...Maurice Mitchell Jr. November 19, 2012 ALED 340-902 Leadership AHA! Moment I have worked at my job for going on four years. The company has continuously hired and fired people since I have been there, as far as the management go, I call it “The District Circle of Life”. The staff in which I work and interact with the most with is the Community Assistants (CA). A Community Assistant job combines being a Leasing Agent and a Resident Assistant into one job. The staff consist of twelve student workers that either attend Texas A&M University or Blinn College. We give tours of our property to prospective residents, handle legal documents, organize the office, and put on events for the residents that reside at our property. During this past summer, my job had its biggest turnover within our staff that I have seen in my couple of years of employment. We lost three out of five managers and lost seven CAs. It was not the smoothest transition between the old and new personnel, but we made it through it. Everyone has been able to mesh and get along pretty well for the past few months, except one manager, Jerry! Jerry is our twenty year old Resident Director for the property. His main responsibilities are the Resident Life Program at The District and the CAs. The resident Life Program is mainly ensuring all residents are happy, scheduling socializing events and handling roommate conflict. He is technically considered the boss of the CAs. He is younger than majority of the staff...
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...The Aha! Moment “You get the sense that the scene is an answer to something. It can be such an epiphany and that's what's so powerful about it. But the danger is that the very epiphany that you have initially can ultimately lead you into a trap, escaping life,” spoken by Greg Harrison. This quote underscores the nature of epiphanies as both the solution to a literary or actual problem and as a dangerous trap. In The Seagull Reader Stories,“Cathedral”, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, and “A&P,” all depict epiphanies. To have an epiphany, one needs to have an arrival of understanding and develop a new sense of intuitive realization. Epiphanies do not always have a bad ending with a trap, but each story has its own unique epiphany which creates vulnerability and or illuminates life lessons. During an epiphany, there is a sudden realization, often depicted in cartoons as a lit lightbulb floating over a character's head. Concommit with this realization, is an exposure and vulnerability to an ambush. Often, when the hidden knowledge is revealed, the discoverer is susceptible to the consequences of their discovery. Sammy, the protagonist in “A&P” by John Updike, goes through an epiphany. Three girls walk into A&P, the grocery store where Sammy is a cashier. The girls are dressed in only bathing suits and the store manager scolds the girls for their attire. Sammy suddenly realizes that he didn’t want to work for a person that is rude to girls. Sammy quits his job in an...
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...locate/access this article: * Check SFX * doi:10.14219/jada.archive.2013.0230 Get rights and content ABSTRACT Background The 2007 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for the prevention of infective endocarditis (IE) called for a major reduction in the number of patients recommended for antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) and redefined the dental procedures considered to put these patients at risk of acquiring the infection. The purpose of the authors' study was to determine the acceptance of these changes among and the impact of the changes on dentists and their patients. Methods The authors sent a survey to a random sample of 5,500 dentists in the United States. Results Ninety-five percent of the 878 respondents indicated that they saw patients who receive AP. More than 75 percent were either satisfied or very satisfied with the AHA guidelines, and the respondents indicated that they believed almost three-quarters of their patients also were pleased. Seventy percent of dentists, however, had patients who took antibiotics before a dental procedure even though the guidelines no longer recommend it. Conclusions Acceptance of the 2007 guidelines appears to be high, but controversy remains. Additional scientific data are needed to resolve these issues. Practical Implications The 2007 AHA guidelines have greatly simplified the identification of patients who need AP for dental procedures, given that, in general, far fewer people with cardiac abnormalities are...
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...Robeson has experienced the first experience and the second experience except more of the first experience. He was trapped in the woods for 54 days with originally only starting with himself and his hatchet. Brian was able to do this with certain things called Aha Moments. These moments were when he realized what he needed to do, what his mistake was, and/or how to do something. Overall, I believe this is what allowed him to live so long without dying....
