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    Mihir Bhagat on the website Bleacher Report. The author believes that athletes are getting paid way too much money for their role in society; to play games for people’s entertainment. Salaries and wages are traditionally based on the value of one’s work but this rule does not necessarily follow in reference to high league athletes. In a day where one should be paid according to that person’s job’s economic importance‚ athletes simply are not. An example used in the article is the difference in salary

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    are all extracurricular activities. Why would the school pay an athlete to do something that they choose to do? It’s not mandatory to play sports. Playing sports help athletes develop a better talent. Usually when someone’s learning to play the piano they hire and instructor. When you want to learn how to swim‚ ride a horse‚ dance or even act‚ you pay to take classes. You are supposed to pay a tutor‚ a trainer‚ coach etc. and the athletes don’t pay for the services that are provided to them. They get

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    College Athletes Cons

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    Exploitation of College Athletes: Pros and Cons In modern sports money causes the most controversy at all levels. From professional all the way down to beginner organized sports. At the collegiate level it is even more of a hot topic. There are several different sources that influence college athletics. The NCAA uses media‚ businesses‚ and coaches to promote athletes and athletic programs. Without the use of these type of sources‚ we would not see the college athletics that are seen today. Despite

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    Professional Development in Nursing Professionals Nursing is a process in which include assisting clients (patients) in preventing illness‚ maintaining health‚ diagnosing disease process and treating appropriately. It also helps to prevent or minimize limitations. Standard of care is “what” and “how” of delivering care and professional responsibility and these are interconnected. Because of the quick changes in the health care system today the complexity of medical conditions of the clients‚ nurses

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    The Impact on Nursing of the Institute of Medicine 2010 report on the Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics 04/15/2013 In this twenty first century‚ where modern health care system is evolving rapidly and getting more complex by the day. Patient are being diagnosed with new diseases‚ prescribed new medications‚ newer test are being ordered and new sophisticated procedures are being performed. In this current demanding healthcare system‚ physicians are spending less

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    Professional Development of Nursing Professionals In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report indicating that nurses are a key component to the improvement of the healthcare transformation in the United States of America. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health discussed the powerful impact of a highly educated and trained nurse in the medical profession by examining evidenced based research and relative trends. In the following essay we will discuss how these findings

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    Female Athlete Triad

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    The female athlete triad is a health condition in which active women experience three inter-related disorders due to unhealthy body weight and eating habits. In the case of the triad‚ the word active refers to females who display moderate to high intensity levels of performance. The rate of performance must be high in order to counterbalance the decrease in calorie intake. Females who perform at a high intensity are at risk for the triad since they do not take in enough calories to fulfill the

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    Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The 2010 Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) is the largest change to the United State Health Care system since the Senate passed the Medicare and Medicaid program in 1965. The Affordable Medical Care Act of 2010 will provide affordable insurance coverage to 32 million more Americans; this will require a higher demand on the health care system. With only 3 million registered nurses in the United States‚ questions were raised as to what kind of responsibilities

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    Wages of Sport Athletes

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    Wages of Sport Athletes How would you like to be paid twenty-three million dollars a year ? It is obvious to say that everyone would more than love it. This figure is only one of the many outrageous wages athletes are being paid today. True‚ not all twenty-three million dollars goes directly to the athlete because of Uncle Sam. Still these figures are too extreme regardless of the sport‚ baseball‚ football or basketball. The athletes here in the United States are without a doubt the greatest on

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    Professional Interview For this assignment I was able to interview Mr. Rick Cole Jr. currently the Vice President for Athletics at Dowling College‚ he will take over as Athletic Director at Iona College on June 1st. Mr. Cole attended Buffalo State‚ where he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education. Prior to coming to Dowling College he was an Associate Athletic Director at St. John’s University and prior to that he was Stony Brook University’s Associate Athletic Director for

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