HLT302 2019 February All Weeks Discussions (dq1+dq2) Latest

HLT302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness
Week 1 Discussion
DQ1 What personal assumptions or beliefs have shaped your worldview? What has shaped your philosophy of health care? What reservations do you have about spirituality in health care and wellness?
DQ2 Based on your readings, what is the main difference between the modern Western worldview and the current postmodern worldview? Which parts, if any, do you identify with? Explain. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.
 
HLT302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness
Week 2 Discussion
DQ1 The ethos of scientism and postmodernism has exacerbated the perceived philosophical and cultural tension between science and religion. What is your perception of this tension?
DQ2 Review the Worldviews in Nursing Theories section of Chapter 3 in Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing.  Select two of the definitions of “health” provided in the text.  Within the context of the broader worldview, describe the two selected definitions of “health” of the (six) worldview concepts and nursing theories described in your textbook.  How would you define health?
 
HLT302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness
Week 3 Discussion
DQ1 What do you believe makes us human? Cite references from your reading to support your answer.
DQ2 What is the Christian concept of the imago dei? How might it be relevant to health care and why is it important?
 
HLT302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness
Week 4 Discussion
DQ1 What is your earliest memory of being sick? Similarly, what is your first memory of some sort of medical care? Was it positive? Looking back on it from the vantage point of your current knowledge and experience, was your care back then good and adequate?
DQ2 On first glance, how would you define what it means for something to be “natural”? According to Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing, the textbook, what does the Bible tell us about natural creation or the “natural” world? Base your response from the GCU introduction and the textbooks. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.
 
HLT302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness
Week 5 Discussion
DQ1 Review Colossians 1 in the Bible. Define the concepts of “God,” “person,” “environment,” and “health” according to Colossians 1.
DQ2 What tensions do you think you might experience arising from the differing worldviews of administrators, health care providers, and patients? Cite references from your reading to support your answer.
 
HLT302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness
Week 6 Discussion
DQ1 Give a brief summary of your “Health Care and Wellness Provider and Faith Diversity” assignment. How will your understanding of this faith expressions inform your philosophy of health care and wellness?
DQ2 Give a brief summary of your “Suffering and Grief” assignment. How did your assigned religion differ from Christianity? What are the implications of diverse beliefs on health care and wellness?
 
HLT302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness
Week 7 Discussion
DQ1 What is a strategy that you use to help you relax and focus before starting your work day? Would you consider this practice a waste of time or essential to promote successful work? Explain.
DQ2 How realistic is it to expect health care workers to model mental, physical, and spiritual health? If Americans tend to be overweight, underactive workaholics who experience burnout, why should health care workers be any different? Base your response from the topic study materials. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.
 
HLT302 Spirituality and Christian Values in Health Care and Wellness
Week 8 Discussion
DQ1 How would your practices contribute to your success as a caregiver? What could you do to improve the care you give yourself?
DQ2 Compare one of your spiritual traditions with that in another faith tradition. How will understanding one’s own spiritual traditions help you to provide care for others?