Discuss the differences and similarities between quantitative, qualitative and mix methods research studies. 

(2 hrs.)

Please include 400 words in your initial post and two scholarly references by Wednesday 23:59pm. Please include a 200 words in two answers to your peers by Saturday 23:59. Please refer to the discussion rubric.  

Connection Between Our Culture and the News Media

Discussion

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

· Textbook: Chapter 5, 6

· Lesson: Read this Week's Lesson which is located in the Modules tab

· Initial Post: minimum of 2 scholarly sources (must include your textbook for one of the sources). Follow-Up Post: minimum of 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

· Your Initial Post and your Follow-Up Post must be based on the same Option that you chose in order to receive credit for both posts. 

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

Option 1: The framers of the Constitution were concerned that everyday citizens would not be able to understand or comprehend the makings of our government. They felt that everyday citizens were uninformed and did not care what was going on in our government. Even today we see where citizens are interested in government affairs seemingly only if our country is in turmoil such as unemployment, recessions, civil unrest, etc. Do you agree with this assessment? Are we uninformed? Do we wait till a crisis happens to voice our opinions?

Option 2: Many experts see the media as biased and more like infotainment. In fact, many people have turned to social networks as an outlet for news instead of CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN and other news stations. Do you see this as an issue? Do you see the news as biased or unbiased? Should there be more restrictions on the news stations?

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Writing Requirements

· Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source) for your Initial Post, and 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

· APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Course Outcome

 

This week we are focusing on three course objectives: 1) applying basic political theory and ideologies to government systems, 2) explaining the primary forces that influence individuals' political ideas, values and beliefs, and  3) analyzing the role public policy plays in our daily lives.

Our U.S. Constitution was created in the summer of 1787 and went into affect after its ratification in 1789. How successful has the U.S. been at creating a stable democracy?  Garry Kasparov, Russian chess master and political activist, suggests that “It is the existence of democratic institutions that enable different people to express their points of view within a legal framework that sets the boundaries of the political process” (Gessen, 2018, para. 5). Do you agree?  Have we been able to create and maintain such a situation in the U.S.?

Source: Gessen, M. (2018, December 4).  Garry Kasparov says we are living in chaos, but remains an incorrigible optimist. Retrieved from

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/garry-kasparov-says-we-are-living-in-chaos-but-remains-an-incorrigible-optimist (Links to an external site.)

 

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 1) Watch the entire scenario. In the scenario assignment, you are asked to reflect on responses to the presented scenario. 

2) Fill out the template attached below

3) Compose the last question on the template reflection in a Word document and be sure to address, at a minimum, the following questions:

*Why do you feel the way you do about the issue presented?

*Of the four responses offered in the scenario, which do you think is the most ethical and why?

*Which ethical theory would you use to support your stance? Why does this theory work?

4)  Support your conclusions with evidence and specific examples from the textbook, including a minimum of one theory of ethics to defend your stance.

Select a nursing theorist of choice and research him/her. Identify their key contribution to nursing and explain its importance in healthcare. 500 – 550 words and 3 or more scholarly sources.

Week 3 Discussion 1

Discuss the potential controversy when considering a patient’s right to know whether a caregiver has AIDS, and the caregiver’s right to privacy and confidentiality.  Consider the following: A physician cut his hand with a scalpel while he was assisting another physician. Because of the uncertainty that blood had been transferred from the physician's hand wound to the patient through an open surgical incision, he agreed to have a blood test for HIV. His blood tested positive for HIV and he withdrew himself from participation in further surgical procedures. Discuss the ethical and legal issues. 

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Compose at least 2-3 paragraphs all in APA format with proper references.

Week 3 Discussion 2

The following questions refer to your experience in this week's exercise, Conducting Moral and Ethical Dialog in Clinical Practice. Describe your overall experience with the moral and ethical dialog exercise, and address at least three (3) of the following:

· Did you find any of the scenarios more difficult to deal with than others? 

· Did you feel any internal conflict with any of the scenarios? 

· How did your personal and professional background impact how you decided to interact with the patient? 

· Do you feel the responses the patient gave to the practitioner’s response were reasonable or typical? 

· Were you taken aback by any of the patient reactions? 

· How might this activity contribute to your role as a nurse advocate in a moral and ethical practice? 

· Did you utilize an ethical decision making model to explore a systematic way to evaluate any of these ethical dilemmas? If so, describe the effectiveness. 

· Compose at least 2-3 paragraphs all in APA format with proper references.

THE SCREESHOT BELLOW ARE RELATED TO THIS WEEK EXERCISE. I CHOOSE THREE RESPONSES

· THE TERMINALL ILL

· THE ABUSIVE HUSBAND

· THE PT DON’T WANT MORE CHILDRENDS