...Preoperative Skin Preparation Practices Michael V. Smith Western Governors University Perioperative Skin Preparation Practices A. Select a perioperative procedure (e.g., routine shaving of the surgical site) that you would commonly find on a surgical floor. 1. Describe the process or procedure you have chosen and why you think it needs change. Surgical site infection accounts for forty percent of all hospital-acquired infection (Griffin, 2005). The Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) recommendations provide guidelines for achieving skin preparation of the surgical site. These are practices are achievable and represent what is believed to be an optimal level of practice (Association of Operating Room Nurses, 2002). Variation of the area where the surgical procedure is to be performed may occur, but the recommended procedures for this preoperative skin preparation remains the same. The AORN has recommended seven practices that should be followed for skin preparation prior to surgery. Recommended Practices for Skin Preparation of Patients (Association of Operating Room Nurses, 2002). I. The surgical site should be assessed before skin preparation. II. Whenever possible, hair should be left at the surgical site. I it is determined that hair should be removed; removal should be performed according to policies and procedures in the practice setting. III. The surgical site and surrounding areas should be clean. IV. When indicated, the surgical...
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...David Johnson, the author of “Practice and Preparation”, uses visual imagery to point out how preparation leads to success and to never give up. The author uses visual imagery when he says “I fired into my man - the sort of collision that makes mothers shudder and dads grin.” These words paint a picture of how the author hits his opponent with strength and the ability to create such hits only comes from constant practice.The use of imagery makes the audience feel that they are watching the game live in the stadium. The author goes on to say “Years of drills turned technique into instinct” , letting the audience know that his practice made the tackle easier, and more powerful and effective. David Johnson again uses visual imagery when...
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...Greenlight Accounting, LLC [pic] Executive Summary Thorough documentation for individual and small firms is an essential element in financial record keeping and tax filing. Personal income from investments, land, compensations, employment, dividends, and interest can sometimes be an over burdensome task for an individual or family to manage and keep track with throughout the year. For businesses, it’s imperative all transactions be logged with accurate bookkeeping and that taxes stay filed in a timely manner to ensure the efficiency of the organization remains intact. Greenlight Accounting is that face-to-face, personal touch and military friendly accounting firm ready to assist with the most miniscule task associated in the process for all Federal, State and local compliances at low affordable and comparable rates. Expanding this one step further is the benefit of green accounting, which is also a service we will be providing, but one that is considered fairly new to the business world, as well as the accounting arena. Table of Contents I. Background and Green Marketing Product Strategy 4 II. Objectives, Pricing, and Goals 5 III. Strategic Plan 5 IV. Marketing Strategy 7 V. Competitive Analysis 9 VI. Customer Analysis 10 VII. Selling Tactics 10 VIII. Evaluation 11 IX. Conclusion 11 References 12 ...
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...Business Analysis Part III Diana Thomas University of Phoenix MGT-521 June 19, 2012 Roberto Guzman Abstract In continuation with my Business Analysis on Starbucks this week, I will review the strategic initiative that Starbucks has taken to adapt in the changing market. I will examine how the recent economic trend as affected the business, how they used or could use a strategy for adapting to the changing market with the recession going on. I introduce tactics that Starbucks has implemented or could implement to achieve their goals. I will also include a section on how their human resources management plays an important role in making sure Starbucks achieves their goals. In the end I will make my final decision whether or not, I want to invest my money into Starbucks Corporation. There will be a review on the analysis from my last two papers that I did and will show support for my conclusion. Business Analysis Part III Because of the recession Starbucks has had to make many changes to keep itself in the competitive market while trying to retain the authenticity of its brand. The Corporation has had to make some adjustments to its upscale formula to address a growing demand for a high quality product at an affordable price. Starbucks has to conform to keep their existing customers by outlining a twofold growth strategy, first to focus on profits in their existing stores...
