Is Nursing a Profession? What is a profession? According to one definition a profession is an occupation that is based on a complex set of skills and knowledge that is used in the service of others. This definition also says that the members of this occupation abide by a code of ethics and commit themselves to competence‚ integrity‚ morality and many other qualities that promote public good (Cruess‚ Johnston‚ & Cruess‚ 2004‚ p. 74). According to this very definition‚ nursing is a professional
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Ethical concerns were respected in every phase of development and implementation of this study. For example‚ the principles of the Belmont Report (U.S. DHEW‚ 1979)—which include respect‚ justice‚ and beneficence—were adhered in all phases of this study. Moreover‚ the investigator received permission to perform research in compliance with federal regulations (Hall‚ Prochazka‚ & Fink‚ 2012; Stoljar‚ 2011). Also‚ the investigator submitted the application form requesting an expedited review for this
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Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability Action Plan Nur 422 Waynesburg University March 10‚ 2013 One major public health issue in the United States‚ which is commonly overlooked‚ is the prevalence of individuals with mental retardation. According to an article on Medscape’s eMedicine web site‚ “mental retardation (MR)‚ also known as intellectual disability (ID)‚ is a descriptive term for sub-average intelligence and impaired adaptive functioning arising in the developmental period (age
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Management Challenges and Concerns Report Nishman N. Huffman III HRM 498 February 23‚ 2015 Chris Healy Management Challenges and Concerns Report The first challenge that must be addressed is employment security. According to the text‚ “Security of employment signals a long-standing commitment by the organization.” The issue at hand is that our organization has a high turnover rate for Material Handlers‚ which starts as temporary positions. Employees want and desire permanent positions
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Roles of various personnel in computer related professions A computer programmer designs software programs through building logical work flow charts‚ the functionality of which is translated into one of several languages that computers can understand. In the majority of cases‚ the computer programmer also designs a graphical user interface (GUI) so that non-technical users can run the software through easy‚ point-and-click‚ menu-oriented modules. The GUI acts as a translator between the user and
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Nature of Auditing and the Public Accounting Profession 1. Auditing neither creates goods nor adds utility to existing goods and therefore does not add value to business. Auditing exists only because it has been legally mandated. Auditing exists because it is needed by the company. It is beneficial to users who need assurance if their financial statements reflect economic conditions that occurred in a period. Without reliable information‚ companies might make less effective decisions which
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In international relations‚ aid (also known as international aid‚ overseas aid‚ or foreign aid) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another.[2] Humanitarianism and altruism are at least partly an objective for the giving of aid.[3] It may have other functions as well: it may be given as a signal of diplomatic approval‚ or to strengthen a military ally‚ to reward a government for behaviour desired by the donor‚ to extend the donor’s cultural
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Identify reports into serious failures to protect individuals from abuse. This is a recent report of evidence of neglect at Partridge Care Centre‚ which is a residential nursing home specialising in looking after people with a range of neurological
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Management Challenges and Concerns Report Amber Smith University of Phoenix Strategic Human Resource Management and Emerging Issues HRM/498 Robert Miller May 5‚ 2007 Management Challenges and Concerns Report The purpose of the Management Challenges and Concerns Report is to indicate the responsibilities of management and how to meet or exceed company goals. This report includes details of management challenges within a company. In addition‚ this report specifies possible causes and solutions
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Suman rajbhandari Issues related to immigrants in US Immigration is the process of foreigners settling into another country permanently for the purpose of employment‚ education‚ or any other purpose. Immigration has been an issue to United States for decades. The question whether Immigration in US is harmful to the country or not has been debated since ages and will be a subject of debate in future too. We have seen that being immigrant in US has helped many of the immigrants whereas on the
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