Week 3 Euthanasia and Patient Self Advocacy Essay

Week 3: Patient Self-Advocacy Position Paper  Assignment

ASSIGNMENT

When writing this position paper on Patient Self-Advocacy, you will choose one side of the argument

and use references and literature to defend your position and convince your reader that your opinion is

valid. It is important that you include information about both sides of the issue to prove you are well-informed about the issue. You are assigned the topic of Patient Self-Advocacy. I want you to think

about the following:

1. How much of a self-advocate should a patient be required to become?

2. Are there limits to patient advocacy?

CHOOSE A TOPIC!

You may use any health-related topic, such as screening techniques, vaccines, death and dying, end-of-life care, etc. However, your topic must be specific and well-developed.

Look at the following when you choose your topic

? Is this an issue with controversy?

? Can you identify at least two positions and note them before?

Patient Self-Advocacy Position Paper Assignment
ASSIGNMENT:
When writing this position paper on Patient Self-Advocacy, you will choose one side of the argument,
and use references and literature to defend your position and convince your reader that your opinion is
valid. It is important that you include information about both sides of the issue to prove you are well
informed about the issue. You are assigned the topic of Patient Self-Advocacy. I want you to think
about the following:
1. How much of a self-advocate should a patient be required to become?
2. Are there limits to patient advocacy?
CHOOSE A TOPIC!
You may use any health-related topic such as screening techniques, vaccines, death and dying, end of
life care, etc. However your topic must be specific and well developed.
Look at the following when you choose your topic
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Is this an issue with controversy?
Can you identify at least two positions and noted before?
Is the topic specific enough to manage in 4-5 pages?
FORMAT
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Title Page(page 1)
Thesis (page 2)
o You need to state a thesis in your introduction. Here is a link to the Purdue Online
Writing Lab to help you get started.
Introduction with argument
Counter argument
Reference (last page)
Your paper should be 4-5 pages without the title page, thesis page, and reference page. Please use APA
format.
REFERENCES
Owl at Purdue (2016) Tips and examples for writing a thesis statement. Retrieved from
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/thesis_statement_tips.html
Simon Frasier University (2016) Writing a position paper. Retrieved from
http://www.sfu.ca/cmns/130d1/WritingaPositionPaper.htm