HA3300D – Healthcare Policy and Ethics

 Assignment 02: Ethical Theories

  Directions

Section 1: Describe the 2 ethical theories that most align with your personal “code of ethics,” or the rules that normally guide your decisions and behavior. Why do these 2 theories best align with your values?

Section 2: For each of the following healthcare concepts, choose 1 of the 10 ethical theories you have read about that you believe best supports and clarifies it, and explain why:

.autonomy

.nonmaleficence

.beneficence

 All papers should follow APA formatting guidelines and include a “References” page.

 SCORING GUIDE ( 70 POINTS )

Rating Scale

14.Work meets or exceeds criterion at a high level of competence.

13-12 Work reflects an understanding of criterion with minor misunderstandings/misconceptions.

11 Criterion partially met, but one or more important concepts/skills are missing or flawed.

10-9 Work reflects an attempt to meet criterion, but significant misunderstandings/misconceptions are apparent.

8-0 Criterion not met or work is absent.

Criteria

1. Described the two ethical theories that best align with personal values, and explained why.

2. Explained which ethical theory best supports and clarifies the concept of autonomy, and why.

3. Explained which ethical theory best supports and clarifies the concept of nonmaleficence, and why.

4. Explained which ethical theory best supports and clarifies the concept of beneficence, and why.

5. Assignment demonstrated accurate and appropriate grammar and spelling, APA style, in-text citations, and references.

Complete the following:

• Chapter 5: Exercises 5-1, 5-3, 5-5, and 5-6 on page 87 of the text.

Workers performing similar work are paid more in some industries than others. Explain why this is so.

Be sure to include examples and support your post with specific references to your text (Chapter 2) or independent research you’ve conducted.

Briefing Memo

Various officials have a social media presence and appear on local radio or host a local podcast. For this assignment, you will prepare a briefing memo with talking points that are focused on a risk management or hazard mitigation message about your community. The audience you are preparing your briefing material for consists of elected officials who do not have subject matter expertise. 

Include the elements listed below in your briefing memo. 

• Include the risk or hazard to the community, and provide three bullets addressing the primary message that you want to share about the hazard or risk. 
• Provide a brief critique of the risk or hazard communication tools and existing strategies that are being used in your community. 
• Identify the action that the message receiver should take to reduce the risk. 
• Include two samples of what officials would say in a Twitter or social media post. 
• Provide two questions and answers. 
• Include contact information on how the receivers can gain more information or actively participate. 
• Provide notes on lessons learned or best practices. For instance, you might provide a warning about being truthful in front of the media, you might share an instance where being truthful in the media went wrong, or you might show the potential repercussions that being untruthful can have on the information system. 

APA format  is not required