1.1 Explain how ethical considerations may affect the decision making of healthcare professionals.

 

Access to HE Assessment Brief      

 

Student Name 

 

Diploma Title 

 Access to Higher Education (Health Professions/Nursing & Midwifery)

Subject Group:  

 Health Studies

Unit title: 

 Ethical Issues in Contemporary Healthcare

Unit Code: 

 WNI096

Unit Status  

Graded  

Credit Value  

 

   3 Credits

 

Assessor Name: 

 Scott Revers

 

Assignment Number (if applicable) 

1 of 1

Assignment Title 

Ethical Issues in contemporary healthcare

Date set:  

 06.01.2025

Submission Date and Time: 

 14.02.2025 at 23.59

Draft permitted (Y/N)/deadline  

 No

Method of Submission 

 Via Turnitin

Date Submitted: 

 

Approved Late Submission Date 

 

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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

 

Learning Outcome 

Assessment criteria applied to this assignment* 

 

1. Understand ethical considerations that may face healthcare professionals. 

 

 

 

1.1 Explain how ethical considerations may affect the decision making of healthcare professionals. 

 

 

 

 

2. Understand possible ethical considerations that may arise from a current contemporary healthcare issue. 

 

 

 

2.1 Choose a contemporary healthcare issue and evaluate how any possible ethical considerations may be managed by healthcare professionals. 

 

 

 

3. Understand the ethical issues associated with resource allocation in the context of your chosen healthcare issue. 
 

 

4. Understand the impact of an ethical issue on professional practice. 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1 Discuss ethical considerations associated with resource allocation in respect of your chosen healthcare issue. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1 Analyse the impact an ethical issue can have on: 
 
(a) the practitioner 
(b) the service user 

 

 

Grading Standards

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Using Grading Standard 1: Utilise both components. For component (b) for 3 credits, select a minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 of the most relevant sub-components; for 6 and 9-credit units, select a minimum of 2 and maximum of 6. Choices must be consistent across merit and distinction.

Grading Standard

1

To achieve a Merit:

The student’s work or performance

To achieve a Distinction:

The student’s work or performance

Knowledge and Understanding 

 

 

generally demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge appropriately in a given context showing breadth OR depth of knowledge in responding to

the demands of the unit,

with

b. a very good understanding and use of

(choose from):

• facts

• concepts

 principals

 procedures

a. consistently demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge appropriately in a given context showing breadth OR depth of knowledge in responding to the demands of the unit,

with

b. an excellent understanding and use of

(choose from):

• facts

• concepts

 principals

• procedures

Using Grading Standard 2: For all units irrespective of size, select a minimum of 2 and maximum of 4of the most relevant sub-components in (b). Choices must be consistent across merit and distinction.

Grading Standard 2

To achieve a Merit:

The student’s work or performance

To achieve a Distinction:

The student’s work or performance

Subject Specific Skills 

a. generally demonstrates an ability in

selecting and using skills as required

by the unit,

with

b. very good levels of (choose from):

• accuracy

• precision

• reasoning

• interpretation

a. consistently demonstrates an ability

in selecting and using skills as

required by the unit,

with

b. excellent levels of (choose from):

• accuracy

• precision

• reasoning

• interpretation

 

Using Grading Standard 3: There are 3 components for this grading standard; (a), (b) and (c). A minimum of 2 components must be selected for all graded units (irrespective of size of unit). All 3 components must be used at least once across the assessment of the Diploma. Components (a) and (b) each have a set of sub-components. Select a minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 of the most relevant sub-components for both (a) and (b).

Grading Standard            3

 

To achieve a Merit:

The student’s work or performance

 

To achieve a Distinction:

The student’s work or performance

Transferable Skills

a. demonstrates very good

communication and/or presentation

skills evidenced by the use and/or

selection of (choose from):

• format

• structure

• grammar

• spelling and punctuation

b. demonstrates autonomy and/or

independence evidenced by a

very good ability to (choose from):

• plan, organise and complete work

• respond appropriately to supervision

• conduct independent research

• manage time

c. generally adheres to academic and/or

professional conventions in use of

technical/specialist language and/or format

in responding to the instructions set out in

the assignment brief

  a. demonstrates excellent

communication and/or presentation

skills evidenced by the use and/or

selection of (choose from):

• format

• structure

• grammar

• spelling and punctuation

b. demonstrates autonomy and/or

independence evidenced by an

excellent ability to (choose from):

• plan, organise and complete work

• respond appropriately to supervision

• conduct independent research

• manage time

c. consistently adheres to academic

and/or professional conventions in use

of technical/specialist language and/or

format in responding to the instructions

set out in the assignment brief

 

Assignment Task/s

Assignment Task Description (mapped to assessment criteria) 

*Please add extra rows for further tasks if required.  

Assessment     criteria

Task: Assessment 1 of 1

Ethical issues are key concerns for practicing healthcare professionals. Being able to understand and evaluate how ethical considerations impact both on the practitioner and the service user as well as to resource allocation.

Your task is to produce an essay regarding the following:

 Explain how ethical considerations may affect the decision making of healthcare professionals.
 Choose a contemporary healthcare issue and evaluate how any possible ethical considerations may be managed by healthcare professionals.
 Discuss ethical considerations associated with resource allocation in respect of your chosen healthcare issue. 
 Analyse the impact an ethical issue can have on: 

(a) the practitioner 

(b) the service user  

(1500-2000 words)

Draft assignments are not permitted for this graded assignment.  All work must be referenced in accordance with Harvard convention and submitted via turnitin.  Plagiarised work will not be accepted and Academic Malpractice will lead to disciplinary action (Academic malpractice includes, but is not limited to, purchasing an assignment, someone else writing it for you or using AI to write extensive parts of your assignment).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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