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...Introduction: H&R Block (H&R) is a leading company in tax preparation industry. Risk management is very important in the competitive tax service industry. The purpose of this report is to analyze H&R's macro- environment using STEEP model and identify the potential threats. Social: According to statistic Canada, the death rate will be over birth rate in the following years. Less population will results in less requirements to file tax return. Another factor which can't be ignored is immigration. Statistic Canada predicted that before year 2056, immigrant will be the main source of annually 1% population growth. This will create a demand for bi-lingual employee who can speak the immigrants' native language. Also, the components of the immigration is very important. For example, the company needs to train staff regarding foreign income in an area with a lot of investment immigrants. Re-target market segment is very important for H&R, especially in a city like Toronto. Technological: During the recent years various software make DIY tax filing very convenient and less expensive. To compete with this, H&R developed their own software and put them on the market. After years of development, "block at home" is one of the leading software on the market. But with more and more free software emerging, H&R block still face severe competence. To maintain their tradition tax service competitive advantage, H&R guaranteed that company will reimburse the penalty and interest from CRA...
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...1. Has Father Prior Daniel Mary established a future direction for the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? What is his vision for the monastery? What is his vision for Mystic Monk Coffee? What is the mission of the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? a. Father Daniel Mary has a direction in which he would like the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming to steer towards. He wants to create a new Mount Carmel in the Rocky Mountains. Father Prior wishes to increase his small brotherhood of 13 monks living in a small home used as a makeshift rectory to having 30 monks located on a 500-acre monastery. This would also accommodate a Gothic church, a convent for Carmelite nuns, a retreat center for lay visitors, and a hermitage. His vision for the Mystic Monk Coffee is to be able to sell enough to purchase a nearby ranch that will fulfill his visions for the new Mount Carmel. The mission of the Carmelite Monks is the same as Father Priors; they would like to raise enough money to relocate to a more suitable location to carry out their life they’ve dedicated to worship. 2. Does it appear that Father Daniel Mary has set definite objectives and performance targets for achieving his vision? a. Father Prior has set objectives to purchase a ranch by selling more coffee. They also have plans to purchase a new roaster to be able to produce more coffee. However, they have not set any goals or made any financial objectives as to how much coffee they need to produce to obtain the money for the ranch and also make...
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...English as a Second Language Podcast A Day in the Life of Jeff Episode 1 – Getting Up www.eslpod.com GLOSSARY to get up – to get out of bed; to leave one’s bed * This morning I got up very quickly because the baby was crying. to wake up – to awaken; to stop sleeping * She always leaves her curtains open so that she can wake up with the sunlight. to handle – to manage; to deal with; to control * Are you sure that you can handle taking six classes this semester? covers – the layers of fabric that cover a bed; the cloth material that covers a bed and that keep one warm * When my husband sleeps, he always steals the covers and then I get so cold at night! comforter – the top-most, thickest cover for a bed, usually made of feathers or other warm material * In the winter, they sleep under a very thick comforter, but in the summer they don’t use it. light blanket – a thin cover for a bed, made of wool, cotton, or other material * When Marcos saw Maria sleeping on the sofa, he covered her with a light blanket so she wouldn’t be too cold. pillow – a soft cushion for one’s head in bed, usually filled with feathers, cotton, or other material * Why do people decorate their beds with so many pillows? I only need one to sleep on. pillowcase – the fabric covering a pillow; the material that covers a pillow to keep it clean * They bought new pillowcases to match the color of their bedroom walls. sheets – two pieces of large, thin fabric placed on a bed – one to lie on and one to lie under...
