deteriorating and unsafe staffing conditions in hospitals and other institutions prompts workplace advocacy as the universally appropriate concept for maintaining professional nursing practice. The Arkansas Nurses Association and the Louisiana State Nurses Association define workplace advocacy as a planned‚ organized system of services and resources designed to support the professional nurse in the workplace (White Paper on Workplace Advocacy‚ 1997). It provides nurses with the knowledge and skills to use a range
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Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States: The Oppressed Dr. Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States might be better titled A Proletarian’s History of the United States. In the first three chapters Zinn looks at not only the history of the conquerors‚ rulers‚ and leaders; but also the history of the enslaved‚ the oppressed‚ and the led. Like any American History book covering the time period of 1492 until the early 1760’s‚ A People’s History tells the story of the "discovery"
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Diversity in the Workplace‚ an Asset if Monitored Efficiently Introduction “It’s hard to define what diversity is because everyone has an opinion” (Working Woman magazine‚ October 2000) Workplace diversity is a personal issue‚ and it focusses on the characteristics that are brought into the firm. Whether it is attributes or differences that separate these people‚ these cultural dimensions that are introduced to any workforce can provide businesses with different options for further business growth
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Behaviors at Work The workplace is thought to be a place to work and earn a living to support yourself and your family. Since most of an individual’s time is spent at work‚ they should enjoy going there each day. The goal‚ to perform the tasks assigned and receive benefits for performing the task and duties assigned. There are some individuals who are not motivated to do the task/duties and are just there to receive a pay check. Those particular individuals tend to create problems for their
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Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Feeling like an outsider is never an enjoyable experience. As humans‚ we have a natural desire to fit within the pack‚ to be a member of the group‚ to feel like we belong. However‚ that is sometimes not how things work. With an ever changing and growing population in the United States‚ we come into contact with people from different backgrounds‚ ethnicities‚ and cultures every day. Unfortunately‚ people that do not fit into the majority come face
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What is Business Ethics? "The concept has come to mean various things to various people‚ but generally it ’s coming to know what is right or wrong in the workplace and doing what is right this is in regard to effects of products/services and in relationships with stakeholders" (McNamara‚ 2006). In the past few years with the media highlighting business scandals and organization misconduct‚ a greater emphasis has been placed on organizations to conduct their business in an ethical
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conflict in the workplace causes havoc. At the very least‚ it can lead to uncomfortable tension among staff. At worst‚ the | |results can be deadly. You need to deal with conflict in a way that makes sense for your situation; in general‚ however‚ the collaborative | |effort is the way to go because it involves people working together for the common good. Workplace conflict is a conflict that can be caused| |by many factors including the long hours many people spend at their workplace‚ the hierarchical
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Workplace professionalism is always an important topic to discuss and realizing how positive and negative behaviors that can come from members of your workplace can affect you and others. One of the biggest topics is bullying in a work environment. Bullying within a work environment is unprofessional and can really alter how you carry out your duties as well as lower safety. Being polite and having good judgment are only a few things that go into being a professional. It doesn’t require any special
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Workplace Diversity Diversity July 7‚ 2013 Introduction: Every day the global workforce is growing and for many years there has been big issues within the workplace. One of those big issues being diversity. Every employee has something very unique to bring to the company. The ideal company will have the best team players with great work ethic. In most cases a successful company holds employees that have different views which come in handy for big business decisions. In a growing global
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42E Contemporary Management Course Workplace Violence Workplace Violence Problem Definition As defined by International Labor Organization (ILO)‚ Workplace violence includes any action‚ incident‚ or behavior that departs from reasonable conduct in which a person is assaulted‚ threatened‚ harmed‚ injured in the course of‚ or as a direct result of‚ his or her work. Justification for Problem Definition Most people thinks of violence at workplace as just physical assaults; however‚ it
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