Fairfield, Connecticut

idea of what community nursing truly is. I got to experience four weeks first hand with two different visiting nurses in the Fairfield and Danbury area and one week with the Health Department going on health inspections at two different places. With this, I give you my reflection of what my experience has been so far in this semester. My first week with the Western Connecticut Home Care was exciting to be oriented with the administration and getting an overall picture of what to expect in…

democratic, severely handicapping the Republican Party. Himes was virtually unknown at the start of the race and used his money to eventually beat Shays, who had very high name recognition and a longtime reputation as a moderate nationwide and in Fairfield County. Himes, who worked on Wall Street prior, used and continues to use advertising, credit claiming, and constituent service to be elected and to continually be reelected. Himes made Shays out to be another George Bush and sent out mailers…

organizations themselves can make Greek life a difficult concept to grasp. Through immersing myself in Greek culture, I hoped to obtain a grasp of the social patterns and customs within Greek organizations at the University of Connecticut, a public university located in Storrs, Connecticut, home to nearly 19,000 undergraduate students. Based on my experience…

quality changes are implemented. The microsystem is the larger component of the organization that is responsible for filtering regulations and prompting quality improvement (Likosky, 2014). St. Vincent Medical Center is located in the Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is a 520-bed, faith-based community teaching hospital that is a member of Ascension Health, the largest Catholic, non-profit healthcare…

Introduction The Southport Volunteer Fire Department is in great need of an overhaul of its outdated rules, regulations and policies. The department has witnessed over the past several years a serious decline in its membership and the ranks are growing thin due to older members retiring. In order to save the fire department, it was determined that the department could benefit greatly from doing a strategic plan. A strategic plan will result in the department overhauling, its outdated rules,…

On December 11, 2014, Emilie Olsen’s life came to an tragic end after years of being bullied and tormented by her classmates at Fairfield Intermediate and Middle School. According to an article by Yanan Wang, Emilie, who originated from China, was adopted at nine months old and brought to America (2015). Even though Emilie lived in Fairfield, Ohio since her adoption and attended the school prior to the bullying incident, she was still discriminated because of her race. She was also bullied for…

Chapter 1- Introduction (Background of the Problem) As I am sitting with a mathematics instructional specialist in urban K-8 school in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The instructional specialistshe is describingexplaining the work she has been doing with two third grade teachers focused on improving mathematics instruction. The instructional specialist explains that teachers she is working with are vastly different. The teachers have differing opinions about the efficacy of the instructional…

learned a lot from all the books he has read and his library of books is quite vast. When he was eight, his dad got a job as a professor, teaching American history, which forced him and his family to relocate to Fairfield Connecticut. Both Tony and his brother would go to the University of Connecticut where Tony would go through two majors (music then psychology), before he would decide…

The sky was a gorgeous blue, golden sun shining down, thousands of new faces walking around smiling. “Honestly, you don’t need this much stuff.” My mom dragged another bag into my new dorm. “Let’s just hope none of it is mine.” My dad joked. The mood was light because I was finally moving into the University of Vermont. No one expected this a couple months ago, but now dreams were becoming a reality. Evan and I put piles of my clothes away while my parents continued to drag more bags into the…

De Vries, & Sheerin, 2011). This paper will discuss leading change and effective communication as nursing leadership priorities for St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Leadership Priorities at St. Vincent’s Medical Center St. Vincent Medical Center is located in the Bridgeport, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. It is a 520-bed, faith-based community teaching hospital…