Review Questions for the Mid-Term Exam (9th March 2015) I. Review questions for short-answer questions 1. Briefly characterize the following terms: a. Hexagram-The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams.[2] [3] A hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo)‚ where each line is either Yang (an unbroken‚ or solid line)‚ or Yin (broken‚ an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up‚ so the lowest line is considered line
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Asian American’s have engaged on the issue of sexuality. It started with the same sex marriage ordeal in Hawaii in the 1990’s. Same sex marriage has been a regular ongoing debate and Asian American became involved since the 1998 ballot in Hawaii. In Hawaii there was huge debate between many groups. First off‚ The Japanese American Citizens League in 1994 decided to affirm its commitment to support the basic human right of marriage which included the right to marry for same-sex couples. In Helen
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Implications of Juvenile Courts Juvenile Justice Abstract The Juvenile Justice System was created in the late 1800s to reform U.S. policies regarding youth offenders. “The juvenile court was founded at the turn of this century as a specialized institution for dealing with dependent‚ neglected‚ and delinquent minors. Its guiding principle was “parens patrie”‚ meaning the state or a guardian becomes the parent. A century ago‚ the focus of the juvenile justice system was on the juvenile
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IMPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL DISABILTY Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy affects people in different ways - some people experience minor motor skill problems‚ while others may be totally physically dependent. Messages from the brain can be distorted or mistimed causing increased muscle tension. Messages from the brain may also be mistimed‚ sent to the wrong muscle‚ or not sent at all. This affects the timing‚ quality and synchronisation of messages‚ generally resulting in erratic movement of the muscles
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the new technologies raise some concern about how to control the information of others. This has been forced defining the balance of privacy issues versus public knowledge. The privacy needs and values do vary between individuals‚ situations‚ and cultures (Clayton & Myers‚ 2008). Territoriality Human territoriality encompasses the temporarily durable preventive and reactive behaviors that include ones perception‚ the use of defense on one’s place‚ objects‚ ideas‚ and other individuals by the
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Question 2: How do you think using manufacturing improvement models like TPS and Six Sigma will improve healthcare? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) identified six specific aims for improvement. “These aims are built around the core need for health care to be: Safe‚ Effective‚ Patient-centered‚ Timely‚ Efficient‚ and Equitable.” (2001‚ p.3). Lean management has addressed many of these issues in the manufacturing world but I believe the elements utilized by Toyota Production System (TPS) have been
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Description It is my first day of work after graduating from nursing school. I am currently in a remote island of Maldives. It is a small hospital consisting of 50 beds and almost 20 staffs working in 3 shifts. I came for morning duty and the nursing in-charge shown me maternal and surgical ward as my first work place. After taking handing over from the night shift staff I made everything ready for the ward round as the doctors will be here in no time. Just before the doctors arrival we got a patient
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turnover Nursing shortage is a phenomenon that is affecting nurses and the provision of adequate patient care in today’s health care industry. Nursing shortage is said to occur when the demand for employment of nurses is far greater than the number of nurses willing to be employed at that time (Huber‚ 2010). According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (A.A.C.N.)‚ “the nursing shortage is expected to increase as baby boomers age‚ and the need for health
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Asian Paints: A well focussed company 2 The company shows an uninhibited appetite for growth in revenues and profits Colours of many vibrant hues The financials of Asian Paints are awash in as many brilliant hues as the varied colours of the paints that it has on offer. The company’s revenues and profits are growing yearly at a fast clip‚ (revenues up 26% at Rs 91.2 bn‚ with pre-tax profits growing 21.5% to Rs 13.6 bn in 2011-12 as compared to the preceding year) and the company is simultaneously
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reflect on why certain things happen‚ its purpose and what the possible meaning behind that event might be. From my perspective‚ culture‚ is an adopted phenomenon in which an individual‚ since early childhood‚ has learned and acquired from parents‚ family‚ and friends.
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