HLT 310V Complete Class

HLT 310V Complete Class

HLT310V

HLT 310V Week 1

Week 1 Topic 1 DQ1

In preparation for the Personal Worldview Inventory assignment, identify the key components that make up a worldview.

Week 1 Topic 1 DQ2

Based on your reading of the GCU Introduction and the textbooks, what is the main difference between the modern Western worldview and the postmodern worldview? Which parts, if any, do you identify with?  Explain. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.

Week 1 Assignment Personal Worldview Inventory

Max Points: 20

Details:

Write an 800-1,000-word essay on your personal worldview. Briefly discuss the various possible meanings of the term “spirituality,” and your understanding of the concepts of pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism. Primarily, address the following seven basic worldview questions:

What is prime reality?

What is the nature of the world around us?

What is a human being?

What happens to a person at death?

Why is it possible to know anything at all?

How do we know what is right or wrong?

What is the meaning of human history?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

HLT310V Week 2

Week 2 Topic 2 DQ 1

Refer to the GCU Introduction, The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy and the three concepts of the “healing environment” found in chapters 7-9 of Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing.  What is the phenomenology of illness and disease (i.e. the personal “what it is like”)? Cite references from your reading to support your answer.

What is a personal analysis of your own experience with illness and disease and how several factors colored that experience?  How can you relate to The Death of Ivan Ilych?

Week 2 Topic 2 DQ 2

What is the Christian concept of the imago dei? How might it be relevant to our unique approach in health care and why is it important?

Week 2 Assignment (Benchmark Assignment) Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm

Max Points: 125

Details:

Consider how the paradigm of a healing hospital might influence your philosophy of caregiving and write an essay of 500-750 words that addresses the following:

Describe the components of a healing hospital and their relationship to spirituality.

What are the challenges of creating a healing environment in light of the barriers and complexities of the hospital environment?

Include biblical aspects that support the concept of a healing hospital.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Week 2 Case Study on Moral Status

Max Points: 80

Details:

Write a 250-500 word analysis of “Case Study: Fetal Abnormality.” Be sure to address the following questions:

Which theory or theories are being used by Jessica, Marco, Maria, and Dr. Wilson to determine the moral status of the fetus? Explain.

How does the theory determine or influence each of their recommendation for action?

What theory do you agree with?  How would the theory determine or influence the recommendation for action?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

HLT310V Week 3

Week 3 Topic 3 DQ 1

Read Colossians 1 in the Bible. Compare ways in which the concepts of “God,” “Person,” “Environment,” “Health,” and “Nursing” would be defined according to Colossians 1.

Week 3 Topic 3 DQ 2

What tensions do you think you might experience arising from the differing worldviews of administrators, health care providers, and patients? Base your response from the GCU introduction and the textbooks. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.

Week 3 Assignment Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft

Max Points: 100

Details:

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 acceptance of a diversity of faith expressions.

The purpose of this paper is to complete a comparative analysis of two faith philosophies towards providing health care, one being the Christian perspective. For the second faith, choose a faith that is unfamiliar to you. Examples of faiths to choose from: Sikh, Baha’i, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc.

In a minimum of 1,500-2,000 words, provide a comparative analysis of the different belief systems, reinforcing major themes with insights gained from your research.

In your comparative analysis, address all of the worldview questions in detail for Christianity and your selected faith.  Refer to chapter 2 of the Called to Care for the list of questions.  Be sure to address the implications of these beliefs for health care.

In addition answer the following questions that address the practical and healthcare implications based on the research:

What are critical common components to all religions/beliefs in regards to healing, such as prayer, meditation, belief, etc.? Explain.

What is important to patients of the faiths when cared for by health care providers whose spiritual beliefs differ from their own?

In your conclusion, describe your own spiritual perspective on healing, what you have learned from the research and how this learning can be applied to a health care provider.

Support your position by referencing at least three academic resources (preferably from the GCU Library) in addition to the course readings, the Bible, and the textbooks for each religion. Each religion must have a primary source included. A total of six references are required according to the specifications listed above.  Incorporate the research into your writing in an appropriate, scholarly manner.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

HLT310V Week 4

Week 4 Topic 4 DQ 1

How would you respond if you were diagnosed with HIV? Address hope and fear in your response. Be sure to refer to the GCU introduction and the textbooks. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.

