Overview
Complete detailed narratives addressing 2 legal issues raised in the Kirk v. Mercy Hosp. Tri-County, 851 S.W.2d 617 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). Found in Ch 20 of Pozgar's Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration 14th edition.
Complete detailed narratives addressing 2 legal issues using proper English and APA Style for citations and references. The issue discussed in the textbook shall be labeled as "Issue #1." A second issue will be identified and a complete detailed narrative provided for same.
Each issue narrative shall be the longer of 1,500 words minimum. The reference(s) shall appear immediately after the narrative in the textbox.
At least three (3) “External Authoritative Sources” are required in addition to the textbook and case study for maximum points on EACH issue.
- “External Authoritative Sources” for purposes of this course shall mean: recent articles (within the past 5 years) from peer reviewed journals or published book chapters that are not textbooks. Education and government sites as well as non-partisan national or international organizations (such as WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS etc.,) may also be used. Provided, however each article selected has the following:
- Authors; and
- In text citations and references to external sources that support statements made therein.
- Under no circumstances are newspapers (e.g., the Wall Street Journal), blogs (regardless of source), editorials, panel discussions, definition of terms, the assigned case study, “dot com” sites, and textbooks from the course or other courses to be used. The foregoing is not considered authoritative external sources for this course but may be used as additional sources. String citations are not allowed.
REQUIRED FORMATTING FOR SUBMISSION:
Issue #1: (shall use the issue identified in the textbook case excerpt). A narrative with at least 3 external sources to support statements on issue #1 - 1,500 words of narrative minimum.
References for sources cited in the narrative for Issue #1
Issue #2: A second legal issue in the case will be identified by the group. A narrative with at least 3 external sources to support statements on issue #2 - 1,500 words of narrative minimum.
References for sources cited in the narrative for Issue #2
1: The Public Policy Exception to Employment-at-Will Doctrine in Healthcare Settings and Issue #2: Proximate Cause and Foreseeability in Negligence Claims Arising from Retaliatory Discharge.