Introduction It is difficult to choose a project even though it is the best preference among alternatives. In order to decided to pursue the decision of investment one should evaluate using different methods that are available and methods greatly influence decisions taken. For instance, when using non-discounting methods of capital...
Family-focused interventions For a long time now, the family unit has been regarded as a potential target for nursing care. Lundy and Janes (2009) have provided a generalized family-focused nursing intervention for application in those families faced with the problem of substance abuse. In this case, the nurse offers family...
Introduction Due to increased competition, companies are compelled to take advantage of technological advancements to outmaneuver competitors. Technology has made it possible for organizations to increase their market share by establishing a global presence. This geographical distribution, the changing work culture, and the desire to work closely with customers have...
Abstract Efficient manipulation of information is the key concept towards ensuring effectiveness in the organization’s operations and facilitating the organization to match up the present competitive nature of both local and global markets. This, therefore, implies that the paradigm of strategic planning needs to change frequently in order to support...
Introduction Health care has not only been political but also an economic issue dominating most of the world’s agenda in the recent past. In the last forty years, for instance, health care spending has risen rapidly in the global arena and the health sector demonstrated a great deal of rationalization,...
Introduction New technological innovations have always altered lifestyles in society; Computers and related information technology are no exception. In an actual sense, changes in information and technology have changed society as profoundly as say the discovery of steam power. Computers and networks have provided a new platform where interaction between...
Computer Hardware and System Software This chapter takes us through computer systems architecture and the constituent components that make up a computer. It introduces one to the functions of the component parts and how each part and system organization. Ideally, computer architecture constitutes hardware that acts as a platform for...
Since the invention of the concept of air travel, and the aircraft as a tool to accomplish the purpose, airports and air travel has been characterized by a myriad of activities. These activities involve thousands of aircraft personnel around the world. These beehives of well-coordinated activities are efficiently run to...
Since time immemorial, marriage was and has always been known to be “a union between two people of the opposite sex meaning a man and a woman,” (Kronby, 2010, p. 32). For Christians and many other religions and cultural beliefs, this has always been the case. This implies that marriage...
The advantages of switching to machine hours as an overhead recovery base Machine Hours Basis Amount Units Rate/Unit Standard product Specialized product Over heads D. labour machine Hours 599,300 6,500 92.2 322,700 276,600 D. labour Machine hours 170,000 6,500 26.15 91,525 78,450 Total machine cost 414,225 355,050 % 51.8% 48.2%...
Nursing research is broadly classified into two; quantitative and qualitative methods. Each bears its own features which make it applicable in various nursing studies. However, in some cases both methods are used depending on the nature of the study. Qualitative research is characterized by several types namely ethnography, phenomenology, grounded...
In every kind of research, research participants play greater roles and are exposed to greater risks which vary depending on their fields. It is in this context that different learning and research institutions, especially in the medical and nursing fields impose strict ethical guidance for the protection and guidance of...
Courts exist throughout the world to ensure that justice is served. While the human race is differentiated into people of different ages, courts in the United States are differentiated into adult and juvenile courts. This literature presents the difference between the two courts mentioned. Snyder et al (2009) note that,...
Introduction The study of crime has been in existence for many centuries but has only gained prominence in recent times. This can mostly be attributed to popularization by the media especially in the West. Psychologists and criminal profilers have been gathering valuable data pertaining to the reasons behind any criminal...
Organizational politics can be defined as selfish behavior exhibited by individuals or groups of individuals to sustain their selfish interests without much thought of their colleagues and how their behavior will affect the organization’s goals at the end of the day. Some manifestations of organizational politics include; high level of...
Summary of the four elements of financial management The elements of financial management include; financial reporting, accounting records and source documentation, budget control, internal control, and cash management. Reports on Financial performance Financial reports serve various purposes within an organization; the reports are made from certain requirements retrieved from various...
Taxpayers as well as the investors requires sufficient and accurate information in order to make sound decisions and also safeguard their financial interests.Individuals and organizations requires to have confidentiality so as to ensure that competitors do not invade their privacy.Donors,Research agencies and the entire community have a legal right of...
Introduction For effective and timely decision, an organisation requires quality information, both external an internal. Accounting information is of importance in decision making at different levels. Accounting information offers an analysis of processes undertaken in a business. Quality accounting information results to quality decision managing (McCartney, 2004). This paper will...
Introduction Although having a drug-free America has been one of the primary goals of all American leaders, achieving this has been one of the hardest tasks for most leaders, because of the diverse nature of views held by different individuals. The increased rate of drug abuse in America has not...
