Introduction This module will explore ethical issues related to confidentiality

Introduction
This module will explore ethical issues related to confidentiality and tests your knowledge of the concepts of clinical ethical practice. There is a short essay and the final ethics quiz.
Module Learning Outcomes:
After successful completion of the module, the student will be able to:
Analyze and discuss the implications of confidentiality as it relates to clinical ethics.
Recall concepts related to clinical ethical practice.
Instructional Materials
Read:
1. Jonsen, A. R., Siegler, M., & Winslade, W. J. (2015). Clinical ethics: A practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine (8th ed., 165-186). McGraw-Hill Education.
Optional reading to support and expand the textbook content.
2. Beltran-Aroca, C. M., Girela-Lopez, E., Collazo-Chao, E., Montero-Pérez-Barquero, M., & Muñoz-Villanueva, M. C. (2016). Confidentiality breaches in clinical practice: what happens in hospitals?. BMC medical ethics, 17(1), 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-016-0136-y
Confidentiality breaches in clinical practice: What happens in hospitals?
Module Activities
Module 7
The module 7 learning activity is an essay on the ethical issues related to confidentiality.
Purpose
The purpose of the essay is to dive deeper into an ethical dilemma that you have encountered.
Prompt
An ethical dilemma is a situation in which an individual is compelled to choose between two actions that will affect the welfare of either the individual or the sentient. Both actions are reasonably justified as being good and neither action is readily justified as being good or the goodness of the action is not certain. One action must be chosen thereby generating a quandary for the person or group being burdened with the choice.
Write about an ethical dilemma related to confidentiality that you encountered while at work, school, or in life in general. Present the issues and then how you addressed the issue or desired to address the issue. Also, include the end result of the ethical dilemma.
Criteria
Level 4
4 points
Level 3
3 points
Level 2
2 points
Level 1
1 point
Criterion Score
Criterion 1: Quality
Essay clearly relates to the main topic of Confidentiality with at least three supporting examples
Essay clearly relates to the main topic of confidentiality with one example
The essay does not relate to the topic of confidentiality and no examples are provide
No response
Score of Criterion 1: Quality,
/ 4
Criterion 2: On topic
Student answers all essay questions related to confidentiality
Student answers one of the essay questions on confidentiality
Students does not address the essay questions on confidentiality but answers some other question not posed by the instructor
No response
Score of Criterion 2: On topic,
/ 4
Criterion 3: Organized
Essay is well organized with headings and well-constructed paragraphs of 7-9 sentences
Essay is well organized with no headings and paragraphs are limited to 5 sentences
Essay is disorganized and/or lacks detail and/or paragraphs are limited to 1-3 sentences.
No response
Score of Criterion 3: Organized,
/ 4
Criterion: APA style
Essay is formatted in APA style for student papers
Essay has 2-3 APA errors and is 500 words in length
Essay has 4-5 APA errors and/or is less than 500 words
Student uses some other citation style that is not APA
Score of Criterion: APA style,
/ 4
Total
Score of Module 7 Essay Rubric Confidentiality,
/ 16