HSC 4608L: Critical Thinking in Health Care
HSC 4608L: Critical Thinking in Health Care
Fall 2008
Please use separate sheets of paper and number your answers.
Answer both of the following two questions. Each is worth 10 points.
1) Recent data suggests that, after menopause, women’s risk of developing heart disease rises to become equal to that of men. Drawing on this data, a researcher concludes that hormonal fluctuations occurring during the menstrual cycle help protect women from developing heart disease. Critically evaluate this conclusion.
2) Discuss the advantages and potential disadvantages of an interdisciplinary health care team model compared to a single practitioner model in delivering complex health care.
Answer two of the following four questions. Each is worth 10 points.
3) Proponents of seat belt legislation assert that, “Seat belts save lives.” Discuss some issues and problems in firmly knowing just how many lives are saved.
4) Cite two pieces of evidence (data, symptoms, history, etc.) that most clearly influenced your diagnostic decision on Rose Farrow.
5) In Patient Problem II, Mike Whitehorse generally tended to minimize the severity of his illness, insisting that he would be returning to work shortly and assuming that his life would soon be back to normal. Discuss one way this belief might be an asset to him in his rehabilitation and one way this belief might be a liability.
6) One finding from the insurance appeal problem (Benjamin Dover) was that good data on efficacy or effectiveness of health professions interventions are hard to come by. Why is this the case? What are your reactions to this? What should be done to solve this problem?
Answer one of the following two questions. Each is worth 10 points.
7) In your opinion, should health care practitioners advocate for health related issues such as promoting healthy lifestyles or supporting legislation that that will have a positive impact on health? Why or why not? Do you intent to advocate when you become a professional? If so, what will be your cause?
8) Drawing on your work from Professional Problem I, briefly describe the responsibilities that health care professionals have in enhancing patient compliance with healthcare prescriptions.
Extra Credit (Worth 5 points)
Discuss how your experiences in HSC 4608L correspond to the distinction between education for “competence” and education for “capability” described in Fraser & Greenhalgh (2001).
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