NUR 508 Grand Canyon Week 7 Discussion 1, Discussion: Impact of spiritual beliefs on political ideologies

How do spiritual beliefs impact political ideologies and the policy process? How have they affected the health policy reform process? Using respectful communication, debate your response with two other classmates. Give examples and support your reasoning with appropriate references.

 

NUR 508 Grand Canyon Week 7 Discussion 2

What is the role of a religious ethic in public policy today? Should a religious ethic and/or theistic worldview take priority over that of others? How can religious policy decision makers remain true to their personal values while respecting the views of individuals with differing cultural and spiritual beliefs? Respond to two other classmates and cite references as appropriate.

 

NUR 508 Grand Canyon Week 8 Discussion 1

Select an advanced professional or advanced practice nursing specialty. How has past and current regulation/legislation affected the role and scope of this nursing role? What, if any, discussions are currently underway relative to the scope and role of this specialty? What resources are available to assist nurses in advocating for these roles?

 

NUR 508 Grand Canyon Week 8 Discussion 2

Select a professional or specialty nursing association. What impact has this organization had on health care legislation in the past 2 years? Respond to two other classmates and support your answer with appropriate references and specific examples.

 

NUR 508 Grand Canyon Week 1 Assignment

Collaborative Learning Community: CLC Agreement

Resource 1: CLC Health Issue Analysis Overview

Details:

Group work has benefits and liabilities. EVERYONE assigned to a CLC is expected to equally participate in the work in terms of time and quality of effort. Each participant has strengths and it is reasonable to apportion the work to make best use of this. Some are natural leaders. Our strengths can be our greatest liabilities: No one wants to be bossed around no matter how skilled the boss is. Honest communication is critical to effective group work. The best way to avoid conflict is to set very clear expectations up front. Then, if someone does not do what is expected him/her, he/she can be referred to the original agreement rather than have the confrontation become personal.

Course instructors are able to observe the group process in the CLC forum. If the work takes place outside the forum, this information will be absent. Be certain (even if communicating via e-mail, phone, or face-to-face) to record the communication in the CLC forum.

CLC Project Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to critically analyze a health care issue through the focus of major concepts from each Topic. There are six components to this assignment after the CLC agreement is signed and the topic is identified. It is not expected that every member of the CLC group will contribute to each assignment, but that assignments will be divided fairly and equally among the group. Each of the written components of the CLC project will be 500-1,000 words. These papers should be in APA format with a title and a reference page. An abstract is not required. An introduction is required ONLY for Part 1 and is not required in any parts thereafter. It is the intention that if one were to take the six parts of this assignment and put them together, a comprehensive and cohesive analysis would be produced. Part 1 is worth 3 points and each of the subsequent parts (2-6) are worth 4 points each.

Topic 1 (10 points)

Check into the CLC group and provide contact information and describe prior experience, if any, with health policy. Locate and read the CLC Agreement provided by the instructor, located within the Additional Resources Folder in Canyon Connect. Choose one member to transfer the document to the CLC forum. Decide upon the process needed to fill out the contract. Everyone should participate. Before filling out the agreement, it may be helpful for each student to describe the most difficult, frustrating, helpful, or beneficial apects of working on a collaborative project. Getting this type of information out in the open ahead of time may help to prevent conflict later on. Since no one is angry yet, you can comfortably list what is likely to make you angry and also what would make you satisfied.

Complete the CLC Agreement (except for the final block, which is used at the end). Select someone to submit the CLC Agreement by the end of Topic 1.

 

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Impact of spiritual beliefs on political ideologies

Introduction

There is a lot of research looking at the relationship between spirituality and politics. But do spiritual beliefs have an independent impact on one’s political ideology? And if so, how strong is this influence?

Impact of spiritual beliefs on political ideologies

Spiritual beliefs are related to some political attitudes, but not as strongly as religious ones. Spiritual beliefs may also depend on how we define “spiritual.”

A person’s spiritual beliefs can influence their political ideology. For example, in the United States (and many other countries), people with more traditional religious views tend to be more politically conservative than those with non-traditional religious views or no religious affiliation at all. This relationship between religion and politics has been observed since the founding of this country and continues today: In 2011-2014 surveys of over 1 million American adults by Pew Research Center found that 65% identify as Christian while only 4% identify as atheist/agnostic; atheists were twice as likely than Christians were not only to identify themselves as Democrats but also say they’re liberal on social issues such as abortion rights and gay marriage legalization

Spiritual beliefs are also related to some political attitudes, though the relationship is not as strong as it is between religious beliefs and political attitudes.

Spiritual beliefs are also related to some political attitudes, though the relationship is not as strong as it is between religious beliefs and political attitudes. This may be because people define “spiritual” differently and include things like yoga or meditation in their definition of spirituality that don’t necessarily have any religious overtones. Additionally, there are many different types of spiritual or nonspiritual beliefs (for example: Eastern religions vs Western religions).

Some studies have found that people who believe in heaven are more likely than others to support gun control legislation; others have found that those who believe in an afterlife tend to be more liberal on economic issues like government spending and welfare programs; still others show no correlation between spiritual beliefs and political views whatsoever

In addition, the influence of spiritual values on politics may depend on how we define “spiritual.”

In addition, the influence of spiritual values on politics may depend on how we define “spiritual.” Spirituality is a broad term that encompasses many different things. For some people, spirituality is an experience that happens within a religious context (e.g., attending church), whereas for others it’s something more personal and independent from organized religion.

Regardless of how you define spirituality or whether your own beliefs fall into this category, there are some commonalities among those who consider themselves “spiritual.” Spiritual individuals tend to believe in certain principles such as love, kindness and tolerance–and they tend not to be judgmental about other people’s beliefs or practices (or lack thereof).

There is no clear evidence that spirituality has a distinct effect on one’s political ideology.

Spiritual beliefs are related to political attitudes, but the relationship is not as strong as it is between religious beliefs and political attitudes. The authors conclude that spiritual beliefs may have an indirect effect on political ideology through their influence on other factors such as community involvement and religiosity.

Conclusion

In conclusion, we can say that there is no clear evidence that spirituality has a distinct effect on one’s political ideology. There may be some link between spiritual beliefs and politics, but it is not as strong as the link between religious beliefs and politics.