Sexual Consent Capacity • Online Nursing Essays

Value: 100 points

Due: Day 7

Instructions

Journal writing provides a nonthreatening way to explore different thoughts, ideas, and topics without being concerned about audience presentation. The process of writing can facilitate reflection and allow you to express your feelings regarding your educational experiences as well as clarify your thinking.

Dementia impacts a person’s capacity to make informed decisions. When we consider a person with dementia with regard to engaging in sexual or intimate situations, the person must be able to have the capacity to make informed decisions. Imagine you are the director of a skilled nursing facility and you have two patients who are married. One resident is cognitively impaired, and the other is not and chooses to engage in sexual and intimate acts with their spouse as they have always done. How do you respond? What is your role in protecting the person with cognitive impairment? Does it matter that they are married and have engaged in these sexual and intimate acts all of their life? What ethical factors related to decision-making and engaging in sexual relationships should be considered? How might you address this situation if the two persons involved are not in a previous relationship but both exhibit cognitive impairment and continue to engage in intimate acts?

Your journal entry should be 250 to 400 words long. No outside research is expected and, therefore, no references are needed.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

Posting Your Journal Entry:

1. Select Start or Edit My Journal Entry.
2. Create your journal entry.
3. Select Save Changes.

Criteria	Exceeds Expectations	Meets Expectations	Needs Improvement	Inadequate	Total Points
Journal Entry Focus and Content	The entire entry is clear, focused and responds to the entire prompt. It contains self-reflection and content that integrates course topics. 60 points	Most of the entry addresses the prompt. It is clear and focused. There is mention of course topics and self-reflection without integration or clear connection. 53 points	Some of the entry is focused on the prompt. It is vague and rambling without self-reflection and/or course content. 47 points	The entry is not focused and does not address the prompt. 41 points	60
Organization	The entry is organized in a meaningful manner that flows well and is clear to the reader. 15 points	Most of the entry is organized in a meaningful manner. The writing is mostly clear. 13 points	Some of the entry is organized in a meaningful manner. The writing is vague, lacks clarity and purpose. 11 points	The entry is scattered and disorganized. 10 points	15
Clarity and Style (Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation)	The entry has very few grammar or spelling errors but they don’t impact readability. 15 points	The entry has a few spelling and/or grammar issues that slightly impact readability. 13 points	The entry has several spelling and/or grammar issues that somewhat impact readability. 11 points	The entry has many spelling and/or grammar issues that greatly impact readability. 10 points	15
APA Format	Few to no errors in APA formatting, including margins, spacing, pagination, headings, headers, citations, and references according to the specified citation manual. 10 points	Few to several errors in APA formatting, including margins, spacing, pagination, headings, headers, citations, and references according to the specified citation manual. 8 points	Several to many errors in APA formatting, including margins, spacing, pagination, headings, headers, citations, and references according to the specified citation manual. 7 points	Many errors in APA formatting, including margins, spacing, pagination, headings, headers, citations, and references according to the specified citation manual. 6 points	10
Total Points					100