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Susan, a nursing supervisor on the oncology floor has just been informed her unit is closing and merging with a medical surgical unit due to low census. She has been two weeks to prepare an argument discussing rationale for unit closing, a plan of action and the nursing philosophy of management in making this decision. The Chief of Nursing’s rationale for closing the unit is based on budget cuts and continuous low census. The oncology unit census has been below fifty percent capacity. This unit…

Stoiloff supported the need for scientific integrity and support for forensics. She has also emphasized the need for resources to help create new forensic technologies. She explained the importance of higher education in forensics and that the media portrayal of forensics is misleading and even wrong at times. Her testimony also spoke to the need of leadership as well as funding for the forensic community. The amount is large, congress has allocated one billion just for DNA backlogs so much more…

2020 Olympics Boom! “Run”, John said when the bomb hit their military base. John was in horrible pain when he lost his legs. Coming out of the military he knew it would be hard for him.John has been in the military for five years. Growing up with two sisters, he didn't have much of an option than playing volleyball. John has always enjoyed watching the men’s volleyball team. One day, his family decided to send in a video of him playing volleyball. The following week after that he got a…

The speaker pointed out that we need to determine what kind of job we want by assessing our values and interests because if we choose family we might not want to work far from our home we might not want a job which lot of travels are required. By doing background research we are able to identify what kind of environments that we preferred to work because it can help us to make a better decision so that we will increase our interest and responsibility while working in a suitable environment.…

Purpose The purpose of this session is to provide a safe, supportive group setting for adolescents who have suffered loss through death, illness or other experiences. This session was to get the group members familiar with each and being a part of this type of group experience. To build rapport, review goals and expectations while discussing the issue of confidentiality. (Capuzzi David, 2003) Framework As human we experience loss throughout our lives. However, the most profound is the loss of…

The greatest strength of the VPS GRADS program, in comparison to other opportunities, is the level of diversity on offer. While other graduate positions offer rotational programs across the host organisation (perhaps consisting of 3 or 4 business areas), the GRADS is across the entire portfolio of the Victorian Government, as well as multiple areas close to my interests. The fact that I could be performing analytical work with Victoria Police in one rotation, and then in a project team…

As a Radiological Technologist working in New York City’s health care system one encounters an environment filled with diversity. We as professionals will be exposed to all types of cultures, ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs. It is important for us to be aware and cultivated in many different cultural practices that will affect how we provide healthcare in a big city like New York. We should be prepared to communicate and interact with these types of patients while still providing them…

It’s around 5 pm in the evening when I usually sit down on the couch and watch the news on TV with my parents. My parents speak little English so we stick with a Spanish news program called Al Rojo Vivo on Telemundo. I sometimes look at some news articles that show up on Yahoo while I go through my emails, but besides that I don’t really pay too much attention to it even though I know I should. The news program I watch has deal with how police have mistreated the people in the community and…

Marcia Marcia disagreed with Erickson’s views on his identity phase of development and enhanced them by centralizing his theory on adolescent development. Marcia proposed four different phases of identity development. Before the child can develop their identity they must first break away from their childhood belief and explore alternative identities, choose one and commit to it. He identified life defining areas for identity development as: politics, career, religion (Marcia 1966) Marcia’s…

Discussion Providing exceptional care to U.S. veterans ought to be a priority for our nation and its health care providers. The VHA is approaching the 50-year mark of utilizing the nurse practitioner as a vital provider of primary care. With an increasing number of veterans, at home and abroad, now is the time to set up a universal scope of practice for providers throughout the system. It does not go unnoticed how difficult the creation of a national standard will be. While the VHA is a federal…