Learning Objective:

Explain the ethical, cultural, economic, and social issues impacting the care women receive before, during, and after pregnancy. Understand how these issues can affect the health of women of childbearing age and their fetus in the United States.

Overview of Assignment:

Write a paper exploring the ethical, economic, cultural, and social issues that women of childbearing age face today in the United States. You can pick a topic that affects women in the childbearing stage of their lives and how it impacts the care received, their lives, their health, or the health of their fetus. Or you can explain each topic individually based on different topics. Overall, research how the ethical, economic, cultural, and social issues can impact women living in the United States. 

You MUST USE at least 6 scholarly sources to support your ideas, at least one for each consideration you are discussing.

Paper Requirements:

Length and Elements: The length of this essay should only be 3-4 written pages and should include:

1) Introduction with specific thesis statement (i.e. The purpose of this paper is to…Make sure to introduce the four issues you will be discussing in your paper)

2) Body of Paper: discuss each of the following considerations in separate sections with the following headings:

a. Ethical Issues—explore the ethical issues that surround and confront the childbearing women in the United States (DO NOT discuss informed consent as this is not the type of ethical issue I am looking for, look for issues related to abortion, IVF, genetic testing, ect.)

b. Economic Issues—consider the economic (money related) barriers women face, including such topics as: insurance coverage or lack thereof, WIC, money for food, Medicaid, rural access to childbearing services, etc.

c. Cultural Issues—discuss the various cultural norms that can be found among the different cultures of people and how these different cultural norms can impact the care received during pregnancy 

d. Social Issues—consider health disparities a person experiences due to their social environment such as women of poverty, women of color, Amish women, being an immigrant (legal or illegal), being rich, teenagers experiencing pregnancy, ect  in the United States. Relate these specific social considerations to childbearing women and how it affects maternal morbidity and mortality.

3) Conclusion: Summarize your findings; re-emphasize the thesis of the paper without simply repeating it; and do not introduce new ideas here

4) Use proper grammar, spelling, and APA 7th edition formatting including a title and reference page (the title and reference pages do not count toward the page total).

Library Assignment #1 – AACN Essentials Paper Due Saturday

The purpose of this assignment is to provide a concise description and appraisal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of master’s Education in Nursing. Following APA guideline, provide a brief explanation on each of the essentials reflecting on each essential affects the clinical practice and the author’s interpretation of each essential. Make sure to include a (Title page, abstract, introduction, body, conclusion, and reference page). 

Please find that AACN Masters Degree Essentials attached as a reference.

Upon completion. submit your assignment via Turn-it-in.com. Your plagiarism score must be below 20%. The utilization of paraphrasing or quotations with proper in-text citations will help lower your score. Refer to APA 7th ed.  guidelines. 

Title Page: Title of article, journal information, and your name and date. (1 point)

Abstract: Summary of an article (1-2 paragraphs). (1 point)

The Problem: (2 or 3 paragraphs). (1 point)

Is the problem clearly stated?
Is the problem practically important? What is the purpose of the study? What is the hypothesis?
Are the key terms defined?

Review of Literature: (1 -2 paragraphs). (2 points)

Are the cited sources pertinent to the study? Is the review too broad or too narrow?
Are the references recent?
Is there any evidence of bias?

Design and Procedures: (3-4 paragraphs). (2 points)

What research methodology was used? Was it a replica study or an original study? What measurement tools were used?
How were the procedures structures?
Was a pilot study conducted?
What are the variables?
How was sampling performed?

Data analysis and Presentation: (1 – 2 paragraphs) (2 points)

How was the data analyzed?
Did findings support the hypothesis and purpose? Were the weaknesses and problems discussed?

Conclusions and Implications: (2-3 paragraphs). (1 point)

Are the conclusions of the study related to the original purpose? Were the implications discussed?
Whom the results and conclusions will affect?
What recommendations were made at the conclusion?

What is your overall assessment of the study and the article?

Total 10 points (100%)

Im asking for 7 pages to develop the assignment. Due date: Wednesday 20th @8:00am. Please make sure it is Plagarism free (less than 20%). Use APA 7th ed.