...InterContinental University 6/16/2015 Abstract The topics covered for research Racial Profiling, explain what it is, why it occurs, how data can be collected. Resources that are provided cover many different questions that can be asked about racial profiling as well as my ethical standards towards providing what I have prepared to share. Thesis What is Racial Profiling? Racial profiling occurs when law enforcement targets someone for investigation on the basis of that person’s race, national origin, or ethnicity. It has been a very heated issue for the past few years now. Race and location are very dominant characteristics that authorities look at when engaging in this type of profiling. There is so much news of how certain races are being abused or how authorities are stepping out of boundaries with their actions towards certain races. Why does racial profiling occur? There are statistics that demonstrate that minorities are disproportionately targeted by police are plentiful. Some of which have even complied by police departments themselves. So even though there are many who are aware it is happening, and happening all over the country, there is very little effort to curb the practice. Racial profiling occurs mostly because people are close minded and judgmental on someone’s ethical background or race. Since one does not come from the same cultural, same background, same country, racial profiling is occurring because people don’t take the time to learn about something...
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...Executive Summary Cardinal Health is a Fortune 22 company known as the business behind healthcare in America. Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals and ambulatory care sites focus on patient care while reducing costs, improving efficiency and quality, and increasing profitability. Cardinal Health was founded in 1971 by Robert D. Walter, who initially opened a small distribution center in Columbus, Ohio. In less than ten years, the then-named Cardinal Foods became a prominent regional food distributor until branching into pharmaceutical distribution in 1979. That same year the company purchased a drug distributor based out of Zanesville, Ohio, and re-branded itself as Cardinal Distribution. The company re-branded itself a third time in 1983 while also going public. Following their NYSE debut, the company grew rapidly throughout the 80's and 90's with the acquisition of more than a dozen U.S. drug distributors. By 1991, Cardinal Health had reached revenues exceeding $1B. By 1994, Cardinal Health had established itself as a leader in the drug distribution business with a nationwide presence and annual revenues of approximately $6B. Today Cardinal Health boasts $100+B in annual revenue. Board Composition Cardinal Health's Board of Directors has remained mostly the same preceding and after Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. The Board is composed of independent industry experts within Healthcare, Technology, and Academic fields. Some of the organizations represented...
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...In analyzing Mr. J’s situation it is important to consider nursing-sensitive indicators and how this is an indicator of quality patient care. It is also important to note how this creates an ethical issue and to learn from the situation companywide. Many situations like Mr. J’s happen every day and are swept under the rug. Patient care should always involve patient needs along with cultural considerations while maintaining consistency with evidence based medicine practices. Nursing sensitive indicators assist to identify potential issues related to quality that may come about during patient care. Identifying nursing sensitive indicators allows nurses to improve the quality of patient care which results in increased patient satisfaction and improved patient outcomes. The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a great resource and wealth of information to assist in identifying specific indicators to apply to patient care. Nursing sensitive indicators bring light to specific patient needs. In the case of Mr. J several nursing sensitive indicators can be identified; his recent fall resulting in a hip fracture, he has dementia, cultural and religious values, immobility, pressure ulcer risk, the use of restraints, and pain management techniques. The diagnosis of dementia identifies that Mr. J is unable or has limited ability to reason with sound judgment along with the added use of pain medications. All of these indicators can lead to quality patient care if nursing applies them...
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...| PLAGIARISM The School of Business and the University regards as a very serious matter the action of a student who acts dishonestly or improperly, including plagiarism or cheating, in connection with his or her academic work. Under University Regulation 6.1.1 “Plagiarism” is defined as “…the presentation of the works of another person / other persons as though they are one's own by failing to properly acknowledge that person / those persons”. Plagiarism may take many forms including: * direct copying of sentences, paragraphs or other extracts from someone else’s published work (including on the Internet and in software) without acknowledging the source; * paraphrasing someone else’s words without acknowledging the source; * using facts, information, ideas, concepts or diagrams derived from a source without acknowledging them; * producing assignments which should be the student’s own independent work, in unauthorised collaboration with and/or using the work of other people (e.g. a student or tutor, or working in pairs or groups and producing similar assignments on individual...
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...Many projects in a workplace may be too large for one individual to handle, or complete to a high standard against the time frame targeted. Organisations employ teams into their structure to distribute tasks to all members to ensure achievable workload. Teams are a group of people with a variety of skills who all work together to serve a focused purpose but need varied inputs to achieve overall tasks. Further defined, “a team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals and approach for which they are mutually accountable” (SMITH,J. 1993. Teams and leadership (8th November 2011). An organization benefits from this array of minds, skills, views, tactical approaches and problem solving from a team oppose to one individual carrying out the task. A team helps productivity of the tasks completion and improves time taken to complete task aims because individuals have manageable workload. A team caries out tasks that contribute to the organisation overall purpose and aims, therefor leadership is needed to be implemented in order for the teams direction and output to be accurate towards the organisation, of standard and completed in time frame needed. “ Leadership is the art to influencing and directing people in such a way that will win their obedience, confidence, respect and loyal cooperation in achieving common objectives” JOHNSON, M. 2003 Business Dictionary (8th November 2011). Leadership is carried out by a leader...
