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Labor and Delivery Nursing and Civil Negligence Issues

2000). In other words, medical malpractice is a form of negligence that "denotes an injury to a patient caused by a health care pr...

Piper Alpha Oil Platform Catastrophe of 1988

some of the fire walls and soon the stored oil was burning. In addition, the automatic deluge system which was supposed to spray w...

Examination of Enron

for the scandal that ultimately occurred. "The contributions dwarfed what was at stake for Enron. In its energy trading in Calif...

Hormone Replacement Therapy's Risks and Rewards

hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, has its own risks associated with it (Hormone Replacement Therapy, 2002). Therefore, it is i...

A Business Projection Example

for the company to be able to undertake a specific project that will involve a three year contract for the setting up of a network...

Offshore Pension Plan Investment

The Dow nearly crossed into 3,000 territory long enough to close there on several occasions prior to the Gulf War in 1991 and fina...

Lands' End Acquisition by Sears

One group of 16 Lands End executives will be given bonuses that are equal to 70 to 100 percent of their salary if they stay on wit...

A Financial Analysis of Apple Computer, Inc.

In five pages this paper discusses company profitability through the maximizing of stock prices while minimizing risk and includes...

Present Economic Conditions, Junk Bonds, and Leveraged Buyouts

and equity, and when investors can effectively monitor and control the behavior of those firms. "Leveraged Buy-outs" and "Junk Bo...

Workplace VDUs and Safety Issues

Using computers of course does also warrant care and attention to ergonomics. There are many complaints that stem from sitting in ...

Decision Making and Hazard Insurance

In seven pages this report discusses risk protection as a major underlying role factor of hazard insurance and discusses decision ...

Special Needs Population and Child Abuse

perpetuate certain undesirable behavior patterns. Physical abuse can kill, and has. Some abusive parents have been responsible for...

Real Estate Business and Project Risk Management

In nine pages this paper examines a real estate agency opening, the risks involved, and important management considerations. Seve...

At Risk Teens, Experiential Learning, and Spiritual Development

In sixteen pages this review considers how one woman's work with at risk teens in her community affected her spiritual developme...

Discounting and Capital Structure

In six pages this paper considers the structuring of an investment through an exploration of such factors as liquidity, term, and ...

Business Plans and Overoptimism

In eight pages this paper considers the problem of overoptimism regarding financial success with little attention paid to the risk...

Pressure Ulcers and Nursing Research

Of course it is not only the unacceptable nursing home that has escaped the attention of regulatory agencies in which pressure ulc...

At Risk Adolescents and Parental Alcoholism

50% of those who commit sex abuse crimes also abuse alcohol. Suicides: 1. 80% of all adolescent suicides have been reported to b...

Human Cocoa Consumption Benefits and Risks

argued that chocolate consumption causes a physiological response that can improve emotional status. Mental health aside, though,...

Security Risks of Data Warehousing

In eight pages a possible security risk posed by a company's external data warehouse is examined in terms of the business's altern...

Overview of Prospect Theory

In seven pages this paper discusses prospect theory and what it represents in terms of action outcomes and risk factors. Eight sou...

Public Health Outreach for Pregnant Women for an African American Population

15 pages and 19 sources. This paper considers the importance of public health outreach for women who are pregnant, especially wom...

Computer Hardware Change Management and its Implications

In six pages this paper examines how computer hardware changes have significant risk and reward implications for corporate managem...

David C. Berliner, Bruce J. Biddle, and James Bell's The Manufactured Crisis

tests." They also point out that the SAT test only verbal and math skills and is no longer enough of a base to determine the appr...

Germany and Healthcare Since 1981

In six pages this report considers Germany and relevant healthcare issues it has been grappling with since the early 1980s in term...

Julian Barnes' Article on Proctor and Gamble

it will face both opportunities and risks. The risks relate to the possibility of another company duplicating the technology, maki...

Overview of Hyperlipidemia Condition

In nine pages this paper presents an overview of the condition known as hyperlipidemia in a consideration of its diagnosis, treatm...

Assessment of Hazardous Material

In thirteen pages hazardous material is assessed within the context of the observation 'In an increasingly complex industrial soci...

Measuring Risk and the Problems Associated with Beta

In nine pages this paper examines risk management in a consideration of beta's measurement shortcomings. Eight sources are cited ...

At Risk Students and Writing Instruction

In eight pages this paper examines at risk students and various techniques for writing instruction including metacognition, writin...