Reflective account on communication This assignment is a reflective account on communicating with a patient who cannot communicate verbally. To remain confidential I will call the patient‚ Patient A. I’m going to discuss the importance of non-verbal communication within a healthcare setting. Patient A was a 63 year old lady suffering from MND which resulted in her losing her speech. This was my first shift back from having a few days off and I returned to work on a night shift. Patient A was
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Utilitarianism is defined as ethic based on consequences. An act‚ either it is morally wrong or good is acceptable as long as the end outcome is greater. In this essay on utilitarianism‚ I would argue Peter Singer’s calculus preferences‚ equality is for all living being but sacrificing one for greater good is plausible. Counter argument of Immanuel Kant’s moral deontology claim‚ it is immoral to consider a human being as a means to an end. John Mills’ actions are right as long they promote happiness
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Cardinal Virtues: Chapter 3 The Great Gatsby In the final line of chapter 3‚ after revealing Jordan Baker’s “incurable dishonesty‚” Nick Carraway says the following about himself: “Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues‚ and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people I have ever known.” (64) What are the Cardinal Virtues? Cardinal basically means the most basic or hinge elements‚ therefore the cardinal virtues are the positive qualities that all other virtues are
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elements involved in the good are virtue‚ happiness‚ and justice is argued in “Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics”. Aristotle believes that virtue is key in finding what the good is. According to Aristotle virtue is an element that is needed in understanding what the good is. In this essay I will argue how within “Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics” the topic of virtue is key to finding the overall good. The idea of finding the true definition of what the good is is what Aristotle is questioning. The first answer
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Reflective account (J) Record of event: Date: 8/10/12 Numeracy was being taught in the lesson and the teacher had asked me to sit with Boy F has trouble concentrating and has an IEP. The children had rearranged the tables in the classroom so that everyone was facing forward and two children were sat together at a desk. From the very start of the lesson Boy F couldn’t sit still. He was messing with his chair‚ his tie and pencil
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I’m reaching out to you in regards to your past due account. I whole heartedly feel I have worked very hard for you and your company from the very beginning of our business relationship. We have never missed an event and if ever there was a mistake on our part we fixed it right away. When you had an urgent need Hasty Awards did everything in our power to help. Currently the account is past due $8250 and‚ the last update I received from Paula‚ was there has been no communication from you or anyone
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talents and virtues‚ knew he may never be flawless‚ yet he strove to be anyway. He applied imperative ethical goals on a day to day basis and practiced productive habits. Benjamin Franklin embodied numerous significant characteristics that certainly led to his many successes. Benjamin Franklin imposed remarkable moral values when he created the thirteen virtues. He formed a procedure to conquer each of these virtues‚ starting with temperance. Franklin strategized to master one virtue a week‚ yet
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Hey just got an account here at study mode.. Ugh.. Why does this site needs payment? I just wanted to read the documents posted here about "insect repellent made from cacao leaves".. Then this site will say i need to sign up blah blah blah. K whatever. Just got an account here again. Science investigatory projects suck‚ or at least seem to at first. But you shouldn’t let school drag you down. Instead‚ use your homework assignment as an opportunity to solve a problem you’ve always been interested
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The first part of this Reflective Account describes what influences and events in my life have helped to develop my Personal Values. My grandparents taught me most of my basic ‘Personal Values’. I learned from an early age how to be polite‚ have good manners and respect my elders as failure to do so would result in getting sent to bed early. In those days I did not have a television in my room so in my eyes this was the ultimate punishment! They were not deeply religious people; my grandmother
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Goals of Receivable Management The basic goal of credit management is to maximize the value of the firm by achieving a trade off between the liquidity (risk and profitability). The purpose of credit management is not to maximize sales‚ nor to minimize the risk of bad debt. If the objective were to maximize sales‚ then the firm would sell on credit to all. On the contrary‚ if minimization of bad debt risk were the aim‚ then the firm would not sell on credit to anyone. In fact‚ the firm should manage
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