NHS-FP4000 Assessment 3 Analysis of a current health care problem or issue.
NHS-FP4000 Assessment 3 Analysis of a current health care problem or issue.
Write a 4-6 page analysis of a current problem or issue in
health care, including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications.
For this assessment, you will analyze a current health care
problem or issue. Read each portion of the assessment carefully and use the
Suggested Resources to help you complete the assessment. This assessment
provides an opportunity to apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills
to a current health care problem or issue.
Critical Thinking – A Problem-Solving Approach
Critical thinking is a key skill you will need to master in
both your academic and professional lives. Being able to identify a problem,
analyze that problem or issue from multiple perspectives, identify and evaluate
solutions to the problem, and then convince others of the value of your
decision requires logical thinking, the ability to identify and synthesize
credible supporting evidence, and the ability to communicate your thinking
clearly and professionally in writing and speaking.
For this assessment, you will analyze a current health care
problem or issue of interest to you, the same topic you previously used to
complete Assessment 2. The assessment requires critical thinking. Review the
critical thinking information in the Building Skills for Critical Thinking
resources. To explore your chosen topic, you should use the first two steps of
the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach, as described on Campus, to aid your
critical thinking.
Evidence-Based Practices
In health care, research is important. It helps you see what
has worked and what has not worked effectively for wellness and patient care.
It is important for you to explore research about evidenced-based practices in
your areas of interest. This research will help you develop and demonstrate a
professional health care perspective and expand your organizational, critical
thinking, and problem-solving skills.
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to
think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your
viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them
with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, a family member,
or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for
your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or
submitted as part of your assessment.
How do you approach a situation within your organization and
apply critical thinking skills?
How often have you needed to find credible information to
solve a personal or professional problem? How did you find the information you
needed?
How can you explore the government and private organizations
that track and report health care research about evidence-based practices in
your areas of interest?
How can you communicate multiple perspectives of a problem
in a way that is understood by others?
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.
Describe the health care problem or issue you selected for
use in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.
Identify possible causes for the problem or issue.
Use scholarly information to explain the health care problem
or issue.
Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed
journal articles about the topic.
You may use articles you found while working on Assessment 2
or you may search the Capella Library for other articles.
You may find the applicable Undergraduate Library Research
Guide helpful in your search.
Assess the credibility of the information sources.
Assess the relevance of the information sources.
Analyze the problem or issue.
Describe the setting or context for the problems or issues.
Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.
Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.
Discuss potential solutions for the problem or issue.
Compare your opinion with other opinions you find in sources
from the Capella Library.
Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are
proposing.
Analyze the ethical implications if the potential solution
(the one for which you provide pros and cons) were to be implemented.
Discuss the pros and cons of implementing the proposed
solution from an ethical principle point of view.
Provide examples from the literature to support the points
you are making.
Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed
solution.
Example Assessment: You may use the assessment example,
linked in the Assessment Example section of the Resources, to give you an idea
of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.
Additional Requirements
Length: At least 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not
including the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
APA Template: Use the APA Style Paper Template as the paper
format and the APA Style Paper Tutorial for guidance. See the Resources for
these documents.
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.
Turnitin: Submit your assessment to Turnitin prior to
grading. Then, only submit your final assessment to faculty for grading.
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.
Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.
Conclusion. One paragraph.
Note: Read the Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or
Issue Scoring Guide to fully understand how your paper will be graded.
Submit the paper for evaluation by clicking on the
assessment title and uploading the paper as a Word document.
If you would like assistance in organizing your assessment,
or if you simply have a question about your assessment, please do not hesitate
to ask your courseroom instructor or the teaching assistants in the NHS Learner
Success Lab for guidance and suggestions.
APA Writing Checklist
Use this document as a checklist for each paper you will write throughout your GCU graduate program. Follow specific instructions indicated in the assignment and use this checklist to help ensure correct grammar and APA formatting. Refer to the APA resources available in the GCU Library and Student Success Center.
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☐ APA paper template (located in the Student Success Center/Writing Center) is utilized for the correct format of the paper. APA style is applied, and format is correct throughout.
☐ The title page is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ The introduction is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ Topic is well defined.
☐ Strong thesis statement is included in the introduction of the paper.
☐ The thesis statement is consistently threaded throughout the paper and included in the conclusion.
☐ Paragraph development: Each paragraph has an introductory statement, two or three sentences as the body of the paragraph, and a transition sentence to facilitate the flow of information. The sections of the main body are organized to reflect the main points of the author. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ All sources are cited. APA style and format are correctly applied and are free from error.
☐ Sources are completely and correctly documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and APA style, and format is free of error.
Scholarly Resources: Scholarly resources are written with a focus on a specific subject discipline and usually written by an expert in the same subject field. Scholarly resources are written for an academic audience.
Examples of Scholarly Resources include: Academic journals, books written by experts in a field, and formally published encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Peer-Reviewed Journals: Peer-reviewed journals are evaluated prior to publication by experts in the journal’s subject discipline. This process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline.
Empirical Journal Article: This type of scholarly resource is a subset of scholarly articles that reports the original finding of an observational or experimental research study. Common aspects found within an empirical article include: literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.
Adapted from “Evaluating Resources: Defining Scholarly Resources,” located in Research Guides in the GCU Library.
☐ The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. Utilize writing resources such as Grammarly, LopesWrite report, and ThinkingStorm to check your writing.