This document provides guidance for a scholarly ethics paper assignment on an applied ethics topic in nursing. It outlines the requirements, including selecting a relevant ethics topic, formulating a position and supporting it with a minimum of four scholarly articles using APA format. It then provides examples of library databases and search strategies that could be used to find relevant sources. Tips are included on reading scholarly articles and citing sources. Contact information is provided for booking a research consultation with a librarian.

1. Role Development for the Practical Nurse
Fall 2019
Therese Tisseverasinghe

2.  Scholarly Ethics Paper (25%)
 Select a relevant applied ethics topic in nursing
 Formulate a position and support your argument with relevant literature
 Minimum of 4 Scholarly articles
 APA format

4. References:
Williams, J. (2012). Sex-Selective Abortion: A Matter of Choice. Law & Philosophy, 31(2), 125–159. https://doi-org.libaccess.senecacollege.ca/10.1007/s10982-011-9118-x
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7. 1.Seneca Library Search
2.Seneca Library Databases

8. Databases: 100+
eJournals & eMagazines: 103,038
Databases: 1
eJournals & eMagazines: 3,100
Peer-reviewed Journals: 2,800
Databases: 1
eJournals & eMagazines: 600
Peer-reviewed Journals: 450
Pros
• Easy to use—Google-like using Smart Search
• Searches across varied disciplines & formats
• Lots of results
• Search includes MOST items the library has access to
Cons
• Difficult to specify the search scope to a particular topic
• Too many results, overwhelming
Pros
• Resources specific to discipline
• Search can be more targeted to research topic
Cons
• Very specific scope & coverage
• Limited results
• More complex search interface

9. All search engines contain 2 basic components:
Filter
Results
Input
Keyword

11. Identify primary & secondary keywords or terms
 Primary: Sex-selective abortion
 Secondary: Autonomy, Utilitarianism , Canadian
Consider Root words’ with suffix variation for each keywords/terms:
 Utilitar-  Utilitarian, utility, utilitarianism
 Autonom-  Autonomous, autonomously, autonomic
Consider all the synonyms for all the keywords/terms
 Sex-selective abortion Female Feticide/Fetoecide
 Autonomy Self-determination, Self-Governance, Personal Autonomy
 Utilitarianism Common Good, Act or Rule Utilitarianism, Paternalism, Beneficence

12. 1. List Primary & Secondary
Keywords & their Synonyms:
• Sex-selective abortion/
Female feticide
• Canada/ Canadian
2. Add Quotes: Exact Phrase
• “Sex-selective abortion”
• “Female feticide”
• Canada
• Canadian
3. Add Connectors: AND / OR
“Sex-selective abortion” OR
“female feticide”
AND
Canada OR Canadian

13. 4. Add Brackets: ( ) Build Search by combining the connectors
(“Sex-selective abortion” OR “female feticide”) AND (Canada OR Canadian)
This should be good to go, but I have 1 more…
5. Consider adding Asterisks: * Finds all words that start with the letters preceding it.
Canad*  Canada, Canadian,Canadians, Canada’s …
(“Sex-selective abortion” OR “female feticide”) AND Canad*
Search

14. “Sex-selective abortion”

15. Select appropriate Subject Terms
Find the one at the top of the list (highest number of articles)
and try searching with that term.
 Sex Preselection
 Family Planning
Decide on a specific Content/Material Type.
What part of your paper are you researching?
 Background
 Topic situation
 Health, legal, social
 Applied or theoretical ethics

16. The important thing is not to follow the steps in the right
order, but to be aware of what it is that you are actually
doing when you are searching for information in a
strategic way.
Source: https://ju.se/library/search--write/how-to-search---step-by-step/plan-your-search.html

17. Sex Selective Abortion in the Canadian Context
Sorbara, Carla
Health Law Review, 2014, Vol.22(1), pp.40-48
List of Databases gives you ACCESS to this article:

19. What to read/scan
in a Scholarly
Article:
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References

20. Platform: Google
Database: Google Search, Google Scholar
Platform: EBSCOhost (Seneca access to 32 EBSCOhost databases)
Database: Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Health Source
Platform: Gale (Seneca access to 42 databases)
Database: Academic OneFile, Health & Wellness Resource Centre, Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Platform: ProQuest (Seneca access 12 databases)
Database: CBCA , Nursing & Allied Health

21. (32)
Input
Keyword
Filter
Results

22. (42)

23. (12)

24. Opposing Viewpoints in Context
(Gale) Provides access to a comprehensive resource offering
differing points of view on current social issues with pro and con
articles, topic overviews and biographies of social activists.
Example:
Female Feticide or Sex-Selective Abortion

26. Source: https://www.cwts.nl/blog?article=n-r2r294
Why Cite?
Why is citing important?
• To give credit to study author
• Current knowledge is built upon
previous ones.
• Anyone can locate and verify the
published study that has been
cited
Why so picky about format?
A specific format provides important
information about the item
referenced
• What type of source—book,
scholarly article, …
• Where, how, & when was it created?

27. http://library.senecacollege.ca/

29. 1 How do I cite?
2
Sample paper template
download
3
Quick Rules for an APA
Reference List & End of paper
checklist download
seneca.libguides.com/apa

30. In-text citations
References list
citations

31. Merriam Webster Dictionary

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34.  Regardless of their merit or commercial value, Canadian law protects all original
creative works, provided the conditions set out in the Copyright Act have been met.
 Simply put, the Act prohibits others from copying your work without your
permission. Its purpose is to protect copyright owners while promoting creativity
and the orderly exchange of ideas.

35. Seneca Libraries LibGuides Nursing Ethics tab

36. Get in Touch
Book an appointment to meet with a librarian for research or citation help:
Fill out the appointment booking form or email researchconsults@senecacollege.ca with your preferred date and
time.

37. Get in Touch
Book an appointment to meet with a librarian for research or citation help:
Fill out the appointment booking form or email researchconsults@senecacollege.ca with your preferred date and
time.

38. Therese.Tisseverasinghe@senecacollege.ca