Essays on Best Practice

No school operates without a curriculum. Fundamentally, aA curriculum is an essential part of the education system (Bradford, Kenneth, & Helen, 2017). A well-set curriculum contributes enormously to a good education. Additionally, it eases the learning process for the teachers and the learners. However, various schools have various curriculums set by various people in diverse ways. Nevertheless, quality education remains the core purpose of all the curriculums in education institutions (Armstrong, 2006). This paper is oriented towards comparing curriculums of different states, districts, and schools to the research of the best practice. Most successful schools are those that comply with ...

Pathophysiology of Rheumatic Fever

Introduction Rheumatic Fever (RF) is the type of inflammatory disease that can develop due to untreated or inadequately treated throat infection (scarlet fever or strep throat) caused by a type of bacteria known as streptococcus (Carapetis, McDonald & Wilson, 2005). This paper is going to cover pathophysiology of the Rheumatic Fever. It will begin with the symptoms associated with RF. A description of mechanisms or processes that take place in a person infected with RF will be described. This will be followed by a discussion of the causes of RF. There is a section dedicated to the pathophysiology of RF ...

Leadership is one of the important part of an organization. A leader is the person within an organization to develop the vision of the company and lead it through the swift path to the success. The leadership selection is one of the hardest task for a company. Every leader born with unique set of skills and they are following such skills in the day to day life to develop themselves as a successful leader. The thinking and implementation process of one leader varies from the another and the strategy of a leader also different from another leader that makes ...

Impact of globalization on human resource management practices

INTRODUCTION Globalization is the process of integration of several economies with the goal of increasing economic interdependence and mobility of factors of production across the world economies (Lechner, 2009). Globalization has caused an increase in the number of multinational corporations across the globe. Globalisation has had implications on the operations of multinational corporations including especially in human resource management. Some corporations have been forced to review their human resource practices to adapt to the challenges associated with globalisation. Companies have several motives to go global.

Companies globalise for different economic, social and cultural reasons. These motives vary from one ...

Traianou and Hammersley (2008) argue that it is widely accepted that both educational policymaking and education practice should be evidence-based, or evidence-informed. According to Traianou and Hammersley (2008), this is expected to be common place amongst policymakers. Teachers are not expected to operate on ignored evidence (Traianou and Hammersley, 2008). The evidence-based practice movement’s origins lies in medicine and claims that research evidence should be given a higher priority in the decisions made by both policymakers and teachers (Traianou and Hammersley, 2008). This essay intends to compare five different articles regarding evidence-based and evidence-informed practice amongst teachers. The ...

Abstract

This essay examines the role of ethics in organizations or companies and how ethics can be taught and instituted in such entities. The research identifies that most organizations are set up to attain specific goals. In the case of companies, the main motive for creation is to attain the highest level of profits for shareholders. Ethics seem to reduce the economic returns of a company in the short run. This is in the form of direct costs for monitoring compliance and indirect costs in the form of lost opportunities. However, in the long-run, ethics seem to be beneficial rather ...

Introduction

Over the recent past, it is worth appreciating that different stakeholders are concerned with the introduction of a more tactical approach to management of people, which is an issue in most governments. For instance, in most places, local governments are experiencing a shift from the traditional HRM (human resource practices) to more advanced strategies that are relevant in the current competitive setting (Gould-Williams, 2003). The change in management strategy is expected to promote improved management practices and productivity in various organizations. Some of the significant changes that will be experienced include devolution of authority and development of HR business ...

Best Fit Versus Best Practice

In the modern competitive business world, managers are increasingly using strategic human resource management (SHRM) in a bid to sustain growth and effectiveness (Kahiri et al., 2012; Hsieh & Chen, 2011). The realization of the critical importance of SHRM interventions is essential in promoting competitiveness, and profitability. For years scholars, consultants, and practitioners have debated and examined the best fit and best practice approach with an aim of pinpointing the best strategy. Universalistic academicians argue that companies that adopt a set of evidence-based practices put themselves in a higher level of competitiveness than their rivals (Kahiri et al., 2012; Milkovich ...

