Compose a focused paper that explains and describes your selected research from the cultural and ethical perspectives of inquiry. Address your general topic by forming and answering two levels of research questions for each inquiry.

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Week 4 Assignment: Cultural and Ethical Perspectives of Inquiry

Due Feb 5 by 11:59pm Points 100 Submitting a text entry box or a file upload

Compose a focused paper that explains and describes your selected research from the cultural and ethical perspectives of inquiry. (You will cover these two perspectives in one paper.)

Address your general topic by forming and answering two levels of research questions for each inquiry. See the Content & Activities section of the course for examples and details.

The paper requirements include:

Title Page in APA Format

Introduction

First paragraph: Thesis statement and background information regarding the problem.
Second paragraph: Information providing the reader a preview of what is presented in the paper itself. For example, “This paper will present the cultural and ethical perspectives related to the thesis. The level one cultural question is…”

Body of Paper (4-6 pages)

Use headings in APA format to clearly indicate the perspectives and level one and two questions being discussed in the content of the paper.
Use scholarly research (published within the last five years) to answer the research questions proposed.
Include a minimum of four scholarly sources in total, two of which must be qualitative studies.

Conclusion

Summarize the information presented by reviewing the issues, information, questions//answers, and stating any insights.

Explain how the nursing theory incorporates the four metaparadigm concepts. Describe how this nursing theory is applied or integrated using examples of three evidence-based practices.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Nursing theories are tested and systematic ways to implement nursing practice. Select a nursing theory and its conceptual model. Prepare a 15-18-slide PowerPoint in which you describe the nursing theory and its conceptual model and demonstrate its application in nursing practice. Include the following:

  1. Present an overview of the nursing theory. Describe which conceptual model the theory would fall into. Is it a practice theory, midrange theory, or grand theory? Justify your response with evidence.
  2. Explain how the nursing theory incorporates the four metaparadigm concepts.
  3. Describe how this nursing theory is applied or integrated using examples of three evidence-based practices.

 

Create a concept map for a genetic or genomic condition for an at-risk individual or population that you are interested in.

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CASE STUDY

*Scenario*
As the Chair of your organization’s Ethics Committee you are offering professional development for the nursing staff during a lunch-and-learn session that focuses on the interdependence of genetics, genomics, and ethics. You are expecting good attendance for the presentation since free lunch will be provided. To guide your session you will create a concept map for a genetic or genomic condition for an at-risk individual or population that you are interested in.

*Instructions*
Make sure to include the following components in the concept map:

Description of the genetic or genomic condition
Specific genetic and genomic assessment considerations
The potential impact of genetic and genomic information on clients and families
Ethical and legal considerations
Scope of nursing practice in relation to genetic and genomic considerations

Develop a 10-slide business PowerPoint for the economic issue you have been working with as your topic in the previous assessment.

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Business Case for Change

Develop a 10-slide business PowerPoint for the economic issue you have been working with as your topic in the previous assessment. You will then present this PowerPoint using Kaltura and submit the video.

For this assessment, you will develop a 10-slide business PowerPoint for the economic issue you have been working with as your topic in the previous evaluation. You will then present this PowerPoint using Kaltura and submit the video.
This presentation asks you to examine the feasibility and cost-benefit considerations of implementing a proposed solution for your chosen issue and analyze ways to mitigate risks.
Be sure to address each main point. Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide, including performance-level descriptions for each criterion, to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete and how it will be assessed. In addition, note the requirements for document format, length, and supporting evidence.

You may also wish to consult the Guidelines for Effective PowerPoint Presentations [PPTX] if you need additional guidance as you assemble your presentation.

Using your nursing theory, demonstrate how it has helped you form your beliefs and values in each area.

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Nursing Philosophy Paper

Your final Nursing Philosophy paper should include your personal beliefs and values as they relate to the following:

  • Lifelong learning
  • Nursing theory
  • Personal wellness
  • Conflict management
  • QSEN competencies
  • Leadership

Your nursing theory should be integrated throughout the paper and demonstrate how it has helped you form your beliefs and values in each area.

Discuss aspects of the case study related to each of the competencies: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics.

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QSEN Case Study

Read through the QSEN Case Study and address the following:

Discuss aspects of the case study related to each of the competencies: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. Provide specific examples to illustrate how the competency was applied or should have been applied.
Propose conflict management techniques that may have improved the interprofessional team functioning and resulted in a better patient outcome.
What lessons from this case study might improve patient outcomes in the future?
How will you apply what you have learned to your own practice?

Explain how five of the nine provisions of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses relate to and influence healthcare decisions made by nurses or clients in healthcare decisions pertaining to the controversial healthcare situation. Support with credible referencing.

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Ethical and Theoretical Influences in Healthcare Decisions

Scenario
As a member of the Nursing Ethics committee in your organization you have been asked to create a poster presentation for the nursing staff breakroom for display during the upcoming Nurses’ Week. You look forward to this opportunity to share how ethical principles, theoretical frameworks, and the Code of Ethics for Nurses, can influence decision making in the face of controversy. The poster presentation should feature ethical principles, theories, and standards that guide ethical nursing practice pertaining to a current real-world controversial healthcare situation in your workplace or current news.

Instructions
Include the following detail in your poster presentation:

Summarize the controversial healthcare situation chosen from your workplace or current news.
Explain how five ethical principles relate to and influence the healthcare decisions made by nurses or clients pertaining to the controversial healthcare situation. Support with credible referencing.
Compare and contrast two theoretical frameworks as they guide decision making related to the controversial healthcare situation. Support with credible referencing.
Explain how five of the nine provisions of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses relate to and influence healthcare decisions made by nurses or clients in healthcare decisions pertaining to the controversial healthcare situation. Support with credible referencing.

Describe why you should be a participant in the Weiler Scholars Program (keep your answer to approximately 250 words or less).

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Weiler Scholars Program

Describe why you should be a participant in the Weiler Scholars Program (keep your answer to approximately 250 words or less).

Do you agree with the writer’s premise that treating patients with respect is not enough, and it is necessary to learn about the specific customs of other cultures in order to provide quality health care? Explain your reasoning and provide examples.

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Cultural Inquiry of Values and Norms

This week, you will prepare for your ethical and cultural inquiry. Consider how culture can impact healthcare decisions and outcomes. Read the following article from the Western Journal of Medicine: Galanti G. A. (2000). An introduction to cultural differences. The Western Journal of Medicine, 172(5), 335–336. doi:10.1136/ewjm.172.5.335

Links to an external site.

Discuss the following:

  1. Do you agree with the writer’s premise that treating patients with respect is not enough, and it is necessary to learn about the specific customs of other cultures in order to provide quality health care? Explain your reasoning and provide examples.
  2. Do you think there is a danger in stereotyping when discussing cultural norms? Explain and provide examples.
  3. Which cultures and customs are you most familiar with?
  4. Does culture play a significant role in the healthcare issue that you are researching? Explain.

 

Screening is the administration of measures or tests to distinguish individuals who may have a condition from those who probably do not have it. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of screening.

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Screening

Screening is the administration of measures or tests to distinguish individuals who may have a condition from those who probably do not have it. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of screening. Word limit 500 words.

Make sure to provide citations and references (in APA, 7th ed. format) for your work. less than 5 years old