There are numerous ethical issues in epidemiology, from deciding who should receive a vaccine when there is a shortage to the ethical rules researchers should follow in studying disease patterns and trends. As your text emphasizes, all people are interconnected and transmission of disease is one way this is clearly seen. Unfortunately, many diseases today still have certain stigmas attached to them. Recently, in the ebola outbreak in West Africa of 2014, persons who were exposed to the disease were not allowed into certain public places or were shunned from villages

There are numerous ethical issues in epidemiology, from deciding who should receive a vaccine when there is a shortage to the ethical rules researchers should follow in studying disease patterns and trends. As your text emphasizes, all people are interconnected and transmission of disease is one way this is clearly seen. Unfortunately, many diseases today still have certain stigmas attached to them. Recently, in the ebola outbreak in West Africa of 2014, persons who were exposed to the disease were not allowed into certain public places or were shunned from villages

There are numerous ethical issues in epidemiology, from deciding who should receive a vaccine when there is a shortage to the ethical rules researchers should follow in studying disease patterns and trends. As your text emphasizes, all people are interconnected and transmission of disease is one way this is clearly seen. Unfortunately, many diseases today still have certain stigmas attached to them. Recently, in the ebola outbreak in West Africa of 2014, persons who were exposed to the disease were not allowed into certain public places or were shunned from villages

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Week 8: Ethical Considerations

Week 8: Ethical Considerations

Week 8

Ethical Considerations

Introduction

There are numerous ethical issues in epidemiology, from deciding who should receive a vaccine when there is a shortage to the ethical rules researchers should follow in studying disease patterns and trends. As your text emphasizes, all people are interconnected and transmission of disease is one way this is clearly seen. Unfortunately, many diseases today still have certain stigmas attached to them. Recently, in the ebola outbreak in West Africa of 2014, persons who were exposed to the disease were not allowed into certain public places or were shunned from villages.

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It is important as the APN to note not only ethical and professional issues, but also how you can be involved in policy to make real change in disease monitoring, outcomes, and resources. This is a professional and ethical obligation you hold as an educated, professional nurse.

Community Resources for Population-Specific Care

The APRN is in a key role in terms of assessing and engaging collaboratively with community resources for population-specific care. It is no longer feasible or realistic for one provider to do all when it comes to caring for individuals and populations. APNs must establish collegial, interprofessional partnerships with community agencies and be aware of the resources each community partner offers to promote health and reduce disease chronicity. Community partners can often also facilitate monitoring and follow-up for health risks and disease states for secondary and tertiary preventive initiatives. For example, the Susan Komen foundation offers support and resources to underrepresented or medically disadvantaged women to get mammograms for breast cancer screening.

Ethical-Legal Issues in Epidemiology

As part of their practice role and scope of practice, APRN’s, are expected to provide health promotion and risk reduction and illness prevention for individuals and populations. No longer can APNs focus on individuals; they must practice based on aggregates of populations that share a common characteristic. For example, pregnant teen mothers would be an aggregate sharing the common characteristics of being teens and also being pregnant.

The APN providing care for a pregnant teen is expected to provide primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention to this patient and also to the aggregate population to improve health status, as well as promote quality patient outcomes and safety. APNs are held legally accountable for analyzing epidemiological and biostatistical data in assessment, planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating individual and population health.

Public Policy

One of the primary objectives of epidemiological science is to create public policies and plans to help in the prevention and improve outcomes of disease. Epidemiology is closely tied to research, clinical practice, and public health. Prevention is a key role, as has been demonstrated throughout this course. Sound education, screening tools, decreasing exposures, and understanding the interaction of genetics, environment, and person are critical in prevention.  Public policies, such as banning indoor smoking, have made an impact on health outcomes.  Sound public policy requires not only initial research and surveillance to assist in creation of sound policy, but ongoing monitoring of cost, outcomes, and impact to ensure that the policy was truly beneficial.

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Week 8: References

Week 8: References

Week 8

References

Gordis, L. (2014). Epidemiology (5^th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders.

