Essay
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Applying Ethical Theory
Scenario: Ethical Challenge
The critical care unit of your local hospital calls you for ethical consultation. They have admitted 53-year-old JoEllen after she overdosed on prescription medications taken with alcohol. On admission, she tries to speak but soon becomes uncommunicative. As her condition deteriorates rapidly, her son arrives with a notarized advance directive in which JoEllen has specifically asked not to be placed on life support. People are looking to you for guidance. What ethical recommendation will you make to the attending health professionals?
Assignment Instructions
· Competency 1: Explain the nature of ethical issues.
. Explain the ethical issue in the scenario.
· Competency 2: Critically examine the contributions of key thinkers from the history of ethics.
. Apply the three traditional theories of normative ethics to the situation.
· Competency 3: Engage in ethical debate.
. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the three theories as they relate to this situation.
· Competency 4: Develop a position on a contemporary ethical issue.
. Apply ethical theory to justify your ethical position on this issue.
· Competency 5: Communicate effectively in the context of personal and professional moral discourse.
· Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of professional communities.
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· Length of paper: Submit 2–3 typed, double-spaced pages.
PSYC2740
Current Issues in Adult Development and Aging
In this unit's study, you reviewed the multimedia Policy and the Older American. This timeline identifies social policies created to address the needs of older Americans from the early 1900s through 2016.
Many of the policies outlined in the media deal with some of the mental health and psychosocial problems common to adult development and aging, such as the establishment of The National Institute on Aging in 1974, the Family and Medical Leave Act on 1996, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, and the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act in 2016.
According to O'Brien (2014):
The oldest baby boomers turned 60 in 2006, and when the trend peaks in 2030, the number of people over age 65 will soar to 71.5 million—which is one in every five Americans. This is twice the number as in 2000. (para. 2)
This gradual population increase of those over 65 has created a continuous need for services and government policies that target this growing population. There are any number of issues relating to mental health and psychosocial problems on the horizon for America's aging population. A few examples include Social Security, Medicare, Alzheimer's, Long-Term Care, VA Administration, prescription costs, social services available for senior citizens, and government programs such as Meals on Wheels.
Instructions
For this assignment, review a variety of resources that deal with current issues regarding mental health and psychosocial problems common to adult development and aging, and select one issue that is of particular interest to you. Using the library and the Internet, identify at least five resources related to the aging issue you selected, and draft an informational PowerPoint presentation you could deliver to a local organization of your choice.
