Analyzing a Current Health Care Issue

Prepare

For this assignment, you will analyze the same current health care problem or issue topic area you selected for the Week 4 assignment. If you have not already done so, you must use this module to select your health care-related issue or problem based on the presented topic areas. To explore the chosen topic, use the first four topics of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach for critical thinking that were introduced in Week 4.

Start by defining the health care problem or issue based on the selected health care topic.
Then provide details about the problems or issues that are part of the chosen topic, and identify causes for the problems or issues.
Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles about the topic you are discussing by using articles found in the Week 4 assignment or searching the Capella library using the applicable undergraduate library research guide.
Write Your Paper

Use scholarly information to explain a health care problem or issue.
Assess the credibility of information sources.
Assess the relevance of the information sources.
Analyze the problem or issue.
Describe the setting or context for the problem or issue.
Describe the reasons that make the problem or issue important to you.
Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.
Discuss potential solutions for the problem or issue.
Describe potential solutions.
Compare and contrast 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.
Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented.
Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed solution.
Explains the ethical principles that need to be considered (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if the potential solution was implemented
Provide examples from the literature to support the points you are making.
Organize your paper using the following structure and headings:

Title page. (A separate page.)
Introduction. (A one-paragraph statement about the purpose of the paper.)
Identify the elements of the problem or issue, or question.
Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue, or question.
Consider solutions, responses, or answers.
Choose a solution, response, or answer.
Implementation of the potential solution.
Conclusion. (One paragraph.)
Academic Requirements

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

Length: Include at least 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, in addition to the title page and reference page.
Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12 point.
Writing: Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
Sources: Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.
References: Use at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and three in-text citations within the paper. Visit APA Style and Format if needed.
Academic Honesty: Submit a draft of your assignment to SafeAssign and make any necessary changes before you submit it to your instructor for grading.
Example assignment: You may use the Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue Example Assignment [PDF] to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of health care.
Use scholarly information to explain a health care problem or issue.
Competency 2: Apply scholarly information through critical thinking to solve problems in the field of health care.
Analyze the problem or issue.
Discuss potential solutions for the problem or issue.
Competency 3: Apply ethical principles and academic standards to the study of health care.
Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented.
Competency 4: Write for a specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.
Produce text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of health care.
Use scholarly information to explain a health care problem or issue.
Competency 2: Apply scholarly information through critical thinking to solve problems in the field of health care.
Analyze the problem or issue.
Discuss potential solutions for the problem or issue.
Competency 3: Apply ethical principles and academic standards to the study of health care.
Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented.
Competency 4: Write for a specific audience, in appropriate tone and style, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.
Produce text with minimal grammatical, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
Integrate into text appropriate use of scholarly sources, evidence, and citation style.