Explain: Ethics Position

Evaluation Title: Ethics

A Very Real Story

A husband of more than 50 years said he had run out of options.

His wife, 78, had been seriously ill for the last 15 years. The cost of her medications had become so expensive that they could no longer afford it. He decided that on Monday morning while she was sleeping, he would shoot her in the head to relieve her pain and suffering.

The man killed his wife at 7:30 a.m. while she was asleep. He then put the gun on a dresser, went into the kitchen had some coffee. He then called his daughters to tell them what he had done before calling 911 later that afternoon. He told police that his children knew that his wife wanted to die because she was in so much pain and that he had been thinking of killing her for several days. The man apologized to the police for not calling them earlier in the day but said he had wanted to let his children know what had happened first.

At the police station, the man told police that his wife had been sick for a very long time and had multiple ailments that required numerous medications. The man said that he could not afford to buy all the medications and still keep a roof over their heads.

According to AARP, an advocacy group for people over 50, specialty drugs that treat chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis that his wife had, are extremely expensive, sometimes costing thousands of dollars per dose. 

Records show that the man and his wife had filed for bankruptcy in 2011, and the man worked in retail for a short time to try to pay for the medications. The man was arrested and charged with first-degree premeditated murder. But the case appeared to also highlight the difficulties faced by older people who are retired or on fixed incomes and struggle to pay for their medicine when they are ill or in pain. The man was very emotional about the situation and knew that he was going to jail, but said that he was out of options to help his wife.

After reading the story below, answer the following questions:

• Was the man’s action of killing his wife ethical?
• How does the ethical framework you consider (absolute ethics, relative ethics, behavioral ethics, applied ethics) impact your ability to analyze the situation?
• What does society think about the man’s action?
• What would you do if you were in the same situation of watching a loved one suffer excruciating pain and you felt unable to help their suffering?
• When is pre-meditated murder socially, morally, and legally acceptable?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Rubric

HU240 Unit 1 Assessment – Ethics (2)HU240 Unit 1 Assessment – Ethics (2)CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContentHU240-CO227.0 ptsLevel 5Expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner.24.0 ptsLevel 4Expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner with minor weaknesses in one or more of the areas.22.0 ptsLevel 3Partially expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Expresses ideas in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and culturally respectful manner with weaknesses in this area.19.0 ptsLevel 2Partially expresses content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Ideas are partially expressed in an organized, professional, and culturally respectful manner with major weaknesses in these areas.16.0 ptsLevel 1Expresses limited content knowledge with the assignment purpose. Ideas are not expressed in a complete, organized, clear, professional, and/or culturally respectful manner.0.0 ptsLevel 0The assignment was not completed or there are no constructed concepts that demonstrate analytical skills and no evidence to support the content does not align to the assignment instructions27.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysisPRICE-P27.0 ptsLevel 5Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating strong analytical skills with strong evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.24.0 ptsLevel 4Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating strong analytical skills with evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.22.0 ptsLevel 3Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating analytical skills with some evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.19.0 ptsLevel 2Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating weak analytical skills with minimal evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.16.0 ptsLevel 1Constructs concepts related to course content, demonstrating inadequate evidence of analytical skills. There is minimal or no evidence to support professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.0.0 ptsLevel 0The assignment was not completed or there was no evidence of constructed concepts that are supported by professional and personal subject knowledge through details, supporting evidence, and idea differentiation.27.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTechnology15.0 ptsLevel 5Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement all assignment requirements.14.0 ptsLevel 4Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement most assignment requirements.12.0 ptsLevel 3Manipulates multiple technological resources to effectively implement some assignment requirements.11.0 ptsLevel 2Manipulates multiple technological resources for some assignment requirements.9.0 ptsLevel 1Manipulates technological resources to minimally meet some assignment requirements.0.0 ptsLevel 0The assignment was not completed or difficulties with technological manipulation were evident. The assignment submitted does not meet requirements.15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting10.0 ptsLevel 5The assignment exhibits an excellent command of written English language conventions. The assignment has no errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling.9.0 ptsLevel 4The assignment exhibits a good command of written English language conventions. The assignment has no errors in mechanics or spelling with minor grammatical errors that impair the flow of communication.8.0 ptsLevel 3The assignment exhibits a basic command of written English language conventions. The assignment has minor errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impact the flow of communication7.0 ptsLevel 2The assignment exhibits a  limited command of written English language conventions. The assignment has frequent errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impede the flow of communication.6.0 ptsLevel 1The assignment exhibits a little command of written English language conventions. The assignment has errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader to stop and reread parts of the writing to discern meaning.0.0 ptsLevel 0The assignment does not demonstrate command of written English language conventions. The assignment has multiple errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader difficulty discerning the meaning.10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPAPRICE-I6.0 ptsLevel 5In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included with no errors.5.0 ptsLevel 4In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have 1-2 minor APA errors.4.0 ptsLevel 3In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have 3 – 4 minor APA errors.3.0 ptsLevel 2In-text citations of sources and references in proper APA style are included but have more than 4 errors.2.0 ptsLevel 1The errors demonstrate a limited understanding of in-text citation and reference requirements0.0 ptsLevel 0There are no in-text citations AND/OR references.6.0 pts

Describe a health promotion model used to initiate behavioral changes. How does this model help in teaching behavioral changes? What are some of the barriers that affect a patient’s ability to learn? How does a patient’s readiness to learn, or readiness to change, affect learning outcomes?

