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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Staff Non-Commissioned Officers are a vital part of any Commander or unit’s team. The staff is responsible for all aspects of a mission given to the unit. The staff can effectively plan and coordinate future missions and receive desired outcomes. Each member of the staff should be confident‚ technically‚ and tactically efficient with ability to lead it unit and accomplish the mission. Although most junior Non-Commissioned Officers do not hold staff positions‚ they still use the same processes of
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PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute What works* Healing the healthcare staffing shortage *connectedthinking Table of contents 01 02 03 04 Executive summary l Key findings l Future Forces l Recommendations l About the research 05 Background: Business policy issues around the supply of nurses and physicians 11 The challenges of inadequate supply 20 Overcoming the disconnect 22 23 25 27 31 Strategies for developing a workforce
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Dropped medical malpractice claims: their surprising frequency‚ apparent causes and potential remedies. The articles states that not all malpractice claims eventually get to trial and this is not because the cases are frivolous in nature. The rate at which claims are “dropped”‚ abandoned‚ adjudicated or withdrawn has been found to be quite alarming and costly. From the article‚ we understand that some claims are dropped because of the long process it goes through before getting to trial of which
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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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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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deepening social crisis: the shortage of skilled workers. You may have heard the topic raised on some morning show or another‚ but likely thought little of it. However‚ the figures are quite shocking. According to one author’s research‚ “52 percent of skilled trades are expected to retire within the next 15 years‚ with 41 per cent of respondents indicating they will face a skills shortage in their industry within five years.” (Arnold‚ par. 12). The shortage of skilled workers in the
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experience as a pediatric nurse‚ and the outcomes of many of my patients. In particular‚ my final position before retiring was caring for several infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome‚ both in the home and as support of the family during hospitalizations. However‚ the skilled-nursing home care was to help keep hospitalizations at a minimum. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a congenital defect‚ by which the left side of the heart is grossly underdeveloped‚ and prior to 1990‚ infants died
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Upon reading the article “The Principal files: Principal Shortage- Why doesn’t anybody want the job?” made for a very interesting read and concerns still arise as to whether the principalship is the career path for me. Throughout the principalship course‚ we had the opportunity to meet three retired principals—which includes the professor. There was a common shared sentiment among them all and that was that being a principal is a highly stressful job. However‚ the amount of stress and how they
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governing Nursing Homes be changed? student Strayer University Course: Instructor: 09 Nov 2012 Should laws governing Nursing Homes be changed? Are the current laws governing nursing homes effective enough for the safety of residents? I am conducting research in order to better understand what my parents and eventually myself will be exposed to. My parents are getting to the age that my wife and I will have to make a decision to care for them or place them in a nursing home. This
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