Assignment:

This week students will be completing a narrated power point to discuss one of the following cases.

1. Lisa McPherson Clearwater, Florida (1995)
2. Terri Schiavo St. Petersburg, Florida (1990–2005)
3. Nadya Doud-Suleman Bellflower, California (January 2009)
4. Elodie Irvine v. Regents of the University of California 57 Cal.Rptr.3d 500, 149 Cal.App.4th 994 (2007) Court of Appeal State of California, Fourth Appellate District Division Three

First, students should pick one of the ethical cases above and create a power point presentation to address the following:

1. What are the facts of the case? This should include: what do we need to know, who is involved in the situation, where does the ethical situation take place, and when does it occur? (3-4 slides)
2. What is the precise ethical issue in regards to autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, fidelity, and justice? (5-6 slides)
3. Identify the major principles, rules, and values of the case.  Values are sets of beliefs about good and bad, right and wrong, and about many other aspects of living and interacting in the society with others. A principle is a personal rule that governs personal behavior. A rule is generally imposed by a figure of authority, and used to guide and govern people. (3-5 slides)
4. Is there legal ground for this case, state what they are? Who is at fault? What legal action should be taken? (2-4 slides)
5. Are there alternative to the actions completed in this case by the parties involved? What could have been done to prevent the outcome of the case? (3-6 slides)
6. If you were a member of the ethics committee at the facility the event happened, what action would you take in this case? (2-4 slides)
7. As a healthcare professional, how did the outcome of the case make you feel? Does it align with your personal values and beliefs? Would caring for this patient be difficult? How do you separate your personal beliefs when completing your job? (4-6 slides)

For the presentation, insure information is referenced and cited in your slides. The presentation should start with a title slide and end with a reference slides. At least 3 references are required for this assignment. If you include pictures, your pictures should also be referenced and cited.

 

• Length:
  • 25-33 slides, and 8-15 minutes in length
  • Use the tips at http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/ to create the slideshow.  Because good PowerPoints have very few words, submit a script that describes the content of each slide – about 50 words per slide.  Place this script in a separate Word document that shows each slide number and the text for each slide as shown in the provided PowerPoint Slide Notes.docx.
• Structure:
  • Include a title page and reference page in APA style
• References:
  • References are required. You should include the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions.  You must include at least 5 pictures or graphics. All pictures or graphics taken from outside sources must be referenced and cited.
• Format:
  • save your assignment as a Microsoft PowerPoint  (.ppt or .pptx)

Points: 100 | Due Date: Week 7, Day 7 | CLO: 5 | Grade Category: Assignments

Assignment Prompt

This week’s first assignment is STEP 3 – Literature Review and Critical Appraisal.

The student will complete the following items and submit a Word doc to the assignment link. 

1. Provide a title that conveys or describes the assignment.
2. Literature Review – Provide the key terms used to guide the search for the evidence and provide at least five (5) summaries of research studies to support the evidence.
3. Critical Appraisal of Literature – Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence, what is known from the evidence and any gaps in knowledge from the research evidence.
4. References – Cite a minimum of five scholarly references in APA 6th ed format.

Expectations

• Due: Monday, 11:59 pm PT
• Format: Completed paper with references in APA 7th ed. format
• File name: Save the file with Student First Name_Last Name_Part 3

See USU NUR Writing Assignment Rubric for additional details and point weighting.

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Although termination is an inevitable part of the therapeutic process, it is often difficult for clients. However, by discussing termination throughout therapy, you can better prepare your clients for life without you. Once a client has achieved his or her therapeutic goals, termination sessions should be held and documented in a client termination summary. For this Assignment, you have the opportunity to practice writing a termination summary for a client with whom you have worked during your practicum experience.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Develop client termination summaries

To prepare:

• For guidance on writing a client termination summary, review pages 693–712 of Wheeler (2014) in this week’s Learning Resources.
• Identify a client who may be ready to terminate therapy.

Assignment

With the client you selected in mind, address in a client termination summary (without violating HIPAA regulations) the following:

• Identifying information of client (e.g., hypothetical name and age)
• Date the client initially contacted therapist, date therapy began, duration of therapy, and date therapy will end
• Total number of sessions, including number of missed sessions
• Whether termination was planned or unplanned
• Presenting problem
• Major psychosocial issues
• Types of services rendered (e.g., individual, couple/family therapy, group therapy)
• Overview of treatment process
• Goal status (goals met, partially met, unmet)
• Treatment limitations (if any)
• Remaining difficulties and/or concerns
• Recommendations
• Follow-up plan (if indicated)
• Instructions for future contact
• Signatures

  

Week 4: Assignment – Application of Concepts from Caring Science

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Points: 300 | Due Date: Week 4, Day 7 | CLO: 3, 4 | Grade Category: Assignments

Assignment Prompt

Summary: A theory can be used to guide practice.  This assignment is an exercise in supporting a clinical practice with theory and evidence.

Directions: Identify an outcome of nursing practice in your area of practice that can be improved.  For example, if you work in home health, you may identify that throw rug use by fall risk patients is too prevalent.  You may be able to use the problem that inspired the theory concepts that you developed in week two. Identify the concept in Watson’s Theory of Caring that could represent or include the outcome.  In our example, the outcome would be the changes in self through the change in the patient’s floor covering practice. Identify a practice that can be changed or implemented that may influence the outcome. Identify the concept in Watson’s Theory of Caring that includes the practice.  In our example, the practice could be to improve the understanding of fall hazards through the engagement in a teaching-learning experience, one of Watson’s Caritas Processes. Identify exactly how these two concepts will be measured with their operational definitions. Develop a proposition between the two. Present your outcome in an APA formatted paper  meeting the University’s standards for a written assignment.

  

Expectations

· Due: Saturday, 11:59 pm PT

· Length: 5 to 7 pages including title and reference pages

· References: 3 to 10.  There should be enough to support the links between the concepts of the problem and the concepts of Watson’s Theory of Caring.

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Week 4: Discussion Question – Watson’s Theory Concepts

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Points: 30 | Due Date: Week 4, Day 3 & 7 | CLO: 1 | Grade Category: Discussions

Discussion Prompt

Find a concept within Watson’s Theory of Caring and a similar concept within any other nursing theory.  Compare the two concepts for similarities and differences. Illustrate how a person reading about a theory can be influenced in their understanding of a theory if they have a different definition of a concept than the author.

  

Expectations

Initial Post:

· Due: wednesday, 11:59 pm PT

· Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references

· Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years

Peer Responses:

· Due: Thursday, 11:59 pm PT

· Number: A Minimum of 2 to Peer Posts, at least one on a different day than the main post

· Length: A minimum of 150 words per post, not including references

· Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA per post from within the last 5 years

Discussion: Respond to Posts in Your Own Thread

See USU NUR Discussion Board Rubric for additional details and point weighting.

Rubrics

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