Essays on Vantage Point

It is unquestionable that the larger healthcare sector is undergoing appreciable changes and reforms that require the development of sound leadership skills for healthcare professionals and more importantly, the nurses. According to Huston (2010), there are eight leadership competencies that a nurse should possess in order to optimally contribute to care provision and subsequently, gain a vantage point in terms of alignment with the future demands of nursing care. As Huston (2010) describes, “being politically smart” is one of the leadership competencies that a nurse should hone as we move to a new nursing leadership era. Being the largest ...

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 ...

Synopsis

Colomina argues that architecture is not just an envelopment of space; an enclosure of space where people get solace from the elements of nature and other forms of physical threat. Colomina further argues that the impression of the interior of an architectural space is not just what is left by the users of the space; the imprint of their daily activities. Instead, he argues that the interior of an architectural contains hidden mechanisms that may not be overt to the untrained eye. These hidden mechanisms help describe the construction of the interior space of the building (Colomina 233). Based ...