Essays on Participatory

Project 1: Quality Measurement and Assessment

Introduction This QI project looks into improving healthcare outcomes by reducing crowding in my hospital’s emergency department (ED) setting. This QI issue considers adequate staffing and staff education as the necessary drivers towards enhanced patient flow, thus reduced ED crowding. The initiative serves as an encouragement for the facility to grow and develop its staffing and educational requirements for nurses. The idea here is that skilled and adequately staffed nurses can reduce ED crowding, thus advancing care quality and patient outcomes. My hospital recognizes patients and the staffing unit as essential elements in healthcare service delivery. The facility ...

The success of any form or organization is largely pegged on the leaders that head the organization. The success or failure of an organization reflects the leadership of the leader. However, what defines a good leader is one of the eternal questions that does not have a clear-cut answer. However, it is clear that as technologies change, processes evolve and operating environment change, demographics and trends shift, leadership traits that define success change. This paper seeks to evaluate the leadership style of two leaders Howard Schultz (Starbucks CEO) and Jack Dorsey (Twitter CEO). Howard Schultz is the current CEO ...

Nowadays we live in the era of high developed technologies. Different types of technologies penetrated in every sphere of our lives. Moreover, we cannot imagine our life without it. “Most of the civilized world wouldn’t know what to do with themselves without technology” ( Technology information, 2008). New developments in technologies have completely changed the ways people live and work. Many researchers call the modern times as the Information Age, Digital Age or New Media Age. All these definitions underline the importance of technologies and information for the modern society all over the world. In this essay I would ...

A Review

Part A Working with the families of children with disabilities can be delicate for many reasons, not the least of which is that they may not be able to fully participate in ways which are meaningful (Dunst, 2002, 143). Knowing how to participate can also be difficult due to its changeable nature; in preschool families may be able to participate fully in the education of their child via the provision of special schools which allow for parental interaction during class (Dunst, 2002, 144), or by creating family-specific areas where they can ‘learn-by-doing’ when it comes to their children, perhaps ...

Most Australians are unable to practice healthy physical and mental activities mainly because of the fact that they have got more comfortable with playing video games and watching TV. As such, they have given physical exercise a back seat. So this state of affairs leads to the question; what are the barriers to physical activities and how can they be overcome by the affected population?

Introduction

Physical activity is vital requirement if an individual wants to achieve a healthy lifestyle and also proper mental wellbeing. Exercise is a very important and vital part of growth and it is applicable to ...

In XXI century, when the Internet is spreading with unbelievable speed, electronic media becomes the most popular source of getting different information about all things around the world. The sphere of politics is no exception. Today, more and more people prefer to get information through the Internet, cable channels and other electronic media and not to use radio or newspapers, which were regarded as traditional information sources for decades. Young adults compose an overwhelming majority of these new electronic media users. Albeit, having access to the information that is always renovating, young people seem to be not engaged in ...

Managing Organizations & Leading People

Introduction In the current business environment, leadership is considered to go beyond the “manager” title. Leadership is seen to be about whom the employees ate following. Today’s leaders highly influence the behavior of others hence the leaders must be able to show a good example and must have the ability of effectively motivation others to follow them and work harder for the fulfillment of organizational goals (Warner, 2012). This is because human resource is considered as the most vital asset currently and their management is what determines the success of a firm. Effective management of human resource requires ...

Idea 1

The first idea is to use PAR for studying the adaptation of climate change in China. China is one of the greatest contributors of greenhouse gases and it would be helpful to perform a community study of one of the major Chinese cities such as Shanghai or Beijing. The idea is to understand the adaptation people in the Chinese city to problems of climate change by emphasizing on the participation of the sample. The key components of the PAR project would be focusing on change, emphasis on collaboration of community, and context specific. The goal is to develop a ...

In most cases, health issues are usually too complex for individual advocacy. In such cases, healthcare practitioners see it effective to establish a coalition to help in advancing policies and practices. This paper discusses the idea behind coalition building from a nursing perspective. It further differentiates effective strategies of coalition building that serve as vital in shaping health policy in nursing practice environments. Contemporary nurses practice in a period of major health care reforms. Such situations require nurses with the ability to influence both political and professional entities. These efforts would call for effective coalition-building strategies. Coalitions are temporary ...

