Charlene Harris NURS 421 Professor Sirmans December 3rd 2012 1) Identify your thought process‚ strategies and preparations for your Individual Personal Readiness Plan relating to Hurricane Sandy. Just over one month ago‚ the Northeast was not prepared for what would be the most treacherous storm; Hurricane Sandy. The Northeast was never face with a hurricane of this magnitude; Hurricane Sandy became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record and caused damages of at $20 billion. I remember
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a) Explain the moral issues surrounding Euthanasia (25) Euthanasia is the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die‚ as by withholding extreme medical measures‚ a person suffering from an incurable‚ especially a painful‚ disease or condition. Euthanasia has a lot of moral issues. Some of these may be: sanctity of life which is the idea that life is sacred and special and God created humans in his image‚ so only he can give or take life‚ individualism which is if you are able to make
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Natural disasters may be defined as natural catastrophes which cause great damage by disrupting the functioning of a society thus rendering the country incapable of coping through using its own resources as there is a need for outsider assistance in order to effectively preserve lives and the environment. Conversely‚ Natural hazards are natural phenomena that are potential threats to people within a society‚ structures or economic assets and may cause disaster. Natural disasters are inevitable and
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Within my assignment I will cover the key issues surrounding Equality and Diversity and will also cover the professional principles underpinning practice in work with children and young people. I will cover the key issues surrounding equality and diversity; firstly what does equality and diversity mean? Equality is to create a more equal and fair society; to give people the chance of an equal opportunity. (The Univesity of Edinburugh‚ 2013) Making sure children aren’t victim to prejudice and everyone
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Disaster Recovery Plan Student’s name: Tutor’s name: Course title: Date Introduction Disasters have become an inevitable part of businesses and organizations as well. They not only have a major effect on business and organizational continuity; they also result to an overhaul in organizational operational mechanisms (Awasthy‚ 2009). It is for this reason that many organizations and business resort to preparing business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans that will facilitate
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A disaster recovery plan is an HIPPA security standard and its objectives are to establish policies and procedures for responding to an emergency (vandalism‚ system failure‚ and natural disaster) that may damage or interrupt systems that contain PHI. In brief‚ the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ commonly known as HIPAA‚ was enacted on August 21‚ 1996‚ by the United States Congress and signed President Bill Clinton. HIPPA regulates national standards to protect individuals’ health
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My fingers which were slender and flimsy started fidgeting with the buttons on the dashboard. Almost forty seconds passed‚ which was much longer for a pilot with 5 years of experience‚ to eject her seat off from the airplane. My mind was in a complete daze and was in a state of consternation. I was about to die‚ and I knew it. The scene was exactly how you could imagine it in the movies- the plane swaying side to side without proper control‚ a transient rain of burning‚ hot‚ red meteors flying from
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Session M1.1: Disaster Risk Management Terms and Concepts Note: For further detail definitions and concepts clarity‚ please visit United Nation International Strategy (UNISDR) website http://www.unisdr.org/eng/terminology/terminology-2009-eng.html Crisis A crisis is any event that is‚ or is expected to lead to‚ an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual‚ group‚ community‚ or whole society. Management often requires decisions to be made within a short timeframe & often an event
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V March 16‚ 2013 Abstract Health care is a very diverse field. Two patients with the same diagnosis would have very different plans of care due to the underlying conditions and faith or religious practices involved with each patients healing process. This paper will discuss the healing aspect of three religions: Islam‚ Hinduism and Buddhism and compare them to the healing aspect of Christianity. Also information important
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft As health care practioners we should be aware of our own personal attitudes‚ beliefs‚ biases‚ and behaviors‚ besides our morals as health care practioners. Health care providers should include patients’ spiritual practice in their care as this brings positive outcomes such as decreased feeling of anxiety and depression‚ improves their coping skills‚ promote healthy behavior‚ and believe in hope. In times of critical illness we turn towards God
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