Capella University Limited Access to Healthcare Essay

Capella University Limited Access to Healthcare Essay

 

 

 Write a 4-6-page analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications.

Introduction

In your health care career, you will be confronted with many problems that demand a solution. By using research skills, you can learn what others are doing and saying about similar problems. Then you can analyze the problem and the people and systems it affects. You can examine potential solutions and their ramifications. This assessment allows you to practice this approach with a real-world problem.

Demonstration of Proficiency

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

•             Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of health care.

o             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.

o             Analyze a health care problem or issue by describing the context, explaining why it is important and identifying populations affected by it.

o             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.

o             Analyze the ethical implications if a potential solution to a health care problem or issue was implemented.

•             Competency 4: Write for a specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella's writing standards.

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

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

Instructions

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 in Assessment 2 (from the Assessment Topic Areas | Transcript media piece) and provide details about it.

o             Explore your chosen topic. For this, you should use the first four steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach to aid your critical thinking.

Socratic Problem-Solving Approach

The Socratic Method is a teaching style in which teachers ask students questions designed to stimulate more complete thinking and deeper insight. It also relates to the steps of performing scientific research. When the Socratic approach is applied, students are prompted to look more closely at your ideas, question your assumptions and accepted premises, and view your choices through a rigorous lens.

Apply the Socratic approach

Applying the Socratic approach to problem solving helps you identify gaps and improve your thinking when writing papers or completing projects. The questions may be used to spark new insights when responding to discussion topics and posts.

•             Identify the elements of the problem, issue, or question

•             Analyze, define, and frame the problem, issue, or question

•             Consider solutions, responses, or answers

•             Choose a solution, response, or answer

•             Implement your choice

•             Evaluate the results

Socratic problem-solving references

Paul, R., & Elder., L. (2006) The miniature guide to critical thinking concepts & tools (4th ed.). Dillon Beach, CA: The Foundation for Critical Thinking.

Wertheim, E. G. (n.d.). A model for case analysis and problem solving. College of Business Administration, Northeastern University. Retrieved August 7, 2007, from http://web.cba.neu.edu/ewertheim/introd/cases.htm (Material no longer available at this link.)

 

o             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.

o             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

o             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.

o             Describe the setting or context for the problems or issues.

o             Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.

o             Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.

o             Provide examples that support your analysis of the problem or issue.

4.            Discuss potential solutions for the health care problem or issue.

o             Describe what would be required to implement a solution.

o             Describe potential consequences of ignoring the problem or issue class="ice-no-decoration" data-ice-class="848587">.

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

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

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

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

o             Describe what would be required to implement the proposed solution.