...Duty to act, and wrongful death. This paper will explain the legal, ethical and professional considerations. The Chief Executive Officer of a small non-profit community hospital were on vacation in the Bahamas, the are was hit by a large snow storm, in this case, many of the hospitals health care providers were unable to make it to work, as a result. This paper will explain how the employees reacted, and how the patients ethically, legally and professional suffered from the unexpected incident. While the Chief Executive officer of a small non-profit community hospital was vacationing in the Bahamas, the area was hit by a large snow storm. Many of the hospitals health care providers were unable to make it in to work, 3-11 and 11-7 shifts. As a result the patients units were understaffed and days shift personnel were required to remain on duty until relieved. During this snow storm, several patients sustained minor injuries from falls out of their bed, and one patient died after being given the wrong medication, the nurse on duty also left the hospital to go to Wendy’s to buy dinner, after one year, the families of these patients sued the hospital on the behalf of their deceased relatives. The three legal considerations are, during the snow storm, many of the hospital health care providers were unable to make it to work, and patients were not attended properly, probably because of shortage of staff in the community hospital. The patience also suffered...
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...was kept away from her family except when it was convenient for her spouse. I do not think that a person could be committed today based on the evidence given in this case. Apparently, she became mentally ill when she filed for divorce. 3. How should these kinds of cases be handled today? If a person is in danger of harming themselves or others, all of the events should be documented so there is a trail of events. Depending on how bad or life threatening the event is, they may involuntarily commit the person and remain in constant contact with the family. How can intentional torts arise in the healthcare field? Be sure to provide specific examples. Intentional torts are intentional actions that result in harm to the plaintiff. The harm need not be intended, but the act must be intentional, not merely careless or reckless. Most intentional torts are also crimes. The classic intentional tort in medical practice is forcing unwanted medical care on a patient. The care may...
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...Disparity and Discrimination Essay This paper will compare and contrast disparity and discrimination as they relate to the criminal justice system. The discussion will be supported with examples from law enforcement practices, court procedures, corrections populations. When you first look at discrimination and disparity one may believe they were similar but that is further from the truth. When people see a great number of blacks or Hispanics arrested for many drug related incidents it may seen discrimination had a lot to do with it whether it occur at the start of an arrest, during the justice procedure, or during the sentencing process. Although it seem very easy to come to that conclusion; it is vital that people have a receptive mine and look further for the reason of disparity instead of believing what they see from the exterior. The way to find out whether the case is disparity or discriminating is to investigate the whole case from the beginning to the end, and along with examination the population of that particular town. Maybe the truth will be revealed, do the justice system contribute or intentional discriminate or is it disparity without any form discrimination. The defining of disparity according to Schrantz and McElary (2000), racial disparity in the criminal justice system exists when the proportion of a racial/ethnic group within the control of the system is greater than the proportion of such groups in the general population. There are many cause of...
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...Current Health Care Issues Paper Tiara Johnson HCS/545 September 17, 2012 Shawna Butler Current Health Care Issues Paper Introduction Know for its reputation in the field of research and medical technology, the United States give the impression that its health care system has some gold standards or status on the international scale. While thousand of Americans are medical issues that affects the health care arena. These issues have results in a gap in quality of care, allegations of fraud, cultural issues, patient abuse, or neglect. A recent research has show the number of patients victims in the health care arena is considerable such kinds of new laws should be contemplated. Heath system in many countries is influenced by social and economic structure that determines the quality of care provided to each individual. According to Lambert, almost every poll showed that a majority of American are insured and appear to be happy with their health insurance to a large extent, “The bill still passed”. This paper analyzes how quality of care is affected by organizational, culture, structure, governance, and social responsibility. Health news situation Brook Dale hospital, a hospital located in Brooklyn, New York, has been the subject of media scandal in November 2007. The scandal began when a hold man, black, 70 years old came to the emergency room alone for a pathology dominated by: dull pain near the navel or the upper abdomen (right ileac fossa), loss of appetite...
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...that obstruct the comprehension of the work, the changes made must address critiques from instructor and peers and the writing must clear and intentional on multiple levels. This is paramount to a paper's overall efficacy as it creates a work that is understandable and clear to the reader. These types of requirements can be seen in almost any project that is adequate. Nearly all works must display fluency and responses to constructive criticism. For this, I chose SA 2.3. In this assignment one was required to annotate and cite three separate sources as well as describe a community, one of its problems and provide a possible solution....
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...DeVry University College of Business and Management Pomona, California Course Project ethics in accounting: Accounting error or fraud? By Rasha Amin R_7419@yahoo.com Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements for Current Issues in Accounting Acct 525 Professor: Kenneth Shinedling 08/27/2014 Ethics in Accounting: Accounting error or fraud? Introduction: Accounting profession all over the globe has developed its own principal based professional ethics where integrity, objectivity, diligence, loyalty and professional behavior are the five virtues professional accountants should have all the way. Integrity: it means simply, that you have to be honest and straightforward in all professional and business relationships. Objectivity: it is that professional accountant shouldn’t be influenced by others in a way that affects his professional or business judgment or opinion. I.e.:- to avoid any conflict of interest and not to be biased to any party. Diligence (Professional competence and due care): To maintain professional knowledge and skill at the level required to ensure that a client or employer receives competent professional services based on current developments in practice, legislation, and techniques and act diligently...