Due date: Thursday 9

Read “Patient-Education Tips for New Nurses,” by Smith and Zsohar, from Nursing 2013 (2013).

URL:

https://journals.lww.com/nursing/Pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2013&issue=10000&article=00024&type=Fulltext

Read “Patient Education in Home Care: Strategies for Success,” by Ashton and Oermann, from Home Healthcare Now (2014).

URL:

https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=2460148&Journal_ID=2695880&Issue_ID=2460020

Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits and options offered by each. 

Both boards of nursing and national nursing associations have significant impacts on the nurse practitioner profession and scope of practice. Understanding these differences helps lend credence to your expertise as a professional. In this Assignment, you will practice the application of such expertise by communicating a comparison of boards of nursing and professional nurse associations. You will also share an analysis of your state board of nursing.

To Prepare:

• Assume that you are leading a staff development meeting on regulation for nursing practice at your healthcare organization or agency. 
• Review the NCSBN and ANA websites to prepare for your presentation.

The Assignment: (9- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation) 

Develop a 9- to 10-slide PowerPoint Presentation that addresses the following:

• Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
• Describe the geographic distribution, academic credentials, practice positions, and licensure status of members of the board for your specific region/area.
  • Who is on the board?
  • How does one become a member of the board?
• Describe at least one federal regulation for healthcare.
  • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare (e.g., CMS, OSHA, and EPA)?
  • Has there been any change to the regulation within the past 5 years? Explain.
• Describe at least one state regulation related to general nurse scope of practice.
  • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
  • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
• Describe at least one state regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).  
  • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
  • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
• Include Speaker Notes on Each Slide (except on the title page and reference page)

Topic: Healthcare

Type of paper: Coursework

Discipline: Health Care and Life Sciences : Health Care

Format or citation style: APA

Design a floor plan for a health care facility. This will include designing the layout of rooms within the facility as well as adding environmental, regulatory, and IT elements within the rooms you design.
Review the Facility Planning Guide to familiarize yourself with the requirements of the project.
Research software programs you can use to create a floor plan, and choose one.
Write a brief explanation as to why you chose the program and why it is the best choice for this assignment. Include details on how the faculty member will be able to access your project.
Facility Planning Template—Floor Plan
Health care facilities have uniquely defined characteristics based on the needs of the facility or population served. Poor design may lead to staff, visitor, or patient stress. In large facilities, the inability to find a department may lead to frustrations and disorientation. Poor layout may also lead to staff inefficiencies or fines because of failure to meet regulatory requirements.
Throughout this course you will design a floor plan for the facility you selected in the Week 2 Facility Selection and Research assignment. This assignment illustrates the difficult balances between patient flow, workflow, safety, and aesthetics. You will use this document as a guide to understand the environmental design elements you should include in your final design. You will submit this document each week as your assignment.
For this project, you may use the program of your choice to complete the floor plan. Some programs to consider are Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Visio®, Publisher®, Excel®, or online floor plan programs such as Edraw, SmartDraw, Gliffy, and Lucidchart. Your faculty member will need to approve your choice, since he or she must be able to view your project in order to grade it. It is important to note that the purpose of this project is not to be an expert at creating a facility using your chosen program, but rather to ensure the concepts learned in this course can be applied to the facility design principles.  Your use of the floor planning program is meant to enhance your learning of the course and program concepts.

 Topic: chemical hazards and noise exposures

Type of paper: Essay (any type)

Discipline: Health Care and Life Sciences : Safety and Health

Format or citation style: APA

Choose an operation for a workplace which you are familiar where either chemical hazards or noise exposures were present. If you have never worked in a location where chemical hazards or noise are present, read about some examples on OSHA’s website and choose one that interests you. Complete the following tasks in a minimum two-page (500 word) essay:         

1.)Summarize the steps you would take to perform a hazard assessment of your chosen operation. Make sure you list the chemical hazards or noise hazards that are present using the example hazard assessment from OSHA’s website or one with which you are already familiar.

2.)Discuss the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for controlling occupational hazards in relation to the operation you chose.           

3.)Choose one hazard that you identified. The hazard can be a chemical or noise hazard. Summarize how you would evaluate employee exposures to the hazard. Include information about any sampling method you would use, how many samples you would collect, the types of samples you would collect (e.g., personal or area, TWA or short-term), and to which standards you would apply the results.         

4.)Assume there are several results indicating that employees are exposed to levels exceeding the applicable OSHA PEL. Using OSHA’s Hierarchy of Controls, summarize the control methods you would employ to reduce the risk for employees to an acceptable level. Your summary should include examples from each level of OSHA’s Hierarchy of Controls with a discussion of why you think the control would or would not be an effective method for reducing the exposure to an acceptable level.         

5.)Discuss how you would evaluate the effectiveness of the control methods you chose, both in the short-term and for the next 5 years.

Cite all references.