West Coast University Inquiry for Lung Cancer Assignment

My topic is lung cancer

Compose a brief and focused paper which explains and describes your healthcare issue/topic from a cultural and/or ethical perspective of inquiry.

Your instructor will guide you through the choices you have for this inquiry, including options and strategies for combining the perspectives.

Your paper must be 5 pages in length and reference 4-6 scholarly, peer-reviewed resources. Be sure to follow APA formatting standards (spacing, font, headers, titles, abstracts, page numbering, etc.) as you demonstrate informative, explanatory, descriptive writing. Use the provided template.

  • Address your general topic by forming and answering two levels of research questions, developed to provide specific and detailed inquiry, discovery and understanding:
    • Choose a “Level 1 Research Question/ Writing Prompt” from either or both of the lists below to answer in the paper.
    • Compose a “Level 2 Research Question/ Writing Prompt” that provides detail, specificity, and focus to your inquiry, research and writing**.
  • State your research questions in the introduction of your paper.
  • Form the body of your paper by answering each research question, using references to the resources found in your research.
  • Review the process and the resulting understandings in the conclusion of the paper (briefly review the issues, research questions, answers, and insights.)
Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts
ETHICAL Perspective of Inquiry

  • What laws govern or pertain to the issue?
  • What ethical obstacles affect how the issue is addressed by the medical community?
  • How do ethical theories apply to the issue?
  • How are money, power, and control matters related to the issue and its treatment?
Level 1 Research Questions/Writing Prompts
CULTURAL Perspective of Inquiry

  • Which cultural values and/or norms influence the issue?
  • How is the issue addressed differently in varying cultural contexts and situations?
  • Which cultures or societies are most affected by the issue? Why?
  • Which cultural traditions affect the treatment(s)?

Ive included some examples to use as a format