The Smurfette Principle The Smurfette principle is a controversy on how TV shows and movies have all men/boys as characters with zero to one girl. A writer by the name Katha Pollitt writes an article in the New York Times talking about this principle. She defines her principle as‚ “…a group of male buddies will be accented by a lone female‚ stereotypically defined” (Pollitt). She uses her daughter to explain to us that there is just not enough shows for little girls to watch. She mentions how
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ethical and legal duty to respect confidentiality of patients. I am going to give details of a case study I came across and then outline the issues surrounding confidentiality referring to it. The case study is about a man (Mr X) who is in a relationship with a drug representative. He discovers that one of the drugs he is researching is produced by another subsidiary of his girlfriend’s drug company. As part of the research‚ he has access to 1325 patient records. His girlfriend asks if she would look
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Patient satisfaction is interesting to me‚ and I chose the Press Ganey Associates as my selected organization. Press Ganey’s most common formats used to gain information regarding patient satisfaction are surveys utilizing email‚ paper or phone. The information received from these surveys is organized by Press Ganey in easy to understand charts‚ performance scorecards‚ and progress evaluating side-by-side comparisons. This prepared data can be utilized by all levels of the organization to empower
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informing‚ educating‚ and involving patients According to Coulter and Ellins (2006)‚ patients want healthcare with a high level of quality. Through patient engagement‚ the quality can be accomplished‚ and the services will be actively securing appropriate‚ effective‚ safe‚ and responsive. Coulter and Ellins wrote an articles entitled "Effectiveness of strategies for informing‚ educating‚ and involving patients". In the article‚ the light was sheded on patient engagement in their own or their relatives’
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Chapter 8 – Goods and services tax Objectives The aim of this chapter is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of the goods and services tax (‘GST’) and how it operates in Australia. Chapter 8 – Goods and services tax - overview: 1. Introduction 2. Relevant legislation 3. Format of the Acts 4. Policy reasons behind GST 5. Comparison to PAYG reforms 6. Terminology 7. Taxable supplies 8.
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* Bernoulli’s Principle * Vacuum- A space entirely devoid of matter. * Vacuums don’t exist in the Earth’s atmosphere as air molecules are constantly bouncing off each-other. If a vacuum ever existed in the atmosphere it would be filled very quickly because there would be no resistance against the excited air molecules. * This phenomenon is the driving principle behind airplane wings. As wind blows over the wing (see picture below) there is a pressure differential between the
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of the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value (LCNRV) rule is based on both the expense recognition principle and the concept of conservatism. The expense recognition principle applies because the application of the LCNRV rule allows for the recognition of a decline in the utility (value) of inventory as a loss in the period in which the decline takes place. The departure from the cost principle for inventory valuation is permitted on the basis of
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that determines patient benefits eligibility would come from the patients’ information form and their insurance card. The medical insurance specialists would then contact the payer to confirm eligibility‚ any copayment that the patients are required to pay before care is rendered and whether the care they are seeking is a covered service under their plan. These steps are required before care is provided to the patient except in a medical emergency. If there is an emergency the patient is taken care
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following approaches is best for a nurse seeking an answer to a clinical question related to patient care?| A)|using intuition to answer the question| B)|asking the clinical nursing supervisor| C)|reading a textbook about the subject| D)|reading current research on the topic| 2.|The conscious and intentional use of research and theory-based information to make decisions and answer clinical questions about patient care delivery is referred to as:| A)|research utilization review| B)|evidence-based
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for treating renowned patients such as pro football players‚ movie stars‚ top executives‚ etc. Thus the hospital wants to strive and maintain their image through outstanding customer service and conduct. City hospital offers individuals an employment position within the organization as a patient escort. Patient escorts are simply needed to move patients from one place to another. Lately‚ the hospital has experienced an increase of patient escort complaints from its patients. While the job is a simple
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