Sinkholes are incredible destructive unpredictable natural disasters. Florida has many sinkhole occurrences‚ caused by its limestone soil weakening with dried up water pockets in it. Much like every other natural disaster‚ sinkholes do take lives. Sinkholes tend to most occur in the mid-Florida to Tampa area. Though sinkholes are not very talked about or are normal occurrences‚ they do happen and many people do not know what they are. A sinkhole is a natural hole that forms in the Earth’s
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Registered Nurse Practice Introduction In this portfolio I intend to expose the requirement of PP0127 of the process of facilitating learning and develop the skills of assessment as a registered nurse in the clinical practice. Mentoring is a development skill that offers a chance to deliver skill and knowledge by educating new students without any expectations and fears as mention by Huang & Lynch‚ (1995). I have been in the nursing industry for the past 4 years as a registered nurse. I am working
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significant roles of advanced practice that perform and provide a great amount of care to the population beyond the status of Registered Nurse (RN). The four Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are Nurse Practitioners (NP)‚ Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS)‚ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)‚ and Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM). “Advanced practice RNs represent about 8 percent of the nursing workforce‚” (Kurtzman & Naylor‚ 2010) and about 70 to 80 percent of advanced practice RNs work in primary
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right from wrong but for some they are not. Every child needs a place that they can call home but for some‚ home is where they would rather not be. Thankfully there are better places that children can go and one of them is Brookwood Florida. Brookwood Florida‚ a young women’s residence was established in 1927 as the Florence Crittenton Home which was a confidential care service for over five thousand unwed mothers. In 1976 the name and goal of the organization was changed into what the community
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Applying the Adams Influence Model in Nurse Executive Practice The Adams Influence Model (AIM) is a framework for comprehending the factors‚ characteristics‚ attributes and process of influence. The AIM is followed in nursing and organizational literature and provides nurse leaders with a guide for developing a successful strategy to achieve influence with individuals and or other groups (Adams & Erickson‚ 2011). According to Adams & Erickson‚ 2011‚ studies how influence‚ or the ability to convince
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As an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)‚ we must be able to screen and diagnose appropriately. Understanding the difference and the purposes they serve are imperative. According to PubMed Health (2016)‚ screening should be done prior to the patient being ill to detect the disease process at an early stage. Diagnostic test determines the exact cause of the symptoms. I believe as an APRN there are many factors to consider prior to screening a patient for a particular disease. These factors
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The purpose of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 is to make it unlawful for certain classes of people to make payments to foreign government officials to assist in retaining business according to ("Foreign corrupt practices‚" 1977). In other words it means it will be unlawful for businesses to accept bribery payments. The Act was violated when a South Korean businessman according to ("Justice News‚" 2009) was indicted for his role in a bribery conspiracy for $206 million dollar telecommunications
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government official. Scott Lane‚ Principal and CEO‚ The Red Flag Group said that: “Every businessperson working in the emerging markets should read and understand the way in which their actions and behavior may fall subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977”. The purpose of the FCAP was to make it illegal for employees of American corporations to induce foreign officials‚ by offering
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Fair Debt Collection Practice Act: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)‚ the nation’s consumer protection agency‚ enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)‚ which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive‚ unfair‚ or deceptive practices to collect from you [ftc.gov]. FDCPA became effective in March 1978; it also protects reputable debt collectors from unfair competition and encourages consistent state action to protect consumers from abuses in debt collection [federalreserve.gov].
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able to focus on these areas to develop them and turn them into a strength. Analysis: By identifying the areas of my knowledge and skills that I needed to develop‚ I was able to seek out assistance from other staff members‚ my staff development nurse‚ and to focus on these areas in my personal study at home. This enabled me to make the transition easier and to adapt much quicker to this new ward. Conclusion: Although I found the transition initially difficult and confronting‚ by reviewing my
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