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...AHA MOMENT This paper will discuss an AHA moment from my clinical experience. I am completing my clinical experience at Wayland Bonds Elementary and Christy Reed is my supervising SLP. My AHA Moment I have very fortunate that I am completing my clinical experience at Wayland Bonds Elementary School (WB). I worked at the WB from 2005-2008 then I transferred to the ASC (Administrative Service Center). Also, my children attended WB as students. All this to say, I feel at home there. Most of the staff and faculty remember me and it’s nice to fill like part of their school family. This week, my therapy sessions went very well. My SLP approved my planning for my groups of students. The majority of my therapy sessions were learning...
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...Have you ever been in a very tough life or death situation? Brian had a lot of aha moments through the book Hatchet. There were good ones, and there were bad ones. The good ones were crucial for Brian to survive, and the bad ones were tough. I picked the two aha moments Brian had that I thought were the most important to survive. One was very crucial to getting out of the wilderness and the other was an important wilderness lesson. Now, I will be talking about the fist aha moment I found. A one about wisdom. In chapter 18, the text says, “The hatcher. He might be able to cut or hack with the hatchet…” This aha moment was so important because without it he probably would not have been able to get in the sunken plane. Then, if he did not get...
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...had honestly not even thought about before well not deeply thought about before. I am certain of that. The aha’s for this exercise would be two areas that I would not expect to be high and one that was low but I expected it to be in the medium range. One of the high areas was matching teaching styles with a student’s learning style. We as student try to find teachers that teach like we learn especially when we are in college. I feel that this is not the case in most high schools but if you are a student in a large school it could happen. I found this to be shocking since I marked it as high and it actually was low. Another aha statement was about student control over learning. I thought that to be high but based on research it is marked low. The students just want guidance but not to be totally in control of their own learning. The final aha was the statement about professional development. I thought is low on the scale but in reality, it was at the medium category...
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...Heartsaver® CPR AED Skills Sheet American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED Adult and Child CPR AED Side 1 of 2 Step Student Name: _________________________________________ Test Date: ______________________________________________ Critical Performance Steps 1 Yells for help 4 Tells someone to phone the emergency response number (or 911) and get an AED (for adult only) 5 correctly Checks for response—tap and shout 3 Child CPR AED ✓ if done correctly Verbalizes that the scene is safe 2 Adult CPR AED ✓ if done correctly Checks for no breathing or only gasping Minimum 5 seconds; maximum 10 seconds 6 Locates hand placement for compressions Moves clothes out of the way of the chest Lower half of the breastbone; 1 or 2 hands for child 7 Delivers first set of compressions Gives 30 compressions in 18 seconds or less 8 ADULT: Gives 2 breaths with a mask CHILD: Gives 2 breaths without a mask At least 1 breath results in visible chest rise Breaths given and compressions started within 10 seconds 9 Delivers second set of compressions Gives at least 23 of 30 compressions in the correct chest location 10 ADULT: Gives 2 breaths with a mask CHILD: Gives 2 breaths without a mask At least 1 breath results in visible chest rise Breaths given and compressions started within 10 seconds 11 Instructor says, “You have just completed 5 sets of compressions and breaths.” Leaves to phone 911 and...
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...The journey through the RN-BSN program has been full of experiences that help me to recognize and comprehend the role of a professional nurse. The first “aha” moment that I had was with the Transition to Professional Nursing course, when I had to think for the first time what was my personal philosophy of nursing, that made me realize that being a nurse is not just a job for me, but a part of myself that I embrace with all my being; I am very proud to say that I am a nurse. The second “aha” moment that I had was with the Nursing Research course, it helped me to understand the importance of evidence-based practice and its role in our profession, with the help of EBP new recommendation for the care of the patients are made. The third “aha” moment...
