Quality • www.ahrq.gov Issue #14 March 2004 Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care Hospitals with low nurse staffing levels tend to have higher rates of poor patient outcomes such as pneumonia‚ shock‚ cardiac arrest‚ and urinary tract infections‚ according to research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and others. Yet increasing staffing levels is not an easy task. Major factors contributing to lower staffing levels include the needs of today’s higher acuity patients
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AUDIT PLANNING Audit planning procedures are the first and perhaps the most important step in carrying out a successful audit. Without adequate planning‚ the likelihood of missing a significant risk area or encountering engagement-related problems increases considerably. As baseball great and noted philosopher‚ Yogi Berra puts it‚ “If you don’t plan on where you are going‚ you could end up someplace different!” All too often the auditor does not give adequate attention to audit planning for a vast
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Audit Objectives: a. Determining that cash on hand as shown in the general ledger is represented by currency and coins on hand. b. Determining ownership and proper accountabilities c. Ascertaining that cash balances are available without restrictions. Audit Procedures: a. Examination of cash proof sheets and tracing of their totals to the general ledger b. Test tracing of deposit or withdrawal slips to individual subsidiary ledgers and vice
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Artemis and Apollo were the greatest Olympian deities of the Greek gods and goddesses. Artemis was the goddess of the hunt‚ the moon‚ and archery. Apollo on the other hand was the god of music‚ archery‚ and medicine. Their father gave everything Artemis had ever wanted to her. Apollo wanted the same for himself. Apollo had decided that he took everything his father gave to him gratefully‚ but now he wanted something Artemis had never asked for before. “Father?” Apollo asked as he stepped into
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Case Memo #2 In this assignment‚ students will read and analyze a case study. In response to the case study‚ students will write an analysis in business memo format‚ addressed to the Board of Directors for the company. The memo is written by the student acting as a hired consultant for the company. The case study to be analyzed‚ The Case of Plant Relocation‚ is attached. By completing this assignment‚ students will meet the outcome(s): identify ethical issues that arise in domestic
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Wyndham Park City has been operating for approximately 2 years and find it necessary to focus on staffing based on historical data resulting in a more streamlined scheduling process‚ reduction in staffing expenses‚ and determining staffing requirements. The staff of Wyndham Park City is comprised of two departments: Resort and Member Services‚ with a total of 64 staff members to serve the owners and guests. The most crucial departments affected by this optimization of scheduling will be the Front
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In the case of “Staffing Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc” the greatest issue seems to be that of diversity. Numerous lawsuits surfaced against the Wal-Mart corporation with allegations of gender discrimination. One symptom that may have been overlooked was the fact that while Wal-Mart’s employment figure had increased by 50 percent in a span of five years‚ the percentage of women the company employed had actually decreased by three percent. Another issue‚ particularly prior to 1998‚ was that higher-level
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Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania Case Study Solution By Liqi Zhou Nov. 5th‚ 2014 To: Gregory Carle From: Liqi Zhou Re: Alpen Bank’s decision of launching credit cards in Romania Date: Nov. 5th‚ 2014 Purpose: The Romania market has huge and increasing profit for credit cards‚ so Alpen Bank should enter it ASAP. Preview: Alpen Bank should launch the credit card now to both middle-class and affluent segments of the market using all possible consumer acquisition methods to capture
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BUSINESS MEMORANDUM DATE: Jan 30‚2014 TO: James J. Lohman‚ CEO of Excel Industries FROM: Manger of Management advice office SUBJECT: The Cost of Providing Child Care Case Summary/Background There is an increasing number of women‚ who are entering job market approximately two-thirds since 1990‚ all the new workers are woman. However‚ The biggest issue for the woman is maternity and how to take care of their children during their work’s hours. The
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Chapter 12 Final Match Employment Contracts True / False Questions 1. The three elements required for a contract to be legally binding are: offer‚ acceptance‚ and written documentation. True False 2. It is very important for an organization to know‚ in advance‚ whether an individual will be classified as either an employee or an independent contractor. True False 3. A third party is someone other than the employer or the offer receiver who speaks on their behalf in the
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