...realistic goals, prioritizing work, balancing undesirable with preferred tasks, recognizing achievement of personal and departmental goals, and to create supportive networks. 3. Even though a manager can never be sure a system is legally defensible, there are several steps that can help ensure nondiscrimination. Some legal factors that a manager might consider when designing a personnel appraisal system are that the contents of appraisal should be in writing. It should be at least one per year and should be based on the job analysis. Standards, results, an appeal process, and anti- discrimination laws should be communicated to personnel. Employees should have an opportunity to respond in writing to appraisals. The organization in which the therapeutic recreation program is housed greatly influences the manager’s role in performance reviews. An organization usually uses or recommends the use of standardized forms and or review processes during formal evaluations. Within any organization, personnel carry out their...
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...PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING NUR 211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Supplemental Learning Guide Course Objectives * Relate the minimum requirements for the course. * Illustrate the use of competencies for learning. * Formulate own needs and responsibilities relative to meeting course competencies. * Relate course/clinical assignments and evaluation * Distinguish how the major concepts (see Nursing Student Handbook) of the program are affected by the variety of conditions and diseases within this course for all age groups. Outline A. Orientation to course 1. Course descriptions 2. Course outcomes/competencies 3. Textbooks B. Course Requirements 1. Student assignments and responsibilities 2. Minimum level of achievement 3. Evaluation tools C. Course/ Clinical Assignments and Evaluation D. Major Concepts 1. Caring 2. Clinical judgment, clinical reasoning, and nursing judgment 3. Clinical microsystem 4. Collaboration 5. Critical thinking 6. Cultural competence and Diversity 7. Ethics 8. Evidence-based care 9. Healthcare environment 10. Human flourishing 11. Informatics and Information management 12. Integrity 13. Knowledge, skills, and attitudes 14. Leadership 15. Nursing and Nursing Process 16. Nursing-sensitive indicators 17. Patient and Patient-centered care 18. Personal and Professional development 19. Professional identity ...
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...Communication plays a huge role in the way I care for patients and their families. Without positive, supportive communication I would have a very difficult time building a trusting relationship with my patients. My nursing career goal is to one day become a critical care nurse. I chose this article to further educate myself about affective communication and how I can apply this knowledge in a critical care setting. As a nurse working in the Intensive Care Unit, communication has a critical role in patient-centered care. The objective of this study was to perform a qualitative analysis of nurses’ communication behaviors to develop interventions that will improve patient-centered communication in the critical care setting. The theoretical model of patient-centered care contains five domains. The five domains include: the biopsychosocial perspective; the patient-as-person; sharing power and responsibility; the therapeutic alliance; and the clinician-as-person domain. During the course of this study communication interactions between nurses’, patients, and patients families were analyzed and placed into one of the five domains. Interviews with the nursing staff were also analyzed to identify specific themes in nurses’ roles and their preferences for communicating with patients and...
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...Today’s Physical Therapist: A Comprehensive Review of a 21st-Century Health Care Profession Prepared by the American Physical Therapy Association January 2011 Foreword The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) created Today’s Physical Therapist: A Comprehensive Review of a 21st-Century Health Care Profession to provide accurate information for government entities and the public about the history, role, educational preparation, laws governing practice, standards of practice, evidence base of the profession, payment for physical therapy services, and workforce issues unique to the physical therapy profession. As government, private health care entities, and provider groups pursue solutions to the considerable health care provision challenges the United States faces, it is imperative that accurate information about the qualifications and roles of specific providers, in this case physical therapists, be available to inform all entities as they engage in these discussions. APTA is the national professional association representing more than 77,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students nationwide. The association acknowledges and thanks the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, the national organization representing 51 boards of physical therapy licensure, for input and assistance with this document. © 2011 American Physical Therapy Association. All rights reserved. i | American Physical Therapy Association Table of Contents ...
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...506 e. lancaster avenue, suite 102 downingtown, pa 19355 phone: 800-765-cbmt (2268) | 610-269-8900 fax: 610-269-8900 web: www.cbmt.org From Practice Analysis Study, 2008 | Effective April 1, 2010 I. Assessment and Treatment Planning: 40 items A. Assessment 1. Observe client in music or non-music settings. 2. Obtain client information from available resources (e.g., documentation, client, other professionals, family members). 3. Within the following domains (e.g., perceptual, sensory, physical, affective, cognitive, communicative, social, and spiritual), identify the client’s: a) functioning level. b) strengths. c) areas of need. 4. Identify client’s: a) active symptoms. b) behaviors. c) cultural and spiritual background, when indicated. d) issues related to family dynamics and interpersonal relationships. e) learning styles. f) manifestations of affective state. g) music background, skills. h) preferences. i) stressors related to present status. 5. Document intake and assessment information. 6. Evaluate the appropriateness of a referral. 7. Identify the effects of medical and psychotropic drugs. 8. Review and select music therapy assessment instruments and procedures. 9. Adapt existing music therapy assessment instruments and procedures. 10. Develop new music therapy assessment instruments and procedures. 11. Create an assessment environment or space conducive to the ...