Information technology transformation has become the pillar of every profession. Chapter 14 discusses the various strategies to achieving IT maturity (Roberts, 2014). Specifically, nurturing the best out of the best IT talent is a successful management strategy in the business world today. It incorporates four best practices. Firstly, IT leaders are encouraged to create the right workplace environment that enables career journey interactions. This practice is carried out successfully when professionals are allowed to exhibit all their IT competencies in the organization. Effective communication is vital in nurturing the best interactive and innovative culture. Secondly, leaders have to assess ...

Introduction

The ‘best fit' approach refers to the establishment of an alignment between Human resource strategies and Organizational strategies. In this method, the strategies held by the human resource department should be structured to aid in the achievement of goals set for the entire organization (Bratton, 2007). On the other hand, Best practice approach entails the implementation of a combination of the finest practices in human resource management, which focus on high commitment, involvement, and performance. This approach is done with the aim of achieving improved performance of the organization as a whole. This paper will focus on the major ...

Evidence-based practice is a systematic process that involves sufficient clinical innovation that is guided by the application of evidence as well as experiential learning. This implies that there should be systematic inquiry within the clinical setting to help identify the knowledge gaps that have otherwise diminished the expected outcomes (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2011). This activity helps the practitioners to move away from the ritualistic practice and towards a desired change and an ongoing evaluation. A majority of EBP processes seek to improve quality within a particular setting or at other times improve outcomes. All these are enabled by two major ...

The moral point of view refers to people’s perspective on an issue based on whether the issue is deemed morally applaudable or morally right or wrong. So it involves the resolutions or laws created based on a larger perspective about what is right or wrong, one that affects or impacts more than merely one person, and therefore doesn’t take a person’s self-interest into account. The point of view can be identified by two characteristics: a best practice of deferring to reason; in other words, the resolutions should be the outcome of thoughtful sound reasoning, rather than ...

Infections in hospital settings are a challenge in nursing because of the potential dangers that they pose to a wide number of patients. Bloodstream infections from central lines are particularly hazardous as they affect patients that are already vulnerable, meaning that they contribute to morbidity and mortality in the hospital setting (Rinke et al., 2012). Although the rates of central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) can be reduced by up to 67% through the introduction of checklists (Schulman et al., 2011), the issue continues to be important in a wide number of hospital settings. It is also important to understand the ...

Wave and Wind Power Generation

Wind Physics Basics Wind is atmospheric air which is in motion Energy Source The earth surface absorbs solar radiation differently. Some parts absorb more radiation than other. This creates pressure zones. As a result of pressure, air moves from high-pressure zones to low-pressure zones. This causes atmospheric air motion known as wind. Wind is a renewable source of energy. It is constantly available free of charge (Bhattacharyya, 2011).

Spatial scales

Atmospheric air motion can be categorized depending in terms of spatial scale. Four spatial scales identified include planetary scale, synoptic scale, mesoscale, and microscale. There are various types of spatial scales ...

Introduction

In Human Resource Management (HRM), establishing an effective performance review program, which is reliable, accepted, and valid at all levels, is one the main challenges that HR professionals face (Nankervis et al., 2013, p.334). The report will analysis the best practices in Human Resource Management that involve functional activities and strategic plans. In the Department of Defense, the HRM is a vital element in the department that entrust a vital role to entice top talent employees, improves their service and ensures there are reference actions that are successful for desired results in the newly employees. Putting in mind, the ...

Introduction

Performance management is an important aspect of organizational function. It encompasses all the activities that concern the adherence to corporate goals. Performance management is an integral step towards the achievement of company objectives through sustainability (Roos, 1997, p.416). This is done in ways that promote organizational efficiency and consistency. Performance management can be streamlined to concern particular organizational units. Concerning this, it may regard to the activities of an organization’s departments or its employees. Through the creation of performance management strategies. Performance management has been cited in the field of corporate strategy (Youndt, 1996, p.840). Organizations use this ...

Audience

This paper is directed to the academic audience. It will benefit the academic community associated with the organizational function of human resource management. Specifically, the report would be presented to my tutor. This is done in partial fulfillment of my academic goals. Nevertheless, the information provided in the report has utmost significance to practitioners in the field of human resource management.

