HCA 322 Final Paper: Scenario No 2- DNR

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 1 DQ 1 Diversity and Ethical Decision Making

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 1 DQ 2 Autonomy, Fidelity, and Confidentiality

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 2 Assignment EuthanasiaAssisted Suicide Debate

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 2 DQ 1 Euthanasia Laws

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 2 DQ 2 Health Care Ethics Committees

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 3 Assignment Types of Law

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 3 DQ 1 Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 3 DQ 2 Respondeat Superior

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 4 Assignment Issues for Health Care Professionals

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 4 DQ 1 Ethical Principles

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 5 DQ 1 Consent

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 5 DQ 2 Patient’s Rights

ASHFORD HCA 322 Week 5 Final Paper

Diversity and Ethical Decision Making. View the American College of Healthcare Executives (A.C.H.E.) website. Using the Diversity Resources and Ethics Resources links available in the left- hand navigation panel of the site, explore the relationship between cultural diversity and the process for ethical decision making. What are the most important factors in producing ethical decisions? Why? Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Autonomy, Fidelity, and Confidentiality. Define the principles of autonomy, fidelity, and confidentiality. How do these terms support ethical and moral medical practices? Do these concepts create any barriers to ethical principles? Why or why not? Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide Debate. Review the Euthanasia ProCon.org website. On the top right of the home screen, click on the orange buttons and read the “Core Question” and the “Top Ten Pros and Cons.”

Write a four to five page paper (excluding title and reference pages) that discusses your position regarding euthanasia. Address the following:

Define euthanasia and identify the difference between the types of euthanasia (passive/active euthanasia)

Discuss your beliefs regarding euthanasia. Are there any circumstances when you feel it is justified?

Explain your answer.

Define and describe the special populations as presented on the Pro/Con web site, and how each

population might be adversely affected by euthanasia. Discuss your beliefs regarding euthanasia and these

special populations.

Identify and describe the law(s) concerning physician assisted suicide in the state you reside or the state

Euthanasia Laws. In most states, physician-assisted suicide (euthanasia) is a felony crime, punishable by imprisonment. Locate and watch the “A Good Death: Case Studies in End-of-Life Care” video in the Ashford University Library Films On Demand database. Discuss the ethical aspects of these laws, focusing particularly on the medical staff’s relationship with the patient and their ability to act on behalf of the patient’s best interests. Also, discuss the legal rights of patients as well as those of their family and friends, as they make difficult and emotional end-of-life decisions. Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words.

Health Care Ethics Committees. Describe, in your opinion, the three best and the three worst attributes of Health Care Ethics Committees. Include a thorough explanation of your reasoning. Do you agree that the expanding use and power of ethics committees help to foster and ensure that ethical standards are upheld in the medical profession? Why or why not? Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Types of Law. Write a four to five page paper (excluding title and reference pages) that explains which types of law detailed in Chapter 6 of your course text most directly impact health care professionals. Include an analysis of how the law and ethical decisions work together, or do not, and identify how the law has impacted health care professionals.

Your paper must be formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Include at least three to five scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources (one may be your textbook) that were published within the past five years and are cited according to APA format.

Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986. Describe the background to and the main purpose of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986. Review the case study “Failure to Meet Ethical Standards” from Chapter 7 of your course text. Respond to the two questions listed after the case study. Utilize at least two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the past five years and are cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center to support your response. Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Respondeat Superior. Provide an overview of the respondeat superior legal doctrine and explain its significance in the health care industry. Additionally, explain at least two defenses to this legal doctrine. Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Issues for Health Care Professionals. For this assignment, you are to summarize the unique ethical and legal issues that a health care professional may face in his or her career. You may choose any of the professional positions listed in Chapter 9 of your course text, or you may choose another occupation with the prior consent of your instructor. Include an overview of the laws that bind the professional, a discussion of the common ethical issues faced by the profession you chose, and a summary of the legal requirements or ethical conflicts that have affected this health care professional.

Your paper must be four to five pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Include at least three to five scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources (one may be your textbook) that were published within the past five years and are cited according to APA format.

Ethical Principles. Codes of conduct are standards that outline how individuals or groups of people are to act. The health care/medical community has their own code of conduct, which is outlined in the American Medical Association’s Code of Medical Ethics. This code is rooted in the four ethical principles of autonomy, justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence. Using the definitions of these terms from Chapter 1 of your course text as well as your own scholarly research, explain these four principles and analyze how they are reflected in the Code of Medical Ethics. Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Consent. Summarize informed consent and implied consent with regard to patients. Analyze the differences between the two. What are the best ways to prove consent? Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Patient’s Rights. Chapter 14 of your text provides an overview of a number of different patient’s rights. Which do you think are the three most important? Why? How do patient rights affect how health care workers interact with patients? Use at least one scholarly source that was published within the past five years, in addition to the textbook, to substantiate your post. Sources must be cited according to APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Focus of the Final Paper

Much of your coursework regarding moral questions and moral theory may seem abstract. This broad overview is necessary to have a complete understanding of the subject. Your Final Paper must be eight to ten pages (excluding title and references pages) and should synthesize moral theory and ethical considerations with their application to a real-world setting/circumstance.

Select a topic for your Final Paper from the following:

Do not resuscitate requests/issues (DNR)

Surrogacy

Wrongful conception

Organ donation

Stem cell research

Informed consent

Assisted suicide

Practices specific to diverse cultural contexts

Your own topic, with instructor approval

Your Final Paper must include the following regarding your chosen topic: