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Evaluation of a Prevention Program

the standards of utility, feasibility, propriety and accuracy (CDC, 1999). These standards are defined by the CDC in the followin...

Critique of "Computers in Clinical Assessment: Historical Developments, Present Status, and Future Challenges"

which can be found in various forms scattered all through the Internet. "Overall, there is greater potential for resistance...

Terrorist Capabilities, Intelligence Gathering and Preventative Measures

cautious. While a seemingly easy and insignificant step towards stopping terrorism, it is not unimportant. In fact, it appears tha...

Diabetes/Reducing the Risk

increasing exercise. A decrease of just 7 to 10 percent from the baseline weight can have a beneficial effect on glucose tolerance...

Teen Suicide

Academy of Pediatrics, 2006). Grades, falling grades, also indicate that a teenager has changed and is having some trouble (Americ...

Discrimination in the Virtual Organization

they employ, and whether or not discrimination is apparent. However, one industry that tends to see virtual businesses is the newl...

Nursing Mentoring & Burn-out

a mentor and/or a preceptor. Mentoring is the "process through which a relationship is established between an experienced indivi...

"The True Story Of Ah Q" by Xun Lu

He is a thoroughly unpleasant character. Despite this, he is amusing (in a sick way) because he always convinces himself that wha...

Economics of Gas Prices

Though oil companies will not admit to any extra profit generation, they do concede that many locales require additional treatment...

Child & Adolescent Obesity/U.S.

"hyperlipidemia, hypertension, blood glucose disturbances, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea and asthma," while emotional effects inclu...

Using Bar Coding to Reduce Errors in Medicine Administration

technology systems" (Anderson and Wittwer, 2004, p. 5). Anderson and Wittwer describe the evolution of the system St. Marys uses,...

Buddhism and Conflict Transformation

tolerance, and forgiveness. Indeed, many religions have a history of instilling peace in not-so-peaceful times. Buddhism...

Pressure Ulcers/Changing Care

change and its rationale (which was based on the results of empirical research), implemented the change and then "supported the c...

Social Engineering and Predatory Crime

social engineering. Judging from the rampant crime rate that afflicts our nation today, however, additional criminal law is very ...

Insuring Data Security: Lessons from the Department of Veterans Affairs

even phone numbers and addresses, all information that put the individuals whose data was stolen in a precarious situation in term...

The Rockland County Mounted Patrol Program (Critical Analysis)

it into a full time unit (Fine, 2001). Today, the mounted unit does a number of things in addition to serving to enhance public r...

International Accounting Convergence; IFRS and US GAAP

rely on information flow and also trust. Annual accounts are a major tool used by potential investors to assess an investment. Alt...

Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Surgery & Accountability

in resistant strains of bacteria (Plonczynski, 2005). This situation suggests that changes in antibiotic prophylactic procedures ...

Legal Analysis of a Slip-and-fall Case

complaint and denied the plaintiffs cross-motion for leave to reargue. In this case, there were multiple defendants, one of which ...

Marketing Tobacco Products; The Ethical Issues

disadvantages are more subjective. Smoking may give many individuals a feeling of empowerment and freedom; a perception put forwar...

Prevention and Management of Constipation

healthcare provider to assess the potential risk of constipation and helping to get preventative measures (Campbell et al, 2001). ...

The Impact of Bioterrorism on the Future of Health Care

to current medicines, or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment" (Miller-Boyle, 2006, p. 6). Miller-Boyle wri...

Jane Addams as a Successful Twenty-First Century Political Leader

Addams received a college education and used her inheritance to travel abroad. The sights she witnessed would change her life. W...

DHL AND FREIGHT DAMAGES

was supposed to work that out, but instead, it added more troubles than it solved (Page, 2006). In response, DHL is now...

Analyzing a Health Promotion Pamphlet

Research shows that one of the most frequent mistakes that agencies made in designing health promotion pamphlets is to write them ...

Elder Abuse Among African Americans

verbal abuse, neglect or abandonment, and psychological abuse (Tauriac and Scruggs, 2006). Physical abuse is the most common, and...

Anxiety In Children In The Classroom

test a positive experience, suggesting to students ways they can study for the test and teaching students skills they need to take...

Medical Ethical Dilemma - Stem Cell Research

totipotent cells, which becomes the placenta and inside the blastocyst are numerous embryonic stem cells (Sumanas, Inc., 2007). It...

Workplace Issues In Today's Down-Turned Economic Climate

Treating an employee like a nameless, faceless drone will no more motivate positive productive behaviors than will beating a dead ...

Ben & Jerry's Case Study

the richer ice creams because it was this market that was growing the fastest. This act created a more competitive environment for...