The Importance of Accountability Rona F. Payne HCS/475 July 8‚ 2013 Kathie Huttegger Accountability is a major issue in healthcare. It entails the procedures and processes by which one party justifies and takes responsibilities for its actions. Accountability simply reflects the achievement of sustainable outcomes (Porter-O’Grady & Malloch‚ 2007). According to Richard D. Wittrup‚ “Hospitals need to acknowledge the responsibility they have already assumed for ensuring compliance with
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The Importance of Accountability of Personnel When most people hear the word "accountability‚" they immediately become uncomfortable. The thought of making themselves totally open‚ honest‚ and vulnerable with another person doesn’t sound appealing to most of us. Regardless of how we few however‚ supervisors need to know where their soldiers are at all times. Accountability is a very important part of being in the military‚ even more so than any other profession. Night and day soldiers must be
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1. Based on your values alone‚ is the conduct of the victim assistance provider ethical? Explain. Yes‚ based solely on my values‚ the conduct of this victim assistance provider is ethical. It would be absolutely against my values to allow this woman and her two young children continue to reside in a home where domestic violence is occurring. I would make sure that my friend Betty is aware of the fact that these people are vulnerable and they need to have their location remain confidential but I would
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Professionalism What is professionalism? Webster’s Dictionary defines it as‚ "the conduct‚ aims‚ or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person." While that definition of professionalism defines the word‚ it does little to help you to understand which qualities and characteristics are important‚ or how you can become a recognized professional in your life. There is much more to being a professional than simply acquiring the best training and skills. Becoming an
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Healthcare Provider Faith and Diversity peer review: Final Draft Josephine Nwosu Grand Canyon University Spirituality in Healthcare HLT-310V Emory Davis October 26‚ 2014 Healthcare Provider Faith and Diversity peer review: Final Draft Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: Final Draft As health care providers we come from diverse backgrounds of cultural and religious beliefs‚ we have different perspectives on faith and healing. However‚ the nature of this profession places us in direct contact
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This essay will be about the importance of keeping the accountability of sensitive items. The US Army values soldiers that are accountable for their actions. The accountability of sensitive items affects the unit in many ways. AR 710-2 and AR 735-5 both cover the Army policy for property accountability. Some sensitive items are your weapon‚ military ID card‚ commo equipment‚ etc. Sensitive items are anything that can be used by opposing forces or the enemy to counter attack‚ weaken forces‚ and gain
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October 22nd 2014 Edu 450 Mr. Hensley Professionalism A professional teacher should have qualities. As a professional‚ a teacher needs to be confident without being arrogant about it. Each and every single teacher we to school and knows what they are doing but Nobody can expect to have all the answers. Even before we get in to details of the professional teacher should posses‚ we should talk about how a teacher is professional towards others‚ such as students‚ parents‚ other teacher and co-worker
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Patrick Barefoot BUSI 625 Dr. Duncan November 29‚ 2011 Accountability In today’s competitive business world‚ all decisions and their consequences are essential to an organization’s success. They reflect the character of the decision maker‚ and the image of the organization. In order to bring about the most positive impacts on ourselves‚ co-workers‚ and the community much effort must go into making these tough decisions. Equally important is being accountable for the consequences of these
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PGLC Freshman Business Connections 5 October 2010 Professionalism Professionalism in the workplace is a very important part of corporate etiquette. So‚ what does this term really mean? How do we ensure that it is maintained? Professionalism is basically‚ the knowledge that an individual carries about a certain field. At work‚ professionalism refers to a person doing his job with sincerity‚ and maintaining professional etiquette and professional ethics in the workplace. It leads to logical and
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The purpose of integrity and accountability This essay will explain what meanings of integrity and accountability and also what those mean to me. The definition of integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Integrity is the number one quality of leadership. Integrity in leadership is expressed in terms of constancy and consistency. It is manifested in an absolute devotion to keeping one’s word. The glue that holds all relationships together‚including the relationship
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