UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones 5-1-2002 Workplace violence: A case study Robert F. White University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Repository Citation White‚ Robert F.‚ "Workplace violence: A case study" (2002). UNLV Theses/Dissertations/Professional Papers/Capstones. Paper 522. http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/522 This Capstone is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Scholarship@UNLV. It has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Theses/
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Crime Prevention 1 Crime Prevention TuLisha Blackshear CJ212 Crime Prevention Professor Sperling March 9‚ 2010 Crime Prevention 2 Crime is an ever growing problem in our society. Law enforcement officers put themselves at risk on a daily basis in their quest to apprehend suspects and attempt to deter crime. I will be discussing the components and concepts of crime prevention throughout the course of this essay. Crime prevention is the attempt to deter crime and reduce
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How can AKI be prevented? According to the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death 2009‚ up to 30% of cases of acute kidney injury may be preventable and the best ’treatment of AKI is prevention.’ [3]This can mainly be done by identifying patients most at risk as early as possible. This would involve constant monitoring of urinary output and serum creatinine levels for the high risk patients. However in general‚ all hospitalized patients with acute illness should be monitored
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What are the effects of pay satisfaction on employees’ mobility: apply to VietNam Student : Nguyen Thi Quynh Trang Abtract This paper examines the impact of pay satisfaction on employees’ mobility. I find that there is an association between organizational structure‚ payment policies and this have a great effect on the labor mobility. A survey/ questionnaire is conducted to understand the empoyees’ attitude and give employers an over view on their staff while
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among the leading cause of injury related deaths in older adults. Falls also cause a substantial increase in cost due to an increased length of stay. Falls are detrimental to the health and well-being of the patients and are preventable. Falls prevention is imperative in providing the highest quality of care to our patients. As a result‚ decreasing the incidence of falls in patients in the hospital setting is a vital change that needs to be implemented. As health care providers‚ it is our foremost
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prematurely from smoking-caused disease. 6 Fortunately‚ parents can take a number of effective actions to protect their kids from starting to smoke or becoming another one of the tobacco industry’s addicted customers and victims. Being good parents and role models is important‚ but it takes much more to prevent kids from smoking. Parents must also work against pro-smoking influences outside the home‚ including efforts to ensure that schools are doing their best to prevent and reduce youth smoking and
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IDENTIFICATION CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF SOME CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS PROPOSAL 1.0 INTRODUCTION The construction sector has been ranked as the industry with the highest number of occupational injuries that are both fatal and non fatal. When big construction jobs are initiated‚ such as building a new housing or shopping complexes‚ there is a great deal of movement going on in a small area. Cranes‚ trucks and diggers are all vying for space to complete their project in a timely manner. Every
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gun accident often makes the front page of a newspaper and even the state and national news‚ especially when a child is involved. In most cases‚ children between the ages of zero to nineteen die due to an accidental gun shooting. Late teens who have committed suicide are the largest group of people who suffer from death of a firearm. In 2003‚ 7‚671 suicides were firearm related. That is almost half of all the suicides firearm related that year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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(Cambodia. 2009)Running Head: WORKING SAFE The Ethical Responsibilities of a Company for Workplace Safety Patricia J Morris SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Professor Rokesha Green July 30‚ 2011 I have worked for several different companies‚ in both retail and distribution over the years. Some companies were very safety conscious
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Bullying and Violence In the Workplace Workplace bullying‚ often referred to as horizontal or lateral violence‚ is a growing problem in all industries. The impact on nurses experiencing bullying is no exception. There are many definitions of bullying but the underlying similarities include the fact that the incidents are persistent over a period of time‚ and demean or downgrade the individual through vicious verbal abuse‚ cruel acts‚ and premeditated situations‚ These actions are aimed at striping
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