EACH question must be at least 200 words.

1. Take a moment to consider some ethical concerns with deeming a patient as incompetent. Now imagine that the patient who is being evaluated at your facility is a family member. How would your ethical concerns be affected in determining his or her competence? Would your ethical concerns differ if the patient were a stranger? Why, or why not?
2. Define competency in your own words, and summarize the impact of patient competency on the healthcare system.
3. Describe what capacity evaluations are, what purpose they serve, who is responsible for performing them, and what role they play in the healthcare system.
4. Describe the legal system’s involvement regarding competency decisions and the impact on the healthcare system.
5. Summarize the effect of health literacy on the healthcare system and why it is necessary to have a general understanding of the term competency.
6. If you were a member of a hospital ethics committee, what do you feel the purpose of the committee should be? What do you feel is the most important aspect of your role? What is the least important aspect of your role?