THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP: OPTIMIZING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE By Lisa Smith‚ Troy University Abstract Current post-downturn business environment demands more production and service from the organizations at less cost‚ which in turn requires more production and service from the employees at less cost. However‚ the age-old dominance of extrinsic rewards makes it difficult for the organizations to get more production from the employees at less cost‚ which in turn sets the leadership task
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Vbg Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Article in Press‚ Corrected Proof - Note to users http://www.sciencedirect.com/science doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2011.01.001 | How to Cite or Link Using DOI Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. | Permissions & Reprints | Original article The experiences of patients and their families of visiting whilst in an intensive care unit – A hermeneutic interview study References and further reading may be available for this article
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This essay will discuss the plan of care I developed for Mr X while he was under my care in a post anaesthetic unit. It will discuss my nursing assessments‚ and what diagnoses I developed from this. It will then discuss the rationale behind my nursing interventions using relevant literature. My plan of care will be analysed throughout while identifying how my nursing care meets best practice guidelines. A nursing care plan is begun at a patients admission. In this case Mr X was booked in for
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It is important to me that nursing is identified as an honorable and essential profession. I believe that nursing is a status that reflects the two equally important parts of nursing knowledge: Empirical knowledge and Esthetical knowledge. “It is the artful nurse’s interactions that can bridge the gap introduced by technology and science‚ thereby creating integrity and engagement rather than detachment in the personal encounter” (Johnson‚ 1994). Even when I am not at work‚ I sub-consciously carry
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WHAT IS NURSING? AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE. INTRODUCTION Nursing is a profession‚ the depth and breadth of which is to meet different heath care needs of the population (American Nurses Association(ANA)‚ 2010). This demand to clarify what professionalism or profession mean in the health care field. The term ‘professionalism’ has autonomy and self-regulation as the characteristics central to it. It signifies that a profession has authority to establish standards of conduct
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nurses in various critical issues. As a result‚ they can recognize and address gaps in both patients’ care as well as other systemic issues of concern. It also helps the nurse unit managers and nursing team leaders in identifying issues such as nurses shortage and works to provide necessary solutions in collaboration with relevant management teams (Tornabeni & Miller 2008). Transformational leadership offers to redefine nurses’ mission and vision‚ restore the commitment as well as restructure existing
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What Role Do Audience Play Rosa Rivarola Rasmussen College Author notes The essay is being presented on March 3rd. 2013 to Marek McKenna for G380/AMH3304 Section 01 Visions of America Since 1945 What role do audiences play in creating popular culture? Explain how Hollywood both manipulated and reflected the popular culture of the 1950’s and 60’s. The role of the audience is to infuse the fire in the popular culture movement. It appears that Hollywood was caught between the wall and
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Reflection Paper Counseling Session Role Play Between Kristen (student/client) and Tiffany Ellison (Therapist) Tiffany Ellison Barry University Identifying health risk behavior My client Kristen came in for a follow-up session to focus on codependency issues‚ feeling overwhelmed with her mother‚ and not having time to focus on her. Kristen seems to be focusing all of her time on her mother and less time to herself. Kristen is aware that she is not strong
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Pediatric Palliative Care: Nursing Needs and Role In modern society‚ children are expected to outlive their parents. However‚ for children living with life-threatening or terminal illnesses‚ palliative care is an approach to care that enhances quality of life for both the child and the grieving parents. Pediatric palliative care is an area of patient care that can be one of the most emotionally challenging areas of practice. The nurse’s role in caring and supporting children and their families
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Does Gender Play a Role in Determining Academic Success? We all know the obvious difference in boys and girls. Typically‚ we associate boys with being rougher than girls and spending much of their time playing rambunctiously and getting dirty while most girls prefer to be subdued and tidy. But is that the only dissimilarity in gender? What about school work and academic performance along with academic success? Can gender be a predominating factor in determining a child’s IQ level? Is there a
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