...Discussion 1 For this discussion, read the article "Oxygen Therapy in the Home" located in the module for Week 2. Considering the information in the article, address the following in your initial post by Wednesday July 20. * Your text describes several different roles the community health nurse can fill. Of the roles discussed in your text, what two roles would be the most important to fill and why? (in relation to the article) * Considering the core public health functions a community nurse fills, discuss how a community nurse can partner within the community to address issues related to the article. You must reply to one other post by Saturday July 23 at 2355. Post I: The two roles that would be most important for the nurse to fill in relation to this article would be the educator role and collaborator role. While this article discusses the loss suffered by Mr. Jones this is a scenario that it’s very common. If the nurse had fulfilled the role of an educator Mr. Jones would have known that he should neither smoke while he was hooked up to his oxygen nor while his oxygen was on in the room. In this circumstance Mr. Jones’ memory seemed a bit hazy at home the nurse could have provided a written list of information about oxygen therapy in the home so that Mr. Jones didn’t have to resort to assumption or verbal recall when making his decision. As a collaborator a nurse must work with many people outside of patients and physicians. Oxygen is a commonly prescribed...
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...Kaiserswerth (Gustafsson & Engström, 2011). The Deaconess movement founded several nursing schools and hospitals in the US at the same time as the Nightingale movement was established Roux & Halstead, 2009. Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale the founder of modern nursing started her nursing career in 1850s after obtaining education in Germany. In 1854 was back in England working at a small hospital. During this time Crimea war was ongoing and “Nightingale was appalled to learn that the mortality rate for British troops was 41 percent” (Roux & Halstead, 2009, pg.5). Nightingale went to the war as a nurse, and the rest is history. After the war, the Nightingale school of nursing was established. ‘Emphasis was placed on the proper education of the nurse, rather than on the needs of the hospital (Roux & Halstead, 2009, pg.6). Nightingale published Notes on Nursing in 1859 (Gustafsson & Engström, 2011) that established the foundation of the nightingale theory and foundation of what we call nursing today. Early Days in Sweden The first time the word nurse was mentioned in print was in 1765 that described the duties of a maid at a children’s hospital (Gustafsson & Engström, 2011). In Sweden during this time, nurses were the bottom of society and were often prostitutes. During these times physicians did most of the tasks that nurses perform today. The first nursing school was...
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...Personal Responsibility Monica Solano Gen 200 Dr. Douglas Miller Personal Responsibility As I have been growing up I have learned the importance of personal responsibility. I have a personal responsibility to my family, health, and school. I have responsibility to my family especially my son by being a committed person and hard worker to provide for him. I have a responsibility to maintain a healthy lifestyle to be able to provide for my son so that I do not get sick often and not jeopardizing my academic and personal life. I also have a personal responsibility to my school because school will be able to open doors or opportunities I never thought existed. One of my most important personal responsibilities is to my family, especially my four-year-old son, Drew. I, as his mother, have the greatest responsibility to provide for him. One way I am able to provide for him is by my hard work and commitment. Advice I was often told by my parents, while I was growing up, was to always finish what I start and work hard. In order for Drew to have basic needs, such as food, shelter and clothing I need to work to provide these for him, therefore I need to work. Through my years of working, I always commit myself, at work, to do the best I can and work hard at every company I have been employed. Looking back at all the different companies I have been employed, my commitment and hard work have paid off. Every time I have looked for employment and have asked previous supervisors...
