On April 7‚ 1782‚ George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit in order to reward those in the military who performed singular meritorious actions. But for unknown reasons following the Revolutionary War‚ the award had “broken service” and was not presented to anyone for approximately 150 years. However‚ it was redesigned in the 20th Century and is now known as the Purple Heart. One example of the Purple Heart is displayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Speller of Windsor‚ N.C. The medal
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ISSUES OF NURSING | Current Trend in Nursing Research What is research? Focused on uncovering new knowledge to help understand phenomena‚ answer questions‚ or address problems‚ Goal directed‚ A systematic process of inquiry. Research means “to search again or carefully examine” (Langford 2001). “A systematic study of problems in patient care.” Abdellah: “A systematic detailed attempt to discover or confirm facts that relate to a specific problem to improve the practice and profession of nursing.” Polit
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As the research subject voluntarily or involuntarily enters into the unknown‚ the doctor must follow in their footsteps‚ embracing fear and inaccuracy before anything else. Scientific research can be risky for all‚ but if it is successful‚ it could mean justice for millions. Not only do the doctors and subjects tip-toe into the void‚ but the whole world follows behind to watch them fall‚ get back up -or fail. Scientific research is a tool that can be used to create strength and reliability for the
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Merit and Success are Related I believe in people who immigrate to America; they have the same dream-“American Dream.” The people who have the “American Dream” surely believe the U.S has meritocracy‚ which means they aware that there are plenty of opportunities to be successful in America if ones have good work ethic‚ put in their full effort to their careers‚ have an open-mind set‚ and willingly catch up with the newest technology‚ they can be successful. Unfortunately many people still stubbornly
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accountable for the company’s wealth. The only thing positive about doing this is that Merit is probably guaranteed to receive the money that they are asking. The biggest drawback is creating debt with multiple debtors. Public corporations are capable of raising capital from an IPO‚ as employees or individuals buy shares in the company‚ since public corporations are publicly listed on a stock exchange. This is the most significant advantage of a public corporation. In addition to the ease of raising capital
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(analysis the function of words in a sentence). These areas of study are more or less clear-cut. Some scholars claim that stylistic is a comparatively new branch of linguistics‚ The term stylistics really came into existence not too long ago. Problems of stylistic research 3. the number of functional styles The authors of handbooks on different languages propose systems of styles based on a broad subdivision of all styles into 2 classes literary and colloquial and their varieties. These generally include
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Nursing research is the process that underpins all the other things we have talked about. How was it determined that one particular way of carrying out nursing care was better than another way? How was it decided that a particular framework of understanding will explain certain behaviors better than another? When we discussed frameworks of understanding or conceptual models earlier in the course you learnt that there are various ways of viewing mental illness were discussed and the treatments were
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In World War II‚ the Holocaust is one of the most important and significant events that occurred. The Holocaust was a horrible period in the history of the war. Jews were murdered in acts of oppression. During the second world war‚ the Nazis led by Hitler were determine to murder the entire Jewish population. About six million Jews were killed and there was no real threat to put an end to this and stop the Nazis from killing those innocent people. These people were mistreated and taken from their
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JAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING ORIGINAL RESEARCH Quality nursing care in the words of nurses Linda Maas Burhans & Martha Raile Alligood Accepted for publication 19 March 2010 Correspondence to L.M. Burhans: e-mail: linda.burhans@gmail.com Linda Maas Burhans PhD RN CPHQ Associate Executive Director of Education and Practice North Carolina Board of Nursing and Adjunct Faculty‚ East Carolina University College of Nursing‚ Wilson‚ NC‚ USA Martha Raile Alligood PhD RN ANEF Professor
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My overall leadership characteristics have grown over the last few years. In my opinion‚ I have more strengths than weakness. However‚ I still have many areas that require improvement‚ particularly my leadership skills. When I became a Hospice Director of Nursing‚ there was no one to train me for the position. However‚ over the last two years under the direction of a new Executive Director (ED)‚ my leadership skills and knowledge have grown. My current management style is co-leadership with
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