Definition of Words Gene is the basic functional unit of heredity usually transferred from parents to children and is used to define some characteristics in the offspring. Batteries of tests include projective tests given to an individual to evaluate their psychological and cognitive skills. Neuroscientists involve the study of the development and functions of the nervous system. People undertaking the study may focus on either […]

Union Organizing for Nurses             I have been involved in union organizing. The process involves several steps. The most important steps includes preparatory and negotiating phases. During preparation, the members of the negotiating team are selected from both the employer and the union. Both parties are skilled in labor laws and negotiations. During the union process, the team discusses, makes proposals and bargains within labor […]

Abstract To implement successfully flood risk mitigations, the local community must collaborate with various entities, assess the risk, and come up with goals and proper strategies to counter the risk. The collaboration requires the community to combine planning with relevant national and regional bodies and conform with the state and federal regulations for proper mitigation. Based on this highlight, this paper seeks to analyze the […]

Epidemiology is a branch of medicine which studies the occurrence, spreading, determinants of the health status and apparent application of this study to control diseases and other health related matters.  The study analyses the causes, patterns, and effects of health and disease status of a distinct population (Gordis, 2014). The information gathered through epidemiology is used to organize and evaluate strategic ways of preventing diseases […]

My topic is the use of pre-operative nutrition in clients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. Due to the establishment of ‘Enhanced Recovery After Surgery’ that starts 24hours before surgery with enteral feeding or early oral and carbohydrates loading given to clients the day after the surgery, the topic is important as poor pre-operative nutrition is directly linked to the poorer surgical outcome and post-operative complications. Burden, Todd, […]

In attempts to satisfy the needs of guests, one powerful tool to use is five senses in a focus group. When designing an event environment, it is essential to combine the five senses – auditory, visual, taste, and smell and tactile – in meeting the guest’s needs. According to Goldblatt (2011), the olfactory system creates creative reactions and instant emotion for guests. Smell is the […]

Case Study #1 With approximately a 30-bed-medical-surgical holding capacity, the director of nursing feels that it is important to expand the cardiac care services unit as a way of enhancing quality health care delivery to the community. Due to an increase in demand of medical services, the hospital administration has embarked on expand strategy, which is one of the most aggressive strategic planning methods. The […]

On date 06/03/2017 together with some of my colleagues, we participated in the famous Purplestride Delaware 2017 5K run and family-friendly walk. The event, which took place at the Riverfront Wilmington – Lot E across the Westin hotel and Chase Center targeted volunteers from across the region who were passionate about fighting the pancreatic cancer. The main aim of the event was to increase awareness […]

How important do you feel the mitigation phase is in emergency management? Explain. Mitigation which refers to the effort made towards reducing the loss of property or life through lessening the severe impact caused by disasters is very important in the society. The natural hazards can happen any place at any time without anyone’s knowledge causing the loss of life and finances and they are […]

Disaster is unpredictable, seasonal and unmerciful. In order to ensure that proper risk management techniques are employed. It is important to have in place proper public communication programs, processes, systems, efforts and plans for the purposes of public education to proper risk strategies. The strategies employed should be effective. The effectiveness of the risk management strategies employed should be measurable in order to improve on […]