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Questions to Consider 1. Some of the Filipino RNs were assigned to work as nursing aides and technicians instead of RNs. Shortages of RNs are widely reported in U.S. media. Are there comparable shortages of nursing aides and technicians? What skills are required for the latter jobs? 2. Woodbine had trouble with the EEOC and the Department of Labor. What factors cause organizations to fail to comply with multiple types of employment-related laws? What can organizations do to avoid this? 3. One common issue in discrimination against immigrants is claims of language problems. If the Filipino nurses were unable to ade- quately communicate in English, what could Woodbine have done to avoid illegal dis- crimination? What safeguards should an organization put in place to ensure any com- munication difficulties are real rather than imagined? 4. Researchers have documented discrimina- tion against medical professionals by patients who wish to be treated only by Whites.77 An EEOC case against Georgetowne Place, a senior community, stated that for nine years the former general manager had used elabo- rate marks on applications to identify minori- ties so as to avoid hiring them. She claimed that residents “preferred White employees, and did not want minorities to come in their rooms.”78 In another case, management at Linden Grove Health Care Center complied with a family’s request that no “colored girls” work with the resident, did not address frequent use of racial slurs by residents and employees, assigned nursing staff to work shifts, lunch times, and lunch rooms by race, and denied promotions to experienced, highly qualified Blacks.79 a. Whatshouldhealthcaremanagementdoif patients express desires to only be treated by certain kinds of employees? b. What proportion of nursing professionals are women of color? Speculate on increases in recruitment, selection, and training costs associated with refusal to hire women of color for such jobs. c. In the Georgetowne Place case, minorities were rejected for at least nine years. What are the likely effects of discrimination on unemployment, poverty, and morale of those people?
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