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A Comparison of the United States and the Philippines

appropriately compared to the United States across many important dimensions such as health care, quality of life, and even cultur...

The Position and Strategy of JetBlue Following the Valentines Day Debacle

being difficult for the entire airline industry. The International Air Transport Association projected in 2007 that the 2008 perfo...

The Principle Agent Problem

of this crash, and the way in which interests of the different parties may be aligned. This is known as the agency problem, and m...

Generic Strategies

retailer that engages in the low cost generic strategy. It is well documented that Wal-Mart engages in discounting of prices in or...

The Concept of Economies of Scale

a company expands, the production units increase and this provides the firm with an opportunity to decrease its costs ("What are E...

Unauthorized Migration to America

be tolerated and even welecomed. They also argue that their presence contributes morfe than it takes away and disagree that this i...

Comparing Healthcare in Zambia with Healthcare in United States

2007 and the disease accounts for 20% of maternal mortality and 40% if infant mortality (CSO, 2009). HIV is also a serious problem...

The Benefits of Adopting a Management Information System

the organization as well as monitoring some of the other production measures (Yennie, 1999). The particular uses can be tailore...

Information Systems and the Business Case for Them

information systems in the most effective fashion should bear in mind that information systems should ideally "integrate various b...

Quality Improvement/Pressure Ulcers

a "collaborative quality improvement project" that focuses on PUs in nursing homes as its primary focus (Lynn, et al, 2007). QIOs,...

Central Bark Dog Daycare Marketing Plan

meet the needs of most dogs and owners where there are special health or well being considerations, as long as the dogs are happy ...

Is America or Mexico a Better Example of a “Melting Pot”?

arrived there; there are hundreds of sources describing these groups. The study of American history is fascinating, since it revea...

Gibbs Cycle Analysis of Constipation in the Elderly

First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...

Missed Nursing Care/Research Article Critique

reasons given by nursing staff for not providing this care (Kalisch, 2006, p. 306). At the end of the study article, in the "Di...

Hospital Medicare Reimbursement

to take expensive prescription medications as prescribed. This acerbates medical conditions and results in increases in acuity lev...

Literature Review of Incidences of Septic Shock and Sepsis in ICU Patients

result in septic shock. Of that 200,000, approximately half result in death due to the onset of sepsis and the subsequent septic ...

Ethics and Laws of Child Care

confidentiality means that the discussions about issues of Evan and Rebeccas care, family conflicts, and the reasons that Evan is ...

Federal Spending and Quality Care in Hospitals

2005). Theres little doubt, however, that spending in Medicaid has been on the rise - and this has constituted a huge problem (Bec...

Children's Services Safety Activities

In any case, when the supply runs low in a cabinet, there should be extra packages available in a supply closet and in each classr...

Dental Hygiene, Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

at birth (Colgate Worldwide, 2005). Cleft palates, on the other hand, may or may not be immediately apparent (Colgate Worldwide, ...

Practical Nursing Theory Application

care model is highly useful with the elderly and those recovering from surgery or illness. Self care is not an issue that enters ...

Pneumonia and its Connection with the reuse of Suction Catheters in Children

controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta analyses, clearly defined hypothesis, and a definitive and strong conclusion. If one ...

Geriatric Care Quality

balance these too opposing criteria. Empowering care aids the geriatric patients in overcoming learned helplessness, as they take ...

Method Analysis in 'Analyzing Hospital Readmissions Using Statewide Discharge Databases'

the "number of initial admissions with at least one readmission divided by total discharges excluding deaths" (Lagoe, et al., 1999...

School Field Trips and Care Issues II

the group, the service provider should discuss with her whether she will want to be responsible for her child or if she prefers on...

Veterans' Benefits

into perspective when one considers the fact that benefits are still being paid to offspring and widows of both the Civil War and ...

Nursing as a Desirable Career Choice

trying times of their lives. Nurses have the capacity to improve lives. Nothing could be more meaningful or provide a greater sens...

Product Safety Management and the Infamous Ford Pinto Case

7. Ford brought the Pinto to market in September 1970, in time for the 1971 models, as directed (Davidson, 1984). The development ...

Exercise in Making an Ethical Decision

the cracks of indigent health care. The hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Mr...

Balance of Philosophy and Nursing Values

not money" (Collings, 1997; p. 52). The sentiment was true long before the 1980 survey, and its persistence over time likely woul...