GC NRS437V WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT
My Nursing Ethic
Complete the questions below.
PASSION:Why am I here?
MOTIVATION: What moves me to act?
INSPIRATION: What keeps me in motion?
LOYALTY: Whom do I serve?
GC NRS437V WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT
Details:
Using the steps outlined in the decision-making models in your readings, select one ethical decision-making model and use the model to analyze the case provided.
Case Scenario:
A 6-year-old develops a high fever accompanied by violent vomiting and convulsions while at school. The child is rushed to a nearby hospital. The attending physician makes a diagnosis of meningitis and requests permission to initiate treatment from the parents. The child’s parents are divorced. The mother, who is not the biological parent of the child, has primary custody. She is a Christian Scientist who insists that no medical treatment be offered for religious reasons. The biological father, who resides in another state, is also contacted. He insists that treatment be given and seeks independent consultation from another physician.
Assignment:
In a formal, written paper of 800-1,200 words, answer the following questions:
1. What is the ethical dilemma here?
2. Describe the decision-making model you selected from your readings.
3. How would you resolve this dilemma using the model?
4. Include, at the end of your paper, a 200-word dialog in which you explain your decision to the family. (Remember to use language that the family would understand).
A minimum of three references must be used.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
GC NRS437V WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT
Collaborative Learning Community: Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma
In your CLC group, select one of the following three options and view the video related to your chosen topic (a description of each is provided along with a link to access the electronic media):
Dilemma 1: Embryo Harvesting and Freezing/Genetic Manipulation (Posthumous Conception Case)
Ethical issues related to case: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIenB7qgIVk
Washington Post article of Karen Capato Case: http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-03-19/politics/35450022_1_karen-capato-robert-capato-survivor-benefitsUS
Supreme Court (2011) Ruling on Capato Case: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-159.pdf
Description: Eighteen months after her husband, Robert Capato, died of cancer, respondent Karen Capato gave birth to twins conceived through in-vitro fertilization using her husband’s frozen sperm. Should technology be used to create live posthumously?
Dilemma 2:Marketing of Medical / Pharmaceutical Products
Holding Back the Years? The Race to Slow the Aging Process http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=36189
While medical and paramedical industries have developed products to address a wide variety of conditions related to aging, there is growing concern from consumer groups and the medical community regarding current marketing practices about the overuse of prescription and non-prescription drugs and other treatments that provide limited or no medical benefit.Older or aging patients often fall prey to marketing gimmicks for treatments that fail to produce the stated results. The industry, however, argues that these treatments are revolutionary in relieving suffering.
Consider the ethical dilemmas of this case. What are the possible ethical dilemmas and implications?
Dilemma 3: Voluntary/Assisted Euthanasia
Confronting Death: Who Chooses? Who Controls? A Dialogue between Dax Cowart and Robert Burt http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/fss_papers/706/
The Terry Schiavo Documentaryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cki55BM42kw
This is a multi-part assignment spanning Topics 4 and 5 in the course.
Part One is a group assignment. Group members will select one of the dilemmas listed above and write a 750-1,000-word paper. Please review the full paper criteria listed in the assignment description in LoudCloud.
Part Two is an individual assignment in which students will conduct an interview about the ethical dilemma with a hospital administrator, a spiritual leader, a health care colleague, and a neighbor/friend. Although the work is done individually, the interview responses are used in Part Three. Students should discuss within their CLC group to determine who will be responsible for interviewing the hospital administrator, the spiritual leader, the health care colleague, and the neighbor/friend. Please review the full interview criteria listed in the assignment description in LoudCloud.
Part Three is the culminating submission for the multi-part assignment. The group will write a 750-1,000-word paper with a resolution to the ethical dilemma. The paper will incorporate interview responses from the individual work done in Part II and the group’s research. Please review the full paper criteria listed in the assignment description in LoudCloud.
GC NRS437V WEEK 5 Collaborative Learning Community: Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma (Part Three) ASSIGNMENT
Collaborative Learning Community: Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma
In your CLC group, select one of the following three options and view the video related to your chosen topic (a description of each is provided along with a link to access the electronic media):
Dilemma 1: Embryo Harvesting and Freezing/Genetic Manipulation (Posthumous Conception Case)
Ethical issues related to case: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIenB7qgIVk
Washington Post article of Karen Capato Case: http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-03-19/politics/35450022_1_karen-capato-robert-capato-survivor-benefitsUS
Supreme Court (2011) Ruling on Capato Case: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-159.pdf
Description: Eighteen months after her husband, Robert Capato, died of cancer, respondent Karen Capato gave birth to twins conceived through in-vitro fertilization using her husband’s frozen sperm. Should technology be used to create live posthumously?
Dilemma 2:Marketing of Medical / Pharmaceutical Products
Holding Back the Years? The Race to Slow the Aging Process http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://digital.films.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=12129&xtid=36189
While medical and paramedical industries have developed products to address a wide variety of conditions related to aging, there is growing concern from consumer groups and the medical community regarding current marketing practices about the overuse of prescription and non-prescription drugs and other treatments that provide limited or no medical benefit.Older or aging patients often fall prey to marketing gimmicks for treatments that fail to produce the stated results. The industry, however, argues that these treatments are revolutionary in relieving suffering.
Consider the ethical dilemmas of this case. What are the possible ethical dilemmas and implications?
Dilemma 3: Voluntary/Assisted Euthanasia
Confronting Death: Who Chooses? Who Controls? A Dialogue between Dax Cowart and Robert Burt http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/fss_papers/706/
The Terry Schiavo Documentaryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cki55BM42kw
This is a multi-part assignment spanning Topics 4 and 5 in the course.
Part One is a group assignment. Group members will select one of the dilemmas listed above and write a 750-1,000-word paper. Please review the full paper criteria listed in the assignment description in LoudCloud.
Part Two is an individual assignment in which students will conduct an interview about the ethical dilemma with a hospital administrator, a spiritual leader, a health care colleague, and a neighbor/friend. Although the work is done individually, the interview responses are used in Part Three. Students should discuss within their CLC group to determine who will be responsible for interviewing the hospital administrator, the spiritual leader, the health care colleague, and the neighbor/friend. Please review the full interview criteria listed in the assignment description in LoudCloud.
Part Three is the culminating submission for the multi-part assignment. The group will write a 750-1,000-word paper with a resolution to the ethical dilemma. The paper will incorporate interview responses from the individual work done in Part II and the group’s research. Please review the full paper criteria listed in the assignment description in LoudCloud.