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...Supervising Mentor 6 Who can be your learner during the mentorship course? 7 Key meetings and activities with your Learner 8 Record of your initial meeting with Supervising Mentor 9 Learning Contract 10 Assessment of the eight domains of mentorship 11 1 - Establish effective working relationships 12 2 - Facilitation of learning 13 3 - Assessment and accountability 14 4 - Evaluation of learning 16 5 - Creating an environment for learning 17 6 - Context of practice 19 7 - Evidence-based practice 20 8 - Leadership 21 Record of progress meetings 23 Record of final meeting 24 Future developmental Action Plan 25 Acknowledgements This portfolio was developed by the Supporting and Assessing Learning in Practice Settings module team at City University London, with the kind help of practice facilitators who are the members of the Mentorship Programme Board. The table of key meetings and activities (page 7) is adapted from ‘A guide for mentors when using the record of achievement in practice’ by Practice Education Facilitators Gareth Evans (The London Clinic), Anne Levington (St. Bartholomew’s Hospital), Maggie Maxfield (Newham University Hospital NHS Trust) and Raj Samraj (Newham University Hospital NHS Trust). Overall Assessment of Achievement This must be completed by the named supervising mentor prior to the...
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...Running Head: JAMES REASON'S SWISS CHEESE THEORY James Reason's Swiss Cheese Theory [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institution] James Reason's Swiss Cheese Theory Introduction The model of Swiss cheese is a model of accident causation which is used risk management and its analysis in system of healthcare, aviation, and engineering. Swiss Cheeses Model compares human system to Swiss cheese slices. The slices are piled together with one another. Basically it was founded in 1990, by James T. Reason, a British psychologist of University of Manchester. The model gained wide acceptance and has been used by healthcare industry, emergency services organizations, aviation industry, and safety industry since it was developed. It is also known as cumulative act effect. According to a survey, in most of the cases, there can be four levels of failure for an accident: unsafe supervision, unsafe act of themselves, organizational influence, and preconditions for unsafe acts. James T. Reason, in his Swiss Cheese Model developed defenses of organization against the failure and represented barriers as slices of Swiss cheese. And individual weaknesses are shown by the holes in the slices as part of the system, and all holes are different in position and sizes in those slices. The failure of the system occurs when holes in slices simultaneously align in aggregate, giving permission, as James Reason's said “a trajectory of accident opportunity", so that in...
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...modernistic/complex adaptive systems allow a leader a broader spectrum in which to examine a potential problem. In the past, problems in healthcare were presented and leaders used an absolute to correct the problem and move forward. Health care problems today are more complex and require a manager to think in terms bigger than just an absolute solution. “For the postmodernist, all models are only partial descriptions of reality, and scientific models are shaped not only by traditional scientific processes, but also by political, social, and personal interest,” (Johnson, 2009, p. 65). The following summaries of management errors will be examined as if management were that of a post modern/complex adaptive system. Scenario 1: A manager fails to account for employees’ ability to learn safe practices by experimenting on their own to increase productivity and jeopardize current standards put in place. This scenario is an error because the manager failed to see the inevitability of change. As resources become scarcer, employees are going to search for ways to increase their productivity as they feel more pressure to produce. A manger with a post modernist perspective would act as a change agent and anticipate the need for increased productivity and would implement the changes necessary prior to their staff experimenting on their own. “The change agent's job is to develop a climate for planned change by overcoming resistances and rallying forces for positive growth,” (Westover,...
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...statement is “We will increase the value of our company and our global portfolio of diversified brands by exceeding customers' expectations and achieving market leadership and operating excellence in every segment of our company.” (AllFinancialMatters.com, 2005) Management Planning Planning is looking ahead and calculating the future course. It is a preparatory step that determines what the company wants to attain, and also incorporating the company’s goals in the plan. Tyco has a few different goals depending on what factors you are discussing. In the planning process there are three goals that factor into management planning. The governance goal deals with practices and policies. It states that the organization must “Adhere to the highest standards of corporate governance by establishing processes and practices that promote and ensure integrity, compliance, and accountability.” (AllFinancialMatters.com, 2005) The second goal that was considered when the management created a plan was for the customers Tyco wanted to reach and retain. This goal identifies how to achieve this by “Fully...
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...Caitlin Finlay: 1150300. 900 Foundations of Relational Practice A Benner, D. (2009). The gift of being yourself (pp. 75-89). Downers Grove, Illinois.: InterVarsity Press. This reading is about the human tendency of 'false self' and the lifestyle of illusion one can lead, perhaps unknowingly. A discussion as to how 'false self' is established sheds insight on how the reader can recognise their own illusions. It is explained that throughout childhood awareness is formed around the basis of the need for love, how to achieve happiness and mostly; how one feels and perceives their person as an individual. In order to cope with the emptiness false self brings, attachments are formed to provide a constant source of nourishment to help sustain the illusion. The writer extends a challenge to accept true identity in God, rather than hide behind the created appearance of who one wants to be. An acknowledgement is made; recognising the illusions in one’s life is not always an easy task due to the longevity and reality of them. Finally, help is offered in the form of Christ. God is constantly yearning for companionship whilst illusions provide a barrier in many lives. The writer emphasises the ease and rest found in living out life in Christ compared to upholding and striving to live behind the illusion of a false self. Yalom, I. (2002). The Gift of Therapy (pp. 17-25). New York: HarperCollins. Irvin Yalom talks extensively about empathy throughout this reading. On entering this...
