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Write a 2-3 page paper that explains and defends your view on the issue of whether or not patients with no other treatment options have a moral right to unproven drugs. Introduction Many doctors, nurses, medical technicians, and other health care workers are involved in medical research. The field of medicine is not limited to the direct treatment of patients but also involves the continued expansion of medical research. A large part of such research is clinical research, which puts patients into the role of experimental subjects. This raises a number of challenging questions for health care ethics, many of which follow from the fact that physicians, nurses, and others involved in clinical research have a dual role. As researchers, they are committed to generating new knowledge about diseases, developing new treatments and drug therapies, and, in general, helping to improve the welfare of human beings by eliminating or controlling diseases and increasing longevity. However, researchers involved in clinical research must also be committed to the highest quality care for individual patients taking part in research studies. This assessment explores some of the ethical issues that clinical research raises and some of the safeguards in place to protect the interests of patients involved in research. Demonstration of Proficiency By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency 1: Articulate ethical issues in health care.  Explain how the principle of informed consent is relevant to these issues. Explain the costs and benefits of offering unapproved experimental drugs to patients. Competency 2: Apply sound ethical thinking related to a health care issue.  Identify relevant ethical theories and moral principles. Articulate arguments using examples for and against offering pre-approved drugs to wider pools of patients. Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with health care professionals.  Exhibit proficiency in clear and effective academic writing skills.

Write a 2-3 page paper that explains and defends your view on the issue of whether or not patients with no other treatment options have a moral right to unproven drugs. Introduction Many doctors, nurses, medical technicians, and other health care workers are involved in medical research. The field of medicine is not limited to […]

Articulate the moral concerns surrounding a policy of organ conscription. Articulate questions about the fairness and justness of organ conscription policy. Explain the relevance and significance of the concept of consent as it pertains to organ donation.

Competency 1: Articulate ethical issues in health care. Articulate the moral concerns surrounding a policy of organ conscription. Articulate questions about the fairness and justness of organ conscription policy. Explain the relevance and significance of the concept of consent as it pertains to organ donation. Evaluate alternative policies for increasing available donor organs. Competency 5: […]

Provide recommendations for alternative drug treatments and patient education strategies for treatment and management.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to your colleagues selected a different type of diabetes than you did. Provide recommendations for alternative drug treatments and patient education strategies for treatment and management.

What are the implications and consequences of specific policy provisions? What evidence do you have to support your conclusions? Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care.

Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of the community affect the coordination of care. Provide examples of a specific policy affecting the organization or group. Refer to the assessment resources for help in locating relevant policies. Be sure influential policies include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). Identify national, […]

Reflect on your healthcare organization’s use of technology and offer a technology trend you observe in your environment (Hospice).

In this Discussion, you will reflect on your healthcare organization’s use of technology and offer a technology trend you observe in your environment (Hospice). To Prepare: Reflect on the Resources related to digital information tools and technologies. Consider your healthcare organization’s use of healthcare technologies to manage and distribute information. Reflect on current and potential […]

Select and critically appraise a range of sources of evidence in order to justify the need for an inquiry in an area of interest to your professional practice.

Select and critically appraise a range of sources of evidence in order to justify the need for an inquiry in an area of interest to your professional practice. Identify a research question/aim and a set of research objectives to be examined based on existing gaps in knowledge in your profession Relate the advantages and disadvantages […]

Analyze the issue and examine potential evidence-based and best-practice solutions from the literature as well as the role of nurses and other stakeholders in addressing the issue.

For this assessment, you will develop a 3-5 page paper that examines a safety quality issue pertaining to medication administration in a health care setting. You will analyze the issue and examine potential evidence-based and best-practice solutions from the literature as well as the role of nurses and other stakeholders in addressing the issue.

Discuss at least one potential benefit of using big data as part of a clinical system and explain why.Describe at least one potential challenge or risk of using big data as part of a clinical system and explain why.

To Prepare: Review the Resources and reflect on the web article Big Data Means Big Potential, Challenges for Nurse Execs. Reflect on your own experience with complex health information access and management and consider potential challenges and risks you may have experienced or observed. By Day 3 of Week 5 Post a description of at least one […]