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...World Religions Report Rough Draft The religion that was selected by the author of this paper is Hinduism. This is due to his lack of working knowledge on the subject of this religion. There have been a few hurdles in the writing of this paper such as a severe lack of religious diversity in the area of the writer’s home town. This has lead the author to find alternative methods of gaining insight into these religious practices. Hopefully the outcome will be acceptable. As there have been no religious sites near the authors home and the person with which he intended to interview turned out to be Christian most of the information will be garnered from websites dedicated to the education of those who seek knowledge on the subject of Hinduism. There will be full citation for each source as they pertain to the information to follow. Hinduism is a religion that has many gods that encompass all aspects of daily life. Strength and wisdom are essential properties of this religion. By refraining from selfish acts and treating others with respect there can be release from the wheel of life and reincarnation in order to be one with the “One True Self”. This is very dependent upon the caste with which an individual is born to. The first question I ask is “What does it mean to be Hindu?” The answer to which was given by Dr Zakir Naik (What does it mean to be Hindu, 2013). In his answering of a question by a young Hindu man Dr Zakir Naik says,” Hindu is never actually mentioned...
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...The aim of this paper is to provide a review of literature that has contributed to research about depression and well-being relevant to the Aboriginal and Indigenous populations in Australia. The following will identify some of the accepted causal attributes and expression of depression within remote and urban communities. In addition, the identified tools used to assess depression for this review will be examined. Finally, the relationship between the management of mental illness and current programs aimed at supporting indigenous people towards achieving holistic balance will be identified and examined to highlight possible contributions of future research. Aboriginal people have long been subjected to disadvantage in comparison to non-aboriginal people in Australia. (Reference) the roots of disadvantage is widely accepted across literature to flow from colonisation and presently developed into complex issues and traumas shared inter-generationally. These complications have impacted many aboriginal people in relation to their physical health, development, culture and their social and emotional well-being. (Reference). According to the Australian Institute of Health & Well-being (AIHW), the issued report in 2011 found that mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and substance abuse disorders were identified as being the second highest affliction in the indigenous population. Furthermore, hospitalisation was more frequently engaged upon. AIHW data...
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...Comparison Paper Jay Park NUR/408 September 28, 2015 University of Phoenix Comparison Paper The Los Angeles County is one of the largest counties in the US that deals with a very diverse community and population. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health protects health, prevents disease, and promotes the health and well-being for all persons in Los Angeles County. Our focus is on the population as a whole, and we conduct our activities through a network of public health professionals throughout the community. Public health nurses make home visits to families with communicable diseases. Epidemiologists investigate the sources of disease outbreaks; environmental health specialists ensure safe food, water, and housing; and all work with community coalitions to advocate for public policies to protect and improve health (Department of Public Health, 2014). Los Angeles County provides health services through different series. Los Angeles Public Health website provides resources of different types of health programs. These programs conduct activities through public health professionals throughout the community. Some of the focuses of the Los Angeles County public health through public health professionals are to ensure the community’s safety, preventative diseases, and immunizations for children and providing primary health education. The California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission dedicates to optimizing the health and well-being of the people...
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...organizational structure that employees on all levels of hierarchy will appreciate and value. This paper will discuss the short film, “Greyston Bakery” and focus on why are the issues in the film important. As well as what role do external social pressures have in influencing organizational ethics? Wrapping up the paper, a look at how these issues are relevant to organizational and personal decisions along with the relationship between legal and ethical issues as shown in film (UOP, 2013). Film: Greyston Bakery The Greyston Bakery located in Yonkers New York is known for their gourmet sweets that populate restaurants to the White House but this organization started a social experiment over two decades ago (CBS News, 2010). Julius Walls Jr., President and CEO of Greyston Bakery, states “there is more substance to the organization besides the famous brownie recipe” (Liberty Mutual, 2010). The organization conducts business with the use of a balance between a double bottom-line model. The use of this model allows Greyston Bakery profits to support Greyston Foundation, an organization with ethical principles that supports a mission of social enterprise while making a profit (Liberty Mutual, 2010). The bakery implemented a social mission to give back and provide support to the community. Important Issues of Film The Greyston Bakery has obtained notoriety through intentional efforts to communicate good ethics. Transmitting moral information is vital for an organization...
