Essays on Abood

Introduction

The governments through its ministry, authority, agency or officials have fundamental roles in making authoritative decisions, adoptions, or course of actions to be pursued.

Government should be instrumental in recognizing the existence of health problems, conducting public awareness on the issue, studying the problem and its causes, deciding the parties to be involved in fixing the problem as health care services or operations at that particular time are scrutinized according to (Abood, S., 2007). Health problems may be health care coverage/delivery, funding, administration Medicare ethics, maternal and child health etc. Exploring the alternative plans of actions to solve the ...

The following are the benefits our state can get from implementing the same legislation that mandates the nurse-patient ratio in our hospitals: - Mandating nurse-patient ratios reasonably decreases the workload of licensed nurses, affording them more time to devote close attention to the conditions of their patients (Aiken, Sloane, Cimiotti, Clarke, Flynn, Seago, Spetz, and Smith, 2010; Bolton, Aydin, Donaldson, Brown, Sandhu, Fridman, and Aronow, 2007). - A decreased workload also results in decreased reports of burnouts and job dissatisfaction among nurses which keep them more encouraged to remain in their jobs (Aiken et al., 2010). ...

Civic engagement refers to both individual and collective actions that are aimed at identifying and addressing matters of public concern. Health care especially in the United States is a key area of concern for the public requiring both individual and concerted action on the part of several persons. Indeed, civic engagement embodies the principle of democratic governance which is to the effect that sovereignty reposes in the people or the citizenry and that they should thus have a say in such matters. It encompasses the right of the citizenry to define what is the public good as well as form the ...

Influencing votes for passing nursing-student legislation

Important strategies at the state level - Prove the existence of a gap in the current legislation. It is apparent that if the existing legislation is sufficient, there could be no need for a new law hence the need to show what is not adequately covered (Aikan et al, 2010). - Show the need for the legislation. This will help in showing people that the gap can be eliminated through legislation thus the need of making adjustments (Aikan et al, 2010). - Show the viability and reality of the legislation in terms of the numbers available and the ...

Power is the ability of an individual to have things done. Within an institution or an organization, power is usually classified as formal or informal power. Formal power originates from the formal post held by a person in the organization. The powers and authority linked to the formal post are highlighted in the job description, and all workers in the organization know them. Formal power varies with a person’s formal title over the route of his or her occupation. Informal powers, on the other hand, are not approved officially but instead develop because of the issues that are exceptional to ...

Abstract

Effective leadership is vital for a Health Service Organization so it can provide high quality health care and succeed financially. It manages to have leadership capabilities. The quality of leadership is essential in how work is executed. According to Dr Naila H.Amer, leadership is the process by which one person designates what is to be done and influence the effort of others in order to accomplish specific purpose. Leadership traits to be displayed by health care leaders includes: Adoptable to situations, Alert to social environment, Ambitious and Achievement oriented,Assertive,Cooperative,Self-confident,Decisive,Dependable and Energetic.(Goleman,1998) concludes ...