Unit III Assignment
1. Describe what capacity evaluations are, what purpose they serve, who is responsible for performing them, and what role they play in the healthcare system.
2. Describe the legal system's involvement regarding competency decisions and the impact on the healthcare system.
3. Summarize the effect of health literacy on the healthcare system and why it is necessary to have a general understanding of the term competency.
4. Define competency in your own words, and summarize the impact of patient competency on the healthcare system.
5. What are some ethical concerns with deeming a patient as incompetent? Have you ever been in a situation at work or at home where you or someone you know had to determine a person's competence? Do you think the same ethical concerns apply when making a decision at work as they do when making a decision for a family member? Why, or why not?
Response should be at least 200 words.
Morrison, E. E., & Furlong, B. (Eds.). (2014). Health care ethics: Critical issues for the 21st century (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett
6. Option One: With Baby Boomers retiring now and over the next decade, what should the HR function in firms be doing to prepare for a leadership vacuum? What potential problems do you see these firms encountering based on the generation gap of the Baby Boomers, Generation X/Y, and Millennial? Share any ideas you have that could help solve these problems with your classmates. Below is a link to a short one minute video that fits this discussion perfectly and that you will also enjoy.
Response should be at least 200 words.
Stewart, G. L., & Brown, K. G. (2015). Human resource management: Linking strategy to practice (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.