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Week 8: Discussion: Health Policy and Ethics

This is a graded discussion: 60 points possible

Due Oct 28

Week 8: Discussion: Health Policy and Ethics

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Week 8

Health Policy and Ethics

Discussion

Purpose

This discussion board content is intended to facilitate learning for students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice.

The use of discussions provides students with opportunities to contribute graduate level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe, caring, and fluid environment that models professional and social interaction. The ebb and flow of a discussion is based upon the composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship.

Participation in the discussion generates opportunities for students to actively engage in the written ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty. Discussions foster the development of members into a community of learners as they share ideas and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their own, and integrate knowledge from other disciplines.

Activity Learning Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

Synthesize knowledge of population to the role of political advocacy as an Advanced Practice Nurse. (CO 5, 7)

Appraise ethical and legal principles to the provision of care by the Advanced Practice Nurse (CO 5, 7)

Due Date

Initial prompt due by Wednesday, 11:59 PM MT of week 8

One peer and one faculty or two peer posts due by Saturday 11:59 PM MT of week 8

A 10% late penalty will be imposed for initial discussions posted after the weekly deadline regardless of the number of days late. No postings will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Saturday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0). Week 8 discussion closes on Saturday at 11:59pm MT.

Total Points Possible: 60 Points

Preparing the Assignment

Assignment Requirements

Go to your state government web page. Find one health policy enacted within the last two (2) years at the state level. Write down the bill number and the sponsors of the bill and include this information in your initial post.

Write a minimum of a one-page critical analysis summary of the policy. (250 words double spaced, APA). Your summary should integrate the concepts of advocacy, population health, and the ANA ethical statements (“The Code”), and course readings, to include a minimum of one course scholarly article (provided within the course). Be sure to speak to the role of advocacy and population health.

Respond to a minimum of two (2) peers/faculty posts with one (1) paragraph of 4-5 sentences integrating one scholarly source utilized in an in-text citation/APA.

Kaiser: Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity.Links to an external site.Links to an external site.

Posting Directions

Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.

All faculty replies to students must be responded to directly in the discussion board.

Minimum posting is:

Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no faculty postings), or one peer post and a faculty post.

**To see view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.

DISCUSSION CONTENT

Category              Points    %            Description

Scholarly              13           22%

The student actively stimulates and sustains inquiry by making reflective insightful comments, asking thoughtful questions and/or engaging in a scholarly discussion.

The student expresses a clear idea of the topic under discussion and sustains inquiry in order to explore relevant issues.

The student recognizes values or values conflict as things that form the assumption basis of arguments and recognizes when it is important to acknowledge these values.

The student recognizes the accuracy, logic, relevance, or clarity of statements.

The student asks clarifying questions and knows when clarifying questions need to be asked.

The student distinguishes fact from opinion.

Application         20           33%

All components of discussion prompt addressed (met) in initial posting.

The student’s writing conveys an understanding of significant ideas relevant to the issue under discussion. This is indicated by integration of course and weekly objectives, as well as readings from text and articles.

All posts should make correct use of terminology, precise selection of the pieces of information required to make a point, correct and appropriate use of examples and counterexamples, demonstrations of which distinctions are important to make, and explanations that are concise and to the point.

Information and knowledge are accurate.

The student elaborates statements with accurate explanations, reasons, or evidence from the course and/or weekly objectives.

All postings integrate scholarly sources to support points consistently.

Interactive Dialogue        10           16.6%

Responds to ideas in a way that advances discussion with engagement, depth, rigor, and application.

Interacts with a professional tone and is able to express opinions with ownership and without judgement.

Chooses to include professional experience to the discussion board mindful of appropriateness and boundaries. Experience is integrated as it supports the discussion board topic and utilizes scholarly references to support overall topic.

43           72%       Total CONTENT Points = 43 pts

DISCUSSION FORMAT

Category              Points    %            Description

APA        12           20%

In text citations are formatted per APA 7^th ed.

Reference list is formatted per APA 7^th ed.

Spelling, grammar, and scholarly tone are per APA 7^th ed.

Spelling / Grammar etc. 5             8%

Posts should utilize correct spelling and grammar (sentence structure and avoidance of slang or casual language).

17           28%       Total FORMAT Points = 17 pts

60           100%    DISCUSSION TOTAL= 60 points

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