There have been a number of recommendations to initiate early skin to skin contact (SSC) between newborn infants and their mothers. Such recommendations have emerged from reputed sources including the WHO, giving them significance worth considering for nurses. They are based on the pretext that early SSC of the mother and the newborn has several positive effects on breastfeeding including initiation and sustenance. Other proposed […]

The use of capital punishment in any criminal justice system around the world is a deeply contentious issue. There are many who oppose the use of the death penalty, largely on moral grounds and religious beliefs. Nevertheless, there are also a good number that supports the use of the same, arguing that the punishment is reserved for the most heinous and conscienceless crimes like murder […]

Corruption is a major social and economic problem in the world today. Though the levels of corruption differ across different societies, there is consensus that there is a bit of it in most places around the world. There are many definitions given to corruption depending on the perspective with which it is approached. In social circles, it is defined as a social evil that leads […]

The use of discretion is a popular principle in law enforcement. It refers to the autonomous actions of law enforcement officers in a policing situation (McCartney, 2015). Law enforcement officers are presented with multifarious situations on a daily basis that require professional discretion. This includes basic decisions such as making arrests, collating a certain kind of evidence or which suspects to question in an incident. […]

As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure patients receive better care, the Center for Medicaid Services eliminated the long-standing presumption on its payment rules. Ideally, it was presumed that hospitals do everything possible to prevent complications during the treatment procedures for inpatients and that the taxpayer and individuals should solely bear costs when complications occurred (Milstein, 2009). In this context, the CMS announced that […]

The Impact of Ethics and Moral Development Within the realms of cultural origins, there is a significant variance in individual values, as people have different values influencing the way they see and understand things. Most people have several values and often apply them simultaneously in the context of their lives. In the context of leadership, leaders have an obligation towards those they lead to set […]

(a). Discuss the decision behind American Airlines developing and implementing value pricing to gain more market shares. In 1992, American Airline (AA) came up a pricing strategy in its airline fare pricing known as value pricing. The decision was made following a complaint by the airlines customers seeking to cut down losses and operation costs. Additional factors that resulted to the development, introduction and implementation […]

management and leadership. When organizations do not know the difference, they fail at both. employees need strong management as well as strong leadership in order to be the most effective in their roles. This assessment will briefly discuss the differences between management and leadership in relation to helping organizational teams to reach their goals.  Management can be best described as the overseeing the processes, systems, […]

Problem Identification Leticia is a 16 years old female patient who was recently referred to the clinic with subsequent signs of depression. According to her, she says that her conscience plagues her after she underwent a surgical abortion behind her parents back. Going back to her case, Leticia realized she was pregnant after taking a home pregnancy test, and since her parents are strict Catholics, […]

The Beatles- “Baby It’s You” The song Baby It’s you was originally written by Burt Bacharach, Luther Dixon, and Mack David. It was first recorded by Shirelles who released it as a single in 1961 with Luther Dixon as the producer. The song became a hit song with its most notable feature being the minor to major chord changes within the verses. The Beatles first […]