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...[pic] Marketing and SWOT Analysis Marketing Management 522 Tuesday November 25, 2014 Abstract: Youth Evaluation and Treatment Centers (YETC) is a non-profit organization that started in 1974. The company is a state-contracted children’s behavioral health care provider whose authority comes from the Regional Behavioral Health Authority, Maricopa County. Their goal is to nurture troubled youth back to positive mental health, teach them positive behaviors, and assist them in leading healthier lives. The company provides six different services: Outpatient, Project Next Step, Autism, Outpatient Substance Abuse, Specialty Interventions, and Project Star. Table of Contents |Company Overview |2 | |SWOT Analysis |2 | |Strengths |2 | |Weaknesses |2 | |Opportunities |2 | |Threats |2 ...
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...2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 0 Business Insights Business Insights is a series of management reports designed to help you make informed, timely business decisions. We understand the problems facing today's managers in taking your business into the next millennium, and appreciate the importance of the role of accurate, up-to-date, incisive market and company analysis. We help you to crystallise your business decision making. Business Insights’ reports are authored by independent experts in their fields and offer results from our unique primary research methodology. Our authors' leading positions allow them to interview key industry executives and to quantify which issues will be of greatest strategic significance in an industry's future. The results of our analysis and recommendations will help you to evaluate the impact of these issues on your business, and plan to position yourselves to take the greatest advantage of opportunities which will arise in tomorrows commercial environment. The strength of our Healthcare research and analysis function is derived from its access to unparalleled databases and libraries of information, its proprietary analytic techniques and its people. Staff are drawn from a very wide set of disciplines including strategic consultancy, medicine, pharmaceutical industry,...
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...the Rogers’ theory, a person is “defined as an indivisible, pan-dimensional energy field identified by pattern, and manifesting characteristics specific to the whole and that can't be predicted from knowledge of the parts”. A person is also “a unified whole, having its own distinct characteristics that can't be viewed by looking at, describing, or summarizing the parts”[2]. In the same vein, Rogers defines health as an expression of the life process. It is the manifestation of the “mutual, simultaneous interaction of the human and environmental fields”. Thus, health and illness are considered part of the same continuum. Therefore to prepare nurses to utilize Roger’s model would entail a “nursing curriculum that teaches and practices therapeutic touch, and conducting regular in-service education with emphasis on developing self-awareness as a part of the patient's environmental energy field, as well as the dynamic role of the nurse pattern manifestation on the patient”[2]. There should also be an emphasis on laboratory study in a variety of settings, and the importance of the use of media in education. This is because, in Rogers’ theory, nursing is two...
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...She stated that she had to call the police when Michael bit her. The police did nothing. Michael has become physically aggressive towards his older sister as well. A CPS complaint was made when Michael poured hot water on his sister causing second degree burns. She was taken to the hospital to treat the burns and Michael was sent to a mental health facility for a psychiatric evaluation and as part of crisis intervention. The CPS complaint was denied, but there were concerns that the grandmother was not able to handle Michael’s behavior and protect the other children in the home from him. Michael has also missed several days of school because he refuses to get out of bed. The grandmother has three grandchildren that she is taking care of and she is currently going through the adoption process. The grandmother has asked for assistance in dealing with Michael’s negative behaviors. As the foster care worker, I provide quarterly reports to the court on the progress of the family. I recommended that Michael participate in play therapy to address his behavioral issues. The court adopted the recommendation, and the referral...
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...Philosophy of the Theory: In behavior therapy, the view is that the person is the producer and the product of their environment. Behavior therapy aims to increase people’s skills so that they have more options for responding. By overcoming debilitating behaviors that restrict choices, people are freer to select from possibilities that were not available earlier. Thus, as behavior therapy is typically applied, it will increase individual freedom. 2. Key concepts of the theory and what is your analysis of the application of these fundamental concepts in the practice of counseling? Behavior therapy not only emphasizes current behavior but offers precise treatment goals, as well as varied therapeutic approaches. Objective evaluation of therapeutic outcomes and procedures are stated explicitly, tested, and revised on an as-needed basis, and specific behaviors are measured before and after treatment 3. What are the goals of therapy with this theory? How would a counselor’s treatment plan for the client be impacted by this theory? The primary goal of behavioral therapy is to reduce self-harm. Even though the risks of this treatment are minimal, some patients may consider the emotional aspects of the sessions risky....
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...demonstration. Finally, I will reflect on my learning of groupwork and how it will influence my future practice. Groupwork theory and use in therapy: Groups are defined by Mosey(1973) as ‘an aggregate of people who share a common purpose which can be attained only by group members interacting and working together’( as cited in Finlay, 2001, p.3). Acording to Blair(1990, as cited in Finlay, 2001) groups are ‘intrinsic to existence’. We are involved in family groups, classroom, peer, sport, work tasks and other groups. Group work is an approach that is widely used across occupational therapy and healthcare settings. ‘Only in more recent times have group practitioners and researchers begun to explore the use of group activities as a therapeutic approach’(Barnes, Howe & Schwartzbeg, 2008). This is in line with the renewed focus on occupation-based, client-based and evidence based practice(Barnes et al., 2008). According to Yalom(1995), there is much support for group therapy in response to available research indicating the effectiveness of group therapy. Results from a survey conducted by the American Occupational Therapy Association on randomly selected practicing occupational therapists regarding the scope and nature of the groups that formed part of their treatment...
