CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTH CARE: EMERGING FRAMEWORKS AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES Joseph R. Betancourt Massachusetts General Hospital–Harvard Medical School Alexander R. Green and J. Emilio Carrillo New York-Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Medical College of Cornell University FIELD REPORT October 2002 Support for this research was provided by The Commonwealth Fund. The views presented here are those of the authors and should not be attributed to The Commonwealth Fund or its directors, officers, or
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University of South Alabama Abstract Understanding the nature and meaning of nursing competency is the initial step in having an unambiguous definition of its practice. All healthcare professionals, including nurses, may only prove to be proficient in their capabilities if they are able to perform comprehensive assessments related to the provision and maintenance of safe and efficient care, the protection of all members of the general public
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Ethics and Compliance Paper FIN/370 FINANCE FOR BUSINESS Dr. Terry Dowdy Univ. of Phoenix Leslie Morris Mauney, Derek Mazon, Stephanie Landry, Victoria Wilbert, Donna Spoljarick, Tihesha Horton Ethics and Compliance Paper Microsoft In today’s fast pace society corporate America seems to be above scrutiny. The time of the watch dog presence seems to have become lack and almost non existent. Giant corporations offer extremely
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This paper will explore the importance of personal reflection in nursing practice and how it is a fundamental skill in the field. It also looks into how personal reflection moulds a nurse though reflection on experience and development in the preforming of tasks and skills that provide the best possible patient care. The next section analyses and explains the skill of taking a blood glucose level reading; known as a BGL that was preformed during an intensive workshop. It further looks into a personal
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Recruitment and selection Organizations consists of number of people ranging from C level to entry level so the selection and hiring of these people carries absolute importance. Because of this action an organizations fate is decided either to failure or to success. Also aligning these resources with the vision, mission, goals and objectives all depends upon the right kind of people at the right place. Also the decision of hiring externally or internally is very critical as every organization uses
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Management Information Systems Reaction Paper Engaging in CIO-‐CxO "Conversations that Matter": An Interview with Peter Keen Done by: Rime OUADI Supervised by: Dr. BENMOUSSA Table of Contents Introduction: ..................................................................................................................... 3 My reaction: ..........................................................
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an opportunity to identify a new role in getting change within their expertise boundary. This paper will explore, discuss and critically analyze on the impact on professional roles on crossing professional boundary that often occur in my practice performs task which is suppose done by anesthetic physicians. The issues that I am going to debates here is on my daily activities, cross professional boundary of preparing, diluting and administering the intrathecal opiate drugs. Occasionally, most
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dependent, to a large degree, on their ability to weigh up the inherent risks and benefits of a multiplicity of options and make a moral and principled decision. Principles are informed by personal and professional values. The Code of Ethics adopted by the American Counseling Association (2005) sees these values as deeply ingrained in the counselor and developed out of personal dedication, rather than the mandatory requirement of an external organization. There are
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Ethical Responsibility in Pharmacy Practice Robert A. Buerki, Ph.D. Professor Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration The Ohio State University Louis D. Vottero, M.S. Professor of Pharmacy Emeritus Ohio Northern University American Institute of the History of Pharmacy Madison, Wisconsin 2002 Acknowledgments: Pages 208-10: "Principles of Medical Ethics" and "Fundamental Elements of the Patient-Physician Relationship," reprinted with permission from the Code of Medical
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summery As professionals, certified public accountants perform an essential role in society. Consistent with that role, members of the Society of Certified Public Accountants have responsibilities to all those who use their professional services. Members also have a continuing responsibility to cooperate with each other to improve the art of accounting, maintain the public's confidence, and carry out the profession's special responsibilities for self-governance. We worked in this paper about the
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