Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine‚ (IOM) introduced a two year contract in 2008 (IOM‚ 2010). The basis of the contract is recommendations‚ which will impact the future of nursing care‚ and include changes in “public and institutional policies at the national‚ state‚ and local levels” (Future‚ 2010). This essay will provide a basic understanding of the IOM’s contract‚ including the impact on nursing education‚ nursing
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What do you understand by the term “Lancefield groups”? History In the early 1930’s Rebecca Lancefield recognized the importance of serological tests for the identification of organisms. The system is based on specific antibody agglutination reactions with cell wall carbohydrate antigens (C polysaccharides) extracted from the streptococci. Lancefield also showed that further sub division of group A into specific serological types was possible using type-specific M (protein) antigens. The groups
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Investigation Into Four Characteristics of Services Russell Wolak‚ Stavros Kalafatis and Patricia Harris* Kingston Business School Kingston Hill Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT2 7LB Phone 0181 547 2000 Fax 0181 547 7026 E-mail p.harris@kingston.ac.uk ABSTRACT This study replicates US-based research by Hartman and Lindgren on the extent to which consumers differentiate between products and services. In addition‚ Hartman and Lindgren investigated the importance of four characteristics of services to consumers;
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Personality Characteristics Lisha Storment PSYCH/502 April 27‚ 2010 Scott Duncan Abstract This paper will describe the personality characteristics that enabled the development of my personality during my childhood years of early development‚ family and social relationships‚ and also the educational background that was and is a key component to my development. Personality can be defined as life’s experiences that have been ensconced from those around us‚ including the environment that encircles
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Chapter 4 Key Terms Pontiac’s Rebellion: (1763) Indian chief Pontiac led a major attack against the colonies. The British did not rely on colonial forces‚ but instead sent their army to deal with the rebellion Proclamation Act of 1763: Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. British hoped it would prevent violence between Native Americans and colonists. The colonists were angry and disobeyed the law‚ moving to the west of the mountains in large numbers (1763) Sugar
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Leadership Characteristics Executive summary: Since early beginning of the last century‚ the leadership has emerged as an important issue in the business regard of the dramatic transformation in the world economy. Thus far‚ the following report represents an attempt to shed the light on the leadership issue. In order to provide a hint of the leadership meaning‚ the report will demonstrate brief idea about some of the leadership theories which perceive
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Drug Abuse among College Students College students are more likely to have problems with alcohol abuse or with alcoholism rather than with drug abuse or dependence; however‚ drug abuse is also a problem for many students. Some students are illicit abusers of prescription drugs‚ while others use illegal drugs: marijuana‚ cocaine‚ methamphetamine‚ and other drugs. Peer pressure and/or loneliness or other factors may lead college students to substance abuse‚ although some students had previously abused
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A congressman can be a person from either house of Congress. Members of Congress play a huge role in every American’s life. Congressmen mold our health care system‚ make critical decisions about the U.S. economy‚ and represent the hopes and interests of every American in U.S. It is usually huge for people to look into a congressman to see if they hold the attributes to even run or to be a congressman and represent many Americans. If someone’s behavior is untrustworthy or disagreeable‚ that will make
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CONCEPT ANALYSIS 2. PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES Professional boundaries separate therapeutic behavior of the registered nurse from any behavior which‚ well intentioned or not‚ could lessen the benefit of care to clients‚ families‚ and communities. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary (11th ed.). (2005) defines “boundary” as some thing that indicates or fixes a limit. Being clear about professional boundaries ; nurses must maintain their professional boundaries and be aware of events or
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1 Child and Young Person Development 1.1 Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ behavioural‚ intellectual and communicational development. Through a young person’s development‚ from birth to 19 they are expected to follow a development pattern including physical‚ social‚ environmental‚ behavioural‚ intellectual and communicational. The expected pattern is seen as the average time period it would take
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