Malware in Healthcare

Ethics in Information Technology Paper

1. FOCUS OF PAPER:

Research your assigned ethical dilemma in health care-associated information technology. Use the literature to discuss the background of the problem, key points in history that this has had an impact on healthcare, what can be done to rectify the issue, and implications for nursing practice. The paper should be 5-6 pages in length not including the title page and references. APA format required.
2.CONTENT GUIDELINES: (90 points)

A. Background: Introduce the topic by providing a brief overview of why this is an ethical issue in Information Technology. (15 points)

B. Historical perspective of issue impacting healthcare: Describe when and how this topic became an ethical issue in information technology impacting health care. (20 points)
C. Addressing the issue: State the current responses to this issue. Analyze the effectiveness of how the issue is being addressed. (25 points)

D. Implications for nursing practice: Discuss the implications for nursing practice, how nurses or nursing informatic specialists have made any contribution to how the issues has been addressed. (25 points)
E. Conclusion/Summation (5points)

3. FORMAT GUIDELINES: (10 points)

A. Use the American Psychological Association Publication Manual(APA), 7th ed. (2019) as your guide for paper formatting including margins, font style and size, etc. Headings must be used at the beginning of each of the five sections listed above (see APA manual 3.31 Levels of Heading, p. 113-115).
B. The paper is limited to no more than six pages in length not counting the title page and references.

C. The Turn-It-In originality report may not exceed 25%. This report is available after submitting your paper without the reference list to the digital drop box. If the report exceeds that level, you are required to revise your paper and resubmit it as many times as it takes to achieve 25% or less on the report. When you resubmit your paper, you must wait at least 24 hours in between previous submissions or it will flag the paper as plagiarized. The second submission within 24 hours will be considered a copy of the first submission.

4.WRITING RECOMMENDATIONS:
Consult the Writing Center for the following:
questions regarding grammar and syntax,
questions regarding writing style,
additional assistance with writing

Consult Turn-It-In for the following:
feedback on use of sources
feedback on grammar and spelling

Consult APA resources for common questions and APA errors:
your APA manual
http://www.apastyle.org/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

Grade: This paper is a total of 100 points and is worth 25% of NSG 432 grade.

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