opinion-editorial

Order Description

Write an Op-Ed (opinion-editorial) piece that allows you to demonstrate an understanding of how issues relating to the dignity of the human person and the realization
of the common good that may be addressed by you in your professional practice now and in the future as a registered nurse.
Based on the flowing question
How do registered nurses treat its clients’ privacy and how does what you have learned about human dignity and human rights impact on that treatment?
You must write a concise but persuasive opinion piece on an issue or problem relating to the dignity of the human person and the realisation of the common good that
relates to your professional practice as a registered nurse.
This must apply insights from Principles of Catholic Social Teaching, for example, Human Person Dignity, Common Good and Community, Universal Purpose of Goods,
Stewardship of Creation
https://www.tcdsb.org/Board/TrusteesoftheBoard/Committees/AgendaDocs/Catholic%20Social%20Justice%20Committee/Key%20Principels%20of%20Social%20Teachings.pdf
(link explaining above principals)
• The Op-Ed should clearly explain to readers what the issue or is and how your
understanding of the knowledge you have acquired by the Principles of Catholic Social Teaching relate to the issue. Please note that you do not have to come up with
the ‘definitive solution’ rather provide a well-argued view in order to move forward on the issue or
problem.
• The Op-Ed is to be no more than 700 words long. The idea is to express your thoughts clearly and
concisely and make your argument as directly as you can – just like a journalist or writer
The challenge is to present a persuasive argument in a clear and concise manner.
Link to how to write an op-ed for this essay

How to Write an Op-Ed Article

example of op-ed piece
https://mediablog.catholic.org.au/for-those-whove-come-across-the-seas/
references to include
1. Clark, Meghan J.. Vision of Catholic Social Thought: The Virtue of Solidarity and the Praxis of Human Rights, Fortress Press, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central.
2. McCarrick, Theodore E., Statement on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1998.
3. The Common Good and the Catholic Church’s Social Teaching, 1996.
4. Donley, SC, Rosemary, Grandjean, Cynthia, Jairath, Nalini, McMullen Patricia and Shelton, Deborah. Nursing and the Common Good, November-December 2006 Sr.
5. Kammer, F., The Common Good and Health Care Reform, Health Progress, July-August 2012.
6. Getting Children Out of Exploitation and Into the Classroom, Global Fund for Children, 2017.
7. Grace, Gerald, Catholic social teaching should permeate the Catholic secondary school curriculum: an agenda for reform, Journal of International Studies in Catholic
Education Volume 5, 2013, Issue 1.
8. Economic Justice for All, 1986.
9. Audi, R. (2012). Virtue Ethics as a Resource in Business. Business Ethics Quarterly, 22(2), 273-291.
10. Collier, Jane, The Virtuous Organization, Business Ethics July 1995, Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. 143-149.
11. Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good.