Summary

This report focuses on the issue of leadership and management performance in organizations. It begins with the definition of terms that commonly occur within the context of human resource management. It then proceeds to give a brief introduction ...

Abstract

The automotive industry is one of the industries that has been characterized by intense rivalry. Companies invest a lot of resources to come up with innovative solutions that give them an edge over their rivals. Customer satisfaction is the main target for every company since evidence suggest that increased customer satisfaction contributes to enhanced customer loyalty. One of the areas of focus has been quality control. Quality control in the automotive industry has been improving over time. Besides increasing customer satisfaction, quality controls have been employed in the automotive industry to achieve other goals such as cutting costs, meeting ...

Marketing Techniques for SME’s

Introduction Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the Europe’s economy since they represent about 99 percent of all the businesses in European countries (Rahman & Ramos, 2012). Such business forms have spread intensively to other parts of the world including the developed and the developing countries. The establishment of SMEs in different economies of the world has been closely associated with the economic growth, high levels of innovation, job creation, and improved social integration among people of different parts of the world. Considering the spread of SMEs in the world and their impact on different economies, ...

Infection in cancer patient with febrile neutropenia: epidemiology, microbiology and management

Abstract Febrile neutropenia (FN) is characterised by a decrease in neutrophils number to values below 500 cells/ mm3 and an occurrence of fever higher or similar to 38.3ºC. It commonly occurs in cancer patients as a result of chemotherapy regimens. Chemotherapy destroys carcinogenic cells but also attacks in many cases some normal cells including essential elements of the immune system. Fever is one of the characteristic symptoms of FN and is usually associated with the presence of an infection caused by various microorganisms. Bacteria, including Gram-positive isolates (currently dominating) and Gram-negative species (dominant in the 1970s), are usually ...

(the author’s name) (the institutional affiliation) It is important to understand how evaluation of teachers is conducted in an elementary school. For this purpose, I scheduled an appointment with Ms. Magen, an elementary school principal. When I came into the principal office at 8:30 on Wednesday she welcomed me, and I started to ask her about the school, teachers and students. She was very helpful and respectful, so I became aware of the purpose of summative and formative evaluation of teachers as well as advantages and disadvantages of such duel responsibility in the elementary school. One of the ...

There is no service or manufacturing organization that can work alone or in isolation. It always needs suppliers and a supply chain in order to function in an effectual manner. Nowadays, realties as well as trends that are prevailing in the global economy are compelling the organizations to ensure management of supply chain as an essential element of business strategy. In recent years, most organization have started relying on external supply sources, by using outsourcing in order to reduce the cost, and utilize major competencies. Supply chain perspective of operations management has become important because of the role that ...

IKEA Company: Is the Company Success Sustainable?

Report

Abstract IKEA today is more than a company, it is a community of highly motivated people who share the company’s values, mission, and goals. Being one of the global leaders in the sphere of household goods production, IKEA adheres to the proactive position in environmental and social issues justifying the branded idea of creating a more sustainable home life. In this paper, the sustainability factors affecting the success of the company on the international arena are analyzed. IKEA presented an unrivaled consistency in the realization of various ecological and social projects, in cooperation with suppliers and partners ...

Introduction

Outreach programs led by a registered nurse are known to have a significant impact on the quality of care and health outcomes of patients (Toyce, et al. 2015). Nurses involved in post-discharge care such as home safety evaluation, medication compliance, and patient education have a positive impact on patient outcomes (Toyce, et al. 2015). Most patients do not follow instructions laid by the healthcare professional post-discharge which leads to non-compliance and readmission. This problem can be solved by a nurse-led outreach program that helps patients in various activities at home, thus improving health outcomes and reduced readmission rates. Nurses ...

Question #1

It is important for teachers to guide their children on ways in which they should gather and organize ideas before they attempt to write. By gathering important information about a topic that we want to write about gives us a better understanding of the topic making it easier for us to write. This will make it easy for us to write about it because of the prior knowledge we have about the topic. After gathering important information, the next step is to organize the ideas in the order in which we will write them. This is equally important as we are ...

