Urban Outfitters Inc. is a pioneering “lifestyle merchandising company” that operates specialty retail stores under the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People brands. It was founded in 1970, near the University of Pennsylvania. It is a high end apparel and furniture manufacturer in the…
In 1901, Nordstrom was originally founded as a retail store for shoes. The business emphasized exceptional service, selection quality, and value. After twenty-two years of success a second store was added. Eventually, Nordstrom became the largest independent shoe chain in the United States, including fashionable clothing and accessories for men, women, and children in its stores. As of the end of 2016, Nordstrom is one of the top luxury retailers and currently operates 323 stores in 29 states as well as two full-service stores in Canada. Additionally, a mobile app is also available to search the Nordstrom online store. This paper will explore the financial health of Nordstrom for 2014, as compared to the previous year of 2013, and also…
The economic crisis that started in 2007 affected the business of upscale department stores countrywide. Upscale department stores understand that the items they sell are considered discretionary items, so when there is an economic downturn, they are one of the first industries to be hit. When looking over the Nordstrom Annual Reports from the last few years, there are two things evident: this company has a lasting strategy and they work hard to continuously evolve this strategy. Their strategy includes constantly evaluating risks in the market such as economic conditions, competitive market forces, availability of merchandise, and growth. With an incredible sense to stay ahead of the trends, minimize turnover time, and serve their customers with an uncanny ability, they have easily become one of the top department stores in the country. Nordstrom’s core strength revolves around their customer-first attitude, customer loyalty and their aptitude for merchandising. “Going forward we want to be more than just customer focused. Instead, we’re working to become a truly customer-driven organization.”[1]…
Whitehead, J. S., & Trueman, P., (2010) To what extent can pressure relieving surfaces help…
The Blackhorse Pike School District offers a lifesaving program for children to aid in saving lives using Automatic External Defibrillators (AED’s). Staff is also provided training in CPR and AED usage. The Blackhorse Pike School District presently provides education for over 4,000 children each school year. This school has been ranked in the top 75 elementary school in New Jersey. This is located in a growing area and expects to have a population increase of about 20 percent in the next 10 or so years. Over the years, children are seen more with asthma, cardiac issues, diabetes, and allergies. This can be life threatening illnesses and we can help these children to live longer, healthier lives with the proper education and equipment. This school district has one AED per building and only those nurses who are trained are allowed to operate them. If a child became unresponsive other staff are most likely not educated and trained on CPR or AED usage. Only teachers, nurses, and coaches are required to be trained in these. With this being said, this program’s purpose is to have all staff trained to save lives. All hallways will have an AED installed and staff will know how to use it as well as be CPR certified. Research shows in the event of a cardiac arrest, the time from witnessed arrest to the delivery of a shock from the AED should be no longer than five minutes for the best outcomes (American Heart, 2010). This has to do with an This is due to the fact that about half of witnessed cardiac arrests are the shockable rhythm of ventricular fibrillation for the first few minutes of arrest. With each hallway having access to an AED, help will be provided to shock within the recommended time frame and increase the number of children who survive a cardiac arrest (American Heart, 2010).…
With the advancement of technology and the new Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, it is imperative that the Gilbert Hospital Facility invest in an electronic medical record system. With the new electronic medical record the facility will be able to maintain higher reimbursement rates from Medicare and Medicaid, improve both nursing and physician charting requirement, and have a reduced amount of medication order errors and medication administration errors.…
The targeted population for this project is the direct care nursing staff. This nursing staff is currently responsible for the admission process. It is not unusual for a nurse to be interrupted several times while trying to admit a patient. It is also not unusual for a patient to be admitted and discharged from the hospital with an incomplete admission process. Regardless of what line of service, all nurses can benefit from streamlining the admission…
The Medical Center is starting a new initiative dedicated to the prevention of pressure ulcers in acute care facilities. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) are a national concern due to increased morbidity, climbing treatment cost, and decreased reimbursements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) considers pressure ulcers to be preventable. Hospitals are already facing low reimbursements and penalties from Medicare related to the ulcer specific care of patients who acquire pressure ulcers during their inpatient stay. Pressure ulcer prevention in acute care hospitals is surely not new, but it is a highly sensitive issue focused by several recent papers and reports (Zaratkiewicz, S, etal, 2010). The frequency of occurrence and rising cost of treating pressure ulcers is prompting health care industry to identify and implement interventions in order to prevent HAPUs. In the past, nursing units were responsible for the care and prevention of pressure ulcer care but the current studies have proved that pressure prevention and management needs multidisciplinary approach (AHRQ,…
Nightingale Community Hospital is committed to providing healthcare excellence, a healing environment and to be the choice for patient care. In order to continue to provide quality healthcare services in accordance with our values of safety, community, teamwork, and accountability Joint Commission Accreditation provides guidelines and standards for the Priority Focus Areas (PFA) for the welfare and quality of patient care.…
Research shows that where a person live, work or attend school and play are key factors to the prevalence of obesity in the society. Unfortunately, people in the low-income bracket have limited access to safe environments for physical activity, and foods that are high in fat and sugar content…
In our business world we have to provide quality atmosphere service to our customers. The purpose for this introduction is to explain how we treat our internal and external customers in order to provide satisfaction. The base of this executive summary will be on where we work at with our current employer or former.…
For over centuries now people have been graciously giving gifts for many occasions whether it be baby showers, birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays like Ramadan, Christmas, or even old Saint Valentine’s Day.…
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In response to the merging of Huge Company (HC) and Computer Company (HC), and the resulting formation of Huge Computer Company (HCC), the COO has directed an assessment to develop a blended system representing the top features of both benefit packages, and a plan that will be well received by software engineers in both groups.…
A popular way of celebrating Valentine’s Day is also sending greeting cards. You could handcraft one, or you could always find one at your local drugstore such as: Walgreens, Target, or even Jewel Osco. 180 million Valentine’s Day cards will be purchased this season. 40% of those people will be parents.…
