering to their specific fields code of ethics. Sometimes, healthcare professionals are
privy to discussions between family members regarding end-of-life issues. In some instances, a healthcare facility may be in charge of providing
information about advance directives to patients. Healthcare professionals should calibrate their own moral beliefs to align with their ethical
and legal obligations. By studying issues contained within real-life cases, healthcare professionals can come to terms with their beliefs and
obligations relative to end-of-life issues.
Prompt: In this project, you will analyze the Terri Schiavo case through the lens of the bioethical issue(s) related to the case. You will address
what the bioethical issue is and what role end-of-life issues, such as self-determination and advanced directives, played in the case. Using your
analysis, you will determine how this bioethical issue impacted the decisions made by the healthcare professionals involved in the case.
Specifically, your essay must address the following critical elements:
I. Introduction: Describe the provided case, including information on the stakeholders involved, the bioethical issue, and the time
period of the incident that occurred.
II. Bioethical Analysis: Analyze the bioethical issue for the role end-of-life issues played in the case. Be sure to use appropriate
terminology and support with secondary research.
III. Conclusion: Describe how the bioethical issue influenced the decisions of healthcare professionals involved in the case. Be sure to use
specific examples.2
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your bioethical short paper should be 12 pages in Microsoft Word with one-inch margins, double spacing, and
at least three sources cited in the most recent APA format. All references should be formatted according to the most recent APA guidelines.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction Describes the provided case,
including information on the
stakeholders involved, the
bioethical issue, and the time
period of the incident that
occurred
Describe the provided case, but
description is cursory or illogical,
contains inaccuracies, or does not
include information on the
stakeholders, bioethical issue, or
time period of the incident
Does not describe the provided
case
31.15
Bioethical Analysis Analyzes the bioethical issue for
the role end-of-life issues played
in the case, utilizing appropriate
terminology and supporting with
secondary research
Analyzes the bioethical issue for
the role end-of-life issues played in
the case, but analysis is cursory or
illogical, contains inaccuracies,
does not use appropriate
terminology, or is not supported
with secondary research
Does not analyze the bioethical
issue for the role end-of-life
issues played in the case
31.15
Conclusion Describes how the bioethical
issue impacted the decisions of
healthcare professionals
involved in the case, and uses
specific examples
Describes how the bioethical issue
impacted the decisions of the
healthcare professionals in the
case, but description is cursory or
illogical, contains inaccuracies, or is
not supported by specific examples
Does not describe how the
bioethical issue impacted the
decisions of healthcare
professionals involved in the
case
31.15
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of ideas
6.55
Total 100

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