Introduction Alternative dispute resolution is the process by which people use to resolve legal problems without recourse to the court. The court has been used as a place for resolving conflicts for a long period. In the recent past, people found out better methods of resolving minor disputes without recourse...
Introduction The teachings of Islam cover the private moral life of an individual as well as the collective lives of communities and societies. Islamic teachings give the collective considerable powers to regulate the personal lives of individuals whereas in the current Western thinking the personal freedom of an individual is...
The study carried out in this paper is about victims of male rape in prisons, this is a crime committed against men by other men. The paper will tell us how male rape occurs in prisons and how to deal with the victims of this crime as well as answer...
Introduction The study of crime has been in existence for many centuries but has only gained prominence in recent times. This can be attributed to the popularization of criminal studies by the media. Psychologists and criminal profilers have been gathering valuable data about the reasons behind any criminal act and...
A lot of studies on the use of cell phones by drivers show that driving when communicating with these gadgets can be hazardously distracting. Still, a lot of countries are yet to outlaw handheld cell-phones whilst driving, again no country has prohibited hands-free devices while driving.“Half a dozen states and...
Value drivers for Baidu Since its inception in January 2000, Baidu has grown to assume the position of the leading internet search company in China by traffic, the largest internet portal in China, and the fifth ranked in the industry by 2005. Its growth and dominance can be attributed to...
Introduction Strategic planning is generally regarded as one of the key aspects o successful organizational activity independently in the engagement sphere. The aim of this paper is to analyze the strategic planning activity for an IT department within a healthcare organization. The strategic planning report will involve the analysis of...
Oracle This is the second largest software company in the world. The company has developed enterprise management software which has accounted for 32% of the company’s revenue. One of the industries that use this software is banking industry. They have been using it to manage the many functions that are...
The movement of Riordan Manufacturing to Shanghai will entail a major shift for the operations of departments within the organization. It is up to the information technology department to use its resources to minimize such disruptions. The information technology department has come up with strategies to ensure less disruption of...
Journal Critique/Review McKinley, C. et al. (2007). Practice: Reducing Falls in Hospital. Collegian, 14 (2), p 20-25. Research sections analysis The authors of the article referenced above touch on several research aspects including background information, literature review, methodology used in the research, data analysis/interpretation and conclusion (McKinley et al., 2007)....
Abstract There has been a growing long-term care needs in modern America. This paper addresses the issue of long-term care and gives reasons as to why the average American citizen and family should be interested in this topic. It is particulary laying emphasis on regulation of the Long Term Care....
Introduction A contract is an agreement that outlines specific details of an issue between different parties regarding a certain matter which is enforceable in a court of law (Meiners, Ringleb and Edwards, 2006). A contract can take two other forms besides agreements i.e. based on promise or legal relationship. For...
Background Information On 31st May this year during the World no Tobacco Day, the Dubai Ministry of Health (MOH) in collaboration with Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and other stakeholders launched a smoking cessation program that was branded the “No Tobacco Campaign” (George, 2010). The objective of the smoking cessation program...
The provision of high-quality healthcare services is every nation’s endeavor for its people to ensure a healthy and productive nation. Community health nursing provides these services to a group of people living within a common geographical territory and hence similar experiences and characteristics (Lundy & Janes, 2009). It is concerned...
Introduction Professionalism refers to the demonstrating characteristics and attributes that reflect the demands of a certain profession with certain goals in mind; this means that a professional should deliver his/her services differently from a person who works for pleasure at expense of commercial gain. The role of medical work professionals...
Introduction Advanced practice nursing is a nursing aspect that utilizes expanded skills to asses, plan, implement, diagnose and measure the level of care required in medical condition that is beyond the traditional nursing practises.Most of the nurses practicing the APN are either generalist or specialist and are globally registered under...
Abstract Development in Technology has simplified every aspect of human life and it reflects more in the field of heath care. The improvement seen in the overall performance of medical care including laboratory testing is that much. However, the very development, instead of reducing the errors in the health care...
Abstract It is obvious that the drug problem is escalating in our society today. Many dynamics present in our society have created a convenient environment for drug trafficking, drug production and consumption. To deal with this problem, laws have been instituted to mitigate this issue. These laws apply within our...
The criminal justice system in the United States is aimed at enforcing the law, maintaining peace and order, and protecting its citizens from injustices. For a long period of time, the laws have been going through amendments and it appears as if they will always be changed because there have...
According to Griffith and Wright (2009), under the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification, retail grocery operators include grocery stores, supermarkets and specialized food, vendors. The Australian retail market has experienced rapid expansion that has been catapulted by investment and growth by supermarket chain holdings. Their entry and tendency...