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...Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Analysis Paper 1 Submitted to Dr. Rod Dempsey In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Small Group Ministries DSMN 630-D01 By Erica Shelton March 30, 2014 Small groups are the proper environment to develop and grow disciples of Jesus. The purpose of a small group is to develop sacrificial, relational, transformed people who can continue the cycle of disciple development. Small groups must be intentional, individual and missional. There are five primary passages that can be used to form a small group ministry philosophy. Each of these passages have accompanying principles that we can apply to our small group ministries. Primary passages that form a small group ministry and the principles that are derived 1. The Great Commandment In Matthew 22:36-40, Jesus was challenged by one of the Pharisees: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” We show our love for God through worship, giving, putting him first. We show our love for others by caring and giving to the ‘neighbors’ in our spheres of influence. A small group is the best place to pull people into a circle where they can love God and others together...
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...Minimizing Tort Paper Jorge A Cuellar University of Phoenix LAW/531 Business Law November 08, 2010 Loi-Natalie Laing, Esq. Recognizing and Minimizing Tort Paper Alumina Inc. is a company that makes aluminum automotive components and manufacturers all packaging materials like bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting. The company uses some chemicals that are necessary for the process and these chemicals contain and produce carcinogen effluents that can affect the environment and the people’s health in certain ways. The company is locating near to a lake and a small town, therefore the environmental regulations are very strictly in order to prevent any type of contamination that could affect the wildlife and the people surrounding the company. It is necessary to implement an operational system that will control and minimize the impact of the company’s waste toward the environment. The purpose of this paper is to recognize and minimize tort and regulatory risk plan for a company such as Alumina Inc. and explain how regulatory risks may be identified and managed through preventive, detective, and corrective measures. This plan has to be implemented according to the process and the technology employs within the company, in order to be efficiently and at the same time comply with the purpose of protecting the environment and meet the governmental regulations. Tort law imposes a duty on persons and businesses agents to prevent intentional and negligent injury...
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...and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scramble to identify the pathogen and develop a vaccine. MEV-1 is presented to the audience as a pandemic. During a pandemic preserving the functionality of society is a priority (Gostin, 2008). Contagion raises a host of ethical dilemmas such as paternalism, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. The prospect of encountering a deadly pandemic such as that in Contagion, can create an overwhelming healthcare and community concern. The preparation for and response to an unusual turn of events of this magnitude requires goals that aim to benefit the community, as a whole. This involves an ethical viewpoint based on utilitarianism, with a primary focus on the good of the community, as opposed to the typical medical ethical view that focuses on the individual autonomy of patients. Ethics based on this notion of utility will most indeed pose a conflict between the community and the health of the individuals who make up that community. This paper will consider the moral issues from a public health viewpoint presented in the movie Contagion. The basis for determining how to address and contain the MEV-1 virus relies on a utilitarian view. The primary belief of those who have adopted the utilitarian position is that the most ethical action is the one that results in the greatest good for the greatest number; the most...
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...541 ASSIGNMENT TITLE Essay 3: 1. Critical thinking: 2. Adequate Coverage: 3. Relevance: 4. Creativity: 5. Presentation: Name: removed for privacy STUDKEY: STUDNUMBER: Course: Unit Coordinator: Assignment: Number 3 – Make a critical assessment of the contribution of an author other than your lecturer to the development of your understanding of teaching in a Christian community. What are the key ideas of the writer that have proved particularly insightful for you? Reflect on the contribution of this writer to your thinking in the light of the course material you have studied and your reading of other authors. Due Date: Email Sent: I certify that this assignment is my own work. STUDENT’S SIGNATURE: Parker Palmer has made a significant contribution to my understanding of teaching in a Christian community. Through access to his published works “To Know As We Are Known, The Courage To Teach” and “Let Your Life Speak”, I have been enriched by Palmer’s viewpoints and themes on teacher’s, teaching and community. In many instances I found his viewpoints and philosophies insightful, exciting, challenging, daunting and confronting. In some instances I found his position unrealistic to my experience of teaching while also finding myself disagreeing with what I would see as being his liberal approach to theology. Other author’s including Frisken, Hekman and Van Brummelen, compliment many of the themes explored by Palmer while...
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...Puritanism: Religious Peace and Violence By Cameron Devereux Douglas Honors College 261 Geraldine O'Mahony October 19, 2015 In this paper I will discuss the religious acts, both violent and peaceful, of the Puritans from the 1600s. Religion as referred to in this paper can be defined as a community of members worshipping or practicing common goals based off of common beliefs. Violence will be discussed as a term of destruction of order and conflict that can lead to intentional damage and/or harm of people and their environments. Readers will understand the Puritans motives in their acts as well as how they thought violent acts would bring them peace. Peace is defined as harmonious with the absence of violence/pain, however universally impossible, peace is equality and satisfaction with all people and all environments. This paper will also focus on the justifications that the Puritans had for their doings. Puritanism began in England in the 17th century and had the intentions of splitting from the Catholic Church and introduce reforms in a new protestant religion. Small colonies were able to form on the east coast of Massachusetts and eventually grow their population. (Hughes) Generally the Puritans were very disliked. This could have been because people didn't understand their justification for separating or people didn't agree with their beliefs and rules. Puritans were very devoted and faithful to God and any acts against God should not go unpunished...
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