NHS 4000 Developing a Health Care Perspective All Assessments Tasks

NHS 4000 Developing a Health Care Perspective All Assessments Tasks
NHS 4000 Developing a Health Care Perspective All Assessments Tasks
NHS4000 –
Developing a Health Care Perspective.

Assessment
1

Applying
Ethical Principles

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the
grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each
point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance level descriptions
for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

For this assessment, you will develop a solution to a
specific ethical dilemma faced by a health care professional. In your
assessment:

Access the Ethical Case Studies media piece linked in the
Resources to review the case studies you may use for this assessment and select
the case most closely related to your area of interest and use that case study
to complete the assessment.

Note: The case study may not supply all of the information you
may need. In such cases, you should consider a variety of possibilities and
infer potential conclusions. However, please be sure to identify any
assumptions or speculations you make.

Identify which case study you selected, briefly summarize
the facts surrounding the case study, and identify the problem or issue in the
case study that presents an ethical dilemma or challenge and describe that
dilemma or challenge.

Use the three components of the ethical decision-making
model (moral awareness, moral judgment, and ethical behavior) found in the
Ethical Decision-Making Model media piece in the Resources to analyze the
ethical issues.

Analyze the factors that contributed to the problem or
issue.

Identify who is involved or affected by the problem or
issue.

Describe the factors that contributed to the problem or
issue and explain how they contributed.

In addition to the readings provided, use the Capella
library to locate at least one academic peer-reviewed journal article relevant
to the problem or issue that you can use to support your analysis of the
situation.

Cite and apply the journal article as evidence to support
your critical thinking and analysis of the case.

Assess the credibility of the information source.

Assess the relevance of the information source.

Discuss the effectiveness of the communication approaches
present in the case study.

Describe how the health care professional communicated with
others.

Describe the communication and communication strategies that
were applied, both in creating and in resolving the problems or issues
presented.

Assess instances where the professional communicated
effectively or ineffectively.

Discuss the effectiveness of the approach used by the
professional related to any problems or issues involving ethical practice in
the case.

Describe the actions taken in response to the ethical
dilemma or challenge presented in the case study.

Summarize how well the professional managed professional
responsibilities and priorities to resolve the problem or issue in the case.

Discuss the key lessons this case provides for health care
professionals.

Apply ethical principles to a possible solution to the
proposed problem or issue from the case study.

Describe the proposed solution.

Discuss how the approach makes this professional more effective
or less effective in building relationships across disciplines within his or
her organization.

Discuss how likely it is the proposed solution will foster
professional collaboration.

Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar,
punctuation, and mechanics.

Determine the proper application of the rules of grammar and
mechanics.

Write using APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and
references.

Determine the proper application of APA formatting
requirements and scholarly writing standards.

Apply the principles of effective composition.

Integrate information from outside sources into academic
writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, following APA
style.

Example Assessment: You may use the assessment example,
linked in the Assessment Example section of the Resources, to give you an idea
of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Additional Requirements

Length: At least 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not
including the title page and reference page.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

APA Template: Use the APA Style Paper Template as the paper
format and the APA Style Paper Tutorial for guidance. See the Resources for
these documents.

Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with
correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

References: Integrate information from outside sources to
include at least two references (the case study and an academic peer-reviewed
journal article) and three in-text citations within the paper.

APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text
citation of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference
page.

Turnitin: Submit your assessment to Turnitin prior to
grading. Then, only submit your final assessment to faculty for grading.

Note: Read the Applying Ethical Principles Scoring Guide to
fully understand how your paper will be graded.

Submit your paper for evaluation by clicking on the
assessment title and uploading the paper as a Word document.

If you would like assistance in organizing your assessment,
or if you simply have a question about your assessment, please do not hesitate
to ask your courseroom instructor or the teaching assistants in the NHS Learner
Success Lab for guidance and suggestions.

NHS4000 –
Developing a Health Care Perspective.

Assessment
2

Applying
Research Skills

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the
grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each
point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance level
descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

For this assessment, you will research best practices
related to a current health care problem. Your selected problem or issue will
be utilized again in Assessment 3. To explore your chosen topic, you should use
the first two steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach as described on
Campus to aid your critical thinking.

View the Assessment Topic Areas media piece linked in the
Resources and select one of the health care problems or issues in the media
piece to research. Write a brief overview of the selected topic. In your
overview:

Describe the health care problem or issue.

Describe your interest in the topic.

Describe any professional experience you have with this
topic.

Conduct a search for scholarly or academic peer-reviewed
literature related to the topic and describe the criteria you used to search
for articles, including the names of the databases you used.

You will want to access the applicable Undergraduate Library
Research Guide related to your degree (found at the NHS Learner Success Lab)
for tips to help you in your search.