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...Aha Moment- After having a strenuous few days, Holden has come to a realization about what he wants to do with the rest of his life. While talking with Phoebe about failing out of Pencey, she brings up the point about what he will do if he does not continue school. Holden stops and really thinks about this and all of a sudden has an idea, “That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye. I know its’s crazy, but that’s the only thing I’d really like to be”(Salinger 225). Although this idea sounds crazy, it must mean something because The Catcher in the Rye, ended up being the title of the book. It is also ironic that Holden wants to do something that helps others because he needs the help of other people to help him through his problems. This is a significant realization for Holden because now he can have something to aim for in life instead of being depressed all the time. Aha Moment- There are two occasion in the book where Holden has came up with a plan to move to a secluded place and to never be bothered by anyone. The first time this plan came up was when Holden was on a date with Sally Hayes. Out of nowhere Holden wanted Sally to run away with him to a...
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...Unit Three Aha thesis - Genetics Genetics are what make up who you are. Scientists for centuries have been studying genetics on how they pass traits, how their structure matches their function, and generally how they work. How Living Organisms pass Traits Genetics are how the next generation of a species is formed. There are two different ways a new generation is formed and traits are passed, asexual and sexual reproduction. With sexual reproduction is requires two partners and leads to genetic diversity. Asexual and sexual reproduction are both very different strategies of reproduction. Sexual reproduction requires two parents, and gives the child a unique combination of genes from both parents. Sexual reproduction is typically used by more complex organisms, leading to the parents most likely raising their offspring. Asexual reproduction requires only one parent, and the offspring is an exact copy of the parent through a process called mitosis (ISN pg. 93). Mitosis is a part of the cell cycle division process that occurs when...
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...Unit Four Aha Thesis - Evolution Evolution occurs over time. Evolution occurs when the whole population changes due to certain events. The events that could cause evolution includes major changes in the environment, major changes in habitat, and major changes in the food chain. The Evidence For Evolution There are many different ways to observe the process of evolution. There are three main categories that show evolution. Those three categories are DNA, Fossils, and Comparative Anatomy. DNA is where scientists look at the DNA of modern animals and compare them to other modern animals and extinct animals. An example would be scientists looking at the DNA of a gorilla and comparing it to the DNA of an orangutan and being able to say when those two species became what they are today. Scientists use fossils to compare what an extinct species...
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...is the leading cause of death in the United States (US) and is responsible to 17% of the national health expenditures. It has been eight years since new cholesterol guidelines have been updated and the new guidelines have created a little controversy. The ATP IV guidelines set by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) have created many waves in the treatment of cholesterol and lipid management. The guidelines stress the prevention of stroke as well as heart disease and focuses on statin therapy rather than other alternative unproven therapeutic agents. It also recognizes that more intensive treatment is superior to less intensive treatment for many patients. History Cholesterol screening guidelines have evolved and changed over the past couple of years, but there continues to be gaps in care with an insufficient number of patients receiving standard of care with lipid-lowering therapy. The numerous guidelines set out by specialty practices have been shown to be a contributing factor to suboptimal management of cholesterol management. The new ATP IV guidelines established by the ACC/AHA have sparked considerable controversy from the previous ATP III guidelines and many professional organizations...
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...Why Was the American Hospital Association (AHA) So Interested in the Creation of the Affordable Care Act? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a tremendously significant piece of health care legislation, particularly for hospitals that had much to gain—or lose—depending on the type of reforms implemented. Hospitals are under increasing pressure to cut costs and control spending. This reality, combined with the struggling economic climate, has made hospitals particularly concerned about how health reform will affect their bottom line. Thus, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the national organization that represents nearly 5,000 hospitals and health care networks in America, as well as 40,000 individual members, has a clear vested interest in health care reform, as it could change everything from hospital administration to patient care delivery to profitability. Since 2008, the AHA has made sure to involve itself in the policy details of the ACA, as well as the political process that led to its passage. In 2009, the AHA spent more than $7 million dollars on its Washington lobbying campaign, ranked near the top spending in the industry. Tom Nickels, the AHA's senior vice president of federal relations, heads a team of 28 lobbyists, and the AHA also makes significant contributions to members of Congress and congressional candidates. In 2008 and 2010, the AHA contributed more than $2 million in each year to candidates, with more than $1 million going to Democrats,...
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