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Module 5 discussion

DQ1 Universal Health Care in US

When you have completed the learning activities for Module 5:

Research the questions listed below and share the information with your classmates;

Address all the points listed in the questions;

All citations and references should be in APA format.

Many other countries in the world have Universal Health Care. It is significantly less costly than the system that is used in the United States and associated with better patient outcomes. Discuss the pros and cons of implementing Universal Health Care in the US, including your ideas about why you believe it would be successful or not.

Submission Instructions

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts. It is recommended that you write your post in a document first. Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to make your initial post, click “Reply.” Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click “Post Reply.”

To respond to a peer, click “Reply” beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.

Evaluation

This discussion will be graded using the discussion board rubric. Please review this rubric, located on the Rubrics page within the Start Here module of the course, prior to beginning your work to ensure your participation meets the criteria in place for this discussion. All discussions combined are worth 40% of your final course grade.

DQ2 Ethical Dilemma

When you have completed the learning activities for Module 5:

Research the questions listed below and share the information with your classmates;

Address all the points listed in the questions;

All citations and references should be in APA format.

Good Faith Hospital has a patient that was dropped off by an unnamed friend. The patient was unconscious and overdosed on drugs when left in the ER. He had no identification, the hospital was only told his name was John Erin, and they are not sure this is a real or fictitious name. There is no person listed in the phone book by this name, the police have no record of him, and the hospital is unable to locate any record of family or friend. The patient has now been on the vent for 30 days and there is no chance of brain recovery. Because of the prognosis, the physicians would like to discontinue the vent. Since there are no known relatives, the ethical committee has been called in to make a decision to discontinue life support. You are a member of this committee. Using the Ethical Positioning System Model, discuss why you would or would not discontinue the vent on this patient. Be sure to use at least two nursing ethical principles in your example.

Submission Instructions

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts. It is recommended that you write your post in a document first. Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to make your initial post, click “Reply.” Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click “Post Reply.”

To respond to a peer, click “Reply” beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.

Evaluation

This discussion will be graded using the discussion board rubric. Please review this rubric, located on the Rubrics page within the Start Here module of the course, prior to beginning your work to ensure your participation meets the criteria in place for this discussion. All discussions combined are worth 40% of your final course grade.