The Future of Nursing: The Impact of the 2010 Institute of Medicine Report Toni Brown Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics May 18‚ 2014 The Future of Nursing: The Impact of the 2010 Institute of Medicine Report The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the biggest change and evolution to occur to healthcare in the United States since the foundation of Medicare and Medicaid services in 1965 The ACA calls for a transformation of healthcare to provide a safer‚ more affordable‚ more accessible and higher
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in the United States‚ there has been a major water shortage due to the lack of rainfall. It is mainly in California and other Western states. According to the U.S. Geological Survey‚ “In 119 years of recorded history‚ 2013 was the dries calendar year for the state of California.” California’s snowpack usually provides about one-third of the water used in Californian farms and cities. In January 2014‚ it measured in at 12%. The water shortage has had many effects of people‚ farming‚ and the economy
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Shortage of water in Pakistan As we all know‚ Pakistan is facing severe shortage of water. There are two main reasons‚ one due to persistent droughts---which is beyond the control of a man‚ and the other due to miss-management of water resources. Impact on economy / society * Less water means less agricultural yields‚ meaning they cannot fulfill the food requirements of the nation‚ so they need to be dependent on other countries. * Due to less production of main crops‚ which are wheat‚
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Higher labor expense In an economy that is experiencing a labor shortage due to the rapid growth and labor import restriction‚ the existing workforce tends to be in a position where they can be selective in their choices for employment because there is an abundance of job vacancies. To compete for labor in these situations‚ companies strive to focus on job attractiveness by increasing salary in order to retain and attract more people. Several large hotel companies announced increases in salaries
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Research Paper – Biofuels and the World Food Shortage The morning commute of many Americans includes stopping at the local convenience store or gas station to fill up their vehicle’s tank and grab a portable breakfast. In this seemingly normal and routine act these Americans are performing two daily functions that much of the world cannot‚ either because of shortages‚ government regulations‚ or a lack of assets by which to do so. The starving and malnourished children that are pictured in
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their agriculture. Expanding to the desert will allow for a short time for those countries to be less depend upon others for food sources. However‚ the aquifers will be depleted and there will be a lack of food left. Countries in areas with water shortages will have to find ways to either farm with minimum water or seek outside assistance. We need to invest in more reach in desalinization. At the moment desalinization is a very expensive option that water companies are beginning to invest in. Governments
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Water Shortage Currently California is facing a water shortage. The issue has been addressed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in February. He called for all state agencies to find the way to help in the statewide water shortage. This is California’s third consecutive year of drought and last spring and summer was the worst of the season because it had the lowest amount of water recorded and California’s reservoirs were at their lowest point as well which did not help in the water shortage. Many
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Social Media Impacts Professionalism in Nursing With the introduction of face book and other social media sites‚ nurses are facing new challenges in professionalism. Professionalism in nursing is behavior that represents the nursing profession in a manner that promotes patient confidence and a flourishing employment atmosphere. (Hood‚ 2016‚ p. 13) Professional conduct must continue even outside of the nurse’s work place to prevent harm to patients and lose of integrity to the nursing profession
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older adults and the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) both contribute to the recognition that there will be a shortage of physicians (Mann‚ 2011‚ p. 1). The Association of American Medical Colleges projected in 2010 that there will be a shortage of 63‚000 physicians by the year 2015. This number is expected to increase to 95‚100 by 2020 and 130‚600 by 2025. These shortages encompass primary care physicians as well as specialists. There will be an increase in the need for nurses in the coming
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The existence of healing hospitals is not a new ideology. “Historically‚ hospitals were often founded and funded by religious orders” (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2014). Hospitals of yesteryear were built on the premise of healing and fulfilled several of the requirements of institutions established for healing. As early as 4000 B. C. many religions identified and associated some of their deities with healing powers. However‚ the modern concept of hospitals dates from 331 C E‚ when Roman emperor
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