Essays on Beverly

Discretionary power authorizes public administrators to select one out of several alternatives, and using the discretionary disposition for implementing public policy. While making a discretionary decision, public administrators are supposed to select alternatives, which best suits the interest of the public. This means, while using discretionary authority, public administrators need to consider the social interest. In addition, their actions and choices should not exceed the capriciousness or arbitrariness. The success of implementing public policies relies heavily on whether public administrators make the discretionary decisions, which permit programs to pass the clearance points important for program success. To develop public ...

Use of Diabetes Education Interventions among Adults with Diabetes

Introduction Currently, 27% of total adults above the age of 60 suffer from diabetic conditions (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2016). A majority percentage (Between 90-95%) of this group has type II diabetes. In effect, it is clear that continuous research must be performed diligently and effectively in order to find measures that are aimed at controlling the effects of diabetes amongst this adult group. For many years, older adults have been sidelined when it comes to diabetes education interventions, especially those over 60 years of age. According to Beverly, Fitzgerald, Sitnikov, Ganda, OCaballero, and ...

Application of strain theory to the criminal case for Beverly Allitt

Application of strain theory to the criminal case for Beverly Allitt

Background information on Beverly Allitt

Beverly Allitt is a British female nurse convicted of murder and attempted murder charges in May 1993 after killing four babies and attempting to kill nine others (Marks & Richmond 2008). Her early life demonstrated incidences of attention-seeking through unconventional means such as causing injury to others or feigning illnesses. The height of her pretence was witnessed when she caused the surgical removal of her otherwise perfectly functioning appendix which she insisted was interfering with the healing of a scar she had self-inflicted. On occasions, she would tie a ...

In most cases, health issues are usually too complex for individual advocacy. In such cases, healthcare practitioners see it effective to establish a coalition to help in advancing policies and practices. This paper discusses the idea behind coalition building from a nursing perspective. It further differentiates effective strategies of coalition building that serve as vital in shaping health policy in nursing practice environments. Contemporary nurses practice in a period of major health care reforms. Such situations require nurses with the ability to influence both political and professional entities. These efforts would call for effective coalition-building strategies. Coalitions are temporary ...

Response to Kayla:

Parents and caregivers who intentionally make children sick pursuing their specific goals definitely deserve punishment by the law, but it is a serious question what form this punishment should have. I share the opinion of Kayla and suggest their sending to a mental hospital for the major part of their lives. Furthermore, I want to add that the mental hospital should be closed, and any contacts with the outer world should be controlled. The closed mental hospital could be the severer punishment than prison, as it is almost for life, not just for several years. It is often hard ...

Introduction:

Historically, photovoltaic (PV) market in this country was dominated by residential PV application (Ted 23). Among the revolutions made by the then government of Japan was to invent and promote other renewable sources of energy (Paxson 201). This paradigm shift by the Japanese government has been motivated by the craving to put some environmental factors in check. Also, the energy demand not only in Japan but also all over the world has increased. This has reached a level where the existing energy sources are unable to meet the current market demand. This paper seek to address various concerns of ...

“Cornel West – Race Matters” documents a number of integral aspects of sociology. Critical reflection questions that arise from this analysis have been identified as part of the report. The following research will be presented for several key areas of literature. “Race Matter” will be summarized, followed by a connection between scholarly literature and readings through ‘Let Nobody Turns Us Around”. Finally, the Answers to essay questions in this piece will be defined in terms of relevance to core sociological principles.

Summary

Americans are discussed in terms of their obsessions as well as the way that market culture has changed sexuality ...

Introduction

According to Beverly (2013, p. 1), parental alienation refers to the situation where one parent is irrationally rejected by their child, usually because the other parent has influenced the child negatively towards them. There are cases where the cases are severe that the case of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) develops. In this scenario, the symptoms mentioned repeat themselves and the behavior are affected. The causes of this problem are usually triggered by both parents, especially those that provide the child with a hostile living environment. This environment could be triggered by parents who are undergoing a divorce or parents ...