Discuss the correlation between nursing education and positive patient outcomes. Include current research that links patient safety outcomes to advanced degrees in nursing.

Discuss the correlation between nursing education and positive patient outcomes. Include current research that links patient safety outcomes to advanced degrees in nursing. Based on some real-life experiences, explain whether you agree or disagree with this research.

Discuss the difference between a DNP and a PhD in nursing. Discuss which of these you would choose to pursue if you decide to continue your education to the doctoral level and explain why.

Discuss the difference between a DNP and a PhD in nursing. Discuss which of these you would choose to pursue if you decide to continue your education to the doctoral level and explain why.

The basic principles of ethics to address healthcare dilemma

Read the course scenario and consider the overall moral and ethical failures of the healthcare staff at St. Michael’s Medical Center. In particular, pay close attention to the cases highlighted in the scenario. You are now hired as the new chief executive officer (CEO) with risk management background. You have decided that the best way to handle this task is to first build up the moral and ethical foundation of your employees relative to the workplace environment. You are aware that employees have different moral and ethical values, but your intention is to have them develop the proper professional ethical behavior in the workplace.

Prepare a 3-page outline for a 3-day mandatory training for staff. Cite 3 academic sources in your notes outline.

In your notes, please address the following items:

Day 1

The basic principles of ethics to address healthcare dilemma
The importance of these basic principles of healthcare ethics to employees in the workplace
Day 2

The use of the following three principles of ethical reasoning and decision making to address healthcare dilemmas:
Contemporary consequence-oriented principles
Duty-oriented principles
Virtue ethics reasoning
Day 3

Compare the needs- and value-based theories and the role played in developing and shaping ethical behavior in individuals in a hospital
(Short exercise) Use the scenario to answer this question: How do you ensure that your employees are on the same page regarding responses to ethical issues on the job?

Provide an example of a time a friend, co-worker or relative tried to persuade you of a moral claim.  What evidence did they use to convince you? 

  • Provide an example of a time a friend, co-worker or relative tried to persuade you of a moral claim.  What evidence did they use to convince you?  Did you do research on their evidence or premises?  Why or why not?
  • After considering the Carl Elliot case study, describe why “pharmaceutical propaganda” could be dangerous and refer to at least one of the ethical theories we have discussed thus far to justify your position.

Please use the following websites as they were given by the instructor  to answer the assignment

  • As you complete the reading, consider: Does research matter? Are premises provable? What is evidence? Klenk, M. (2019). “Evolutionary Ethics.” In G. Matthews (Ed.), Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics (pp. 76-88) (Website) (PDF )
  • Elliott, C. (2014). “Relationships between physicians and Pharma: Why physicians should not accept money from the pharmaceutical industry. ” Neurology. Clinical Practice, 4(2), 164–167. (PDF)
  • Maisel, E. R. (2016). “Carl Elliott on the Dark Side of Medicine.” (Website)

Art Appreciation Essay Questions

How does John Constable reveal his kindred spirit with the Romantic artists with this statement, “. . . painting is but another word for feeling. . . . ”?

What was the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?

Briefly describe Realism in the United States.

How was photography perceived in the early 19th century?

What is the interpretation of Goya’s Saturn Devouring his Children?

Manet’s Olympia was very forcibly denounced. What factors led to this reaction? What artistic devices did the artist employ in this painting? Why did the artist shape the work in this fashion?

How does the work of Goya relate to artistic movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Use examples to support your essay.

Summarize one of the euthanasia dilemma arguments–you can choose either Donnell, Matzo or Bogucki–briefly and note why or why not this is a good argument either for or against medical triage?

Summarize one of the euthanasia dilemma arguments–you can choose either Donnell, Matzo or Bogucki–briefly and note why or why not this is a good argument either for or against medical triage? Make sure you also state your understanding of the definition of triage.
After considering Shapiro (2020) NPR story, “People with Disabilities Fear Pandemic will Worsen Medical Biases,” share an example of bias you witnessed during the physical isolation period and how this would go against one of the philosophers’ theories we have read and why.
Please use the following as instructed by professor

Donnell R.W. (2006) “A bright line. ” Medscape (PDF)
Bogucki, S., & Jubanyik, K. (2009). “Triage, rationing, and palliative care in disaster planning. ” Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, 7(2), 221+. (PDF)
Matzo et al (2009) “Palliative care considerations in mass casualty evens with scarce resources.” Biosecurity and Bioterrorism (PDF)
Shapiro, J. (2020, April 15). “People With Disabilities Fear Pandemic Will Worsen Medical Biases.” (Website)
Horwitz, J. (2020, March 11) “For Italians, Dodging coronavirus has become a game of chance.” New York Times (Website)

Research a recent microorganism outbreak in the world. Examples of this could be Ebola or Legionella. Discuss the outbreak, predisposing or precipitating factors for the outbreak, the treatment, safety precautions, virility of micro-organism and the survival rates.

Research a recent microorganism outbreak in the world. Examples of this could be Ebola or Legionella. Discuss the outbreak, predisposing or precipitating factors for the outbreak, the treatment, safety precautions, virility of micro-organism and the survival rates.

Discuss your experiences/research with policies implemented to protect vulnerable populations such as patients with mental illness. How does the mental health Parity Act of 2008 improve mental health services?

Discuss your experiences/research with policies implemented to protect vulnerable populations such as patients with mental illness. How does the mental health Parity Act of 2008 improve mental health services? Describe ethics as it relates to vulnerable populations and you as a healthcare professional. Include values, beliefs, and laws in your discussions.

How would a great healthcare leader engage with these populations to improve mental health care and treatment?

The page length should be two to three pages and include three to five citations. The pages should be double spaced and APA style. Please include data Review current data related to the effects of

The page length should be two to three pages and include three to five citations. The pages should be double spaced and APA style. Please include data

Review current data related to the effects of Covid-19 on mental health for healthcare staff and the greater community. How would a great healthcare leader engage with these populations to improve mental health care and treatment?

After several years serving as a respected department director in the local hospital, you have been invited to join the board of directors of a local clinic that serves the homeless in your cmmunity.

After several years serving as a respected department director in the local hospital, you have been invited to join the board of directors of a local clinic that serves the homeless in your cmmunity. It is organized as a not-for-profit corporation. You begin attending board meetings. Over the course of the first year of your appointment, you notice that the clinic’s executive director is heavily involved in local political activities, and she places political literature in the clinic waiting areas and exam rooms as reading material. You also hear rumors that she is funneling donated funds intended for the clinic into the campaign funds of some of her political friends, one of whom serves as alongside you as a member of the board of directors. When you approach her to ask about this, she reminds you that she is a 51 percent owner of the corporation and therefore she has the control to decide how best to direct all funds. You are disgusted by this response and lose the enthusiasm for your appointment, and you begin to skip board meetings.

  1. 1. What risks are posed by this scenario? To the corporation? To the board of directors collectively? To you personally?
  2. What duty is the “political friend” director violating?
  3. What duty are you violating?
  4. What recommendations should you make to the board of directors to manage the risks and violations you have identified?
  5. Which of your behaviors should you change to protect yourself against potential liability?

You do not need to necessarily submit a paragraph for all of these answers. However,