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HCA 322 Health Care Ethics and Medical Law

Week 1

Week 1 DQ 1

Relying on http://www.ache.org/, the diversity and ethics links contained therein, explore the
relationship between cultural diversity and the process for ethical decision-making. What are

the most important factors in producing ethical decisions? Your initial post must be 200-250
words. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

Week 1 DQ 2

Define the principles of autonomy, fidelity and confidentiality. How do these terms support
ethical and moral medical practices? Do these concepts create any barriers to ethical principles?
Your initial post must be 200-250 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

Week 2

Week 2 DQ 1

Most states in the United States make physician-assisted suicide (euthanasia) a felony crime,
punishable by years of imprisonment. Discuss the ethical aspects of these laws, focusing
particularly on a medical staffs relationship with the patient and the ability to act in the
patients best interests. Also discuss the legal rights of patients, family and friends of patients,
as they make difficult and emotional end-of-life decisions. Your intial post must be 200-250
words. Respond to at least two of your classmates postings.

Week 2 DQ 2

List and describe the three best and the three worst attributes of Health Care Ethics Committees.
Do you agree that the expanding use and power of ethics committees helps foster and ensure
ethical standards are upheld in the medical profession? Why or why not? Your initial post must
be 200-250 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

Week 2 Assignments:

Euthanasia Assisted Suicide Debate

Week 3

Week 3 DQ 1

Describe the main purposes of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986. Provide
thoughtful and thorough responses to the questions found in the case study, "Failure to Meet
Ethical Standards," found in Chapter 7. Use at least two, outside scholarly sources to support
your answers. Properly cite the sources in APA format. Your initial post must be 200-250
words. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

Week 3 DQ 2

Detail the legal doctrine of Respondeat Superior and explain its importance and significance in
the health care industry. Explain at least two defenses to this legal doctrine. Your initial post
must be 200-250 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

Week 3 Assignments:

Assignment Types of Laws

Week 4

Week 4 DQ 1

Review the following website: http://www.priory.com/ethics.htm. Discuss the tensions between

the Hippocratic Oath and abandonment of a patient for non-payment of medical bills or upon
receipt of an intent to sue letter. Analyze the competing ethical values in either situation and
provide your opinion on the morality of either abandoning or continuing medical care. Your
initial post must be 200-250 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates' postings.

Week 4 Assignment:

Issues for Health Care Professionals Pharmacists

Week 5

Week 5 DQ 1

Detail and explain the differences between informed consent and implied consent. What are the
best ways to prove consent? Your initial post must be 200-250 words. Respond to at least two of
your classmates' postings.

Week 5 DQ 2

Chapter 14 of your text details a number of "patients' rights." Which are the three most
important in your opinion, and why? How do patient rights affect how health care workers
interact with patients? Please make sure that you provide citations and authorities to support
your conclusions. Your initial post must be 200-250 words. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.

Week 5 Assignment:

Research Paper Do-Not-Resuscitate Legal and Ethical Issues