Billing Processes and Procedures Billing processes and procedures require assigning a participatory contract that outlines parties to a contract, type of service, billing, and reimbursement as well as how payments will be collected. According to Valerius, Bayes, Newby, & Seggern (2008), billing processes and procedures involve ten steps. The first...
Definition of terms Health According to WHO, health is defined as a general state of wellbeing especially in human beings whereby one is socially, mentally, and physically well. Additionally, health can also refer to a state whereby the physiological and metabolic functions of the human body are functioning optimally. Health...
Introduction In the process of summarizing, the correct meaning and content of crucial financial information may become weak or even get lost. Due to the lack of well laid out measures, rules and policies for financial reporting, experts felt that the supplementary graphs, pie charts, etc, are likely to exaggerate...
Riyad Bank As one of the leading banks in the Saudi Arabia Kingdom, Riyad Bank introduced a range of services to maximize the value obtained from IT solutions. It offers both banking and investment services with a variety of services ranging from retail and corporate services to treasury and investment...
The employment of youths in the United States of America fluctuates due to the various causes of unemployment and seasonal changes. It also depends on the economic situation of the country. The main cause of the unemployment of youths can be said to be the effects of the forces of...
The risk of foreign exchange transactions is the risk whereby a business venture’s value changes due to currency fluctuation rates. According to Baillie (316), this is a “risk that an investor will have to close out a long or short position in a foreign currency at a loss due to...
The foremost objective of modern medicine is the creation of technologies that are capable of returning the body to its usual form after trauma or disease. In the recent past, technology has been bound to the use of donated organs, cultured grafts, and prosthetics. Over the past two decades, studies...
Over the last few years, the United States has seen its health care system undergo significant and rapid transformations (Shi & Singh, 2008). Changes in the various components like health insurance, industrial developments, and the general increase in the cost of health care providers have impacted heavily on both the...
Introduction The number of women attending universities and those contending for leadership positions have been on the increase over the years. Chin (2007) notes that women have taken up positions that were once conserved for men. Published reports confirm that high level appointments for opportunities in higher education are now...
Introduction A prison is a place where convicted criminals are confined for correctional purposes. It is where inmates are given time to reform their behaviors and also to revert back to being productive members of the society. How my understanding of prison life has changed Life in prison has always...
Background Based on the previous paper, that introduced new users to the system, this paper will further propose changes to the current system with practical step-by-step procedures on how to carry out the installation of Windows 7 into our machines. The exercise takes into consideration various factors and has been...
Introduction Following technological advances, the utilization of the internet to transmit data and graphics to different parts of the world has been on the rise especially in areas where institutions and individuals can access fast internet. This is applied in areas such as common information transfer, company training of staff...
Information System that is supposed to be developed at the Alberta-based company is meant for serving four main purposes. Website: The Website and many others are meant for providing customers access to basic company marketing information. Intranets: The Intranet in the company is meant for its employees. They are given...
Introduction Many projects involving information Technology fail due to a lack of planning and a set of clear and defined goals. For a project to be termed as successful, there needs to be a tactical plan in place that will assist in running the project. The manager should come with...
Executive summary The purpose of this report is to look at the sexual health strategy for the Aborigine and Torres Strait Islander indigenous groups of Australia as well as the aspect of health care planning in the strategy. These indigenous groups are faced with poor health and lack or proper...
Abstract The theory of self deficit was put forward by Dorothea Orem. This is a general theory in nursing is one of the most widely used models in the practice today. (Fawcett, 2005) “The theory is composed of three constructs.” (Coldwell, 1995) which primarily interprets the basic health concepts of...
Introduction Health care is arguably one of the most pressing concerns among people all over the world. Our ability to interact, work efficiently and live longer depends mainly on our physical and mental health status. As such, it is always important to ensure that we have some time off from...
Introduction AIDS is a serious pandemic that still needs attention due to its devastating effects. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS varies from country to country. This prevalence is deemed to rise due to absence of massively expanded prevention, treatment and care programs in underdeveloped countries. This implies that impacts of AIDS...
Introduction Research shows that family presence during resuscitation is viewed differently by different healthcare professionals. Physicians, especially interns and residents, are generally less enthusiastic about family presence during resuscitation than are other medical professionals (Mitchell & Lynch, 1997). The same is true for nurses. Some nurses view family presence during...
Introduction “Pain is defined as a sensory and emotional experience that is generally associated with tissue damage or inflammation” (Hatfield, 2006, p. 34). Assessment of acute pain, especially in cancer patients requires special attention and strategies to assure accurate information is collected on which to base the plan of care....