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...Effective Presentations Preparation In order to deliver a passionate, charismatic presentation, it is necessary to carefully rehearse and prepare beforehand. As introduced by “Preparing to Be Real,” there are several strategies during rehearsal which can help better connect the speaker with the material and his/her charisma: (1) find and rehearse its essence, by running through the high-level structure of the speech in a short duration (learning what’s important and what’s not), (2) focus on the opening story, by providing a concise, compelling introduction which relates to the overall theme of the talk (paying attention to emotional language and signals, and paring down irrelevant details), (3) practice the big emotional stretch, by transitioning among the emotional spectrum from happy to sad (becoming more comfortable with big feelings, facial expressions, gestures, and motions), (4) babble to increase nonverbal skills, by delivering the essence speech with nonsense phrases, gestures, and body language to convey meaning (learning to demonstrate charisma and becoming comfortable with our emotional attitudes), (5) put on a persona, by taking the role of another person to allow the speaker to become much more expressive (finding someone who engages you imaginatively and emotionally), and (6) learn from the best, by watching Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have a Dream speech” and following his dramatic starts and endings. Once the speaker has practice several of these techniques...
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...Montana 24.201.502 ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS (1) To be issued an initial permit to practice under 37-50-203, MCA, an applicant must provide evidence of acceptable accounting and auditing experience. (2) Accounting and auditing experience will be considered acceptable by the board if satisfactory evidence is presented of having performed accounting and auditing functions ordinarily required in the practice of public accounting, provided this experience: (a) be attested to by a holder of a permit to practice; and (b) takes place in the three years prior to the date of the application for permit to practice; and (c) includes at least 12 calendar months (2000 hours actual work experience) of private, governmental, academic, or public accounting work acceptable to the board. Washington The experience must: * Be obtained through the practice of public accounting and/or employment in industry or government. In certain situations employment in academia may also provide experience to obtain some or all of the competency requirements. It may also be obtained through one or more employers, with or without compensation, and may consist of a combination of full-time and part-time employment. * The employment experience should demonstrate that it occurred in a work environment and included tasks sufficient to have provided an opportunity to obtain the competencies and: * Total a minimum of 12-months (this time period does not need to be consecutive); ...
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...codes include 541211 Offices of Certified Public Accounts, 541213 Tax Preparation Services, 541214 Payroll Services, and 541219 Other Accounting Services. For the purposes of this paper, all three industries will be discussed as a whole and referred to as accounting services since all of these are possible career choices for those with an accounting degree. There is a direct correlation between the number of establishments and the population disbursement. Typically the greater the population density, the greater number of firms. One exception is the Mid-Atlantic region which is comprised of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey. Here 25.5% of revenues are generated with only 15.3% of the establishments earning the revenue. This is due to the large number of major finance companies and the strong presence of the big 4 firms which include Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and KPMG (Morea, “Accounting Services..”). Sector and Industry Background The professional, scientific, and technical services sector is comprised of intangibles, also known as services. Service industries are proven to have a prominent impact on economies of more developed countries. Approximately two-thirds of the United States economic activities are in service sectors. Typically the jobs in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector require specific training and often a license to practice (Investopedia, "Service Sector"). Companies in this sector tend to focus...
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...A1 - Course Description: The introduction to Consumer Lending Course is designed for Financial/Credit Service staff that has limited or no experience in consumer lending and requires new and practical knowledge in Consumer Lending & Interviewing. This 7 hour full day session will equip you with the theory, knowledge and skill to provide yourself to conduct a proper lending experience for your members/clients. Strength of this course is to provide the best service to your member/client and the ability to apply this to your every day consumer lending environment. Trainees: 25 Financial/Credit Service Staff Members Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m | * A2 – Course Outline: Time | Module Title | Module objective/s | 9:00AM – 9:30AM | Introduction * Trainer & Trainee Introductions * Housekeeping rules * Agenda | Trainer will begin by introducing herself with trainees introduction of themselves with a brief description so they are familiar with who they will be working with. | 9:30AM – 10:30AM | Module 1 - Retail Lending -Introduction to the Loan Portfolio, the definition, profitability, cross selling, 8 C’s of Credit & matching. | Trainees will listen closely to the topics discussed by taking notes of the 8 C’s of Credit. | 10:30AM – 10:45 | BREAK | BREAK | 10:45AM – 11:15 | Trainer will begin describing the lending process and reviewing the list of responsibilities assigned as a member consultant/lender. As a short group...
