This week we look at moral relativism, or the belief that morals are individual and/or cultural and not something shared by all people.

Here’s a one-minute video giving a quick but accurate explanation of individual and cultural moral relativism: LINK (Links to an external site.).

And here is a quick video by Audiopedia that accurately explains moral absolutism as compared to moral relativism and moral objectivism: LINK (Links to an external site.).

In 2013, Pope Francis said that moral relativism “endangers the coexistence of peoples.”  He said what we need for peaceful coexistence is “a common ethics based on human nature.”  He called moral relativism a kind of “dictatorship” that endangers the world (Catherine Harmon, 2013; for source click link (Links to an external site.)).

In her 2014 book called Plato at the Googleplex, Rebecca Goldstien wrote: “There used to be things that everybody thought were okay, and then just about everybody changed their minds about them, and could see that they were flat-out wrong.”  And then she asked: “So how did that happen?” (Goldstein, Pantheon Books, NY, p.113).

So, let’s talk about it.  Answer the first question and then your choice of either question 2 or question 3:

1.  Speak with a friend, fellow worker, or family member about today’s moral values.  Do they think we have a problem with moral decay today and what examples would they give to show it’s a fact?  Explain what moral relativism is and ask them if they see it as dangerous, beneficial, or neither and why.

2.  Consider the quote above from Rebecca Goldstein and answer the following: What would you give as an example of what she says everyone used to think was okay but now we don’t?  Does this view of moral history support the idea of moral relativism or not?  In other words, if we believe we’ve made some moral progress in history, would that suggest we are moral relativists or that we believe in some objective moral values?

3. Without getting into politics and without being disrespectful of others, would you describe President Donald Trump as a moral relativist, moral absolutist, or something else morally?  And why?  This is simply trying to describe what we see as factual and not trying to judge whether it’s good or bad at this point.

 

To Prepare:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources concerning treating patients with anxiety disorders.
• Reflect on a child or adolescent client you are currently counseling or have previously counseled at your practicum site who has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

 

Post a 3- to 5-minute Kaltura video in which you do the following:

• Describe the client who has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Note: Do not use the client’s actual name.

• Explain your therapeutic approach with the client, including the perceived effectiveness of your approach.

• Identify any additional information about this client that may potentially impact expected outcomes.

 

Provide a minimum of three academic references no more than five years old . 

Support your approach with evidence-based literature in APA Format and proper citation, including introduction and conclusion.

 

Week 3 Assignment: Art Creation & Reflection – Sculpture, Painting, or Drawing

Submit Assignment

• Due Sun
• Friday by 11:59pm
• Points 150
• Submitting a file upload

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Lessons: Week 1, 2, 3
• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Instructions
This week you will use your readings from the past two weeks as a point of departure to create your own artistic production and a reflection paper.

Part 1: Art Creation
Select one of the visual art pieces from Chapters 1-6 or the lessons from Weeks 1-3 to use as a point of inspiration. Create a painting, sculpture, drawing, or work of architecture inspired by your selected art piece.

Part 2: Reflection
Write a reflection about the relationship between your art production and the inspiration piece. Include the following in the reflection paper:

• Introduction
• Inspiration Piece
  • Include image.
  • Record the title, artist, year, and place of origin.
  • Briefly explain the background of the inspiration piece.
• Your Art Piece
  • Include image.
  • Provide a title.
  • Explain the background of your piece.
• Connection
  • Explain the thematic connection between the two pieces.
  • How are they similar and different?
  • Are they the same medium? How does the medium impact what the viewer experiences?
  • How do the formal elements of design compare to one another?

Original Artwork Requirements

• Methods: paint, watercolor, pencil, crayon, marker, collage, clay, metal, or wood (Check with your instructor about other methods you have in mind.)
• No computer-generated pieces

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 1.5-2 pages (not including title page, references page, or image of artwork)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 1 scholarly source)

Grading
This activity will be graded based on the W3 Art Creation & Reflection Grading Rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

 

The Health Care Delivery System
1. You are a home health care nurse scheduled for a home visit to your patient, a retired account payable clerk who is 7 days postsurgical with a new colostomy. Your patient lives with her husband who is involved in her care; they compile a list of questions between visits to ask upon your arrival at their home. During this visit, the patient has questions regarding her colostomy equipment and stoma care; her husband has questions regarding his current medication regimen. Both of them express concerns over recent changes in their health care coverage. 
a. What data in the scenario are pertinent?
b. Outline your nursing care responsibilities, as the home health care nurse, in this scenario. Compare and contrast these responsibilities with those found in the acute care setting.
c. What would be your recommendation for the husband’s medication questions?
d. What is the home health care nurse’s role and responsibilities related to the challenges of health care reform?
2. You are a nursing student attending clinical at a large, urban university hospital where you engage in direct patient care with clinical instructor supervision. At the nurses’ station, you overhear various nurses addressing patient care needs, including an RN requesting consults with a physical therapist, a respiratory therapist, a dietitian, and a social worker. Another nurse discusses the potential

need for palliative or hospice care consults for a patient. You observe a physician assistant approach the nurse with a list of written orders. 
a. Outline the roles of the various licensed health care workers mentioned in this scenario.
b. Compare and contrast palliative and hospice care. What is the major difference between the two?
c. As a nurse, what is your responsibility regarding physician assistant (PA) orders?