population ages‚ so does the number of chronic illness and the need for specialized end-of-life care. With the current shortage of trained hospice care providers‚ the push for utilization of nurse practitioners in this area of medicine is being looked at as a possible solution. Efficacy of a nurse practitioner led model of care has been demonstrated in the limited amount of studies done in recent years and shows promise of a solution to the shortage. The hospice model of care focuses on improving quality
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FUNCTIONAL THEORY FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE by SHANKAR A. YELAJA A number of theorists post-Freud began to see that‚ "the goal-directed whole of any organism transcends the sum of its parts‚ that each being is unique despite common patterns‚ that the observer affects the observed despite rigorous striving for scientific objectivity and impersonality‚ and that will and freedom do exist and play a significant role in the unfolding of a human being..." (p. 50) These concepts are essential building
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my own work setting we have health and safety policy‚ child protection/safe guarding‚ fire safety‚first aid‚ security ‚confidentiality. In the regards of health and safety in my work setting I report any issues to Rachel Hancocks(manager) or Paul Hancocks(deputy manager). All staff have there own responsibilities to health and safety in the workplace as well. A risk assessment is the determination of the value of a risk in any working environment and a recognised hazard. In my work setting the team
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Shortage of Nurse Practitioners To determine why there is a shortage of nurse practitioners it is best to understand that there is a shortage of healthcare workers overall. The shortage of nurse practitioners began in the 1960s as a result of a shortage of primary care physicians. This was due to many physicians pursuing medical specialties that were more profitable. (Hamric‚ Spross‚ &Hanson‚ 2009) In 1965 Medicare and Medicaid began providing health coverage to low-income women‚ children‚ the
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Terry is self-confident and one can see this when he shows his excitement to visit Herland. He is interested in going to see what he calls “Feminisia”: He believes that he will meet there multitude of women and further he thinks that he will become popular in Herland also as he was a very popular man among girls in his own country. Terry was very proud of his masculinity. He was an explorer who thinks women to be slave. “There never was a woman yet that did not enjoy being mastered”. (173) Terry
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[Task 1]{M1} I am going to explain how different customers’ needs and expectations can differ. The supermarket industry provides a good example of the way in which different groups of customers will have different expectations and needs. Some customers just want to buy standard products at the lowest possible prices. They will therefore shop from supermarkets that offer the lowest prices and provide a reasonable range of products. In contrast‚ some customers are looking for variety and quality
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How are the metrics for internal site search calculated? Google Analytics uses the following formulas to calculate the metrics used in internal site search reports: • Visits with Search = The number of visits that used your site’s search function at least once. • Percentage of visits that used internal search = Visits with Search/Total Visits • Total Unique Searches = The total number of times that your site search was used. This excludes multiple searches on the same keyword during the same
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Explain how animals in art can reflect cultural values. Throughout the centuries‚ animals have appeared in works of art. The animals are often linked to cultural values. Cultural values are what is accepted or believed to be right in a culture. Cultural values differ between places and times‚ for example the Old Stone Age cave paintings at Lascaux in France(15 000-10 000 BC)‚ give us an insight into the importance of the animals to the existence of the people at that time. While in Surprise‚ painted
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E3: Health‚ Safety and Welfare at Work: Employment and Equality (A) The health safety and welfare at work 2005. This act applies to all employers‚ self-employed and employees in all places of work. The manual handling‚ which forms part of the safety‚ health and welfare at work regulations 2007. Safety should be a high priority for everyone. Employers and employees work safely to protect themselves and other employees. The HAS is a state sponsored body that monitors the workplace to ensure that they
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social care setting. A legalisation in the work place informs employees what is and what is not legal practice. A law is the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which may enforce penalties. Regulations are the rules of work providers amongst the organisation in which you work for‚ it is important that we outline the difference and inform employee’s what is permissible and what is not. For example‚ a GP practice policies and
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