Standardization

The money and mind both matters for healthy living and they are interrelated in many aspects. Millions of people spend the night without food, shelter, necessary clothing’s and health care due lack of adequate money. For centuries, people living in poverty, have the poorest overall health (Krieger et al., 1993) (Adler et al., 1994). It is not only related to physical health but also mental health (Belle, 1990) (Kuruvilla and Jacob, 2007) due to poorer coping styles, ongoing negative life-events…

Implications Medication Errors Have on Patient Safety With over 100 million people admitted to a hospital in the US, it is no surprise that patient safety is one of the top priorities, one of these priorities is proper medication administration. Picone, Titler, Dochterman (2008) found that 96% of all medication are preventable an alarming realization considering how common they occur. An analysis of medication errors reported by health care professionals shows how common errors are, how they…

“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.” (Edison) Thomas Alva Edison always had a creative mind, even as a child. He was able to find work at the age of 12 selling newspapers to passengers riding the Grand Trunk Railroad line. He used his access to convert one of the unused train cars into a makeshift lab, in which he performed various experiments. He promptly caused a chemical fire in the car, resulting in him being fired. While he was working…

The topic of globalization causing cultural homogenization in Asia is a constant debate. With the growing influences of the mass media, there is an abundance of culture being portrayed on both traditional and new media. These forms of mass communications act as a base for the dissemination of information, giving people an impression that there is an importance to acquire the undertakings of other countries. Globalization helps blossom the economies of allied countries, giving them the means for…

The standardization approach is referring to service providers to follow a set of rules and procedures when providing the service to the customers in order to minimize the Inconsistencies of the service provided. While, a customization approach is the service providers…

Therefore, men were afraid they would be labeled or portrayed as feminine. The reader can depict how change intensified the level of anxiety and panic of the unknown. She exemplifies the idea of a “dystopian vision” and introduces the concept of standardization. The work explains the standardized man who works in” hive of a million standardized cubicles”(Radway 876), and sleeps in a standardized bed, and eats the same standardized food. Even though, the standardized man isn’t a real man, it…

The TV show “survivor” has seen massive growth and global recognition for 14 years (2000-till date). It has remained one of the leading series in reality television. Its growth and expansion has allowed lots of spin-offs around the world which includes countries such as the UK, Philippines, Australia, South Africa and so on. Jordan (2014) argued that the worldwide proliferation of reality television is a product of the increasing concentration of ownership in the television industry, the…

This week’s subject is a fascinating one; the effect of globalization on culture. While NGOs and others have subscribed to a philosophy of universal, or global, definitions of human rights and overall developement, there is another side to the argument. The idea that indigenous cultures have values and ways of thinking that are distinct, original and necessary to the growth and understanding of the rest of humanity is something that many are starting to accept. Unfortunately, this idea is also…

when new products and technologies could reach a larger nationwide audience. Mass society includes mass production, mass transportation, mass entertainment medium, mass marketing, and mass culture. Mass production included assembly lines and standardization of parts. Mass transportation included commercial flights, trains, and cars like the Model T. invented by Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company. Mass Entertainment medium or mass media included radio stations like NBC, CBS, MLB, and…

The above scenario is a true story. Or rather, it is a composite of many true stories. Hundreds of students in my course on teaching writing K-12 have come into my office (or sat in class or written in their notebooks) and made similar proclamations—I hate writing, I 'm a bad writer, writing scares me. Note the course topic: teaching writing K-12. Mari and the other students telling me about their fears and hatred of writing are not freshman in their first college-level composition class. Most…