Assignments

What ethical issues are associated with the following parenting topics: genetic testing, designer babies, cloning, prenatal screening, and age discrimination? Select two topics to discuss and provide your viewpoints.

Morbidity and mortality are the two demographic phenomena most commonly studied in epidemiology. These two phenomena allow us to view disease trends and associated changes over time. Discuss morbidity and mortality in terms of how you would use them in developing prevention strategies aimed at increasing attention to disease and decreasing adverse health outcomes. Which…

Research problems can come from a variety of places. A topic can come up during a discussion with a colleague that motivates you to want to learn more about it. You may have a question for which you cannot find an answer, so you decide to conduct a research study in hopes of finding an…

Physician assisted suicide questions Ethical Analysis #2: (Select a current ethical issue related to nursing or access to nursing care from list of faculty-approved topics” Physician- Assisted Suicide.) A. Identify the Nursing Issue/Dilemma (1 pt). B. Identify the Ethical Principles or theories at issue (1 pt) and C. de Memorandum Model Format for Ethical Analyses…

In previous classes the point always pops up regarding texting information between doctors and nurses. Texting and email are some of the most unsafe forms of communication of information. Hence the need for encryption of data to protect the data. How are you using texting and email at your workplace and how is the information…

Read the following scenario: Lena is a community health care nurse who works exclusively with HIV-positive and AIDS patients. As a part of her job, she evaluates new cases and reviews confidential information about these patients. In the course of one of these reviews, Lena learns that her sister’s boyfriend has tested HIV positive. Lena…

Go to the USDA Food Guide or the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Center webpage and review the guidelines for diets recommended for general public, elderly, children, and diabetic patients. Compare the guidelines. List ways they are alike and ways they are different. Did you find anything new or interesting from the sides? How does your…

A 35-year-old male is admitted to a hospital following a minor car accident. He was driving home and fell asleep at the wheel. This is the third accident he has had in the past year. He also falls asleep regularly at work, at the dinner table, at church, and, in fact, anywhere. When he becomes…

Accreditation is the “recognition conferred by a respected professional entity that a service provider meets predetermined performance standards. Accreditation is a voluntary process.” Licensure is the “process by which individuals are deemed eligible to provide a regulated service. It does not necessarily require demonstration of competency in that service. This term is often used interchangeable…

You know from your reading this week that a healthy diet and regular exercise are two ways to keep your heart and blood vessels working well, but you’ve probably heard a number of other ways to prevent heart disease. This week, I want you to think of one thing you’ve heard about the prevention or…

US policy sometimes differs from policy approaches in other countries. The OSHA is the agency that enforces standards designed to protect employees from hazardous exposures in the work environment. OSHA standards are a form of public policy about workplace safety. The European Environmental Agency is an agency within the European Union that includes functions that…

In this assignment, you will review the objectives of the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) focus area to gain a better understanding of determinants of health care and the way they are assessed and addressed. Review the material on determinants of health provided in the Webliography and select one focus area that interests you the most….