Accreditation and Licensure Define accreditation: Accreditation is a formal declaration that an organization‚ individual‚ or service has demonstrated competency‚ credibility or specialization at meeting a predetermined set of standards. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is currently known as The Joint Commission (TJC)‚ and the National Commission on Quality Assurance (NCQA) is just two regulatory bodies that identify essential standards in care for hospitals
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Harvard’s Pre-College class called AIDS‚ Ebola‚ and Earthquakes: The Fight to save the World‚ sparked an interest in Global and/or Public Health for me. Ever since I was little‚ I have known that I would like to work in the medical field. After attending several programs that allow young adults to explore the Medical Field‚ the more aware I became that my research skills could be rendered useful. While continuing to search for possible careers‚ I researched the mission statements of both Global and
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My Vision of Tomorrow Tomorrow’s world will be much different and also‚ much better in many ways. We will have developed much better technology. We will have made huge medical advancements. The general quality of life will be much better‚ and living will also have become much easier. Still‚ nothing can ever be perfect‚ and in a world of the future‚ we will experience many complex and unavoidable problems such as depletion of resources‚ overpopulation‚ and the threat of nuclear and biological
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Immigration has been around since the start of this country‚ but in today’s society immigration has become a problem. The problem is illegal immigration. Illegal immigration is when a person from a foreign country comes to a country that is not their own without any documentation and stays for free illegally. The United States is a key player in immigration‚ because of their clout in the world wide economy. The United States should stop illegal immigration because housing illegal immigrants raises
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themselves from becoming infected. Even though antibiotics are mostly effective in curing the Black Plague‚ pharmaceutical companies would immediately rush to develop an effective vaccine. Of course it would still cause significant alarm‚ like the ebola outbreak in Western Africa. News would spread through social media‚ making many people worried that they‚ or their loved ones‚ could become infected and possibly die. People might try to isolate themselves or become “germaphobes” and constantly worry
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Are We Knowingly Reducing Our Survivability? Although it’s been 65 million years since the last massively devastating meteor hit the Yucatan Pennisula‚ it’s inevitable that it will happen again. This isn’t something that should be overlooked or cast aside. We simply need more funding for research and development of space exploration tools. With said funding‚ we will be able to advance our knowledge and understand of the universe‚ protect the Earth from potential meteor threats‚ and continue to advance
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Studying the nature of Adult Nursing means far more than just an academic course studied for a number of hours a week. It is undoubtedly an integral part of the society we operate in‚ as adult nurses are considered to be the backbone of the healthcare system as they promote health‚ prevent disease and help patients cope with their illness. For me there was no sudden intervention‚ no following in the footsteps of an admired parent or relative into healthcare but a progressive awareness that nursing
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Foreign Aid Is Wasting Our Money! How much of the United States federal budget goes to foreign aid? What’s your best guess? 10 percent? 15 percent? 20 percent? If you’re like most Americans‚ you probably guessed wrong. Less than 1 percent of the United States federal budget goes to foreign aid. Even though it may seem like a small amount‚ it really isn’t. That less than 1 percent is really over $30 billion that we spend on foreign aid each and every year. That’s a lot of money! And there is still
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Imperialism has affected america and the world in various ways. Imperialism has many benefits. The world wouldn’t be as advanced today if it weren’t for spread of technology‚ healthcare‚ and language. One example is that healthcare got rid of many deadly diseases. Also with language spread‚ more cultures were influenced. More efficient machines and other inventions have been made because of growth of technology. Back in these times it was very unlikely for people to not have a spreading disease
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AIDS/HIV The HIV virus poses one of the biggest viral threats to human society today. It is contracted through bodily fluids such as blood and semen‚ and sometimes even saliva and tears. AIDS kills 100% of its victims and puts them through agony before they die. It has been a threat for about 15 years‚ and it is not going to stop now. In fact‚ AIDS is just getting started: It consumes more people each year. There is no known treatment for it either‚ only antibiotics to slow the reproduction
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