...very easy for a person to lose track and just implode. However, here are some tips to help you live healthy and longer: Try to Control Your Stress Stress is one of the most important catalysts of ageing. When you get exposed to tremendous amounts of stress, your age begins to show and you start looking much older than you actually are. Stress is everywhere these days; work, school, in public, etc. It’s gotten so bad that people can hardly stay home without being stressed out. This is why it is highly important to control stress levels and avoid it as much as possible. Although stress is something that can’t really be eliminated in truth due to the fact that the world is filled with unpredictable circumstances, there are definitely some things we can do about it. Keep a Tab on Your Blood Pressure...
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...Leadership Under Severe Stress in Fire Services Contents Introduction 1 Leadership 1 What is Leadership? 1 Theories of Leadership 2 1. Great Man Theory 2 2. Behavioral Theory 2 3. Participative Theory 2 4. Situational Leadership 2 5. Contingency Theory 2 6. Transactional Leadership 2 7. Transformational Leadership 2 Directive Leadership Theory 3 Supportive Leadership Theory 3 Situational Leadership Theory 3 Transformational Leadership Theory 3 Leadership in Fire Service 4 Who is an effective Leader? 5 Situational Leadership 6 Leadership under severe stress 6 What is Stress? 6 Acute stress 6 Episodic acute stress 6 Chronic stress 6 Kinds of situations in a fire service 6 Leadership under severe situations 7 Leadership Failure 7 Conclusion 7 Introduction Fire service is an organized body of people developed to rescue and help people in case of fire emergencies. A fire service, also known as fire brigade, acts as a savior of people’s lives and property. It includes fire fighters and volunteers as staff. Fire service department works both on public and private grounds. Saving lives is the main objective of this department. Firefighter also help people in situations other than emergency by giving them precautionary advice, setting fire alarms and adequate training in severe situation. All the work done by fire department runs on specific decision guidelines. In a decision guideline a firefighter is taught...
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...Axia College Material Stress Management Take a look as you walk down the street or supermarket aisle: we're all getting fatter. In fact, more than half of us are overweight. We blame all kinds of things—our genes, our jobs, our relationships— but mostly, it comes down to this: how much we eat determines what we weigh. And nothing makes us crave the calories more than stress. But beware, not all fat is the same. Stress fat can kill. “Bad day with the kids, or in traffic, or with your boss? Well, you deserve a piece of pie, don't you?” “If I've had a really bad day and feel like I was out of control with things… Notorious for drive-thru fast food. That is the killer.” We've seen how the stress hormone cortisol gets us ready for fight or flight, but what happens if we don't run? “Unfortunately, in twenty-first century America, we're not fighting and flighting. I've renamed it: we're stewing and chewing.” Doctor Pamela Peak investigated the link between stress and fat for the National Institutes of Health. She's written about it in her recent book. Now we're sitting, we’re at our computer terminals, and it's, "I'm under stress, I'm under stress, I'm under stress," and we reach for a candy bar. “Absolutely. What we're doing is just sitting around obsessing, worrying, complaining and back and forth about stress, and then allowing the cortisol to rise, driving us to carbs and fat and chewing.” “When I feel stressed out, I feel completely overwhelmed, I feel like my head...
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...Take a step to manage your Heart Failure Heart failure is a condition in which heart fails to pump enough blood around the body. If you have heart failure, it does not mean your heart is about to stop working. It means your heart needs some support, usually in the form of medicines to perform its normal function. Conditions that may lead to heart failure If you have heart failure, chances are you have (or had) one or more of the conditions listed below:1 Symptoms of heart failure Risk factors for developing Heart Failure2 The number of people who have this condition is growing and is more common among: • People who are 65 years old or older • African Americans • People who are overweight • People who have had a heart attack...
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...Stress in the Workplace Do I have to go to work tomorrow? This is the question on most Americans minds on Sunday evening while they are enjoying the last few hours of the weekend. Just the thought of getting up early the next morning and having to go into work can cause some unhappy thoughts! A lot of this is due to being stressed in the workplace due to powerlessness which is not having control over certain situations and being the in between person, not being in the ideal position that they’d like to be in, having to deal with traumatic events, and the type of setting and environment that they work in. Then, in this economy, workers have to deal with the stress of even keeping their jobs and having job security until retirement. When working with the feeling of powerlessness, they are often stressed due to the fact that they have no control over the schedule of events and deadlines that they need to meet. Having to make a presentation for your boss at the last minute or being the person to call and inform every one of the meeting that your boss is having can be very stressful. Secretaries and waitresses are often among those with a highly stressed occupation. They feel as if they have too much responsibility and too little power to change things the way they see fit, which can become frustrating. Another reason for stress in the workplace is because some people are simply not happy with the position that they are in. Some people only take a job for the paycheck...
