Why do you think the author states that “The civil approach to special education has disserved many disabled children – especially those from poor and minority families”?

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1.  Identify & discuss the ways you can reason with someone who is not receptive.  What are some of the strategies you can use to “step to their side”? (pp. 52-75) Give an example of what using one or more of these strategies would look like (either from your experience or imagined).

2.  What did you learn about “reframing” your position from reading this chapter?  What are some of the things you can do to handle someone with an “inflexible” position?  Why is asking questions such a powerful technique? (pp. 76-104)

Rights Gone Wrong
3.  The author gives several examples of the difficulty with defining the nature and severity of a disability.  Identify and discuss some of the major issues that the author brings out through his discussion and your assessment of those issues.  What major points did you take away from the discussion of Harvard medical student Sophie Currier’s situation?  In your opinion should she have been given extra time to take the medical exam? (Chapter 1)

4.  Identify and discuss some of the things that you learned about the following pieces of legislation: a) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) b) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).  According to the author, what are some of the major limitations of these pieces of legislation?  Explain whether you agree or disagree and why. (Chapter 1)

5.  Why do you think the author states that “The civil approach to special education has disserved many disabled children – especially those from poor and minority families”? Explain whether you agree or disagree with the statement and why. (Chapter 1)

6.  According to the author, Liberals and Conservatives often both support disability rights although for different reasons.  What are some of the reasons for the support on both sides?  (Chapter 1)

ICMA PM Magazine “Women Leading Government: Why So Little Progress in 30 Years?” (Jan/Feb 2015) Found at http://icma.org/en/press/pm_magazine/article/105323
7.  What are your thoughts on the authors’ assessment of the challenges women face in career advancement and the steps they suggest for moving forward? Do you agree or disagree and please give your reasoning.

In your viewpoint, was the fact that Michigan had no law against assisted suicide sufficient grounds for dismissing the first case against Kevorkian? Why or why not?

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In the late 1980s to early 1990s, Jack Kevorkian, a physician in Michigan, began helping terminally ill patients commit suicide. Janet Adkins, newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, was Kevorkian’s first public-assisted suicide in 1989. Kevorkian was charged with murder, but the Oakland County District Court dropped charges on December 13, 1990, after a two-day preliminary hearing. The court ruled that Kevorkian did not break any law by helping Adkins commit suicide because there was, at that time, no Michigan law outlawing suicide or the medical assistance of it.

Prominent issues in the case were:

  • Whether Adkins was in fact giving informed consent.
  • The fact that Kevorkian did not have an established professional relationship with Adkins.
  • The fact that Adkins was not terminally ill (facing death within six months).
  • The issue of whether or not a person actually possesses the right to die.
  • The limits of autonomy.

People v. Dr. Kevorkian, No. 90-20157 52nd Dist. Ct. Mich. (1991); 534 N.W.2d. 172 (1995). Jack Kevorkian, nicknamed “Dr. Death,” eventually claimed to have assisted with 130 suicides. In 1999, he was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, for which he served 8 years of a 10-to-25-year sentence. Kevorkian was released from prison in 2007, and allegedly remained unrepentant until his death on June 3, 2011.

Answer the following:

  1. In your viewpoint, was the fact that Michigan had no law against assisted suicide sufficient grounds for dismissing the first case against Kevorkian?  Why or why not?
  2. According the principles discussed in this chapter, was Kevorkian, a physician, behaving in an ethical manner for a health care practitioner?  Explain your answer to include rational.

Evaluate the degree and quality of care that physicians, nurses, and medical technologists provide in their primary roles, including, but not limited to, patient safety and satisfaction as required in 21st Century U.S. hospitals.

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“Professional Legal Issues with Medical and Nursing Professionals” Please respond to the following:
• * From the scenario, analyze the different and overlapping general roles of physicians and nurses as they apply to professional credentialing and subsequent patient safety and satisfaction. Determine the major ways in which these overlapping roles may help play a part in health professional credentialing processes and conduct, and identify and analyze the ethical role these influences play in health care.
• Analyze the major professional roles played by physicians and nurses as they apply to physicians’ conduct in the medical arena and to nurses in the role of adjuncts to physicians. Evaluate the degree and quality of care that physicians, nurses, and medical technologists provide in their primary roles, including, but not limited to, patient safety and satisfaction as required in 21st Century U.S. hospitals.

What are the goals of the Commission?

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Part I
• Write an essay discussing the following:
• The role of the Joint Commission in accrediting medical facilities
• Which facilities can be accredited?
• What are the goals of the Commission?
• How do existing Joint Commission guidelines impact facilities that are not accredited by the Commission?
• What does it mean to a facility to be accredited by the Joint Commission?
• Is it mandatory for organizations to be accredited by the Joint Commission? If not, what impact does not having such accreditation mean in terms of reimbursement?

Part II
• Create a memorandum where:
• You are the administrator of the health information department for a medium-sized facility. You have just been informed by the compliance officer that the Joint Commission will be visiting your facility and will be focusing on your department.
• Begin the memorandum by including information you believe will be important for your personnel to know to prepare for the visit.
• Then, anticipate possible questions that the Commission might have for you in terms of compliance.
• How will you and your department respond to these questions? How will you manage any negative findings during the visit?
• Finally, discuss how current noncompliance findings can be avoided in the future in this memorandum.