The Facility of Choice The facility of choice is the Country Villa’s Woodman facility located in Los Angeles, California. The facility is a nursing home that provides long-term care to its residents. Quality Improvement Plan for Country Villa’s Woodman Facility The current quality improvement plan undertaken by the facility is...
Introduction Recent studies and health researches emphasize the fact that the impact of lung cancer and other cancer diseases extend from an individual level to family level. Doctors and health professionals have often documented that gradual destruction of the system of checks and balances on cell growth, in human body...
Introduction Theories have been formulated ever since the inception of the nursing vocation, significantly stimulating maturity of the profession. They present comprehension on the methodologies applicable in healing and its apprehension as a discipline requiring substantive research (Browne, Bryant-Lukosius, DiCenso & Pinelli, 2004). The variation between the applied treatment by...
Introduction Quality system or framework in hospital refers to the characteristics that make a hospital achieve excellence in the provision of services (Chaboyer, 2009). Health care organisations emphasize the need of standardizing the quality of measurement so as determine the effectiveness of a health care system. National policies are responsible...
Abstract This report entails a review of the available resources and programs in terms of support services for the aging persons in the State of Indianapolis with the aim of providing practical recommendations in which additional services and alternative approaches to these services are discussed in detail. A total of...
Introduction In Australia, health care services are provided by both the government and the private institutions. Primary health care is considered to be the responsibility of the government as it is funded by the income tax levied on its citizens. In addition, the federal government bears a bigger percentage of...
Abstract The paper analyses the thorny issue of sexual harassment in the workplaces. The paper’s statement quotes the US sexual harassment law, which states that every organization is expected to have sexual harassment policies that govern their employees working environment. It then carries out a literature synopsis on the issue...
Introduction This industry is considered the most mature in the world; however, it is faced with several changes both in the internal and the external factors. The policies advanced by the US government in this sector has fueled an increase in the manufacturing operations and resulting products, cost competition increasing....
Short Description of the Project The aim of this project is to discuss the risk management in an organization. The focus is on Aramco, a Saudi Arabian Oil Company. The methods used by Aramco to secure its assets will be surveyed by discussing some types of threats and risks that...
Background Information Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a common neurodegererative disorder that affects the motor skills of a person including their speech. PD was first documented by the English medical practitioner, James Parkinson, who discussed the condition in his famous “Essay on the Shaking Palsy” (Stewart and Weiner 3). Unlike other...
Accreditation and its importance Accreditation is a detailed procedure through which the standards and overall quality of a healthcare system is assessed to establish whether it is suitable for healthcare provision. In this case, a completely different entity which is not part and parcel of the health care unit is...
Background information on Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common child condition. The problem is often reported in psychiatric centers and is considered a psychiatric disorder. Various factors are considered hitherto to causes of the disorder. Factors such as cultural and ethnic variations determine ability...
Introduction The state of healthcare services in Minnesota has been suffering significant set backs in the past (Minnesota Health Care Commission 46). Issues to do with accessibility, affordability, quality of healthcare and the general health conditions of Minnesotans have to be re-evaluated. Fundamental reforms therefore have to be undertaken to...
Although there is widespread agreement among Americans that the healthcare system in the country needs reforming, little agreement exists on how the reforms should be attained. Among the most common proposals by experts include reforming healthcare delivery, reforming the healthcare financing system, and ensuring that the healthcare system provides quality...
Hygiene practices A study in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia found that only 24.65% of the students brush their teeth twice or more per day, while 44.6% used Miswak as an alternative method of dental cleaning. In a study in Madina, Saudi Arabia, a total of 61% of the adolescents testified that...
Executive Summary Empowerment is an approach that is not only used in the hospitality industry, but also in other sectors of the economy. Empowerment bestows individuals and organizations with the power to identify opportunities and take advantage of the opportunities. The hospitality industry is experiencing growth and has been identified...
Introduction Health care is a vital component of Australia’s economy just like it is in other countries of the world. The health sector employs around 7% of the total workforce and contributes approximately 8.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This means that yearly health care spending can be more than...
Subprime mortgage lending Sub-prime lending refers to giving credit to persons who do not qualify for loans at prime rates (Muolo, 13). Mortgages and credit cards usage make up lending through sub-prime. Riskier sub-prime borrowers do not pay for their loans. An examination of financial institutions shows that they usually...
Ratio analysis is of great importance when it comes to the assessment of the financial position of any enterprise. Ratios work by comparing two or more items on any of the prepared financial statements of a company such as the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and many others...
Industry analysis of the banking sector of Tadawul. Size of the banking / financial sector of Tadawul, performance during the last year and the various companies which are part of it. The Tadawul is the only Saudi stock exchange and it is supervised from the Saudi financial authorities, the Saudi...
