group of seven teenagers that have no aspirations to just hang out and cause problems‚ the Brothers enjoy active pastimes such as playing basketball. The Hallway Hangers all smoke‚ drink‚ and use drugs. Stereotyped as "hoodlums‚" "punks‚" or "burnouts" by outsiders‚ the Hallway Hangers are actually a varied group‚ and much can be learned from considering each member (Macleod p. 162). The Brothers attend high school on a regular basis and none of them participate in high-risk behaviors‚ such as
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advent of managed care‚ shortened hospital stays‚ and public reporting of quality measures demand that healthcare organizations objectively define and assess the quality of care delivered to children and families. Registered Nurses are the primary caregivers within the healthcare setting and are the essential link in assisting patients and families with navigating and humanizing a highly technical and impersonal healthcare system. An organization’s commitment to high quality pediatric care is dependent
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health care institutions have not readjusted the nurse-patient ratios and the result is decreased patient satisfaction‚ increased mortality/morbidity in patients‚ more health care associated infection‚ and decreased employee satisfaction; leading to burnout and decreased staff retention. (Welton‚ 2007). Some states have enabled mandatory regulations in order to meet the needs of patients and ensure adequate staffing. Based on the complex needs for more staffing and better budgeting‚ managers and leaders
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Economic Tools and Concepts Michelle HCS/552 University of Phoenix September 3‚ 2012 Professor Hamilton Economic Tools and Concepts The focus of this paper is to present economic tools and concepts pertaining to a health care issue. The issue is nursing shortage. Nursing shortage is an ongoing issue for the health care system. A supply and demand curve will be presented on the issue of nursing shortage. A marginal analysis will be presented
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A 24-item College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress Scale with eight factors was established. In addition‚ examining concurrent and discriminant validity via correlations among College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress Scale‚ positive state of mind‚ and burnout experiences provided further evidences of criterion validity. Across these phases‚ results showed adequate factorial structure‚ criterion validity‚ and reliability of the College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress Scale. The investigators suggest that
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This article was downloaded by: [122.174.74.152] On: 05 February 2013‚ At: 06:25 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/vjrl20 The Relationship of Engagement and Job Satisfaction in Working
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A literature review is important for finding and evaluating peer-reviewed sources for writing a research paper. “Peer-review is the act of carefully evaluating a work by one or more experts of the same field of work‚ to determine its credibility‚ research methodology‚ accuracy‚ and relevance to the literature” (Camtasia Studio 8‚ 2014). Using sources that are peer-reviewed is important because “culturally proficient research practices are necessary to dispel destructive myths and stereotypes” and
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The Mentoree was asked to conduct a funeral of one of the older members at Hickory Chapel Missionary Baptist Church that died on the twenty-first of this month. This was my first time conducting a funeral. I was given instructions and coached through the service. The Pastor/Mentor observed how I embraced the pulpit and followed the instructions provided by the family of the deceased. I also had to perform the graveside committal and benediction. The Mentor prayed. Afterward‚ I was led to go to the
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Like most large corporations Microsoft has a human resources department that has a large impact on the overall operation of the company. Microsoft’s HR‚ like most has implemented practices that are critical to the company’s success‚ and others that prevent the company from reaching even greater heights. An HR practice which always has been crucial to Microsoft is its recruitment style. Microsoft is only interested in the best‚ to the point where they prefer to leave a position vacant
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Competitive Sports Flash Draft Competitive sports are inadequate for children and parent pressure is a big factor as to why competitive sports are bad. The pressure applied on children can create physical and emotional burnout. Parents are one of the main contributors towards pressure. They have a mindset that makes them believe that winning is more important than having fun. Parents push their kids so much‚ even with injuries‚ that more children obtain even more serious or permanent damage. All
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