Reserved for Hifsa

Chapters 10, 11, and 12 of the Pozgar text each address a different area of practice within the healthcare environment. Identify the chapter that most closely applies to your personal area of practice (current or aspirational), read that chapter, and be prepared to explore the legal and ethical issues in that practice area.

· Chapter 10: Medical staff organization and malpractice

· Chapter 11: Nursing and the law

· Chapter 12: Hospital departments and allied professionals

Based on the chapter you selected, your personal experience, and a biblical worldview, write a Discussion thread identifying and analyzing the legal and ethical issues specific to your area of practice.

Your analysis must be supported by at least 4 scholarly sources, including the textbook chapter(s) and the Bible, cited in current APA format (note that this is a different requirement than the previous Discussion). Title your thread in the subject line with the area of practice that you analyzed.

DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The student will complete three Discussions in this course. The student will first post a thread of at least 1,000 words (content, not including references).

For each thread and reply, analysis must be supported with a minimum of three scholarly sources other than the course textbook and materials. Each source must be cited in current APA format.

Each thread and each reply must include both full citations in a reference list at the end of each post, and short-form in-text citations. Acceptable sources include books, legal and business journals, legal cases, the law (cases, statutes, regulations, etc.), the Bible, biblical commentary, etc.

Dictionaries and other web sources that lack scholarly support are not acceptable sources. Any sources cited must be current to the issue (e.g. Bible commentaries may by applicable from any age, but articles discussing current legal or healthcare practices may no longer be relevant after 5 – 10 years).

A well-developed, complete worldview analysis of the situation requires more than simply adding a Bible verse at the end of the post. Each thread must include at least two separate verses from Scripture, quoted and applied as an integral part of the discussion of the applicable issues in the context of a biblical worldview. Each reply will include at least one Scripture verse integrated in the same manner.

Note: For Discussion:

Personal Application, your analysis must be supported by at least four scholarly sources, including the textbook chapter(s) and the Bible, cited in current APA format.

Each reply must be supported by at least four scholarly sources, including the textbook chapter and the Bible, cited in current APA format. Because this discussion is based on chapters within the textbook, the text will count as one of the four required sources.