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...For example, students in one Haitian school miss thirty minutes of class time every time they must retrieve water (Painter 2011). Larry Braak, the founder of Faith in Action, said after this schools received a filtration system, “The Haitians were very enthusiastic about having filters installed and reaping the benefits (pg. 1).” But outside of school these students often go back home, drinking unclean water. Even when there is clean water available for purchase families struggle to decide to spend money on shoes, education or clean water(Kristoff 1997). Like a mother in Ghana written about by Frank Aku she says, “ I collect unclean water at least once a month so that I can use the cash to buy pencils and erasers for my six-year-old child in class one. I prefer saving to support my child’s education to using clean water. I only have to walk three hours to get enough of other water for us (pg. 240). This mother is a perfect representation of the lack of education surrounding the importance of providing clean water for their families. Due to the common practice of providing unclean water for children, four hundred forty-three million schools days are missed every year due to a water related illness(Darilek n.d.). This is the equivalent of the United States public school system closing for nine school...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Training Design for GM's Service Advisor's December 7, 2011 This reported was constructed by Team Easy A’s and was designed to provide insight of how making certain policy changes and implementing different training methods is crucial to enhance customer satisfaction and ensure more consistent and sustained business. A survey was created and deployed to customers with the intent of finding out which areas where lacking. The survey had questions pertaining to levels of satisfaction after recent service repairs, communication and notifications after the service was completed. The information that was obtained was invaluable in finding out what was needed to complete the training design and ensure training transfer. The literary research exemplifies that dealerships rely heavily on their customer bases. Customer service goes well past being polite at the door; it also involves being relevant in the community and not taking customers loyalty for granted. It is important to always be mindful of the areas of customer service that will always need to be constantly improved upon. The main issue that was discovered dealt with customers not being appropriately informed of the cost and time it would take to finish their repairs. These issues could have been avoided if the promise times were more conducive to the actual abilities of the mechanics being able to finish the service on time. It is important for Service Advisors to be as accurate as...
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...The organization that I have chosen to talk in my action plan is the 31ST Seabee Readiness Group (SRG). The 31ST SRG is a command under the US Navy and its mission is as follows; The mission of the 31ST SRG, under the direction of FIRST Naval Construction Division (1NCD), is to train, mobilize and equip all Pacific Fleet Naval Constructions Forces units for the purpose of attaining the highest possible state of readiness and ensure they are equipped and posture for mission success. The action plan that I have created is to implement more training for the Logistic Specialists (LS) attached to the Seabee battalions. Seabees are a known force within the department of the Navy. Their missions consist in deploying into remote sites and establish a camp with all the required assets and establishments for other forces to come in and take over the camp and fulfill their mission or tasks. However, the LS lack the necessary training to set up and operate a post office, and this is becoming a burden to some by not having postal services while in the war zone. This is a major deterrent to the morale of the unit. Issues The LS stationed within the Seabee units are not being provided with the necessary training to fulfill their duties while import or on deployment. After every deployment my office conducts a meeting with the battalion and we discuss the issues, lessons learned from the deployment and what needs to be done to assist them on having a successful deployment...
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...Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) and accounting educators. The study identified sixteen skills needed by forensic accountants. According to the study, the five most important skills are analytical skills, basic accounting skills, problem solving skills, data analysis skills and interviewing skills (McMullen & Sanchez, 2010). Forensic accountants need analytical skills because as they review financial reports and other source documents, they need to analyze the validity of each transaction and determine if the company recorded the transaction fairly. The forensic accountant needs the ability to analyze where the data came from and whether the data accurately reflects the numbers posted in the financial reports (McIntosh, n.d.). With an in house forensic accountant, this will ensure the company’s financial state is accurately reflected while an independent forensic accountant can verify the accuracy of the reports, both of which help investors determine if the company is worth investing in. “Accounting is widely regarded as the language of business” (McMullen and Sanchez, 2010, pg.1). As such, the need for basic accounting skills is self-evident, for a forensic accountant to be able to review financial reports and other source documents he needs to have an understanding of basic accounting. Without that understanding, the forensic accountant couldn’t determine if the entries in the financial journals are correct or if there is some kind of fraud being committed. As for the...
