PHIL 347N Week 2 Assignment:Journal

S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material 1 Running head: Journal Week 2 Assignment Name Institution PHIL347N: Critical Reasoning Date Important Idea I consider the most valuable and important idea in this section to be “giving reasons to communicate the basis for our beliefs and decisions are universal in our species” (Faciones & Gittens, p.89, 2016). We make our decisions based on our beliefs. As the author states, “there is a way to ask “Why” in every language” (Faciones & Gittens p. 89, 2016). I find these ideas to be important because it gives us an understanding of why decisions are made, and what they are based on. Whether it be a wrong decision made or a positive decision made. This introduction gives us a brief understanding of explanation to why we ask why. Critical Thinking The concepts discussed in chapter 4 that might make analysis of a statement difficult are vagueness and ambiguity. Vagueness means that there is not sufficient clarity in regard to the subject whether it be a sentence phrase or an artwork. For example, Maria is fast. We can ask ourselves what is she fast in. It can be anything from being a fast runner or being a fast reader, which why this statement is vague it does not have enough clarity. Ambiguity means that a Downloaded by: Distribution of this document is illegal Want to earn $103 per month? S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material 2 Running head: Journal subject has many different interpretations to it. For example, Maria walked outside with her sister in a hoodie on. Who is wearing the hoodie? Is it Maria or her sister? This sentence has many perspectives to it. These two concepts cause misunderstandings because if a statement is not clear it is vague and has many interpretations which in this case is ambiguity then causes misunderstanding to us. Beliefs I believe that all healthcare professionals should wear personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid the spread of infections among patients, visitors and other healthcare professionals. The FDA states, “PPE acts as a barrier between infectious materials such as viral and bacterial contaminants and your skin, mouth, nose, and eyes” (FDA, 2016). This barrier blocks all transmissions from blood, body fluids, and respiratory secretions. Layers of why Claim: All healthcare professionals should wear personal protective equipment to minimize the spread of infections. • Layer 1: Every healthcare professional should use personal protective equipment to minimize the spread of infections from one person to the next because it is the right thing to do. • Layer 2: It is the right thing to do because, not using personal protective equipment puts everyone especially patients who are already sick with a weak immune system at higher risk for other complications. • Layer 3: I believe my last statement is true because due to evidence-based practice effective use of personal protective equipment help minimize the spread of infection of Downloaded by: Distribution of this document is illegal Want to earn $103 per month? S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material 3 Running head: Journal one person to the next as they act as barriers to avoid contamination with blood and other body fluids. • Layer 4: Adequate use of personal protective equipment should be enforced especially in healthcare because, we interact with many different patients with different needs and health situations. Therefore; proper use of PPE helps minimize the spread of infections among others and lowers risks. References Center for Devices and Radiological Health. (2020, February 10). Personal Protective Equipment for Infection Control. Retrieved March 15, 2020, from devices/general-hospital-devices-and-supplies/personal-protective-equipment-infection- control Facione, P. A., & Gittens, C. A. (2016). Think critically (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson. Downloaded by: Distribution of this document is illegal Want to earn $103 per month?