Introduction

The need for a safe, hazard free and healthy environment cannot be over-emphasized. This need is accentuated by obvious facts such as climate change, acid rain, ozone depletion, species extinction as is characteristic of global environmental trends (Claudio, 2007). The UNEP, (2013) report shows that people everywhere around the world (2 million annual deaths and billions of diseases attributed to pollution) experience the negative consequences of environmental degradation, ecosystem decline and natural disasters due to untoward environmental practices as well as unsafe environmental management and disposal of toxic and dangerous waste materials, leading to worldwide demand for environmental justice and ...

Abstract

The purpose of this academic article is to illustrate the importance of high availability databases for enterprises in the twenty-first century. It will outline the best practices for implementing high level functionality ...

The quality improvement leader serves as an associate of the corporate quality team and is charged with assisting with quality assurance, enhancing quality as well as regulatory compliance (Stevens, 2013). The QI leader provides a wide range of quality-related nursing services such as training, evaluation, risk management, and compliance. In addition to this, the QI leader works together with and provides support to nursing staff with an aim to improving the quality of nursing services (McLaughlin & Kaluzny, 2006).

Among the policies that they work on include developing organization policies that impact nursing ...

Introduction

Nursing is a dynamic profession that calls for proper preparations and planning during practice. Realizing the best nursing outcomes requires the nurse to apply evidence-based practices, collaborate with their peers (Anne-Marie, Ann, Jens and Lars, 2013), engage in critical thinking to make sound clinical decisions (Edelson, 2012) and be an effective nursing manager to spearhead the healthcare delivery process and achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for the patients (Harris and Roussel, 2010). In this paper, I will explore my future goals as a hospice nurse, my plans to achieve them, sources of ne knowledge, and future scholarly aspirations in the field. I ...

Introduction

McDonald’s has established an intricate bond with Americans and its presence is felt in almost every corner of the world owing to its being the largest food retailer in the world. It now owns 30,000 local restaurants and caters to more than 52 million people in different parts of the world each day (MacDonalds Corporation, 2008). To maintain the market position and the competency, McDonald’s has to ensure that its employees are always inclined to work for the success of organization and they practice leadership. Thus McDonald’s has to develop the right fit of programs ...

Executive Summary

This dissertation deals with the disclosure obligations of the Charities in the UK in regards to the executive remuneration to the public and stakeholders. One of the means of disclosure is the annual report of the Charities also known as the Trustees’ Annual Report to be submitted to the Charities Commission which is the authority charged with the oversight of the charities in regard to their compliance with what is known as SORP. There were criticisms in the media about the excessive remuneration being paid to the CEOs of the leading charities in the UK. Therefore, this study gains ...

Internet Marketing

Digital marketing is defined as a broad term that refers to the various promotional techniques that are used to reach the customers through electronic media .

Digital marketing has the following benefits: - Can be used anytime (24 x 7) and anywhere Digital marketing can be done anytime and anywhere through digital devices the are connected to the internet. The customers can shop on the website using the internet at anytime and anywhere. The convenience of anytime shopping and selling is one of the main benefits of digital marketing. - Quick transactions

The digital marketing involves quick transactions with the customers that save time and costs.

- Easy information

The information is easily available through the digital marketing channels such as social media, websites and email.

- Ability to ...

Part A

According to Kerzner (2004), strategic planning for project management is the development of a standardized method for project management which can be used severally and produce a high likelihood of achieving a project’s goal. Strategic planning increases and improves the chances for the success of any given project. Strategic planning, according to Kerzner, considers all aspects of a firm from the working relationships of the employers and employees to the various roles played by the project sponsors in ensuring the success of a project. Strategic planning involves the steps of choosing and formulation of the most effective method, implementation, monitoring and control and ...

Patient Advantage. (2009). Proposal for a pilot study to identify cost saving measures in management of muskuloskeletal conditions. Patient Advantage.

The proposal gives details the methodology, objectives and expected outcomes of a pilot project aimed at identifying the opportunities for saving cost in the management of musculoskeletal problems, with a particular focus on myofascial pain. The literature reviewed in the proposal identifies myofascial pain as a major underlying factor in many cases of chronic musculoskeletal pain and yet it is grossly under diagnosed and under treated. This justifies the need for the study using the action research modality. The proposal identifies different methods used to measure the cost of healthcare which include direct costs, indirect costs, claims cost and goes on to ...

