Essays on Lapses

Introduction

First, they suspected the food prepared for the birthday party to be the cause of the outbreak. It turned out that it was a waterborne disease, a norovirus. Waterborne disease can easily affect children who come in contact with the contaminated water. The swim club manager seemed not very much cooperative during the initial outbreak; but the VHD investigators needed the cooperation of the swim club manager in identifying the real cause of the outbreak. Later, the manager told them that other persons not invited to the February 1 birthday party (members of an infant-mother swim class) got sick ...

Background

The present-day advancements in the field of technology present a major breakthrough or opportunity for the healthcare system at large. This is purposely due to the myriad of information management, analysis and sharing products that come with health information technology (HIT). This means that accurate health information can be quickly and safely transacted between the patient and the healthcare provider as well as between the healthcare providers. One of the areas that the contemporary advancements in technology could be feasibly harnessed is through the provision of post-discharge patient care. The post-discharge phase of care presents a unique care situation ...

Summary/Analysis

INTRODUCTION Main idea: Frequent ethical lapses by corporate executives require university administrators and business school faculty members to evaluate study curricula regarding ethics

Specific Section: Ethical Egoism

Thesis statement: Despite the reinterpretation of ethical egoism, as long as it is based solely on self-interest, ethical teachings will be rendered useless.

SUMMARY

Business schools teach students to think critically and equip them with tools to be financially successful and become better contributors to the society. However, recent events in the corporate sectors have seen frequent lapses in ethical behavior. Maybe an evaluation is due regarding the ethics in the curriculums of business schools. Integrating ethical ...

Part 1

IT projects have recorded high failure rates over the years. The main reason behind these failures is attributed to people. Studies have shown that people are the main cause for the failure of IT projects (Faeth, 2012). A good example of an IT project failure that occurred within the last three years is the Volkswagen Vehicle Emission System. The project was scandalous and is ranked among the most expensive failures in the corporate history. It was revealed that Volkswagen cheated so as to pass the emission testing as required by the government (IPLA, 2015). The failure of the project ...

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Introduction The novel, ‘City of Thieves’ by David Benioff, presents an opportunity to analyze the concept of masculinity under the circumstances of war. What is significant in this literary work is that manliness emerges under extreme adversity, which is often considered as the very test of being a man. Although Benioff’s ‘City of Thieves’ is fictional, the circumstances are realistic and is based on a historical incident that happened around six decades ago in Leningrad, which is the present day St. Petersburg in Russia. Becoming a man is one of the most confusing rhetoric there is. ...

Executive Summary

Nearly all workplace accidents are caused by human error. Some of the most disastrous workplace accidents in recorded history, such as Chernobyl disaster, the Piper Alpha, and Texas City Refinery Plant explosion were all attributed to human error. Every worker is prone to error regardless of the level of training, experience, and knowledge. Errors can be caused by slips and lapses of judgment, violation of existing procedures, and inadvertent mistakes. Also, errors can be caused by an unfavorable work environment and conditions that places undue stress on the worker. Measures can be taken to reduce the probability of human ...

Directions

The provided case study illustrates the case of one Mr. Red Smart, a hospitalized, elderly diabetic patient who equally suffers from hypertension and a host of other medical conditions. Mr. Red uses crutches due to an earlier fall and he experiences a sharp pain at home and falls unconsciousness and upon the doctors diagnosis, Myocardial infarction (MI) is detected. He is admitted to the hospital for three weeks but he considers to return home contrary to his family opinions. He also suffers from memory lapses.

Scenario

Red is a 60 year old man who lives with his elderly wife aged ...

Part A: Annotated Bibliography

Edberg, S. C. (2015). Microbial Health Risks of Regulated Drinking Waters in the United States—A Comparative Microbial Safety Assessment of Public Water Supplies and Bottled Water. This article examines the differences between tap water and bottled water in the United States of America, especially in regards to safety, regulation, and source. Essentially, the authors underline that there is a significant difference in the quality of tap water and bottled water. Tap water is likely to cause infections when consumed whereas bottled water rarely causes infections. Infections resulting from the ingestion of bottled water are unheard of, and related ...