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the United States is that this population generally consists of middle class families and children. In 1991, there were almost 36...

realize that producing 15% to 20% increases in earnings every quarter will have a cost in the long-run" (Bruno, 2002; p. NA). 3. O...

and continues to do so, over the past two decades, as it was first published in 1979 (Falk-Rafael, 2000). In formulating her theor...

paired with a continually expanding population have introduced others. A degradation of the nursing/patient relationship, concern...

use to enter the Romanian retail clothing industry and which are likely to be the most cost effective. The hypothesis is that to ...

at regular prices, but interest increases when the store drops the price from $50 to $5. In other words, demand increases when pr...

providers fees be "normal and customary," and those care providers who have attempted to set lower fees for those without any safe...

U.S. government (The Malcolm, 2002). Originally a national award for manufacturing industries, the award was expanded to include h...

back for treatment and who would be left behind and not treated. In the 1800s, unless a patient was dying those in the emergency r...

issues along a continuum of health and good health is defined as a "state of complete physical, mental and social well-being" (Ada...

its critics -- has been a goal of the U.S. government for many, many years and, for the most part, has had the support of most of ...

responsible for most health care expenditures, merely because of their age and the increased need for direct care with advancing a...

the problem and to eliminate it where possible. Nester (1998) quantifies the extent of the problem relating that an estimated 1,2...

(HMOs), the explosive growth of Medicare and Medicare abuses and the resulting "crackdown" on Medicare policies and procedures. T...

characteristics of the group, interpersonal relationships within the group and the characteristics of the culture. The leader must...

into a receiving country, this population has the same entitlement to social benefits - such as health care - as the native popula...

Security system and others had begun to focus on the idea of a program aimed at insuring Social Security beneficiaries" (Anonymous...

Hence, one sees in this example that patients and physicians demand the newest and latest technologies but many insurance companie...

a problem that is difficult to define adequately. There is much competition in the health field, and in the mental health field t...

at least not accessing the system as much as they could. For example, it was reported in BMJ that a telephone healthcare service o...

government and distort the issues by using unethical practices. Their dealings with government officials are sometimes damaging t...

male (NEA, 2001). That is a vast discrepancy and one children are certainly aware of. Recent studies have shown that teachers ten...

state of the art technology. Their lives will be saved above the others. It is somewhat like the scenario when the Titanic went do...

medical education, it changed all aspects of medical care and the relationships that exist between physician and patient (pp. 395)...

at where it was spent in 1997 20.7% was spent on inpatient care, 25.6 on out-patient care and 14% on pharmaceuticals (Anonymous, 2...

in the world where health care is able to benefit from the best and the latest technologies (Improving Quality in a Changing Healt...

dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...

Most of those insured by third-party payers have had all or part of their healthcare premiums paid by employers. Competitive pres...

without mentioning their love affair with olive oil, and the esteem which this precious ingredient holds in this culture (Miller, ...

for further self-harm to occur. Pembrooke and Smith recommend, for example, that triage staff assume that even minor injuries repr...