Analysis of a current problem or issue in health care

Write a 4-6 page analysis of a current problem or issue in health care, including a proposed solution and possible ethical implications.

1. Describe the health care problem or issue you selected for use in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.
   o Explore your chosen topic. For this, you should use the first four steps of the Socratic Problem-Solving Approach to aid your critical thinking. This approach was introduced in Assessment 2.
   o Identify possible causes for the problem or issue.
2. Use scholarly information to describe and explain the health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it.
   o Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles about the topic.
    You may find the How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles? library guide helpful in locating appropriate references.
    You may use articles you found while working on Assessment 2 or you may search the library for other articles.
    You may find the applicable Undergraduate Library Research Guide helpful in your search.
   o Review the Think Critically About Source Quality to help you complete the following:
    Assess the credibility of the information sources.
    Assess the relevance of the information sources.
3. Analyze the health care problem or issue.
   o Describe the setting or context for the problem or issue.
   o Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.
   o Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.
   o Provide examples that support your analysis of the problem or issue.
4. Discuss potential solutions for the health care problem or issue.
   o Describe what would be required to implement a solution.
   o Describe potential consequences of ignoring the problem or issue.
   o Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are proposing.
5. Explain the ethical principles (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if potential solution was implemented.
   o Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed solution.
   o Explain the ethical principles that need to be considered (Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy, and Justice) if the potential solution was implemented.
   o Provide examples from the literature to support the points you are making.