In August of 1508‚ Juan Ponce de Leon set sail to the Caribbean to explore the island of San Juan and was greeted by the indigenous people called the Taino. Agueybana‚ the main Taino Cacique of the island they called Boriquén Tierra del alto señor ("Land of the Noble Lord")‚ traveled with Ponce de Leon and some gold back to Spain where Ponce de Leon was granted the first settlement rights on San Juan. In 1510‚ Ponce de Leon founded Caparra‚ the first settlement. He named himself Adelantado meaning
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Role of the Professional Nurse Leader Leadership is a key skill for nurses at all levels.A professional nurse leader can come in many different forms. They can be a manager‚ charge nurse‚ a floor nurse‚ or a new nurse. A professional may be in a manager role or may not be in a management role. Some of the management roles would include nurse manager‚ nurse administrator‚ nursing supervisor‚ director of nursing‚ vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer. The key is to have successful nursing
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"How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife" by Manuel Arguilla At first I thought there were only twenty or so short stories from the American Era n the Philippines online but I have now found 100s of them. These stories represent a literary and cultural treasure and a body of work that anyone interested in colonial studies could profit from. But most important‚ if the four stories I have read so far are any guide‚ the stories are a lot of fun to read‚ feel like they were written from the
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His Journey Through Life My grandfather Keith Leon Mooney was born in La Grande Oregon on October 30th 1948 to his parents Delores and Donald Mooney. He was the youngest of three children with an older sister‚ and brother. Growing up in Nebraska at the age of thirteen they had a change in heart to move back to Oregon. There he graduated from La Grande high school. Fresh outta high school he was drafted into the Vietnam War of 1969. While at war he had to leave behind his high school sweetheart‚
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negative feeling whites feel towards blacks was a concept that was started because of a power shift‚ not because of physical differences between them. Similar ideas are expressed in the article Theories and Constructs of Race by Linda Holtzman and Leon Sharpe. One of the main ideas expressed in the article is that “racism is based on the concept of whiteness- an identity concept invented and enforced by power.” The article goes on to state that “the historical mutability of race is significant because
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effective team work between healthcare professionals in order to improve patient care and outcomes. The effective teamwork between healthcare professionals is called inter-professional practice and can be achieved through effective collaboration and communication between healthcare professionals. This essay will introduce the concept and importance of inter-professional practice‚ discuss the importance of professional communication between healthcare professionals and discuss the importance of understanding
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1.0 This report reviews the CIPD HR Professional Map. In this section‚ it explains how the CIPD HR Professional Map (HRPM) areas and bands define the HR profession. It will also look at why the HRPM behaviours are essential to being an effective HR professional. The CIPD HR Professional Map was introduced in 2009. It is a members-only resource designed to help professionals understand the relevant skills needed to fulfil an HR role. Detailed research within the HR profession was undertaken to
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Developing Professional Practice 1. Professionalism The Oxford English Dictionary states the following meanings of the word ‘professional’: 1. ‘a person engaged or qualified in a profession’ 2. ‘a person competent or skilled in a particular activity’ In other words‚ an HR professional needs to have the necessary ability‚ knowledge and skills in the field of people management. However‚ that is not enough. One also has to be able to apply them in a consistent manner‚ i.e. one has to be professional
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Paycheck. Money. Big houses. Expensive cars. Professional athletes get paid a lot of money for their work‚ so much that they can buy the most expensive cars‚ houses‚ and other items too. For example‚"...Steelers wideout Antonio Brown busted out a custom Rolls-Royce…”(Brinston). While some people may disagree‚ professional athletes are overpaid because they make a lot more money than the people who risk their lives every day for our country‚ also they only work until their 30’s or 40’s‚ and they only
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implications for leading professional development identified in the article you chose. Draw on materials and ideas from Theme 3 of this module in carrying out this analysis. Analyze the extent to which the approach relates to an organisational context known to you. The abstract I have selected for review and analysis‚ with most relevance to my own professional development and therefore is of most interest to me is that of Lyndon &king : can a single‚ short continuing professional development workshop
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