PHI 110 Medical Law & Ethics Article Review Value Choice Theories, Principles

PHI 110 Medical Law & Ethics

Article Review

Value Choice Theories, Principles of Health Care Ethics

Search for a current events news article reporting on the actions or decisions made by health care providers. Use the approved sources below.

The health care provider may be an individual such as a physician, nurse, medical assistant, EMT or other health care personnel.

The health care provider may be an entity such as a hospital, medical practice, medical laboratory, or clinic.

Government agencies that have regulatory oversight over health care such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may also be considered for review.

Laws or court cases that directly regulate health care such as the recent Texas abortion law may also be considered for review.

Articles that do not report on an issue directly related to health care should not be selected for review. There are many issues worthy of discussion, but the scope of this course is Medical Law & Ethics.

Summarize the medical / health care issue. This should be 5-6 sentences and include:

A description of who committed the action or made the decision. The individual health care provider and/or the health care entity.

A description of the action or decision

Those affected by the action or decision

If available the consequences of the action or decision, or projected consequences.

Choose and apply a value choice theory. This should be 5-6 sentences and include:

For information about value choice theories read pages 30 – 33 in the textbook or review the SmartBook (SB) activity in Connect week 1.

Choose one of the three value choice theories

Teleological or consequence-oriented theory

Deontological or duty-oriented theory

Virtue ethics

Describe the theory in your own words

Apply the theory to the issue in the article. Explain why the action/decision is ethical or unethical when evaluated through that theory.

Choose and apply a principle of health care ethics. This should be 5-6 sentences and include:

For information about principles of health care ethics read pages 33 – 38 in the textbook or review the SmartBook (SB) activity in Connect week 1.

Choose one of the seven principles of health care ethics

Autonomy or self-determination

Beneficence

Nonmaleficence

Justice

Confidentiality

Role Fidelity

Veracity

Describe the principle in your own words

Apply the principle to the issue in the article. Explain why the actions/decision fulfills the principle or violates the principle.

Cite the article using correct APA format.

Here is an example of a correct APA web page citation.

Type “Retrieved on”, then the date you accessed it, then “from” followed by the website’s address

Type “Retrieved on”, then the date you accessed it, then “from” followed by the website’s address

Title of webpage

Title of webpage

Author’s last name, first initial

Author’s last name, first initialFields, F. (2011). How to treat cold and flu symptoms. Retrieved on June 9, 2015 from http://webmd.com/cold-and-flu.html

Year website published, last reviewed or copyrighted

Year website published, last reviewed or copyrighted

Proofread the article review.

Correct any grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics errors.

Approved news sources 

http://www.abcnews.com/ 

http://www.boston.com/globe/ 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/ 

https://apnews.com/ 

http://www.cnbc.com/ 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/default.stm 

http://www.bloomberg.com/ 

http://www.cbsnews.com/ 

http://www.cnn.com/ 

http://www.forbes.com/ 

http://www.suntimes.com/ 

http://www.foxnews.com/ 

http://www.latimes.com/ 

http://www.nbcnews.com/ 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world 

http://www.nytimes.com/ 

http://time.com/ 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm 

http://www.reuters.com/ 

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/ 

http://www.usatoday.com/ 

http://online.wsj.com/home-page 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/ 

PHI 110 – Medical Law & Ethics Article Review Rubric

Criteria

Exceeds Expectations

Meets Expectations

Needs Improvement

Points

Ethical Issue Summary

20 points

12 – 20 points

Summary includes a description of actions or decisions made, individuals or institutions making actions or decisions, and who is affected by actions/decisions with a degree of detail.

5 – 11 points

Summary includes a description of actions or decisions made, individuals or institutions making actions or decisions, and who is affected by actions/decisions, but lacks detail.

0 – 4 points

Summary does not include description of actions or decisions made, individuals or institutions making decisions, or who is affected by actions/decisions.

Value Choice Theory Discussion

30 points

20 – 30 points

Value choice theory is clearly stated and defined. Value choice theory is correctly applied to issue. The issue is evaluated as ethical or unethical with a degree of detail.

10 – 19 points

Value choice theory is stated, but not clearly defined. Value choice theory is not fully applied to issue. The evaluation of issue as ethical or unethical lacks detail.

0 – 9 points

Value Choice Theory is not clearly stated or defined. Value choice theory is not applied to issue. Issue is not evaluated as ethical or unethical.

Health care Ethics Principle Discussion

30 points

20 – 30 points

Ethics principle is clearly stated and defined. Ethics principle is correctly applied to issue including a detailed discussion of how the principle was either fulfilled or violated.

10 – 19 points

Ethics principle is stated, but clearly defined. Ethics principle is not fully applied to issue. The discussion of principle fulfilment or violation lacks detail.

0 – 9 points

Ethics principle is not clearly stated or defined. Ethics principle is not applied to issue. Lacking discussion on principle fulfillment or violation.

Article Selection & Citation

10 points

7 – 10 points

Article is chosen from approved news source.

Article reports actions or decisions of health care providers (individuals, institutions, organizations).

Article is cited in correct APA format with full url to article web page included.

4 – 6 points

Article is chosen from approved news source.

Article reports actions or decisions of (individuals, institutions, organizations).

Article is cited with full url to article web page included.

0 – 3 points

Article is not from approved news source.

Article does not report actions or decisions, but is informational.

Article is not cited/no or incorrect url provided.

Mechanics

10 points

7 – 10 points

Response displays strong control of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics with fewer than three serious errors.

4 – 6 points

Response displays emerging control of grammar, punctuation, spelling and mechanics with fewer than five serious errors.

0 – 3 points

Response does not display control of grammar, punctuation, spelling and mechanics with more than five serious errors.

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