PHI 413V Ethical and Spiritual Decision Making in Health Care
This GCU course introduces a Christian foundation for spiritual assessment and care with specific emphasis on biomedical ethical principles and ethical decision-making within nursing practice. Students practice assessment and propose holistic interventions that take into account the dignity of the human person. These assessments and interventions contribute to the physical and spiritual well-being of individuals across the life span and the health-illness continuum.
Topic 1 to Topic 5 Assignments
PHI 413V Topic 1 Assignment | Worldview and Personal Inventory -- $15.00
PHI 413V Topic 2 Assignment | Moral Status Case Study - Fetal Abnormality -- $15.00
PHI 413V Topic 3 Assignment | Case Study on Biomedical Ethics in the Christian -- $15.00
File Included: Assignment Material_Applying-Four-Principles
File Included: Assignment Material_CaseStudy Only (Healing and Autonomy)
File Included: Assignment Material_Topic3-Overview
PHI 413V Topi..
Based on the required topic study materials, write a reflection about worldview and respond to following:In 250-300 words, explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care.In 250-300 words, explain what scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it.In 750-1,000 words, answer each of the worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and worldview:What is ultimate ..
Topic 1 DQ 1What would spirituality be according to your own worldview? How do you believe that your conception of spirituality would influence the way in which you care for patients?..
Topic 1 DQ 2What aspects of the topic readings do you find the most interesting? What is your view of the analysis of disease and healing in the readings? Explain...
Based on "Case Study: Fetal Abnormality" and other required topic study materials, write a 750-1,000-word reflection that answers the following questions:
What is the Christian view of the nature of human persons, and which theory of moral status is it compatible with? How is this related to the intrinsic human value and dignity?
Which theory or theories are being used by Jessica, Marco, Maria, and Dr. Wilson to determine the moral status of the fetus? What from the case study specifically..
Topic 2 DQ 2
According to your worldview, what value does a human person have? How does your position affect your stance on controversial bioethical issues, such as abortion, designer babies, and stem cell research?..
This assignment will incorporate a common practical tool in helping clinicians begin to ethically analyze a case. Organizing the data in this way will help you apply the four principles of principlism. Based on the "Case Study: Healing and Autonomy" and other required topic study materials, you will complete the "Applying the Four Principles: Case Study" document that includes the following:
Part 1: Chart
This chart will formalize principlism and the four-boxes approach by organizing the data ..
Topic 3 DQ 1
Principlism, especially in the context of bioethics in the United States, has often been critiqued for raising the principle of autonomy to the highest place, such that it trumps all other principles or values.
How would you rank the importance of each of the four principles? How do you believe they would be ordered in the context of the Christian biblical narrative?
Refer to the topic overview and other topic study materials in your response.
Principlism
Principlism is oft..
Topic 3 DQ 2What do the four parts of the Christian biblical narrative (i.e., creation, fall, redemption, and restoration) say about the nature of God and of reality in relation to the reality of sickness and disease? From where would one find comfort and hope in the light of illness according to this narrative? Explain in detail each part of the narrative above and analyze the implications...
The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and understanding of a diversity of faith expressions; for the purpose of this course, the focus will be on the Christian worldview.
Based on "Case Study: End of Life Decisions," the Christian worldview, and the worldview questions presented in the required topic study materials you will complete an ethical analysis of George's situation and his decision from..
Topic 4 DQ 1How often do you engage with or witness death in your work? How has this experience or the lack of it shaped your view of death? Has it gotten easier or harder for you to accept the fact of death? As you explain, include your clinical specialty...
Topic 4 DQ 2Reflect on the analysis of the sin of suicide and, thus, euthanasia from the topic readings. Do you agree? Why or why not? Refer to the lecture and topic readings in your response...
In addition to the topic study materials, use the chart you completed and questions you answered in the Topic 3 about "Case Study: Healing and Autonomy" as the basis for your responses in this assignment.
Answer the following questions about a patient's spiritual needs in light of the Christian worldview.
In 200-250 words, respond to the following: Should the physician allow Mike to continue making decisions that seem to him to be irrational and harmful to James, or would that mean a disresp..
Topic 5 DQ 2When it comes to facilitating spiritual care for patients with worldviews different from your own, what are your strengths and weaknesses? If you were the patient, who would have the final say in terms of ethical decision-making and intervention in the event of a difficult situation?..