Statistics show that diabetes is among the top ten causes of death in the world. The disease does not only cause death but also leads to various chronic complications like infections, major pathological changes occurring in kidneys, retina or nerve system, and hypoglycemia. The cost of treatment for diabetes is high causing medical professionals to come up with means of ensuring less number of people suffer from diabetes. With the high rate of technology advancement, doctors and physicians have come up with mobile web portals that give advice to people on how to prevent diabetes, and for those who ...

Riverside Electric

Safety and Health Written Policy: Riverside Electric

1. Goals and Objectives 1.1 The goals of the Safety and Health Written Policy of Riverside Electric is to orient employees on the pertinent standards and procedures governing fall hazards in the work setting; 1.2 The written policy aims to provide information on crucial personnel who would be responsible for the training and for ensuring that these procedures are clearly understood, communicated, and appropriately adhered to by all employees; 1.3 The objective of the written policy is to ensure that Riverside Electric conforms with the standards proposed and recommended ...

- The Benchmarking Process

Benchmarking is the process of measuring the performance of one company or organization against the best practices in the industry or in the world. Many companies employ benchmarking when they want to evaluate their business operations and overall performance when considered against the performance of the best companies in their league. Benchmarking offers many clear advantages. It allows a company to be analyzed and its operations compared to better-performing companies. This allows companies to understand as well the business processes of its competitors who are better-performing. In addition, deficiencies in performance are identified and management is alerted on how ...

Introduction

Debates in relation to human resource management and its environment continue to gain momentum although the focus has changed with time. The debates first began by trying to find the differences between human resource and employee management (Guest, 1991, p.150). The discussions moved on to scrutinize the associations between human resource approaches and the incorporation of HRM into business policies and practices. In addition, the degree to which human resource management can be utilized to accomplish competitive advantage in business was also analysed (Guest, 1991, p.152). Much of the progress has occurred over the past decades and has hastened ...

MNCs are more likely to pursue global uniformity or differentiation

Introduction The Multinational Corporations (MNCs) are an essential part of the world in terms of an economy that is directly associated with the employment and trading. The performance of the multinational corporations is based on its employment structure and the human resource capability. The employees are the primary factor to achieve competitive advantage based on their knowledge and skills. The realization of the importance of the human resource management is directly resulting in the best practice of the human resource policies. As the multinational corporations are operating in a number of countries, therefore, such organizations face several kinds ...

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Software security is a concept of protecting software from a malicious breach. The main objective of software security is to assure proper functioning of software without threats to privacy and individuality. Technology and industry experts have accepted the significance of this undertaking, but the awareness about handling such issues still lacks appropriate solutions. Software security is a novel field of the computer world that started as early as 2001. Software security is an extensive system that is not constrained to a security mechanism or access control. It includes an appropriate design impossible for intruders to contravene. Perfect software always beholds robust security designs. ...

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Decision-making is process physicians do in various aspects of their professional care provision endurance. However, the critical nature of decision-making in the health sector makes physicians vulnerable. The best decisions yield the best quality in care provision. In this context, the formulations of decision support systems have been an aspect of concern in the contemporary health care society. The numerous cases of physicians making wrong decisions and jeopardizing the quality of care have been a topic of criticism that could be effectively solved by these decision support systems. A comprehensive analysis of various case studies depicting the success and efficiency ...

Introduction

Businesses are meant to earn economic profit and enhance the strategic consequences accordingly. Organizations always want to increase their financial belongings accordingly and effectively and for the sake of the same thing, they may consider different provisions. Operations Department is the one who used to keep the operations of a going concern in an effective and well organized manner. It is more than important for an organization to keep their operations in a perfect manner from which they can enhance the financial and strategic prosperity of the company (Brown and Lamming, 2014, pp. 41-45). An organization should be looking forward ...

A patient Mr. Johan is admitted in a hospital. His major problem is pancreatitis. He is in severe form of pancreatitis. We have to manage his electrolyte imbalance, and there is a need to look after the food and electrolyte effect of the patient.

