The Impact of Eras on the Evolution of Leadership Theory Abstract World events‚ such as the World War I‚ the Great Depression‚ World War II‚ Baby Boom‚ Civil Rights‚ the women’s movement‚ and the digital age‚ changed the world. These events and how they influenced leadership theory will be explored. Additionally‚ leader’s response to the evolution of leadership theory will be evaluated. Early leadership theory focused on the leader’s innate traits and expanded to assessing what a leader does
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Nursing Leadership Issues after an Acquisition Mergers are described by some as the blending of two companies‚ whereas acquisitions occur when one company is purchased and absorbed by another (Piper & Schneider‚ 2015). Mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare community occur primarily to improve both the structural and economic efficiencies found within the organizations (Mancini‚ 2015). For much of the healthcare and nursing staff‚ feelings of fear and loss often accompany an acquisition
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) has made a profound impact on the nursing profession—education‚ practice‚ and health policies. It defines nursing as “the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations” (What is Nursing?). Nurses are the backbone to patient care and serve as the medium
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This study focuses on the issue of nursing staffing and its effects on the outcomes of the patients. To begin with‚ the tem nursing staffing will be defined and followed by a discussion of nursing staffing in relation to the nurses themselves. Nursing staffing levels and their effects on the patient outcomes will also be discussed with regards to morbidity and mortality besides other indicators of patient outcomes‚ the impact of nursing staffing levels to quality of care as well as an overview of
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“No one ever said that you could work hard—harder even than you ever thought possible—and still find yourself sinking even deeper into poverty and debt.” This is a quote by Barbara Ehrenreich who wrote “Nickel and Dimed‚” she is a journalist with a PHD in biology and writes about her own story as she chooses to change her entire lifestyle‚ face the hardships of being a part of the working poor class just to see if she can survive. Throughout the book she illustrated the different jobs she endured
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Running Head: Connecting Sociological Theory and Social Issues Connecting Sociological Theory and Social Issues The topic of choice is the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States and around the world. HIV/AIDS has been a main concern for the world since its emergence in the 1980’s. “The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the United States through 2009 was about 1 million cases. Worldwide‚ the prevalence of HIV/AIDS varies from less than 0.1 percent to 15–28 percent of a country’s population”
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ALIGNMENT OF STAFFING AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES Devry University Keller Graduate School of Management (KGSM) HR 594 Strategic Staffing Instructor: Dr. Jennie Wong‚ EdD‚ MBA‚ SPHR 12/11/2009 Alignment of Staffing Strategies with Organizational Strategies By Carlos Molina Carmoli76@hotmail.com Human Resources Alumni Keller Graduate School of Management (KGSM) Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Concepts 6 Staffing Strategies 6 Importance of Staffing Strategies
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Critical Issue Paper: Proper Staffing related to Patient Safety Introduction The appropriate staffing of Registered Nurses is critical in the safety of hospital patients. Nursing shortages‚ along with major cuts in nursing budgets‚ have combined to result in fewer nurses at the bedside. This creates a safety hazard for patients‚ as well as a critical issue in the nursing profession. Nursing and patient outcomes are both highly affected by inadequate staffing. This paper will focus on the necessity
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Theory offers structure and organization to nursing knowledge and provides a logical way of gathering information to describe‚ explain‚ and predict nursing practice. Theories describe and explain nursing and the purpose of nursing to differentiate it from other caring professions by setting boundaries. (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014‚ p. 25). The use of theories gives nursing its own identity and takes away the task-oriented description of the past. Kolcaba’s theory of comfort is a theory that is used throughout
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The current nursing shortage and high turnover rate among nurses is a great concern‚ not only for health care organizations but also for the general population. The increase in an older population‚ as the “Baby Boomers” approach retirement age will add to this shortage‚ leaving many to wonder who will take care of them in their golden years. Subsequently‚ many of these “Baby Boomers” are nurses themselves and will be retiring‚ adding to the shortage. The Current trend for recent nursing graduates
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