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...management placement and future career as a registered nurse. I have chosen two areas which I feel are relevant to my future development needs namely Quality Assurance and Multidisciplinary/Agency team working and using the Gibbs model (fig. 1)as a framework will reflect upon my own learning experiences and achievements to date and write an annotated reflection highlighting my development needs from which I will formulate a Personal Development Plan. This undertaking demonstrates my commitment to the need for continuing professional development in order to enhance my knowledge, skills values and attitude needed for effective nursing practice (proficiency 4.1) and will address deficits in my knowledge and skills and identify any shortcomings within my own or others practice and help me cope with practice related issues experienced within my previous placements. I have chosen Gibbs reflective model as a basis for reflection as I feel it is easily understood and encourages a clear description of the situation, analysis of feelings, evaluation of the experience, conclusion and reflection upon the experience to consider a solution if the situation arose again (Brooker & Nicol 2003). It has been advocated that reflective practices are a method of bridging the gap between nursing theory and practice, and as a tool to develop knowledge embedded in practice (Chong 2009). Furthermore in reflecting on the way we deliver care we can identify weaknesses, build on strengths and develop best...
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...National competency standards for the registered nurse Introduction • • returning to work after breaks in service, or • National competency standards for registered nurses were first adopted by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) in the early 1990s. The ANMC was a peak national and midwifery organisation established in 1992 to develop a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation. The ANMC worked in conjunction with the state and territory nursing and midwifery authorities (NMRAs) to produce national standards – an integral component of the regulatory framework – to help nurses and midwives deliver safe and competent care. educated overseas seeking to work in Australia involved in professional conduct matters. The National Board may also apply the competency standards in order to communicate to consumers the standards that they can expect from nurses. Universities also use the standards when developing nursing curricula, and to assess student and new graduate performance. The ANMC officially became the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) on 24 November 2010. The name change reflected ANMC’s appointment as the independent accrediting authority for the nursing and midwifery professions under the new National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme) that came into effect on 1 July 2010 (18 October 2010 in Western Australia). These are YOUR standards — developed...
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...value share. Nigel Burton, the president of global oral care at Colgate-Palmolive Company (CP), is reviewing market launch plans for a new toothpaste , Colgate Max Fresh (CMF) by CP'sChinese and Mexican subsidiaries. . Both launch plans involved departures from the CMF marketing program for the USA launch six months earlier. Burton must decide whether the costs of marketing program adaptation in China and Mexico can be justified. US LAUNCH (Breath Strip in Toothpaste) Assessing the US market conditions are necessary at this point. US retail toothpaste market - $438 million with a growth rate of 8% since 2000 From Table B in the case, CP and P&G are on a head to head competition for the 2004 value share of toothpaste market with 34.8% and 31.6% value share respectively. Facts in the case prove that the US Market Toothpaste Benefit Importance cosmetics benefits such as breath freshening and whitening are at the 3rd and 5th place respectively while therapeutic benefits : 'protection against cavities / contains flouride' , ' reduce plaque buildup' and controls tartar' are at the 1st, 2nd and 4th places respectively. This shows that in the US market there is more therapeutic benefits sought from toothpastes. Exhibit 2B on the other hand qualifies that consumer benefit data. It shows that between 2000 and 2004 data. There is a dwindling importance of the therapeutic benefits : 'anti- cavity/ tartar' at -22.7% while there is a growth in cosmetic benefits : ' whitening' at +16.4% and...
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...came at a time when the UAE was making the transition from herbal medicines to conventional medicines, and the creators of Julphar wanted to invest in a sector which would generate long-term value for the Emirates. Over three decades later, it currently operates twelve internationally certified manufacturing facilities globally, produces over a million boxes of medicines daily and holds 3,483 product registration certificates. Eleven of the Facilities are based in the UAE and covers production areas including Tablets, Syrups and Suspensions. In 2013, Julphar launched a twelfth manufacturing facility in Ethiopia, as part of its ongoing international expansion strategy. Julphar maintains a diverse product portfolio which targets major therapeutic segments including endocrinology, anti-infective, cardiovascular and gastroenterology, over-the-counter, nephrology, dermatology, respiratory, metabolic and burn and wound management. Julphar’s core business is manufacturing and is into Generics. Generic medicines help in reducing the cost of manufacturing by allowing the company to buy raw material for their products from various raw material manufacturers. The product line chosen is Julphar Diabetes; it is one of the profitable lines of Julphar’s production. Julphar Diabetes is the division of Julphar that manages the manufacturing and commercialization of Diabetes products including orals and insulin. Julphar has made an important strategic decision to become one of the Middle...
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