Step ’by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research Michaei Coughian‚ Patricia Cronin‚ Frances Ryan Abstract When caring for patients it is essential that nurses are using the current best practice. To determine what this is‚ nurses must be able to read research critically. But for many qualified and student nurses the terminology used in research can be difficult to understand thus making critical reading even more daunting. It is imperative in nursing that care has its foundations
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SYNOPSIS OPTIMIZATION OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING PROCESS at Mahindra & Mahindra‚ Swaraj Division‚ Mohali. Companies have found that investment in human capital in the form of training and development yields high returns. The ones that recognize the value of their employees and place a new emphasis on education and training are becoming more competitive‚ successful‚ and profitable as a result. Training can be broadly divided into 2 categories: Behavioral Training: This training is given to employees to improve
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pleased to submit the following seminar-training proposal for your review. This training seminar will provide the Epicenter consultants with the methods and baselines required to assess the culture‚ leadership‚ structure‚ and practices of the organizations they serve. Within this training proposal you will find the following areas covered: • Roles of Leadership and Management • Empowerment‚ Delegation‚ and Participation • Power and Influence • Paradigms‚ Change‚ and Charisma • Communication • Ethics
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The Challenge to Change from Guidance Counseling to Professional School Counseling: A Historical Proposition I. Summary Professional school counselors (PSCs) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) have been working diligently to reconfigure the professional identity of PSCs from its historical guidance epistemology to a comprehensive developmental model. Nevertheless‚ the historical influence defining a school counselor’s identity has been difficult to alter. The purpose of this
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Case Study 2 Reflection is a method used in clinical practice‚ where one expresses the experiences from a given situation‚ thus helping to learn and improve skills by applying the knowledge gained for future practice (Cottrell‚ 2011 and Schon‚ 1984). It is my intention to use Driscoll (2007) model of reflection to present my understanding of the issues I faced during a recent presentation to the medical centre. This case study involves a reflective account of a patient that I provided care for
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The American Accounting Association Seven-Step Ethical Decision Model Each case is analysed using a seven-step model‚ shown below. 1. Determine the facts What? Who? Where? When? How? What do we know or need to know that will help define the problem? Define the ethical issue List the significant stakeholders. Define the ethical issues. Identify the major principles‚ rules and values (For example; integrity‚ quality‚ respect for persons‚ profit) Specify the alternatives List the major alternative
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of standardized tests are answering affirmatively to what the questions has asked. These days schools are using this method to measure one’s brilliance. Although standardized tests show the fundamental‚ basic knowledge of students‚ they are not necessary because they do not go indepth into a student’s knowledge and using those scores to decide their future is not reasonable. Standardized tests are put on high pedestals and people say they deserve to be held on high because they have lasted for very
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monthly budget can help ensure you pay your bills on time‚ have funds to cover unexpected emergencies‚ and reach your financial goals. Most of the information you need is already at your fingertips. To create or rework your budget‚ follow the simple steps outlined below to get a clear picture of your monthly finances. You can also use our free online budgeting calculators below to budget for certain specific purchases or events. 1. Add Up Your Income To set a monthly budget‚ you first need to determine
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Standards (NCBTS) Philippine Education Reform Beatriz G. Torno‚ DPM Executive Director II Teacher Education Council I wish I could persuade every teacher to be proud of his/her occupation-not conceited or pompous ‚ but proud. People who introduce themselves with the shame remark that they are‚ “just teachers”‚ give me despair in my heart. Did you ever hear a lawyer say depreciatingly that he was only a patent attorney? Did you ever hear a physician say “I am just a brain surgeon
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The Difficulties Math Places on Students: A Summary of “Is Algebra Necessary?” In “Is Algebra Necessary?” by Andrew Hacker‚ an emeritus professor of political science at Queens College‚ City University of New York ‚ Hacker critiques algebra‚ claiming that students are not passing‚ and that this is limiting the level of education available to them . Hacker suggests that if we make math more practical‚ by adding things such as “citizen statistics‚” more students will succeed. In the beginning of his
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