levels in rivers used for generation. The population growth increases this nation’s basic living need for water. Of China’s 640 cities‚ 300 of them are suffering from inadequate water supplies (News Service Reports). Other issues related to water shortages within this nation are the insufficient management of this resource by government‚ including wastewater management and uneven distribution of river and rainwater; inadequate public awareness of environmental protection; and the overuse of underground
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE GLOBAL NURSING SHORTAGE AND ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS TO OVERCOME THE ISSUE IN AUSTRALIA INTRODUCTION Nurses form an integral part of the health work force of a nation. They are responsible in maintaining the health standards and the quality of health of the most valuable asset of the country‚ human resource. Hence‚ the shortage of nurses has posed serious threats to nations all over the world‚ especially the developed ones like Australia‚ USA‚ Canada etc. Addressing
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This month we look at the STEM job shortage. The proponents of STEM say that we have an acute shortage of STEM graduates. But is that true? One indicator is employment numbers. Let’s take 2012. In that year we had twice as many people with STEM degrees (immigrants and native born) than STEM jobs available. 5.3 million STEM jobs vs. 12.1 million people with STEM degrees. With less than half of the immigrants with STEM degrees were working in STEM jobs. Wages are good measure of labor demand. If STEM
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in the United States‚ there has been a major water shortage due to the lack of rainfall. It is mainly in California and other Western states. According to the U.S. Geological Survey‚ “In 119 years of recorded history‚ 2013 was the dries calendar year for the state of California.” California’s snowpack usually provides about one-third of the water used in Californian farms and cities. In January 2014‚ it measured in at 12%. The water shortage has had many effects of people‚ farming‚ and the economy
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The Rupee shortage has emerged as a major issue due to the recent increase in demand for Indian Rupees to meet transactions related to trade in goods‚ services and capital and financial transactions. This is not surprising since Bhutan imports most of what it consumes from India‚ including construction workers. There is also a huge outflow of Rupees annually on education‚ health‚ pilgrimage and other travel related expenses as well as remittances out of the country. To meet the increasing demand
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Difficult situations were faced in my facility three months ago where staffing shortage force nurses for weeks work on the floor in technician position with increased patient ratios per nurse and left patient care undone. Some technicians approach vacation time other staff members decide canceled they are working days early in the morning or fail to report‚ placing facility and staff nurses in hard situations. It created stressful environment and conflict among colleagues. We start noted that during
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Global water shortage where will this lead to? Water is getting scarce and there are currently nearly a billion people around the world in need of sufficient water‚ this equals with about 1/6 of the world’s population. Although we thought that wars were caused mostly by religious disagreements and to prevent dictatorships etc.‚ the future wars are now influenced not only by those conflicts but by our natural resources’ scarcity and thereby lead to society collapses. It is getting increasingly
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Research Paper – Biofuels and the World Food Shortage The morning commute of many Americans includes stopping at the local convenience store or gas station to fill up their vehicle’s tank and grab a portable breakfast. In this seemingly normal and routine act these Americans are performing two daily functions that much of the world cannot‚ either because of shortages‚ government regulations‚ or a lack of assets by which to do so. The starving and malnourished children that are pictured in
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Physician & Nursing Shortages Impacts they have because the Affordable Care Act and Reform Marquitha Howell 9/28/2013 Healthcare reforms including Obama Care‚ formally named the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act greatly impacts physicians and nursing shortages. There are several provisions which could direct impact physicians and nurses through incentives for potential recruitment‚ grants‚ training and retention. Through potential initiatives‚ the act may indirect
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The risks of water shortages are growing‚ and‚ as they do‚ so does the potential for conflict. When patterns of economic development on either side of a political border are uneven‚ the potential for ‘water wars’ becomes a growing concern. One rising soured of conflict is due to water availability from the Colorado River. For example‚ the Colorado may cause potential conflict between Mexico and the US in future years. 90% of water is extracted before it reaches Mexico due to its heavy usage; as
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