The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) implemented Safe Harbor for nurses to have a formal procedure to object to an unsafe situation in the workplace. The nurse’s duty is always to the patient! The BON (2013) refers to the duty of a nurse “always advocate for patient safety‚ including any nursing action necessary to comply with the standards of nursing practice and to avoid engaging in unprofessional conduct. This includes administrative decisions directly affecting a nurse’s ability to comply with
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Healthy Aging: Helping Older Adults to Live Long Productive Lives The United States population is aging rapidly. Older adults today are living longer than anyone from previous generations. In the future decades‚ the numbers of adults 65 years or older will increase dramatically. This drastic shift in the population will have significant implications for our current public health system. Unprecedented demands on the provision of health care and age-related services will become strained
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Mcmillan. Retrieved from:http://books.google.com.ph/books. Lips‚ D. & Feinberg‚ E. (2008‚ April 3). Homeschooling: A growing option in American education. 2122. The Heritage Foundation. Massachusetts‚ Washington‚ D.C. Retrieved from:http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/04/homeschooling Aypay‚ A Raja‚ C. (2012). A personal journey into home learning. Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning 6(12)‚ 1-29. Nisiping University. Retrieved from: http://jual.nipissingu.ca/archives Ray‚ B
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The Power of Social Media and its Impact on the Current Business Environment The number of internet users has increased over the last decade due to the development of new technologies‚ internet availability and improved connectivity. Various online communications platforms have been invented and are widely used for both personal and business purposes world wide and social networking is the latest communication platform helping people connect to each other across different places. Its introduction
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disadvantages of China’s current foreign investment environment Content Introduction and Backgrounds 3 Advantage: Good economic environment 3 Advantage: Stable political environment 4 Advantage: Acceptable infrastructure 5 Advantage: Abundant labor 5 Disadvantage: The laws of the market economy system are not perfect 6 Disadvantage: Low government efficiency 7 Disadvantage: The low efficiency of the financial sector 7 Disadvantage: The investment environment and labor distribution
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKROUND Introduction “Man was born free‚ but everywhere he is in chains.” There are many regulations created by the government in order to maintain peace and order. In that way‚ laws and ordinances impose to every community must be efficiently implemented. One of the most interesting questions about ordinances do not only concern with the efficiency and effectiveness‚ but also the knowledge and of the people about the ordinance. One of the basic factor that law maker
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in Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462‚ that in criminal cases‚ the prosecution always bears the legal burden of proof. Consider the proposition (statement) that the rule itself‚ and the current state of the law means that the rule is not as clear-cut as Lord Sankey would make us believe. What is the current state of the law that affects the thinking of lord Sankey. Is it the case that an intrusion into the “golden rule” denies the accused his right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence
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A healthy community is a place where people can prosper both physically and socially‚ reaching their full potential. In these communities health promotion is adopted‚ and every member works at maintaining a healthy lifestyle free from injury‚ illness‚ and disease. These communities improve the quality of life of their inhabitants by providing its members with healthy‚ available‚ accessible‚ and affordable options. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2014). These communities invest “in proven
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Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization Vicki Gold BSHS 462 July 22‚ 2013 Latera Davis Characteristics and Environments of a Human Service Organization The Young Men’s Christian Association‚ more commonly known as the Young Men’s Christian Association is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization that is committed to helping people and communities to grow and learn. Their contributions influence both our nation’s culture during times of profound social change to
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Answer: Health: Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans‚ it is the general condition of a person’s mind and body‚ usually meaning to be free from illness‚ injury or pain (as in "good health" or "healthy"). The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health in its broader sense in 1946 as "a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Education: Education in its general sense is a
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