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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Taylor and Jake?

2. How does Armando's family feel about his condition?

3. What do Fran and Carey begin to worry about, as the weeks go on?

4. What decision is made, in Chapter 7, regarding Patrick?

5. Why does Sharon Crandell act the way she does with her patients and their families?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is attending the meeting at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. At the end of Chapter 7, what does the Ethics Committee decide regarding Patrick?

3. What is the composition of the Ethics Committee?

4. What condition does Patrick have?

5. Why did Armando leave Fort Worth to go to Madisonville?

6. What is the Institutional Ethics Committee?

7. How do the Poarches feel about the doctor they receive when they first arrive at Hermann?

8. Why is Fran rushed to Hermann?

9. What are Sally Olsen's duties and abilities?

10. What is the purpose of the Ethics Committee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Hermann Hospital to the other major hospitals in Houston, Ben Taub and Methodist. How does Hermann fit in with the other two? What sort of experience do Hermann's patients get in comparison to the other hospitals' patients? Why? Should Hermann strive to become more like one of the other hospitals? If so, which one? If not, why? Why does Belkin compare Hermann to these other hospitals? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Many of the hospital staff develop personal relationships with their patients. Do these personal relationships affect the way the staff treats their patients? Why or why not? Do you think that doctors are really able to set aside their personal feelings, and avoid favoritism among their patients? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

The founder of Hermann Hospital stipulated that he wanted a large portion of the hospital's funding to be dedicated to charity care. Why was the amount of charity care decreased over time? How do you think Hermann's family felt about these changes? Do you think Hermann would have agreed with the decision to decrease charity care, in order to keep the hospital up and running? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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