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...Syllabus Organizational Behavior Summer 2013 – 37:575:345:T2 Course Instructor Amir H Maleki ah.maleki@rutgers.edu Description The field of organizational behavior (OB) is about understanding how people and groups in organizations behave, react, and interpret events. It also describes the role of organizational systems, structures, and processes in shaping behavior, and explains how organizations really work. Drawing from fields including management, anthropology, sociology, information technology, ethics, economics, and psychology, OB provides a foundation for the effective management of people in organizations. Because it explains how organizations work from individual motivation to team dynamics to organizational structure, knowing about OB is essential to being effective at all organizational levels. Because an organization’s people are responsible for gaining and keeping a competitive advantage, understanding how to mobilize and motivate employees is critical to organizational performance. Businesses excel when employees understand how their behaviors influence an organization’s performance and enable strategy execution, and when they are led effectively and are motivated to do their best. Competitors can often copy a firm’s technologies, products, processes, and structures, but it is difficult to duplicate a core of talented, knowledgeable, motivated employees who work together to achieve the firm’s goals and who care about their firm’s success. Understanding and practicing...
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...Juliet. Also, he refers to Romeo's actions and sensitivity as "womanish." The fact that Romeo is strongly rebuked for acting sensitively suggests feminine qualities are frowned upon within the play. In the article "Romeo and Juliet, Media Repackaging West Side Story, and Bruce Springsteen," Stephen M. Buhler compares gender stereotypes within pop culture and the tragic play Romeo and Juliet. He claims that "Certainly critical views that stress the 'purity' and 'innocence' of Shakespeare's protagonists and their love participate in similarly morning processes" (85). This quote further proves how the parallelism between pop culture and Romeo and Juliet are evident. Standards of society, such as being beautiful or thin, put stress on young people. This is similar to how Romeo and Juliet are pressured into acknowledging their stereotypes in Verona, Italy. Young people are heavily influenced by the culture in which they are surrounded...
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...The Final Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry – Chaired by Robert Francis QC On the day briefing by the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) 1. Background The following briefing provides a summary of our action to date, the Francis recommendations and an initial response from the FTN. 2. Initial Reaction from the FTN In the run up to publication of the Francis Report, our Chair, Peter Griffiths and Chief Executive, Chris Hopson wrote an open letter to members acknowledging that pockets of poor quality care can exist in all types of trust, but emphasising that failures as serious, protracted and devastating as Mid Staffordshire are rare and isolated. We recognised that the FTN and the wider NHS need to do much more to identify and share best practice on improving quality of care and to provide practical tools to support trusts in doing so. Our work programme will identify how the FTN can help develop sector led support to complement government led initiatives, focussing on: • • • • The drivers of quality identified through research such as culture, ward level leadership, team effectiveness, staff satisfaction and support; The role of the board; Defining what support could be provided to trusts finding it difficult to meet standards; Exploring the link between increasing financial pressure and quality. Clearly, today’s announcements and recommendations will have a major impact on everyone in the NHS. We are committed to engaging fully in the evolving...
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...and Management CC3305 Engineering Management 1 Structure of Lecture One 1. 2. What is Engineering? What is Management? a. b. c. d. Management Levels (3) Managerial Skills (3) Managerial Roles (3) Functions of Managers (4-5) Its importance in high-tech firms 3. What is Engineering Management? a. CC3305 Engineering Management 2 What is Engineering? • Engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind CC3305 Engineering Management 3 Engineering as a profession • Engineers recognize the need for “intensive preparation” to master the specialized knowledge of their chosen profession • Engineers understand the need for lifelong learning to keep up with the march of technology • Engineers have ethical responsibilities in maintaining standards of conduct • Engineers provide a public service for the betterment of society while placing safety of the public high on their list of design criteria CC3305 Engineering Management 4 Engineers • Engineers are the practitioners of the art of managing the application of science and mathematics • Engineers need to logically apply quantifiable principles and effectively put their professional knowledge and experience into direct application CC3305 Engineering Management 5 Multiple disciplines ...
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...Modules. This time is over and above any time spent on readings and assignments. Hybrid learning is not for everyone. If you are not self-motivated and not able to keep yourself on track without a great deal of guidance, or if you do not feel comfortable using Blackboard or sending and receiving email attachments, then you should strongly consider taking a different section of this course. I will assume basic internet/online/computer competency. Technical difficulties should not prevent you from completing your work. We know technology is not always reliable; complete your assignments early to avoid being hampered by last minute glitches. ! Instructional Objectives: ! This course is designed to introduce students to the process and practices of academic writing. Through lectures, readings, and other activities in and outside of the classroom, students will become acquainted with academic argument...
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