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...the location is one that catalyzes and promotes growth and excellence, or one that decelerates the maturation of a child’s cognitive and social ability, the neighborhoods in which people are raised in have a large impact on children who are moving through the developmental process. Hence, two vastly different locations, in this case the town of Englewood, Chicago and Wicker Park, Chicago, have completely opposite effects on the children in each respective neighborhood. The notorious neighborhood of Englewood has a reputation for being a crime infested, violent area. On the contrary, Wicker Park is known for the numerous artist that inhabit the town, as well the art shows and festivals that take place annually and the location’s successful school system. The issue of these poverty stricken locations and their effect on the development of children is a serious issue, and can be fixed by restoring the communities which struggle with this instability, and observing the safer community. These safer environments are home to the big names stated above, and safer settings can help the cognitive and social progression in children, and allow them to grow into the next famous individual. Cognitive and social development is a topic...
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...Human Recourse Management (HRM) BUS 303 Human Resource Management November 28, 2010 An important aspect of an organization’s business focus and direction towards achieving high levels of competency and competitiveness would depend very much upon their human resource management practices to contribute effectively towards profitability, quality, and other goals in line with the mission and vision of the company. Human Resource Management Managers plays the role of carrying out the functions of HRM department within an organization. The importance of HRM Manager’s role within an organization cannot be over emphasized. However, before evaluating their roles, there is need to know what Human Resource Management is, and the objectives of human resource management within an organization. uman resource management (HRM)is the function performed in organizations that facilitates the most effective use of people (employees) to achieve organizational and individual goals.(Ivancevich, 2010). Human Resource Management is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation, communication, administration, and training . In a short way to say about HRM is putting the right people to the right task and vice-versa to get the maximum output for an organization in a process. The people/workforce is represents one of its most potent and valuable...
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...Martial Arts Benefits for Children – More than Just Self Defense Janice Ervin Western Governor’s University WGU Student ID: 362454 Martial Arts Benefits for Children – More than Just Self Defense Martial Arts has an extensive history covering many centuries, several continents and dozens of styles, including Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Jui Jitsu, Aikido, fencing and sword fighting and even archery. The majority of martial arts history is seen in methods of fighting and self-defense. We think of the Samurai in Japan and their legendary combat skills, or the European upper class and their gifted fencing skills. Interest in the martial arts in America became popular in the 1960’s with the popularity of movie star Bruce Lee and later with cartoons such as the “Mutant Ninja Turtles”. In fact, we rarely see martial arts portrayed in any other light than that of fighting and self-defense. In fact, martial arts, by definition of the term, is “military art” or the art of self-defense. However, martial arts has much more to offer than just a form of self-defense. In fact, martial arts can be beneficial to students of all ages, and particularly to children, in improving physical conditioning, enhancing academic performance, and developing self-control. Martial arts are often grouped as hard or soft styles or traditional or modern. Some styles have a focus on striking techniques versus grappling techniques, and a method of training. For instance, Aikido which is translated as “the way...
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...providers and expect reciprocation. The U.S. department of health and human services has the office of civil rights which imposes the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” (HIPAA) which protects patient information. Breaches of confidentiality are taken seriously by the office of civil rights and any breach of unsecured health information will be analyzed, and the person responsible will be prosecuted. All healthcare providers are expected to follow basic ethical principles during their practice and they are: “Respect for autonomy, Veracity, Beneficence, Non-maleficence, Fidelity, and Justice” (Maurer & Smith, 2013). These ethical principles are implemented and mandated through standards of practice and federal law in all healthcare and professional organizations. According to the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) standard of codes, the most important ethical principle is “respect for the inherent dignity and worth… of human existence and the individuality of all persons” (Maurer & Smith, pg. 12). When a patient arrives to the hospital the first task the patient goes through is to sign an informed consent form, also known as advanced directive which is done for confidentiality purposes. On Feb 24, 2000 in a television episode of ER, relayed on NBC, a nurse, Nurse Hathaway, became aware of a 14 year old with a sexually transmitting disease presented at the ER. Prior to finding out of the severity of the patient’s disease, a promise was made to said patient...