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...Topic/Explanation From the reading assignment this week I chose stress management to learn about. (page5) The main reason for me choosing this topic is over the last few weeks I have been under a lot of stress and I am starting to notice that my body is getting worn out. I realize that stress is part of everyone’s life with work, personal obligations so for me at this time I felt that doing some research on this topic could help me learn new ways to deal with the everyday stress in my life. With the reading assignment this week I learned that stress can cause your body’s to become sick more easily which in some cases could even cause death. At this time I feel that I have way too many people depending on me to become sick due to the stress in my life so it is something that I need to try and get a grip on it now. II. Website Summary I found a good website that tells about of stress is part of everyone’s life and that stress can be positive but it also can cause us chronic health problems. Some of the health problems are depression, heart disease, headaches, problems sleeping, and even sexual difficulties. The article also tells about if stress continues without any relief it can lead to a condition known as distress this condition can cause your body so many different types of problems. The article also gives helpful information on how to try and relief some of the stress that you are having. Like keeping a positive attitude, be assertive not aggressive, also by eating...
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...Crisis Management Plan Jessica Fullerton University of Phoenix Healthcare Communication HCS 350 Professor Ricki-Beth Horowitz Crisis Management Plan In this paper, I will describe a crisis management communication plan for a hospital, which I am familiar with as I work at a hospital. First there will be a discussion about how communication may be effected during a crisis or disaster. Then I will describe three ways to manage stress while in a situation like this. Lastly, I will walk through three ways to resolve potential challenges in communication, caused by tumultuous situations as described. Crises can be defined as: a natural disaster, such as earthquakes or hurricanes; an attack, any sort of improvised device causing casualties; or even chemical warfare. There are many variations of crises defined in, The Essentials of Public Health Preparedness (Katz, 2013). In a hospital during a crisis, we are expecting to see an influx in patients, sometimes overwhelming amounts, during times of crisis it is important to maintain effective communication. Hospitals are in constant communication with regional medical authorities; these systems help alert a broader network to the needs of the community at large. On a smaller scale the Hospital Emergency departments are in communication over radio with local police and fire departments, this communication is critical for the hospital to function properly. Allowing the hospital to know when critical patients are entering the...
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...Jared Sanchez Contemporary Health II October 20, 2012 Stress: The Constant Challenge Coping with stress can be a constant challenge and it can be hard for someone to handle by themselves. Stress can come from many things such as failing a test, getting into a car accident, and even a break up with a significant other. Stress can be developed by anything that makes you worry about more than you should be worrying about it. Stress-producing factors can be pleasant or unpleasant and can include physical challenges, goal achievement, and events that are perceived as negative. Dealing with stress is hard because without support someone can be really hurting themselves and not even know it. It’s physically, emotionally, and mentally impossible for someone to carry the weight of the world on their back no matter whom you are. Stress, such as many other terms, is misunderstood by people because they don’t really know the precise meaning. Stress is the general physical and emotional state that accompanies the stress response. Stressors are the specific reasons that stress happen. A stressor is any physical or psychological event or condition that produces physical and emotional reactions. First dates with a girlfriend or an upcoming final exam are examples of stressors. Sweaty palms and a pounding heart are symptoms of the stress response. Every time someone goes through stress there is always a response to it. Responses to stressors however can include a wide variety of physical...
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...her present company will close down within a week.Hence,she'll be unemployed,what's the worst,she didn't get any interview invitation,and her savings has became less.At the same time,her parents have been harrying her for finding a job as soon as possible.Due to a large number of trouble,she suffered from severe depression,migraine headaches after losing her job.As a result,she is under pressure on the aspects of physical,psychological,as well as social issues. Stressors Angela becomes stressful,and the cause of her stressors is Perception.There are some sources of stress affect her life. Because of a high personal expectation on doing everything,she'll more easy to suffering from stress when things go wrong.being a university graduate,moreover,she is looking forward to finding a suitable job,which has high salary,fringe benefits and so on.However,in a high competitive society,it's difficult to get a satisfied job.Angela took it for granted that it was too perfect,expected her future with a consummate thinking. Family Expectation and Family Life are the sources of stress in Angela's life.The relationship between her family members and her is not very harmonious since she lose the job.As being an older sister,she is responsible to bear the livelihood of family,as well as her brother's tuition in order to reduce the heavy burden from her parents.Hence,her parents nagged her frequently for securing a job.She...
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...risk management In this section a summarized position of various risks facing DBBL while conducting its business and operations and steps taken by the Bank to effectively manage and mitigate such risks are discussed. RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Risk is defined by DBBL as risk of potential losses or foregone profits that can be triggered by internal and external factors. Therefore, the objectives of risk management are identification of potential risks in our operations and transactions, in our assets, liabilities, income, cost and off-balance sheet exposures and independent measurement and assessment of such risks and taking timely and adequate measures to manage and mitigate such risks within a risk-return framework. In DBBL, only calculated risks are taken while conducting banking business to strike a balance between risk and return. Risk is clearly identified, mitigated or minimized and if possible eliminated to protect capital and to maximize value for shareholders. It is also ensured that on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet risks taken by the Bank are consistent with risk appetite and short term as well as long term strategic objectives of the Bank. A wide range of tools and techniques are used to address & mitigate all kinds of inherent and potential risks in banking operations. The Bank attaches highest priority to establish, maintain and upgrade risk management infrastructure, systems and procedures. In this regard, sufficient...