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...Training is a process in order to change a human being’s attitude,knowledge,skills and behavior. It can be done internally or externally and it can also be done whilst one is at the job called on-the-job training or out of the job or company premises to be called off- the-job training. Sensitivity training can be defined as a practice that involves small or large group meetings that are organized or held by the company to discuss openly intimate and personal issues and opinions, values or beliefs and or to act out feelings and emotions towards one on other in a group, using techniques of self-confession and mutual criticisms. Sensitivity training is about developing social sensitivity and behavioural flexibility. It is also about making people understand about themselves and others reasonably, which is done by developing in them, social sensitivity and behavioral flexibility. Social sensitivity is the ability of an individual to sense what others feel and think from their own point of view. Behavioral flexibility is the ability to behave suitably in line of understanding. Sensitivity Training involves three stages which are unfreezing the old values where old values are considered, development of new values and freezing the new ones. Sensitivity Training is often offered by organizations and agencies as a way for members of a given community to learn how to understand better and appreciate the differences in other people. It asks training participants to put themselves into...
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...commitment that it takes to become a lodge officer. Sitting on the sidelines we can easily take for granted the work of the floor officers, especially when a lodge meeting runs smoothly and without error -- the work often looks effortless and may even be incorrectly assumed as being "easy". We must understand that there is much work and time involved in becoming an officer with many hours of work and preparation that goes in to the work we see on the floor. A well oiled lodge officer will not only know all of the ritual words but which direction to turn, and all of the queues he needs to know. Frequently we see new officers join the officer lineup and either drop out very shortly after or fail to make the advancement to the next chair for proficiency reasons. It is often assumed that the lodge officer will advance to the next chair each year, however this is not the case and the next chair must be earned by showing you are proficient in the work required of you. Most lodges have practice sessions once or twice a week with at least one that you are expected to attend weekly for the practice of the ritual work. For most members this often means putting their personal life...
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...learnt in the classroom, using the KSA method I will be using ‘K’ by providing trainees with the knowledge they need to prepare food safely. In order to reflect the principles of adult learning I will be delivering the training session in a relaxed classroom environment and I will be using a power point presentation. Throughout the session I will also be encouraging trainee’s to engage by asking for their opinions or if they have any past experiences they want to share with the group. I am going to have a short practical activity quite early in the session highlighting good hand washing practice, to do this I am going to use a training tool called glo-germ. I’m doing this early on to try and put the trainees at ease and to get their attention for the session. I find this tool really useful as it shows where the majority of people miss areas whilst washing their hands, which in a food preparation environment is not acceptable. Having used this tool in previous induction and hygiene initiative programs, I have had really good responses. Food safety is not something that stays in the workplace as we all prepare, cook and eat food at home, so the same principles should apply in order to be safe. I am going to use formative assessment methods throughout by asking for input on the key points of the session, I have...
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...Running head: GENERIC BENCHMARKING WORKSHEET The Foundations Schools Generic Benchmarking Worksheet Deanna Fields, Kicia Gaines, Edward Thaxton University of Phoenix MMPBL/510 Implementing Organizational Initiatives Professor Joel Maier September 20, 2010 Task A: Problem/Opportunity Statement – Edward Thaxton The objective of our research study is to employ a team-based approach to identifying problem opportunity statements, effectively conduct generic benchmarking research, identify successful and unsuccessful generic benchmarking companies and recognize potential solutions to our problem opportunity statement and end-state goals. The design of the study includes peer-reviewed references, and utilization of a generic benchmarking worksheet. The team's approach to the research methods was to research the generic benchmarking information individually and incorporate our findings into one manuscript. Furthermore, the team-based research approach will provide enhanced solutions from three different perspectives and allow us to be more successful in our research, generic benchmarking methodologies and solution identification for California School Districts and Princeton Review. Task B1: Benchmarking - California School Districts – Kicia California’s 978 school districts receive the majority of their funding through a formula known as “revenue limits.” Revenue limit funds can be used by school districts for general purposes, unlike funds received through categorical...
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