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...no. 1-0023 Starbucks Coffee Company* On an overcast February afternoon in 2000, Starbucks CEO Orin Smith gazed out of his office window in Seattle and contemplated what had just occurred at his company’s annual shareholder meeting. In prior years, the meeting had always been a fun, all-day affair where shareholders from around the country gathered to celebrate the company’s success. This year, however, Smith and other senior Starbucks executives heard an earful from the activist group Global Exchange. A human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political, and social justice around the world, Global Exchange criticized Starbucks for profiting at the farmer’s expense by paying low prices and not buying “fair trade” beans. Not only did the activists disrupt the company’s annual meeting to the point that the convention hall security police asked the activists to leave, but they also threatened a national boycott if the company refused to sell and promote fair trade coffee. Although Smith strongly disagreed with using the shareholders meeting as a public forum, he knew there was a strong likelihood his company could face serious reprisals if it did not address the issues raised by Global Exchange. Fair trade began after World War II as religiously–affiliated, non-profit organizations purchased handmade products for resale from European producers. During the 1970s and 1980s, the concept evolved further into buying crafts from low-income, third-world producers...
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...There are many definitions of facilitation, and for me, Larkins (2014) is very simplistic: Group facilitation is an important management skill that can really help a team achieve their goals in the most effective and constructive manner. The role of the facilitator is to help the group make progress and find their own solution in the easiest and most effective way. I will be looking at two cases of group facilitation undertaken during our recent module. In the first case (Case A), as a group we were tasked to agree upon a plan for a fictional charity in order to ‘generate more income’. In the second case (Case B), the group were tasked to come up with a solution to a specific issue concerning a member (issuer) of the group. In both cases, my role was that of being a set member. There are many facets to the role of being a facilitator and the International Association of Facilitators (IAF, 2003) has six core competencies, namely: Create Collaborative Client Relationships Plan Appropriate Group Processes Create and Sustain a Participatory Environment Guide Group to Appropriate and Useful Outcomes Build and Maintain Professional Knowledge Model Positive Professional Attitude The plethora of literature on facilitation looks at how important the following are: building relationships between the facilitator and the group, appropriate planning, ensuring the right environment, specific outcomes and goals, maintaining professional knowledge as well as being in tune with your...
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...Independence In my past history classes, I was given the basic knowledge on the Revolutionary War. Often times these books and classes only told the story of the men and completely overlooked the women. I think that women had just as great roles as men. When the conflict between the colonists and the British began, the colonial women learned that soon they would be of great importance standing up to the British King. The women began to boycott goods when the Stamp Act was in effect and the taxes were placed on British goods. The women sacrificed not buy any tea, which they enjoyed, and “Their ‘no’s had an immediate and powerful effect, for women had become major consumers and purchasers by the mid-eighteenth century… a group of brides-to-be said no to their fiancés, putting a public notice in the local newspaper that they would not marry men who applied for a stamped marriage license” (Berkin: Revolutionary Mothers pg.14) When the war began, the women had to stay at home and continue on with their daily household duties and learn how to carry out their husbands job while the husbands went to fight. As the fight went on the women heard that their men were suffering without food and clothing, they went to work and made a system where they raised enough money and supplies to make a significant change in the war. These women were emotionally suffering because their sons and husbands were fighting with a chance on never coming back home, but yet were still maintaining a loving household...
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...AS Level History Russia 1855 – 1917 Alternative F Revision Guide Contents 1. Alexander II 2. Alexander III 3. Nicholas II 4. Stability of the Tsarist Regime 1905 - 14 5. Political Opposition 6. February / March Revolution 1917 7. October Revolution 1917 Tsar Alexander II To what extent does Tsar Alexander II deserve to be viewed as the Tsar Liberator? Think BALANCE!! Alexander II 1855-81 ▪ Came to the throne during the Crimean War (1855) ▪ Initiated a wide range of reforms (social, economic, administrative and legal) ▪ Earned the title ‘Liberator’ for giving freedom to the peasants BUT did not wish to share political power ▪ Assassinated by the People’s Will in 1881 Answering the key question |Introduction |Use this chart to answer any question on Alex II | | |All questions (whether relating to ‘Liberator’ or not) will require BALANCE | | |Precision of knowledge – “Detail is King!” | | |Yes |No | |Emancipation |Emancipation Committees set up |Redemption Payments...
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