Ethics guidelines now require that individuals give informed consent to participate in research. Existing ethical guidelines do not help us decide how to seek consent and have allowed managerial experimentation to remain unchecked.

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Week 4 discussion

Ethics in Healthcare

In this assignment, you will study the role of ethics in healthcare.

Based on your research, respond to one of the following discussion questions:

Discussion Question 1

Read the following article:

A Computer-Based Education Intervention to Enhance Surrogates’ Informed Consent for Genomics Research///please refer to attachment//article is attached

Ethics guidelines now require that individuals give informed consent to participate in research. Existing ethical guidelines do not help us decide how to seek consent and have allowed managerial experimentation to remain unchecked.

Based on your understanding of the topic and the article, answer the following question:

Do you think that alternative forms of community consent should be actively pursued? Why or why not? How would you feel if your medical records were examined and included in research without your consent based on an illness in the past?

 Describe the sample with demographics, data collection process, and identification of variables; sampling design; instruments, tools, or surveys.

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Identifying Research Components

Week 4 Tasks

Use the Week 4 research template/////PLEASE SEE ATTACHED/// to complete the following assignment tasks.

  • Choose the assigned research articles from W2 Project.PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENTS//// BELOWW ARE THE TWO ARTICLES USED IN WEEK 2

 

Bortz, A., Ashkenazi, T., & Melnikov, S. (2015). Spirituality as a predictive factor for signing an organ donor card.Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(1), 25-33. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12107

Dinkel, S., & Schmidt, K. (2015). Health education needs of incarcerated women. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(4), 229-234. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12079

  •  Describe the sample with demographics, data collection process, and identification of variables; sampling design; instruments, tools, or surveys.
  • Summarized the discussion about the validity and reliability of the instruments, tools, or surveys.
  • Discussed legal/ethical concerns.
  • NOTE: If a component is absent, student receives a zero for that component.

Submission Details

  • Cite all sources in APA format.

What is the typical diagnosis for a patient who presents with this clinical picture? What is the likely pathophysiologic process responsible for the presenting symptom? Support your response with a credible source.

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Case Study

A 60 year old woman with a 10 year history of Type II diabetes presents with multiple complications including retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy and declining renal function.

She has not had the urge to eat as of recently she feels “full” after a few bites. The incidence of nausea and feeling bloated occurs at least twice a day and even after a glass of water she feels bloated. She also complains of fatigue and not been able to keep up with daily chores.

A radiographic gastric emptying study shows a prolonged gastric emptying time.

Assignment Questions

  1. What is the typical diagnosis for a patient who presents with this clinical picture?
  2. What is the likely pathophysiologic process responsible for the presenting symptom? Support your response with a credible source.
  3. What is the class of the drug used to treat the pathophysiolog?. Discuss the pharmacologic management plan for this patient.
  4. Outline the mechanism of action and any possible contraindications of the pharmacologic management plan that you identified for the patient.

Instructions

  • Prepare and submit a 3-4 page paper [total] in length (not including APA format).
  • Answer all the questions above.
  • Support your position with examples.
  • Please review the rubric to ensure that your assignment meets criteria.
  • Submit the following documents to the Submit Assignments/Assessments area:
    • Case Study: Gastrointestinal

What spiritual issues surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers?

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What spiritual issues surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your answer in the context of a natural or manmade disaster. How can a community health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self, and colleagues?