health care institutions have not readjusted the nurse-patient ratios and the result is decreased patient satisfaction‚ increased mortality/morbidity in patients‚ more health care associated infection‚ and decreased employee satisfaction; leading to burnout and decreased staff retention. (Welton‚ 2007). Some states have enabled mandatory regulations in order to meet the needs of patients and ensure adequate staffing. Based on the complex needs for more staffing and better budgeting‚ managers and leaders
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Economic Tools and Concepts Michelle HCS/552 University of Phoenix September 3‚ 2012 Professor Hamilton Economic Tools and Concepts The focus of this paper is to present economic tools and concepts pertaining to a health care issue. The issue is nursing shortage. Nursing shortage is an ongoing issue for the health care system. A supply and demand curve will be presented on the issue of nursing shortage. A marginal analysis will be presented
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A 24-item College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress Scale with eight factors was established. In addition‚ examining concurrent and discriminant validity via correlations among College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress Scale‚ positive state of mind‚ and burnout experiences provided further evidences of criterion validity. Across these phases‚ results showed adequate factorial structure‚ criterion validity‚ and reliability of the College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress Scale. The investigators suggest that
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This article was downloaded by: [122.174.74.152] On: 05 February 2013‚ At: 06:25 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/vjrl20 The Relationship of Engagement and Job Satisfaction in Working
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HN205 - Applied Skills for Human Services Kaplan University Final Project Unit 9 Case Study – Phil & John Ashley White The Human Service profession is a very demanding field but at the same time it can be exceptionally rewarding to the individuals working in this area. Successful human service professionals possess the following traits and/or characteristics; strong interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to relate to the consumer without allowing their own personal experiences
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A literature review is important for finding and evaluating peer-reviewed sources for writing a research paper. “Peer-review is the act of carefully evaluating a work by one or more experts of the same field of work‚ to determine its credibility‚ research methodology‚ accuracy‚ and relevance to the literature” (Camtasia Studio 8‚ 2014). Using sources that are peer-reviewed is important because “culturally proficient research practices are necessary to dispel destructive myths and stereotypes” and
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Like most large corporations Microsoft has a human resources department that has a large impact on the overall operation of the company. Microsoft’s HR‚ like most has implemented practices that are critical to the company’s success‚ and others that prevent the company from reaching even greater heights. An HR practice which always has been crucial to Microsoft is its recruitment style. Microsoft is only interested in the best‚ to the point where they prefer to leave a position vacant
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Competitive Sports Flash Draft Competitive sports are inadequate for children and parent pressure is a big factor as to why competitive sports are bad. The pressure applied on children can create physical and emotional burnout. Parents are one of the main contributors towards pressure. They have a mindset that makes them believe that winning is more important than having fun. Parents push their kids so much‚ even with injuries‚ that more children obtain even more serious or permanent damage. All
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The Mentoree was asked to conduct a funeral of one of the older members at Hickory Chapel Missionary Baptist Church that died on the twenty-first of this month. This was my first time conducting a funeral. I was given instructions and coached through the service. The Pastor/Mentor observed how I embraced the pulpit and followed the instructions provided by the family of the deceased. I also had to perform the graveside committal and benediction. The Mentor prayed. Afterward‚ I was led to go to the
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Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice: Role Stress amongst Nurses at the Workplace Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR 502 September 11‚ 2014 Application of Concept Analysis to Clinical Practice: Role Stress amongst Nurses at the Workplace Using the framework of concept analysis‚ the purpose of this paper is to examine role stress amongst nurses at the workplace. Concept analysis‚ an approach developed by Walker and Avant
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