Introduction:

In Pancreatitis, there is a disturbance in enzymatic secretion of pancreas. Usually trypsin that is used in digestion of food these are actuated in the pancreas. In normal condition, trypsin is activated in the small intestine; it acts as a central role in digestion of nutrient. When it is triggered in the pancreas, it causes inflammation of the pancreas ...

Introduction

For increased efficiency in the hiring of employees within an organization so as to ensure consistency as well as in compliance with the procedures of recruitment and selection it is recommended that the following measures need to be adhered to.

Human resource recruitment procedures

These include identification of the vacancy with evaluation for the need which is followed by the development of a description of the position. The next step is the development of a recruitment plan followed by selection of a search committee proceeded by posting of the position and implementation of the plan for recruitment. This is followed by review of the applicants and ...

Maternity services require high quality where the outcomes are compared favorably in order to improve and respond to the needs brought forward by the family. Primary maternity services entail giving care and attention to the woman through antenatal, birthing and postnatal care where the risks are kept as low as possible. These services are kept safe and effective through structures given by care providers that ensure appropriate assessment, timely referral and access to secondary services. Women in this stage will be referred to secondary services and then tertiary services which provide higher level of medical care. This structure enables ...

Psychology

OUTLINE - Introduction - An overview of the main points involving Bipolar Disorder will be discussed - Description of Bipolar Disorder - Etiology or cause of the disorder - DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5 symptom criteria of Bipolar Disorder - Disorder Statistics - Prevalence or the number of people who display Bipolar Disorder in the total population at any given time - The number of cases or incidence of Bipolar Disorder appearing during a specific period - Other relevant facts pertaining to Bipolar Disorder - Treatments for Bipolar Disorder - The ...

Correctional Sex Offender Programs

There are several practices that are normally associated with correctional practices in the field of corrections. Several strategies have been set up to ensure that when inmates are serving time, they are able to undergo several programs that enable their rehabilitation. These programs are several and in many cases are different in nature. Some of these programs are health related, mentally related and physically related. Some correctional facilities offer social amenities such as the library services that help the inmates. There are correctional sex offenders programs that are considered best practices in correctional programs. A good example is the ...

Introduction A case management plan entails different aspects. These aspects need to integrate cohesively in order to achieve the over goal of the case management plan. In managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, case management is very vital. This is because it is not only incurable but also chronic. In developing a case management plan, it is important to incorporate three vital components. These components include best practices in the management of the disease condition, published guidelines pertaining to the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the clinical pathways. This paper ventilates on these components as it relates to the ...

Abstract

An ontology refers to a formal, common, shared description of significance concepts within a specific domain. Ontologies can be used to support various tasks in diverse areas of research such as information retrieval, knowledge management, databases, natural language processing, “geographic information systems”, digital libraries, “multi agent systems” or “visual information retrieval systems”. An ontology makes it possible to have shared knowledge as well as reuse where there can be communicating of information resources between software and human agents. However, ontologies have conceptually been in development since the 1970’s and in the late 1990s’-early 2000’s, we began seeing languages ...

- Monitor resource usage - Review and Identify Trends

Methods used

The following are the methods used to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the policy. Reporting The recording of the reading from each month should be made so that statistical methods can be used toward easy comparison. In essence, the monthly reading needs to be compared alongside each other for example a bar chart for a whole year. This can be used to set targets. In addition, it will also increase information creditability and create a willing participation by all stakeholders.

Report to others

This ensures that clear purposes and demand for undertaking ...

Hepatitis is a condition pertaining to the liver. Its name literally means liver inflammation from the Greek words hêpar (liver) and –itis (inflammation). It is caused by several agents but worldwide, the most common medium for its distribution are viruses. There are five types of viruses namely Hepatitis: A, B, C, D, and E; these viruses are unrelated to each other except that they target the liver and cuase inflammation. Among all five Hepatitis B (HepB) is the most transmitted. HepB is caused by the hepatitis b virus (HBV) which belongs to the family hepadnaviridae which have single stranded ...

