Write a 5-page analysis about staffing shortages on health care (focus on nursing) , including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications.
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.
1. Describe the health care problem or issue you selected for use and provide details about it.
· As you describe the topic you explored in Assessment 2, use the first four steps of the
Socratic Problem-Solving Approach to aid your critical thinking. This approach was introduced in Assessment 2.
· Identify possible causes for the problem or issue.
2. Use scholarly information to describe and explain the health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it.
· Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles about the topic.
· You may find the
How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles? library guide helpful in locating appropriate references.
· 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.
· Review the
Think Critically About Source Quality to help you complete the following:
· Assess the credibility of the information sources.
· Assess the relevance of the information sources.
3. Analyze the health care problem or issue.
· Describe the setting or context for the problem or issue.
· Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.
· Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.
· Provide examples that support your analysis of the problem or issue.
4. Discuss potential solutions for the health care problem or issue.
· Describe what would be required to implement a solution.
· Describe potential consequences of ignoring the problem or issue.
· Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are proposing.
5. Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented.
· Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed solution.
· Explain the ethical principles that need to be considered (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if the potential solution was implemented.
· Provide examples from the literature to support the points you are making.
Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:
Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
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Length: 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
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Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
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APA tutorial: Use the
APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] for guidance.
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Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
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Using outside sources: Integrate information from outside sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing, following APA style.
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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.
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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.
Organize your paper using the following structure and headings:
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Title page. A separate page.
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Introduction. A brief one-paragraph statement about the purpose of the paper.
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Elements of the problem/issue. Identify the elements of the problem or issue or question.
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Analysis. Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue.
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Considering options. Consider solutions, responses, or answers.
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Solution. Choose a solution, response, or answer.
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Ethical implications. Ethical implications of implementing the solution.
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Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.
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Conclusion. One paragraph.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
· Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of health care.
· Use scholarly information to describe and explain a health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it.
· Competency 2: Apply scholarly information through critical thinking to solve problems in the field of health care.
· Analyze a health care problem or issue by describing the context, explaining why it is important and identifying populations affected by it.
· Discuss potential solutions for a health care problem or issue and describe what would be required to implement a solution.
· Competency 3: Apply ethical principles and academic standards to the study of health care.
· Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented
· Competency 4: Write for a specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.
· Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
· Write following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