Introduction The Bank of Thailand is the central bank of the South-East Asian country of Thailand. Thailand is one of the most important nations of South-East Asia, and has a huge contribution towards the development of the zone. The bank was established on the 10th December of the year 1942....
Solvency and liquidity risk Solvency and liquidity risk are both forms of financial risk and they both have significant effect in the performance and the going concern of the company. However the two forms of financial risks differ in some respects. Firstly, liquidity risk is experienced when the company is...
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) refers to a situation where women who have passed or are nearing the menopause stage are given the estrogen hormone to reverse their aging process. The body stops producing the estrogen hormone by the time a woman is nearing the age of 50 years. Women require...
Abstract Culture drives the use of project management technology and has the ability to define desired service outcome for end users. Therefore blocking use of technology for organizational learning threatens the progress achieved by any development and jeopardizes the main objective of community development. Community members who are not acculturated...
Executive Summary This paper will formulate a business report based on a review of Brawny Luggage Inc. The web portal will provide benchmarking facts required to develop an online website for a new business. Brawny Luggage Inc. began as a single luggage store in Atlanta with the aim of providing...
Introduction We are living in an era that is characterized by a wide rage of data. Finding accurate data serves as the basis of data quality. Data quality is also characterized by other attributes such as relevance, and accessibility. The innovation present in this dynamic world has resulted to various...
Introduction Coca is a plant in the family ‘Erythroxylaceae’ that originated in North-Western South America; it is used as a raw material in the production of cocaine which is a great stimulant. It should be noted that traditionally coca was used as a stimulant to reduce exhaustion, starvation and thirst;...
Introduction Cases of tuberculosis continue to be reported in all corners of the world despite the efforts of international and regional health organizations. It has not been easy to contain the disease which takes new forms every day. The TB virus that was first reported in 300 BC when the...
Introduction Community-based corrections in the criminal justice system are programs that offer an alternative to imprisonment for convicted offenders in the community setting according to Alarid, Cromwell & Carmen, (2007). This is based on the fact that convicted offenders will eventually return to the community and the punishment system is...
For over 10 years, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Tradeway Commission (COSO) gave guidelines to help businesses and organizations examine and improve internal control systems. The mechanism has over time been embraced by several business enterprises in their policies, systems, and regulations to their activities so as to...
LG Electronics is one of the world-leading companies in electronic products that are in operation globally. However, this report is going to focus on the supply chain and logistics system of LGE in Korea. Some of the issues facing LGE are the increases in logistic costs, contrary to expectations that...
Introduction A profession refers to a vocation or an occupation that requires training and advanced study in a specialized field. In other words, an individual who has a guaranteed competence in a specific field or occupation is called a professional. Amitai Etzioni termed medicine and law as the traditional professions...
Information Systems Used by BayCare Health System BayCare Health System makes use of two major information systems in the process of its work, i. e. the Patient Security Identity System and the BEACON (Electronic Medical Record System). Both these systems allow the company to manage its administrative and patient data...
History of healthcare information systems Even though health informatics picked up seriously in the 1950s, their history trace back to earlier years, however, they were very subtle (Wager, Lee and Glaser 2005). It is until the use of computers started growing at a faster rate in the 1950s that the...
In her Oh, the Water… In Stoned Me to My Soul (2006), Mary Faith Marshall states, that in some cases using euthanasia is not violence, but compassion and mercy. She argues that the discussion of euthanasia should be more versatile. Thus, the key issue of this discussion is whether there...
Introduction to NCDS The National Chronic Disease Strategy (NCDS) is an Australian agency committed to the process of diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions which have posed a serious health risk within the population. Society is currently under the devastating effects of chronic diseases. An estimated sixty percent of the...
Introduction Medication administration error refers to an incident where some drugs prescribed to a patient are used wrongly or cause harm to the patient. Such incidents are usually avoidable. According to Bankhead (2010), medication administration errors may occur even once per day. The rate is rather high and in most...
Introduction Migration of health care providers from developing countries to developed countries has been on the rise for a long time. This causes constraints I health care sectors in terms of human resources and monetary resources too. Skilled professionals such as physicians and nurses have undergone training up to tertiary...
Introduction The care of patients in hospitals is linked with efficient management strategies. These may often become complicated with the presented case or situation. In order to better cope with the tasks, there is a need for appropriate awareness which could be better accomplished by adopting the methods or models...
Introduction A profession refers to a vocation or an occupation that requires training and advanced study in a specialized field. In other words, an individual who has a guaranteed competence in a specific field or occupation is called a professional. Amitai Etzioni termed medicine and law as the traditional professions...