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The Business of Being Good: The Aristotle Analysis Angela R. Davis Fresno Pacific University BUS-442-BBK79/OB107-META The Business of Being Good: The Aristotle Analysis Many times those in search of inspiration have looked to the past and examined the classical philosophy of ancient Western civilization. Tom Morris, the author of If Aristotle Ran General Motors, is one such individual. The author highlights many practices that business leaders are getting wrong, and offers solutions to…

In a world where terminal illness is more of a reality than being able to afford a decent-sized house in a “good” neighborhood, it can bring peace to a patient when they have the option to determine how they go out. “Nearly half of all Americans die in a hospital” according to Centers for Disease Control (2005) [PDF]. Most patients in these situations are in excruciating pain for the duration of their treatments only to face death in a hospital bed used by many, rather than in the comfort of…

across several categories puts the child at high risk” (Crosson-Tower, 2014, p. 90). People experiencing a lot of risk factors will have a high ACES score. The ACES or the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire was originally conducted as Kaiser Permanente from 1995-1997. It is a confidential survey that measures maltreatment and dysfunction combined with the results of a physical examination (Parton, 2017). Because of Fisher’s childhood, I believe that his ACES score would be around an…

Introduction As social workers play an important role in society in order to meet the needs of those with problems, it is the social worker that intervenes in order to better their everyday lives. When a social worker is placed to better the lives of others knowing the ways of living, culture, and their communities becomes a viral part in addressing the problems in order to get solutions. As social workers reach out to the people and explore their customs of living can help acclimate to the…

Utilizing Nursing Informatics in Sepsis Quality Improvement According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2016) from 1999-2014 over 2 million Americans have died with sepsis listed as a contributing cause, making sepsis the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Jones et al. (2016) and Jones et al. (2015) report sepsis costing hospitals over 20 billion dollars in 2011, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursed over 17 billion of those costs. Thus, the CMS initiated…