Achievement of children and youth in foster care Joanna Bermudez Mercy College Summer 2013 Introduction and Problem Statement Approximately fifty percent of adolescents in this country’s foster care system are graduating from high school each year. In NYS‚ less than forty-four percent of adolescent’s in the foster care system graduate from high school yearly. The outcomes of youth who leave the foster care system between the ages of 18 and 21 are
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Nurses Improve on Promptness of Care to Their Patients Walden University NURS 4005 Section 01‚ Topics in Clinical Nursing March 23‚ 2014 Nurses Improve on Promptness of Care to Their Patients Overview In reviewing the Nurse-Sensitive Quality Indicator Dashboard‚ the plan is to target patient satisfaction indicators and develop a nursing action plan based on best practices. The purpose of this paper is to analyze promptness of nurses in caring for their patients and
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The Four Way Test is a very constructive guideline that is beneficial to many events and issues. If every citizen‚ every student‚ every human being used this test as a pattern and indicator for their dilemmas and obstacles‚ our community would become a more compassionate wiser place. The Four Way Test asks these questions: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it bring goodwill and better friendships? And is it beneficial to all concerned? Is it the truth? Telling the truth is extremely
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Community Care for the Elderly provides community-based services to assist seniors aged 60 and older. Case Management is a method used by professionals who work with elders in need of services. They work with the elder and their families to evaluate needs‚ develop a plan of care and coordinate services to maintain the elder’s well-being. You can look in the Yellow Pages or in the Community Directory section of the telephone book for local resources that provide services to elders‚ those with certain
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adapted their ways in their time of power that affected their kingdom greatly. Whether for the benefit or for the disadvantage of their country‚ it impacted their world in a substantial way. Louis XIV‚ with all his French might and wealth‚ wasted his resources and power in trivial things such as unnecessary wars and luxurious items and palaces. He sold the idea of divine right as his right of leadership‚ and expanded France’s army and wealth throughout his reign. Alexander the Great was a great ruler who
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Renata Gomez A. HIST 591 Sep 8‚ 2014 Religion: a Way of Subjugation Throughout the history of the world‚ religion has had a significant influence for society. Being close to God and having his holy word represents social power. This social power is based in the belief that a specific religion is the only one supported by God and that other faiths are not accepted. In the time of Christopher Columbus and the expansion of Europe to the Americas‚ religion played an important role. The European
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By: Sarah Nealis A Critical Review: The Great Gatsby By: Sarah Nealis The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a universal and timeless literary masterpiece. Fitzgerald writes the novel during his time‚ about his time‚ and showing the bitter deterioration of his time. A combination of the 1920s high society lifestyle and the desperate attempts to reach its illusionary goals through wealth and power creates the essence behind The Great Gatsby. Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ moves to a quaint neighborhood
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There are different ways to address poverty and one of them is charity which means simple response to immediate need and specific situations. No one can actually eliminate poverty‚ but we each can do our part to reduce it around us just by starting in our community‚ or by starting in a local food bank that provides a necessary service for persons‚ who for whatever reason cannot afford a meal for themselves and their loved ones. Home for the Homeless were we can provide meals‚ clothing‚ laundry
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MAXIMS FOR DEALING WITH PERPLEXING BEHAVIOURS Don’t try and stop people with dementia from doing something just because it isn’t being done “properly”. Give them time to do things in their own way at their own pace. People with dementia understand far more than they are ever given credit for. Take care what is said in their presence and don’t exclude them from conversations or decisions. Bossiness is Just Not On. It’s very easy to confuse “caring” with “controlling” and nothing winds up any
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him to take vitals‚ treat wounds‚ administer some injections under the supervision of physicians‚ and in a hospital setting monitor patients on catheters and oxygen provisions. Additionally‚ Jerry is a medical assistant and is a multi-skilled health care professional who assists with administrative‚ clerical‚ and technical support in relation to helping the physician. The scope of Jerry’s training is limited to all of the above mentioned duties and none of them mention that he can administer medications
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