Introduction

Leadership is an important aspect of every organization. The theory of leadership has is strongly connected to authority, delegation and responsibility. This is because power in every organization is derived from some kind of source or arrangement. Hence, this arrangement or process requires someone to be given the power and authority in order to carry out the main vision and objectives of the entity. This is a form of delegation and every delegation comes with accountability or responsibility. Leadership therefore forms an important aspect of organizational philosophy. The purpose of this essay is to critically analyze the view of leadership ...

- Happenings in the Social Media Environment - Social Media Facts There are certain facts on social media that are elemental in the social media environment. It is important for people to understand these facts (Zhou, Qian, & Ma, 2012, p. 18). Firstly, as of January 2014, around 74% of adults with access to online devices use sites of social networking. 19% of the online adults use twitter as of the same period. As of September 2013, 22% of online adults use LinkedIn, 21% of them use Pinterest, 17% use Instagram while 71% of them use Facebook ("Social ...

- Introduction Meetings are the only solutions for the shareholders of the corporations for interaction with the board in respect of matters of their concern as they are not entitled to take part in the internal affairs of the corporations. With is backdrop, increased shareholder activism has resulted in their calling for special meetings with board in addition to the annual general meetings which are traditional means of interaction with the board for the shareholders. Shareholders are able to speak with the managers and the board members in regard to the company results and its long-range plans only ...

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1. Research Problem The growing popularity of the patient care coordination (PCC) programs have spawned a growing literature investigating the extent of its success as a program and the challenges it had to face in fulfilling its objective of keeping the patients from hospitals for their health concerns and the cost issues related to it. This study will determine the best practices so far generated in the current experiences of PCC program. 2. Intent of the Study

The study intends to determine the best practices generated in the experience of administering PCC programs.

3. Proposed Procedure The study will review at least ten peer-reviewed PCC studies to uncover ...

1) What blood test would you order and why? (1 point) - Quantitative hCG blood test: measures serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin levels (US FDA, 2013) - Above normal hCG values: determines if patient is having a normal pregnancy and the number of fetuses as well as gestational age, or if amenorrhea is due to hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, or ovarian cancer (Ratcliffe et al., 2008; US FDA, 2013) - Below normal hCG values: indicates ectopic pregnancy, fetal death, incomplete abortion, or threatened spontaneous abortion (US FDA, 2013) 2). What is her estimated date of confinement (EDC) ...

Introduction

It is estimated that surgical site infections affect more than 5% of all surgery operations conducted on patients in the United States (Hemani, 2009, p. 2). Between 750, 000 and 1 million surgical site infections happen in the United States on a yearly basis (Edminston, 509). Current estimates show that surgical site infections are among the leading causes of patient mortality and morbidity during surgery. In fact, surgical site infections rank third in the number of reported incidences of health care associated infections according to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Edminston, 509). Before dwelling on some of the ...

The MISSION of Physicians for Healthcare Tort Reform is to promote an improved legal climate for providers who seek to practice evidence-based medicine. Physicians for Healthcare Tort Reform *SUPPORT* H.R. 4106: Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act

Background

- More than 75% of physicians will eventually face a malpractice lawsuit. - 99% of physicians in “high-risk” specialties will ultimatelyface a malpractice lawsuit - The current legal environment for providers leads to defensive medicine, frivolous lawsuits, decreased efficiency, and higher healthcare costs to the tune of billions of dollars per year - No history of meaningful medical tort reform exists ...

- Development and the implementation of policies that favor return to work of disabled workers A worker may become disabled in the course of carrying out his/her activities within the workplace or outside the organization. As such, it is important for an employer to develop policies that will allow employees to return to work even after they become disabled due to the injuries sustained. The move to retain employees with disabilities is a best practice as it helps the organization promote equality and even workers will feel encouraged to deliver quality output because such policies gives employees a sense of ...

More often than not, project implementation does not proceed in the exact manner envisioned by the implementer. There are many factors that could positively or negatively influence the project in unexpected ways. Such a scenario also leads to digressions from best practice. Thus, it is important to monitor the implementation, establish the root cause, and proactively manage arising issues to ensure success. During the evaluation, opportunities for improvement should be explored with regard to managing implementation issues.

Issues in Implementation and Data Gathering

Financial considerations are a very real threat to implementation. There are costs associated with in-service education, learning needs assessment surveys, documentation, evaluation, and mentoring ...