Week 4 Topic 4 DQ 2

Describe the first time you were present with someone who died. What were you thinking and feeling? If you have not had that experience what do you imagine you would be thinking and feeling?

Week 4 Assignment Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: Peer Review

Max Points: 50

Details:

Your instructor will assign and send you a peer’s paper from the Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft assignment. Your job is to critically read the assignment and make corrections/comments using Track Changes in Microsoft Word.

Assess the paper on the following content:

Does the paper provide sufficient evidence for its hypothesis or claim?

Does the flow of the paper and sentence structure make sense?

Should it be organized in a different way?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Week 4 Assignment 2 Stages of Grief Paper

Max Points: 90

Details:

Write a 750-1,000 word paper analyzing Woterstorff’s reflctions in Lament For a Son. In addition, address Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief, as they are expressed throughout Lament for a Son, and respond to the following questions:

How does Wolterstorff find joy after his loss?

What is the meaning and significance of death in light of the Christian narrative?

How does the hope of the resurrection play a role in comforting Wolterstorff?

Include three sources including the textbooks, bible and other reliable/academic sources.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

HLT310V Week 5

Week 5 Topic 5 DQ 1

Some health care professionals recommend a 3-minute reading to help caregivers relax and focus before starting their work. Some consider this a waste of time, but others consider it an essential ritual to promote successful work. How do you respond to this idea?

Week 5 Topic 5 DQ 2

How realistic is it to expect health care workers to model mental, physical, and spiritual health? If Americans tend to be overweight, underactive, workaholics who experience burnout, why should health care workers be any different? Base your response from the GCU introduction and the textbooks. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.

Week 5 Assignment (Benchmark Assignment) Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: Final Draft

Max Points: 150

Details:

Implement feedback from the previous draft and revise the final draft based on insight from experience gained in the course.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Week 5 Assignment 2 (Benchmark Assignment) Spiritual Needs Assessment

Max Points: 125

Details:

This assignment requires you to interview one person and requires an analysis of your interview experience.

Part I: Interview

Select a patient, a family member, or a friend to interview. Be sure to focus on the interviewee’s experience as a patient, regardless of whom you choose to interview.

Review The Joint Commission resource which provides some guidelines for creating spiritual assessment tools for evaluating the spiritual needs of patients. Using this resource and any other guidelines/examples that you can find, create your own tool for assessing the spiritual needs of patients.

Create a survey to assess the subject’s spiritual need during the interview. The spiritual needs assessment survey needs a minimum of five questions that can be answered during the interview.  During the interview, document the interviewee’s responses.

Submit the transcript of the interview. The transcript should include the questions asked and the answers provided.  Be sure record the responses during the interview by taking detailed notes. Omit specific names and other personal information from the interview.

Part II: Analysis

Write a 250-500 word analysis of your interview experience. Be sure to exclude specific names and other personal information from the interview. Instead provide demographics such as sex, age, ethnicity, and religion. Include the following in your response:

What went well?

What would you do differently in the future?

Were there any barriers or challenges that inhibited your ability to complete the assessment tool? How would you address these in the future or change your assessment to better address these challenges?

Describe the spiritual experience you had with your patient, family member, or friend using this tool. How does this tool allow you to better meet the needs of your patient?

Did you discover that illness and stress amplified the spiritual concern and needs of your interviewee?  Explain your answer with examples.

Submit both the transcript of the interview and the analysis of your results.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Week 5 Assignment 3 Personal Wellness Inventory and Reflection

Max Points: 90

Details:

Part I: Inventory

Spiritual and Emotional:

Refer to “Chapter 4: Inventory of Spiritual/Emotional Maturity,” from The Emotionally Healthy Church reading.

Complete the survey and reflect on your own results. Analyze the structure and assumptions behind the assessment.

Burnout:

Refer to the “Are You Heading for Caregiver Burnout?” quiz.

Complete the survey and reflect on your own results. Analyze the structure and assumptions behind the assessment.

Part II: Reflection

Using the results from the resources, write a 200-250 word reflection on your results and how you plan to combat compassion fatigue and burnout, and how you plan to promote your own spiritual growth.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.