Describe the difference between the terms decisional capacity and decisional competence. How is each determined?

What will be an ideal response?


Decisional capacity is a “medical” term assigned to individuals who lack the ability to understand a diagnosis or treatment and appreciate consequences or options for treatment. Competence is a similar term, but one that is assigned through the legal process and a court hearing.

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The functions of social work in the hospitals does NOT include:

A. Serve as a seller of community services B. Participate in the policy-making process C. Assess the patient's psychological and environmental weaknesses D. Support the patient's utilization of medical services

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Think of a research question you would like to pursue in a study. Explain which of the following concepts would be most useful to you as you develop a knowledge base for your study: theory, paradigm, ideology.

What will be an ideal response?

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Unemployment Insurance

A. Provides for protection of income against strikes or long periods of unemployment resulting from economic recession B. Is a public assistance program C. Is a non-deterrent insurance program D. Is a life-time insurance program

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The registrar's office stated that 3,000 currently-enrolled student names were omitted from the directory, but everyone in the directory was still enrolled

With this revised estimate of the population and final number of students on which he has data, what is Drunkman's actual sampling ratio? A) 1 percent B) 5 percent C) 8 percent D) 10 percent E) 15 percent

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