You are a consultant in a hospice facility for adult patients who come from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The administration has two concerns. First there have been many patient complaints filed indicating that the staff is abusive both physically and psychologically.
It is possible that the staff is being abusive (e.g. pulling them out of bed roughly causing injury) or that the patients are misinterpreting the staffs behavior (e.g. dementia due to Alzheimers disease may lead them to believe they are not being fed). Second the patients have difficulty complying with their medication regime with some seeking alternative methods for treating their illnesses and coping with the dying process.
Based on what you learned in this course what information should be given to the staff to address both issues? Be sure to specify the following:
Preliminary Deliverables
Due 01-29-17
Final Paper Requirements:
Your paper must demonstrate what you have learned about current issues related to human development. It is expected to have depth and offer a thoughtful analysis on the topic. Your writing should be based on references to scholarly materials (rather than on introductory textbooks popular website writings or musings for example). That is support your claims with evidence.
The most common mistakes in writing an essay are: (a) simply summarizing the topic and not analyzing it or discussing your views; and (b) failing to relate the subject to the broader context of human development as discussed in the course and found in the readings.