Ethical and Legal Decision-Making in Nursing Practice

School of Nursing & Midwifery NSG2HEL Assessment 1 Marking rubric (15% of total grade)

MARKINGSCALE

Excellent (>80%)

Very good (80%)

Good (70%)

Poor (< 50>

Max Marks

Identify and briefly describe the ethical principles/theory in this case.

Identifies relevant ethical principles/theories, concisely explains how they apply to the specific scenario, and provides a brief critical analysis of the chosen theoretical approach (e.g., strengths and weaknesses).

5 marks

Accurately identifies ethical principles/theories and explains their application to the scenario.

4 marks

Identifies ethical principles/theories but the explanation of their application is limited or unclear.

3 marks

Struggles to identify relevant ethical concepts or provides inaccurate or insufficient explanation.

<3>

/5 marks

Identify and briefly describe the legal issues that apply to this case.

Accurately identifies relevant legal issues, concisely explains how they apply to the scenario, and outlines possible legal consequences.

5 marks

Identifies most relevant legal issues with a generally accurate explanation of their application.

4 marks

Identifies some relevant legal issues but the explanation of their application may be incomplete or inaccurate.

3 marks

Fails to identify relevant legal issues or demonstrates significant misunderstanding.

<3>

/5 marks

Considering the legal and ethical implications in the scenario, what would you do in this situation, and explain why?

Provides a well-justified action plan grounded in clear ethical and legal reasoning.

5 marks

Provides an action plan aligned with general ethical and legal considerations, may have minor inconsistencies in reasoning.

4 marks

Provides an action plan but lacks a clear connection to ethical and legal analysis.

3 marks

Provides no action plan or a plan that is inconsistent with previous analysis.

<3>

/5 marks

/15 marks