Use keywords related to the health care problem or issue you
are researching to select relevant articles.

Assess the credibility of the information sources you find.

Determine if the source is from an academic peer-reviewed
journal.

Determine if the publication is current.

Determine if information in the academic peer-reviewed
journal article is still relevant.

Select four current scholarly or academic peer-reviewed
journal articles published during the past three to five years that relate to
your topic.

Explain the relevance of the information sources.

Describe how the health care problem or issue is addressed
in each source.

Discuss what kind of contribution each source provides on
your selected topic.

Analyze the scholarly literature or academic peer-reviewed
journal articles using the annotated bibliography organizational format.

The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to document a
list of references along with key information about each one. The detail about
the reference is the annotation. Developing this annotated bibliography will
create a foundation of knowledge about the selected topic.

List the full reference for the source in APA format
(author, date, title, publisher, et cetera) and use APA format for the
annotated bibliography.

Make sure the references are listed in alphabetical order,
are double-spaced, and use hanging indents.

Follow the reference with the annotation.

In your annotation:

Identify the purpose of the article.

Summarize the source:

What are the main arguments?

What topics are covered?

Include the conclusions and findings of the article.

Write your annotation in a paragraph form. The annotation
should be approximately 150 words (1 to 3 paragraphs) in length.

In a separate paragraph or two at the end of the paper,
summarize what you learned from your research.

List the main points you learned about.

Summarize the main contributions of the sources you chose
and how they enhanced your knowledge about the topic.

Example Assessment: You may use the assessment example,
linked in the Assessment Example section of the Resources, to give you an idea
of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Additional Requirements

Length: At least 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not
including the title page and reference page.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

APA Template: Use the APA Style Paper Template as the paper
format and the APA Style Paper Tutorial for guidance. See the Resources for
these documents.

Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with
correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

Content: Provide a title page and reference page following
APA style.

References: Use at least four scholarly or academic
peer-reviewed journal articles.

APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text
citation of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the reference
page.

Turnitin: Submit your assessment to Turnitin prior to
grading. Then, only submit your final assessment to faculty for grading.

Note: Review the Applying Research Skills Scoring Guide for
the grading criteria applied to this assessment.

If you would like assistance in organizing your assessment,
or if you simply have a question about your assessment, please do not hesitate
to ask your courseroom instructor or the teaching assistants in the NHS Learner
Success Lab for guidance and suggestions.

NHS4000 –
Developing a Health Care Perspective.

Assessment
3

Analyze a
Current Health Care Problem or Issue

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the
grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each
point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance level
descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

Describe the health care problem or issue you selected for
use in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.

Identify possible causes for the problem or issue.

Use scholarly information to explain the health care problem
or issue.

Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed
journal articles about the topic.

You may use articles you found while working on Assessment 2
or you may search the Capella Library for other articles.

You may find the applicable Undergraduate Library Research
Guide helpful in your search.

Assess the credibility of the information sources.

Assess the relevance of the information sources.

Analyze the problem or issue.

Describe the setting or context for the problems or issues.

Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.

Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.

Discuss potential solutions for the problem or issue.

Compare your opinion with other opinions you find in sources
from the Capella Library.

Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are
proposing.

Analyze the ethical implications if the potential solution
(the one for which you provide pros and cons) were to be implemented.

Discuss the pros and cons of implementing the proposed
solution from an ethical principle point of view.

Provide examples from the literature to support the points
you are making.

Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed
solution.

Example Assessment: You may use the assessment example,
linked in the Assessment Example section of the Resources, to give you an idea
of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Additional Requirements

Length: At least 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not
including the title page and reference page.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

APA Template: Use the APA Style Paper Template as the paper
format and the APA Style Paper Tutorial for guidance. See the Resources for
these documents.

Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct
use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

Using outside sources: Integrate information from outside
sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and
summarizing, following APA style.

References: Integrate information from outside sources to
include at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and
three in-text citations within the paper.

APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text
citations of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the
reference page.

Turnitin: Submit your assessment to Turnitin prior to
grading. Then, only submit your final assessment to faculty for grading.

Organize your paper using the following structure and
headings:

Title page. A separate page.

Introduction. A brief one-paragraph statement about the
purpose of the paper.

Elements of the problem/issue. Identify the elements of the
problem or issue, or question.

Analysis. Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue.

Considering options. Consider solutions, responses, or
answers.

Solution. Choose a solution, response, or answer.

Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.

Conclusion. One paragraph.

Note: Read the Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or
Issue Scoring Guide to fully understand how your paper will be graded.

Submit the paper for evaluation by clicking on the
assessment title and uploading the paper as a Word document.