Statistics show that a large number of workers employed in office settings resort to taking time off work some time in their career owing to their schedules which tend to have damaging effects on their physique. A number of studies have highlighted the negative impacts of jobs which limit movement and also reduce the chance of exercise leading to a number of skeletal and muscular symptoms in office workers. Studies show that with furniture that has been designed to impart a higher level of comfort and also through programs that guide employees to have correct posture, muscular and skeletal ...

When it comes to the issue of healthcare in the community, there are always gaps that must always be addressed in order to be able to combat the issues and barriers that affect the community. This annotated bibliography will look at the various sources that have been able to address the issue of needs and assets assessment. Citation: Arellano, N., Davis, S., Tyer-Viola, L., Sullivan, M. M.,Mihovan, M. E., Costa, K.&Palazuelos, D. (2015). Towards la clinica de mis sue? os: Findings from a needs and assets assessment among rural nurses in Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Nursing Education and ...

Literature Review

In the article, ‘Online Stars and the New Audience: How YouTube Creators Curate and Maintain Communities’, author and researcher Hector Postigo highlights the participatory culture of YouTube and how it manages to capitalize on bringing in valuable funding that is needed to help it not only be more visible but the choice for many successful entrepreneurs and businesses alike . Smith has defined the participatory culture of YouTube by explaining that content creators connect directly with their followers and thus the videos that are shared on the platform are a more personalized communication than mass information broadcast. Not only that, ...

Communication in Social Networks

Abstract Everything in world undergoes its continuous changes. Though unknown is always frightening, it also affirms the beginning of something new and thrilling. The same can be said about the invention of social networking. In the midst of social media revolution such social networks as Facebook, Twitter and Skype have opened before their users an amazing world of opportunities and unlimited online communication. Knowledge and information could now be shared among various groups of people and even between different nationalities. People got the possibility to connect with the whole world and highly improve their communication skills. Although social networks ...

The struggle to access affordable and quality care has been a challenge to many citizens in the United States for quite long. Many reforms in the healthcare system which have been carried out in the past from the President Clinton to President Bush administration did not managed to provide sustainable solutions to many Americans who were grappling with the high cost of health care and failing economy. However, the President Obama administration has tried to bring to sanity in the health care system and some relief to consumers. The promulgation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 made it ...

The hierarchy of politics is a complex subject of principle. At the start of human civilization it is inevitable that the existence of politics is needed. The basic structure of society needs leadership. Politics is there to serve as the science of governance. However, there are many different views on how to govern a certain society. Moreover, there are also different views on how to perceive democracy. It has been one of the hottest topics nowadays. Obviously, it is intertwined with the view on what to do with the current situation of politics. Conservative and liberal are one those ...

Abstract

Green, fair trade companies, face unique problems since they are not oriented to maximizing profits. Indeed, they aim at improving the welfare of the members and create social and environmental impacts. As such, there is a conflict of interests from the multi-objective stakeholders. However, the study shows that careful analysis of the problems and initiating problem-solving techniques such as participatory management, strategic plans and use of qualified personnel reduce the challenges. 1.0 Background of the Study This section entails the history of the company, vision, core values as well as the vision. Additionally, it outlines the events and activities ...

Personal Leadership Development Plan

STEP 1: MY GOALS I am an accounting major at college level. My pursuit of the course is due to my passion for numbers as I seek professional qualifications in accounting. Ultimately, after the completion of my degree, I would want to operate at the most senior positions of financial organizations as I seek to impart my knowledge into the business and help in managing people. However before I attain the ultimate goal, there one major hurdle that I would like to go over- Internship at a big four firm. I believe that training at the highest level will ...

