The Social Problem of Substance Abuse Donna S. West WGU GLT1 Task 2 The Social Problem of Substance Abuse Substance abuse and addiction issues impact individuals, families, and communities in many ways and can be directly connected to costly social, physical, mental, and public health problems. In addition, substance abuse related issues have an overwhelming impact on the criminal justice system. Describe the social problem of Substance Abuse The way substance abuse is defined or understood
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Hospital Sentinel Event Report Program & Start Date: M.B.A. Health Care Management WGU A1: Sentinel Event Report Minor child, Tina, had a minor operation and as told to child’s mother per Nightingale Memorial Hospital (NMH) pre-op nurse, the operation duration would be 45 minutes plus an additional hour in recovery. Under the instruction of the patient’s mother, the pre-op nurse was to contact her by cell phone if times for release had changed. Mother
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SARS in the Community Spencer Larsen WGU 725.8.7 SARS in the Community There have been many communicable disease outbreaks in the history of the world. Some of these outbreaks have killed large percentages of the population, while others have caused large portions of the population to become very sick, and only killing a small number of those infected. One such communicable disease outbreak was the SARS outbreak from 2003. Analysis of SARS SARS is an acronym for severe acute respiratory
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WGU| Elasticity of Demand| Discussing the Main Points| | Carla McJunkin| 12/20/2013| | Part A Elasticity of demand is a measure of variables reaction to change given in certain other variables. It may describe the extent of which goods or services change with supply or demand as well as possible consumer income (Investopedia). There are several different categories of elasticity of demand. There are products that are defined as elastic, inelastic and unitary. In order to find
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Community Health Nursing C229 WGU Community Health C229 One of the more serious problems that the Southeast Queens Community is facing is obesity. Obesity has led to many other health concerns in this community such as Type 2 diabetes , heart disease, stroke, and even certain cancers. This presentation looks into who is at risk, and why? And what can be done to help this community. B1. Description of Community The Southeast section of Queens, NY is 1.802 square miles with a
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To: John Smith, CEO From: Date: 06-Apr-12 Re: Response to Claim of Constructive Discharge by former employee Julie Jones Message A. Constructive Discharge and Relevance Due to the expanding growth of the company, new work schedules were implemented and took effect at the start of the new year. The work schedule policy changed the work week scheduling from Monday through Friday, to the new 12-hour rotating shift Monday through Sunday. A claim of constructive discharge has recently
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C132 Survey of United States History Griselda Brower Task 1 A. Motives for English Imperialism Empires seek various prompts to help them expand their rule to other countries and territories. Amongst these motives include, economic gain, exploratory, political, religious and ethnocentric motives. Due to the large importation of American crops, England’s population doubled in size. With all the new people migrating to England, people started to compete for food, clothing and housing. This led
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REPORT SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP: • LIABILITY – All debits are the responsibility of the sole proprietor. There is no limit of liability for the owner. This includes the owner’s house and all personal property. • INCOME TAXES – All income earned by the business is recognized as personal income by the owner. There is no legal difference between the owner and the business. • LONGEVITY/CONTINUITY – The business fails to exist if the owner dies, or quits. • CONTROL – The owner is the business; the business
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SZT1 – Task 4 WGU Preparedness is vital in managing any disaster situation. During the simulation, Disaster in Franklin County, the role of the public health personnel was fundamental for its success, particularly the public health nurse, since the nurse often times is a first responder in disasters like this. It’s especially helpful to observe the actions and techniques that were used by a nurse during this disaster simulator. Role of Public Health Personnel Maintaining emotional and
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WGU SAT2 Leadership Task 2 A. Leadership Style There are certainly several types of leaders, and both good qualities and bad qualities to every type. While I think most leaders cannot be pinned completely into any one label, my own personal leadership style most closely matches the participative style. The participative style of leadership lends itself toward collaboration within the group rather than dictatorship or authoritarian style leadership that makes firm decisions based on their own
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