Write a 4-6 page analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, 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 in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.

· Explore your chosen topic. For this, you should 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 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.

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

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

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

·
APA tutorial: Use the 

APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]
 for guidance.

·
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.

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.

·
Ethical implications. Ethical implications of implementing the solution.

·
Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.

·
Conclusion. One paragraph.

Write a 4-6 page analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, 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 in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.

· Explore your chosen topic. For this, you should 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 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.

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

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

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

·
APA tutorial: Use the 

APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]
 for guidance.

·
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.

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.

·
Ethical implications. Ethical implications of implementing the solution.

·
Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.

·
Conclusion. One paragraph.

Write a 4-6 page analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, 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 in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.

· Explore your chosen topic. For this, you should 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 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.

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

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

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

·
APA tutorial: Use the 

APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX]
 for guidance.

·
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.

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.

·
Ethical implications. Ethical implications of implementing the solution.

·
Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.

·
Conclusion. One paragraph.