Government occupations

It was a cold Saturday morning back in January, 2012. I remember tucking my scrubs into my socks in a failed effort to prevent them from getting soaked in the slush-coated parking lot. I was overwhelmed with excitement as I rushed through the hallway to make it to huddle. Not even a snowstorm the size of Texas, trapping us all at work for days, could dampen my mood that morning. It was only my second week on the job in the emergency room when not even a half hour into my shift I witnessed my…

In April 1984, Peter Browning assumed the position of vice president and operating officer of Continental White Cap. Continental White Cap is a market leader in producing and distributing vacuum-sealed metal closures for metal jars. The present environment is that there are strong competition forces that are breaking into the market by a new innovative allowing them to produce plastic packaging. The competitors are also having price wars. The desired situation is to increase productivity,…

in working for your organization. There are different tools that assist in ensuring that the academic qualification and continuing education requirements for a specific profession are met, such as accredited credentialing websites created by the government that are dedicated to giving detailed information of each state professional credentialing requirement which varies state to state. It is the credential manager’s job to ensure that the healthcare professionals are qualified. If the credential…

Stuffy nose, scratchy throat, headaches… nobody enjoys being sick. It is not something that humans can decide or control, it just happens. When sick, individuals often turn to medicine. However, when that doesn’t work it is time to call in a visit to the doctor. The problem is explained, the doctor makes a diagnosis, and, just like that, the patient is done. It is all so simple. Despite the ever seeming simplicity, it is in the background where the complex intertwining jobs are discovered which…

Growing up in a household with a mother who has strived in the nursing field has really become an inspiration in what I desired to pursue. She was a divorced mother with two kids as a registered nurse, but still wanted to further her education to become a now recently nurse practitioner. During the next few years, she was able to remarry again and have another child. My now even bigger family has supported her through her journey and seeing that opened my eyes to such a relative career. For me,…

I have been asked to create a reflective account on an incident within my HNC work placement where I have had to overcome communication barriers with a patient. My reflection will be structured using Driscoll’s cycle, known as Driscoll (1994) Model of reflection. According to Driscolls cycle there are three processes in which should be used when reflecting on an incident or in general practice. These are what (returning to the situation), so what (understanding the context) and now what…

My mind and body were instantly numb; the operating room was ice cold and so were my thoughts. I did not fully understand why it had taken the doctors eighteen years to discover that I had been born with a heart defect. AJust as the fearf fills my mind, a warm and gentle hand grasp mine providing comfort. ul thoughts began to flood mind, a warm hand grasped mine. This is my first experience with a It was Megan, my Physician’s Assistant (PA). Her comforting words reassured me that I was in great…

My family immigrated to America in 1999. Even at the tender age of five I was full of excitement, nerves, and a lot of hope that this new country held for me. I knew that I could pursue any profession I wanted to be when I got older and this made me very focused in school knowing that I needed to be the best student that I could be. I always knew I wanted to work with kids because I enjoyed their resilient nature. At first I wanted to be a preschool or elementary school teacher because teachers…

Jeffry Schneider’s Journey to Success as an Entrepreneur Jeffry Schneider is the founder and CEO of Ascendant Capital with over 25 years of extensive experience in the field of alternative investment. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a degree in Bachelor of Arts. He started his career with Alex Brown in New York City and several other employers before establishing Ascendant Capital. Jeffrey Schneider has risen to the peak of his profession with one thing in…

Nursing, from the perspective of a first-year nursing student, is a profession that is underestimated. Nurses are the backbone of all health care facilities; without them, quality of care would greatly decrease. Through the influence of maternal figures in my family, along with an inherent interest in health care and a strong desire to care for others, I was drawn to the profession of nursing. However, a nurse requires more than merely an interest and the desire to care for others. During my…