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...Administrative Ethic Paper Maria Garza HCS/335 February 4, 2013 Gail Garren The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) were signed into law by President Bill Clinton in August 1996. (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). Bill Clinton decided to sign this law to protect the right and privacy of the patients. Before 1996 there were many issues that has rise the concerning of patient privacy. The HIPPA Act includes “Health insurance portability, fraud and abuse control, tax related provision, group health plan requirements, revenue offset provision, and administrative simplification requirements (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). The article that I had read was about a woman who was a nurse and started to use the narcotic from the patient and it was also between an individual’s right to privacy. It shows the process of which the administrator determines a course of action is reviewed but his context of workplace realities through an ethical analysis. This article was about a woman named Jackie that was a nurse and she was overwhelmed with her job. She tried talking to her husband but was convinced to continue working because who pay check was making their saving grow extremely large. To make her husband happy she continues to work as a nurse. She was working in different units that she started to use the narcotic that were prescribing to the patient that she was caring for. She started to take the patient pain medications...
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...Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz Procedure is one of the two primary surgeries to treat stress incontinence. The other procedure is retropubic urethropexy or Burch procedure. The difference between these two procedures is that the Burch procedure uses sutures to attach the urethra and bladder to muscle tissue in the pelvic area. The Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure uses sutures to attach these organs to the pelvic cartilage. The Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure is performed to reinforce the bladder neck, which prevents unintentional urine loss also known as urinary stress incontinence. Stress incontinence is the unintentional loss of urine prompted by a physical movement or activity, such as coughing, sneezing or lifting heavy items, which puts pressure or stress on the bladder. Stress incontinence is also the most frequent for of incontinence and is most frequent in women, especially those who are past menopause. (Blaivas) It is reported that stress incontinence is more frequent in women because of the female anatomy, and the pelvic muscles weaken with age as well as childbirth because it places burden on the muscles. Even though it is more prone in women, male incontinence also occurs and is primarily caused in response to blockage in the prostate or after prostate surgery. To better understand urinary stress incontinence, it is important to understand the vital organs that are in the urinary system, such as: two kidneys, two ureters, a urinary bladder and the...
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...Ethics Paper The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) were signed into law by President Bill Clinton in August 1996. (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). Bill Clinton decided to sign this law to protect the right and privacy of the patients. Before 1996 there were many issues that has risen the concerning of patient privacy. The HIPPA Act includes “Health insurance portability, fraud and abuse control, tax related provision, group health plan requirements, revenue offset provision, and administrative simplification requirements (Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). The article that I had read was about a woman who was a nurse and started to use the narcotic from the patient. It shows the process in which an administrator determines the course of action that will be taken. Also the context of workplace realities through an ethical analysis. This article was about a woman named Jackie that was a nurse and she was overwhelmed with her job. She tried talking to her husband but was convinced to continue working because who pay check was making their saving grow extremely large. To make her husband happy she continues to work as a nurse. She was working in different units that she started to use the narcotic that were prescribing to the patient that she was caring for. She started to take the patient pain medications that weren’t asking for their medications. Then Jackie started to replace the medications with the saline. Jackie...
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...downturn do not have the skills the market now demands. In the actual workplace management is often finding themselves taking an unusual amount of time talking with their employees about what went wrong on the prior project and how can they fix, or noticing employees are trying to play catch up, working overtime and missing deadlines. These are collective concerns and are often related with the organization being understaffed, but also can be affected by a skills mismatch. Skills Mismatches Skills mismatches denote a lack of fit between people’s skills or qualifications and their jobs’ skill requirements (Mello, 2011, p. 270). There are two types of skills mismatches over-and under qualification. Over qualified employees have skills and/or education that exceed the skills required to perform a job. Under qualified employees typically are ones’ with a high school diploma or less. When a person is in a position that does not match their skill level a mismatch has occurred. Mismatches are likely to have widespread negative consequences for individuals. When a person is experiencing a mismatch they are dissatisfied with their job and may potentially leave their occupation in hopes of finding a better match somewhere else. Oftentimes, a person may suffer through this mismatch because they feel as if they have no other options. In order to support their...
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...personal emotions • acknowledge how my behaviour affects Lynda • know how stress might affect my behaviour • recognise that my mood may affect my coaching effectiveness • try to understand the reason for any feelings I may have • ensure that I understand my feelings Self-Management • manage my personal emotions • remain positive and cheerful even if I’m under pressure • manage my anxiety, stress and anger if my coaching seems ineffective • keep my impulses under control • not to get defensive if Lynda criticises me • stay patient,...
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