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HCA 322 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com HCA 322 Week 1 DQ 1 Diversity and Ethical Decision Making HCA 322 Week 1 DQ 2 Autonomy, Fidelity, and Confidentiality HCA 322 Week 2 DQ 1 Euthanasia Laws HCA 322 Week 2 DQ 2 Health Care Ethics Committees HCA 322 Week 2 Assignment Euthanasia Assisted Suicide Debate HCA 322 Week 3 DQ 1 Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 HCA 322 Week 3 DQ 2 Respondeat Superior HCA 322 Week 3 Assignment Types of Law HCA 322 Week 4 Assignment Issues for Health Care Professionals HCA 322 Week 4 DQ 1 Ethical Principles HCA 322 Week 5 DQ 1 Consent HCA 322 Week 5 DQ 2 Patient's Rights HCA 322 Week 5 Final Paper Do Not Resuscitate Legal and Ethical Issues

HCA 322 Week 1 DQ 1 Diversity and Ethical Decision Making FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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

HCA 322 Week 1 DQ 2 Autonomy, Fidelity, and Confidentiality FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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.

HCA 322 Week 2 Assignment Euthanasia Assisted Suicide Debate FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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: 1. Define euthanasia and identify the difference between the types of euthanasia (passive/active euthanasia) 2. Discuss your beliefs regarding euthanasia. Are there any circumstances when you feel it is justified? Explain your answer. 3. 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. 4. Identify and describe the law(s) concerning physician assisted suicide in the state you reside or the state you consider your “home state.” Compare and contrast laws in your home state against either Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act or another state of your choice. 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.

HCA 322 Week 2 DQ 1 Euthanasia Laws FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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

HCA 322 Week 2 DQ 2 Health Care Ethics Committees FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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..

HCA 322 Week 3 Assignment Types of Law FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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

HCA 322 Week 3 DQ 1 Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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.

HCA 322 Week 3 DQ 2 Respondeat Superior FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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.

HCA 322 Week 4 Assignment Issues for Health Care Professionals FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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

HCA 322 Week 4 DQ 1 Ethical Principles FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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.

HCA 322 Week 5 DQ 1 Consen FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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.

HCA 322 Week 5 DQ 2 Patient's Rights FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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.

HCA 322 Week 5 Final Paper Do Not Resuscitate Legal and Ethical Issues FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca322edu.com 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: 1. Do not resuscitate requests/issues (DNR) 2. Surrogacy 3. Wrongful conception 4. Organ donation 5. Stem cell research 6. Informed consent 7. Assisted suicide 8. Practices specific to diverse cultural contexts 9. Your own topic, with instructor approval Your Final Paper must include the following regarding your chosen topic: 1. Identify a legal/ethical issue or dilemma within your topic. 2. Provide the history of the issue or dilemma. 3. Present current resources to address the issue or dilemma. 4. Evaluate alternative or better solutions for the issue or dilemma addressed. 5. Analyze the potential effects of this issue and predict how they may be addressed in the future. Additionally, you must address at least three of the course learning outcomes as they apply to your selected topic. For example, you could address the Patient’s Bill of Rights as it pertains to a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. Or, you could discuss the elements of autonomy, fidelity, and confidentiality as they are incorporated in the ethics of organ donation. The three outcomes you select must be explained in relation to your selected topic. The course learning outcomes are as follows: 1. Analyze the evolution and application of moral theory and ethical principles in health care. 2. Discuss the elements of autonomy, fidelity and confidentiality.3. Explain the legal rights of individuals as they interact with health care services. 4. Explain the process, including cultural diversity, for ethical decision making. 5. Analyze the monitoring systems that ensure human rights, legal aspects, and quality health care. 6. Discuss the implications of the Patient’s Bill of Rights. 7. Analyze selected ethical and legal case studies that have promulgated precedent-setting decisions. You must utilize at least eight to ten scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the past five years (not including the textbook). You may also supplement your paper with interviews of agency personnel, comparisons of similar governmental agencies in varying communities or service populations, updates on current legislative initiatives in the area, and ethical analyses of the issues and services involved with the current situation(s) analyzed.​  

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