Innovation in Health Care

Abstract This paper explores innovations in healthcare and the barriers involved. Research includes the trials of political and managerial influences and how they promote or delay the execution of innovative health care. The benefits of innovative healthcare will be outlined as well as the challenges faced through barriers on many levels throughout business and political operations. Ultimately, the paper is in favor of innovative healthcare and advocates to enrich the reader on the overall importance of effective and rapid innovation in the medical sector. The paper also explores the weak points of the American health care system and references ...

Foreign policy refers a policy that is used by a government while dealing with other states. This policy is designed to accomplish government objectives. Herrmann proposes the following personality characteristics as necessary in assessing the foreign policy orientation of a leader. These include beliefs, motives, decision style and interpersonal style often divided into two, paranoia and Machiavellianism. President Obama’s foreign policy orientation include, rescue missions involving hostages, targeted captures as well as killings in different states. He issues orders on how such missions are to be conducted through the Defense Department. This trait is portrayed in the decision ...

Introduction

Governments and nonprofit organizations just like the commercial entities must prepare financial statements, but unlike the commercial entities whose accounting is for measuring profitability, the governments’ and nonprofit organizations’ accounting is for accountability (City of Cambridge Participatory Budgeting, 2016). The nonprofit and government agencies apply an accounting system known as fund accounting, where a fund is made up of several accounts each set apart for a particular purpose in agreement with law and regulations. Unlike the commercial entities which only have a single account called the general ledger for determination of profits, nonprofit and government agencies can have several ...

INTRODUCTION

There are various means that the population of any country can take to become active participants in society. In the realm of democratic government, citizens’ participation at the polls is typically considered the cornerstone of democracy. Explain what democracy entails The United States is widely known to be lagging in the rate at which its citizens participate at the polls. In comparison to most other developed countries, only 53.6% of the voting-age population in the United States participated in the 2012 elections. Indicate the examples of the developed countries. This number is skewed from representing the number of registered, ...

Population role in policy implementation.

Implementation of policy is a critical issue to handle and requires a lot of attention from the group of individuals concerned about the plans. It is, therefore, highly recommended that thorough consultation is done so that the population and the parties that are concerned about the policies achieve a fair and equitable outcome of the policy. The population role in policy implementation concerns the responsibilities the individuals of a particular community play during the formulation and implementation of policies. The community determines the kind of policies it needs to implement because they know and understand the best policies that ...

1. In class (and in the text) we discussed the use of incentives, such as tax credits, to help develop the video game industry in Ontario, BC, and in Quebec. Discuss how these types of programs are structured to encourage investment in the industry and discuss why/why not you think these programs are a good idea. Can you relate the video game industry incentives to the film tax credits that used to exist in New Brunswick/Nova Scotia? What other industries rely on incentives? The video and TV generation industry in Canada keeps on growing. In 2015, its yearly volume ...

People tend to come together forming groups and societies that are linked by a common interest. The groups and societies are normally oriented towards achieving similar goals and objectives. They can then be classified as a discourse community. According to John Swales, a professor of linguistics at the Michigan corpus academy of spoken English at the University of Michigan, a discourse community can be referred to as the continuously increasing assumption that there exists a discourse operating within conventions that are defined by communities or social groups (Swales 217). He classifies the characteristics of a real discourse community into ...

1.0 Introduction to underage drinking

Alcohol usage among the youth is becoming a drug of choice and this has resulted in the emergence of dire consequences to the society. The result of drinking at the tender age has also crated serious problems in the public health domain. This is because of the fact that the problem appears to be induced to occur rather than being spontaneous. When anybody below twenty-one years begins to consume alcohol there are potential risks right from altering the working of the brain. The depressant nature of alcohol tends to make the consumer irrational, alters body coordination, and makes one to ...

Driving a vehicle while intoxicated with alcohol is one of the most treacherous things a person could ever attempt. This is mainly because a drunk driver is not only a danger to himself/herself but also to other road users and pedestrians. Unfortunately, alcohol is the most widely abused drug among the youth. When adolescents begin drinking they face a number of potential risks. Alcohol as a depressant slows down the reactions of the body and working of the brain. Some of the risks involved with drinking include violence and alcohol related accidents. There are also legal consequences to drunk driving such as going to jail, ...