This week’s worksheet will help you build all of the necessary parts for your Final Paper. It is recommended that you review the Learning Activity assignments and review the Final Paper prompt before beginning this assignment. This week, you will examine and evaluate the hospice by examining the following videos: A Good Death: Case Studies in End-of-Life Care (Links to an external site.) (2010) and His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Facing Death and Dying Well (Links to an external site.) (2011).

In the worksheet, you will describe the impact of end of life care on the patient, families and professionals who work with those who are dying and analyze ethical and legal issues as it relates to death and dying. This effort begins the process of critically analyzing key development factors regarding hospice.

To complete the assignment, save the Week 3 Learning Activity Worksheet to your computer, fill it out, and submit it via WayPoint.

Scholarly Support Must include in-text citations in APA format, as outlined here (Links to an external site.) and here (Links to an external site.). Must integrate information from your sources (Links to an external site.) rather than simply inserting it. Must use at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library. While your textbook can be utilized as a source, it does not count towards your two sources for this assignment. Two new sources should be utilized each week to meet the minimum of eight required sources for the final. By finding and supporting your material with these sources each week, you will have the research necessary to construct a strong Final Paper. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must include a references list (Links to an external site.) in APA format.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.In the worksheet, you will describe the impact of end of life care on the patient, families and professionals who work with those who are dying and analyze ethical and legal issues as it relates to death and dying. This effort begins the process of critically analyzing key development factors regarding hospice.

To complete the assignment, save the Week 3 Learning Activity Worksheet to your computer, fill it out, and submit it via WayPoint.

Scholarly Support Must include in-text citations in APA format, as outlined here (Links to an external site.) and here (Links to an external site.). Must integrate information from your sources (Links to an external site.) rather than simply inserting it. Must use at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library. While your textbook can be utilized as a source, it does not count towards your two sources for this assignment. Two new sources should be utilized each week to meet the minimum of eight required sources for the final. By finding and supporting your material with these sources each week, you will have the research necessary to construct a strong Final Paper. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must include a references list (Links to an external site.) in APA format.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

this is a copy of worksheet

Please review the full assignment prompt located within the classroom and in the GRO 410 Course Guide before beginning this assignment.

Utilizing the worksheet below, develop detailed paragraphs that focus on the first main point for your final paper. For each section, a minimum of one fully developed paragraph is required. Each paragraph should include at least one in-text APA citation that provides support for the topic. 

· Must include in-text citations in APA format, as outlined here and here. 

· Must integrate information from your sources rather than simply inserting it. 

· Must use at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library. While your textbook can be utilized as a source, it does not count towards your two sources for this assignment. Two new sources should be utilized each week to meet the minimum of eight required sources for the final. By finding and supporting your material with these sources each week, you will have the research necessary to construct a strong Final Paper.

 1. HOSPICE

a) What is meant by “patient-centered” care? (Use the space below to complete this section.)

b) What is palliative care, and how is it related to hospice care? How does it differ from the treatment given by most acute care hospitals? (Use the space below to complete this section.)

c) What is hospice care? How does it differ from the treatment given by most acute care hospitals? Identify the major functions of a hospice program. (Use the space below to complete this section.)

d) Discuss issues related to the family as a unit of care in hospice programs. How do hospices try to achieve quality of life for each “patient” they serve? How does the interdisciplinary hospice team concept help accomplish this? (Use the space below to complete this section.)

e) What, in your opinion, are the negative aspects of hospice care? How would you suggest they be rectified? (Use the space below to complete this section.)

f) If you were terminally ill, would you consider entering a hospice? Explain your answer referring to specific reasons such as cost, family burden, and imminent death. (Use the space below to complete this section.)

2. Reference List (utilizing full APA citations)