Caretaker Research Papers Samples For Students

Managing Organizational Changes

Part 2: The Change Analysis – Images of Change
General Motor and Ford Corporation went under tremendous changes to improve Company’s financial condition. The major changes carried-out by both the organizations at various levels are as follows:

Organizational Changes in General Motor:

General Motor faced significant decrease in sales and financial losses during years 2005 to 2009. In 2009 company went for bankruptcy and made significant organizational changes.
Closing of unprofitable business: General Motor either sold off or closed down unprofitable units and car models. Company sold its two brands named Hummer, Saab and closed Saturn and Pontiac. Goodwrench and Oldsmobile were ...

Introduction

Of late the cases of child neglect and abuse have rapidly increased in the US. In 2008, it was reported that there were about 772,000 children who had been abused in one way or the other which made the federal government to look for ways of minimizing these cases (Bryant, 2009). About 71 % of these children suffered from neglect, 16 % physical abuse, 9 % sexual abuse, 7% psychological abuse, 2 % medical neglect, while 9% suffered from other types of maltreatment (Bryant, 2009). This made the federal government through the congress to amend child abuse prevention and treatment Act 2010. ...

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) is a mental health disorder that involves a caretaker causing illness or injury to an individual under his or her care, for example, a child, elderly adult, or physically challenged people. MSBP disorder is relatively rare and its name is credited to Baron von Munchausen, a German dignitary who existed in the 18th-century, and was famous for creating stories of his expeditions to gain attention. The last two initials, B.P. (By Proxy), imply that the parent or care giver is feigning and fabricating symptoms in a child. The problem of MSBP is classified as ...

Alzheimer's disease

How would you react when you notice that your grandfather starts to do the weirdest things ever such as forgetting the name of common objects, putting his fragrances inside of the kitchen’s cabinets and even blaming you for taking his sacks. Wouldn’t you feel sad if he doesn’t recognize who you are? Would you think that is normal for a person of his age? If your answer is yes, that means that you like many people misinterpret memory loss in seniors with the Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, ...

Ferrel, D. & Hartline, M. (2011).

Executive summary

Addressing problems and issues requires effective identification of the most relevant factors that should be addressed. With that, a comprehensive analysis involving a study on key factors that would affect the occupation level of the Lyric apartment is crucial in designing strategies to ensure full occupation. Thus, this report provides a study of the factors that are relevant to the occupation issue and recommends strategies that effectively address the identified needs and preferences. In that respect, it is identified that the apartments’ proximity to the University makes it more attractive to the students who ...

Women’s Role in Advertisement

Introduction
The advertisement is probably the most influential means of promoting the product and the service to the customer. The target customers are informed about the product and service of the business. Through effective and catchy advertisements, they are encouraged to consume the product or the service of the business. That is why the advertising industry has been researched by many scholars. One of the major and common research areas in the field of advertisement is the projection of female body or the objectification of women in advertisement. It is a serious issue that has been discussed by many ...

Developmental psychology primarily focuses on childhood development since it is the period within which a lot of changes take place. This field focuses on the interplay of nature and nurture and their influence on individual development; with nature concerning matters of genetic inheritance and maturation whereas nurture focuses on the impact of our environment and experience. As mentioned earlier developmental psychology focuses on a number of areas including language development.
Language refers to the expression of human communication through which knowledge, belief and behavior can be expressed using a system of symbols and rules. Language development begins quite early in life ...

Raising a child is definitely rewarding; however, it could be more challenging than one might have imagined, as there are a lot to think about, in order to raise a balanced and happy individual. Parenting literature suggests that children-and families alike- need to have established routines. That way, children can find it easier to cope with everyday transitions (Bell, 2001 p. 175). Established routines in the classroom are fundamental principles been taught to educators (Butterfield, 2002 p.29-32), who in turns counsel parents on the significance of having a schedule and established routines at home.
In general, routine creates a sense of safety in a ...

Middle Range Nursing Theories

Middle range nursing theories are different from grand nursing theories and nursing practice theories in a way that the latter lies somewhere between the two latter theories in terms of scope and limitations. Middle range nursing theories also act as a bridge between nursing practice and grand nursing theories . In this paper, the middle range nursing theory of parent to child interaction as proposed by Kathryn Barnard will be discussed. The discussion will focus on the background of the theorist and how some significant life experiences affected his work as a nursing theorist; scrutinizing the principles as presented by the author of ...

Introduction

As companies go through changes in order to grow and adapt to the external forces that may affect the company or the industry where it operates, change agents act as drivers of these changes in order to ensure their successful implementation or to ensure that the company is able to deal with these changes in a positive way.
In implementing organizational changes, change agents take on various images when facilitating such changes. These images of change include those of a director, a navigator, caretaker, coach, interpreter, and nurturer (Palmer, Dunford and Akin 2009). In this regard, this paper makes a comparison and ...

Major changes required for the implementation of the recommended strategy

The proposed change in directional strategy is quite ambitious for a company that is going through a rough patch. However, the change in directional strategy is necessary in order to remove the company from the financial quagmire that the management steered the company into. In order to successfully implement the strategy change that is recommended, the senior management in the company needs to make some major adjustments in the running and the affairs of the company. These changes are pertinent to the successful implementation of the recommended strategy. The following are some of the major changes that the senior management ought ...

Criminal Law

Abstract
This study aims to present the concept of child abuse in the view of the criminal justice system. It will also present the history of child abuse in the United States as well as the prevalence of child sexual abuse in the United States, particularly in the state of Michigan. This research paper will discuss the current federal policies on child abuse and the intervention strategies and policy scheme involving child abuse cases. Finally, the conclusion of this study will present the new laws that will prevent sexual abuses cases and the role of the government to ...

The role of Community Nurse

Introduction
Domestic violence on children or child abuse is defined by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act as “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm” (Child Abuse Prevention, 2009).
In most of the cases, it is not a onetime incident, but a pattern of abuse that is used to make a control over a child or humiliate the child or maintain power over him/her. In ...

Introduction

Child abuse is one of the main social epidemics in the United States. Annually, there are about more than 3 million reports of child abuse made in the country. However, this report consists of multiple children. In 2009, an estimated 3.3 million child abuse cases and reports were made. This constitutes to around 6 million children (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau, p. 1).
According to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, child abuse and neglect are the least, recent action or ...