Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment Darren Monaco Darton State College Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment Withholding and withdrawing treatment is the forgoing of life-sustaining treatment that the patient does not desire‚ either because of a perceived disproportionate burden on the patient or family members or for other reasons (Butts & Rich‚ 2013‚ p. 264). Withholding and withdrawing treatment is a major ethical dilemma for healthcare providers and family members alike. The
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like jeopardising the health of pregnant women‚ compromising the health of the foetus and increasing the likelihood of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth‚ spontaneous abortion and low birth weight (NDHS‚ 2013). Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy (IPTp) is one of the strategies where pregnant women in malaria – endemic countries receive complete doses of Sulfadoxine – Pyrimethamine (SP)‚ whether or not have symptom of malaria. As a protective measure‚ in 2005‚ the
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Disparate treatment means unequal behavior toward someone because of a protected characteristic‚ and it is protected under Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act. A disparate treatment violation occurs when an individual of a protected group is shown to have been singled out and treated less favorably than others in a similar situation on the basis of a characteristic that is protected under Title VII. For a disparate treatment claim to be upheld in court it must be plausible and shows that the employer
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8/26/2011 PLANNING TECHNIQUES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SEVEN PLANNING TECHNIQUES A Framework/Methodology 7. Stages of growth Critical Success Factors Competitive Forces Model Value Chain Analysis Internet Value Matrix Linkage Analysis Planning Scenario Planning STAGES OF GROWTH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS 1977 Jack Rockart‚ Center for Information Systems Research (CISR)‚ Sloan School of Management‚ MIT A method for defining executive information systems needs Focuses on individual
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Ethical Treatment of Animals Kenneth Huddleston SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Instructor Hester July 23‚ 2012 The use of animals at the cost of their lives is a touchy subject with me. Animal shelters euthanize more animals than get adopted. Animals raised for food are often pinned or caged in cramped‚ unsanitary conditions. People get pets and do not take care of them and mistreat them. This paper will examine the ethical treatment of animals using virtue ethics
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Lesson Planning What does a lesson involves? 1. Transaction: The actual learning which takes place in the lesson (an acquisition or a purposeful give-and-take) 2. Interaction: The social relationships between learners themselves or between teachers (T-S). 3. Goal-oriented effort: awareness of a clear‚ worthwhile objective‚ the necessity of effort to attain it in a resulting sense of satisfaction and triumph if it is achieved‚ or of failure and disappointment if it is not. A satisfying‚ enjoyable
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STRATEGIC PLANNING – process of attaching strategies and tactics to each objectives set for the organization. Planning – strategic process for achieving future objectives of service enterprise. COMPONENTS: 1. Mission – describes current purpose and values of the organization. it is why organization exist. It should be audited on an actual basis 2. Vision – describes the potential purposes. The mission of an organization deals with the present while vision is concerned with the future direction of
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STRATEGIC PLANNING Importance of Strategic Planning 2 Roles and Responsibilities 3 Governing Board Strategic Planning Committee Chief Executive Officer Medical Staff Department Heads Patients and Community Planner Consultants The Steps of Strategic Planning 5 Get Organized Perform an Environmental Assessment The Internal Assessment The External Assessment Develop a Vision Review the Mission Statement Develop Strategies Goal Approach Critical Issues
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List and discuss the steps in the planning process. Select the one step that you believe is the most important. From your own experience or observation‚ describe the circumstances where attention to or inattention to this step resulted in success or failure--choose either but not both. Planning is the process where it is determine whether a task should be attempted‚ figure out the most effective way of reaching the projected target and‚ and plan ahead so that there are adequate resources to
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Introduction to Strategic Analysis 1 Every organization needs a strategy. Be it an established business‚ an emerging entrepreneurial venture‚ or a non-profit organization‚ a strategy sets the direction of the enterprise‚ informs priorities and the allocation of scarce resources‚ and helps guide the myriad decisions that an organization makes every day. But what exactly is strategy? Kenneth Andrews provides the following definition: [S]trategy is the pattern of decisions in a company that
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