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Disability in patients requires an especially delicate and well thought-out approach since the target population needs individual care for learning to adjust to new environments and new method of interacting with objects and people in it. Namely, for people with physical disabilities, increasing physical barriers for improving access to facilities and objects is crucial, whereas for people with developing mental deficiencies, adjustment to the new setting will require managing the problems associated with information processing and overcoming prejudices toward mental health issues. The process of adjusting to disability will suggest achieving two primary goals, namely, overcoming physical constraints of the impairment in performing routine actions, ad gaining agency within a community by rebuilding links with its members. Particularly, the introduction of family support as the foundational factor in enhancing the patient’s motivation and the extent of their willingness to develop coping techniques is vital. By applying a combination pf psychodynamic and behavioral theories to the management of the patient’s perception of themselves in a new setting and with the restrictions imposed on them due to their disability. In turn, the behavioral theory will help to develop new methods of interacting with others and adjusting to changes (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2018). Although physical and mental health disabilities require different rehabilitation approaches, developing a homogenous strategy toward the needs of the target populations is possible once the principles of empathy and the focus on patient-specific needs are introduced into the counseling framework. By examining the unique needs of each patient and shaping the therapy process accordingly, one will be able to incorporate respective Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) strategies for mental health or Occupational Therapy (OT) for patients with physical impairments in order to assist them to feel an important part of the community. Reference Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2018). Counseling and psychotherapy theories in context and practice: Skills, strategies, and techniques . John Wiley & Sons.
Personal health records are medical databases that allow patients to access their health records and other relevant medical information. They champion patient-centered healthcare, thus, assist patients in health-self management (Hebda & Czar, 2013). PHRs also act as communication platforms between patients and healthcare practitioners, therefore, reducing inter-provider communication to access rationalized medical information. In addition, communication between patients and caregivers is fastened, as medical information can be shared through electronic channels. PHRs can store important data such a person’s healthy lifestyles, family history, social status, and working environment that help caregivers in assessing and creating healthcare plans (Hebda & Czar, 2013). The information also provides avenues for patient education on healthcare maintenance and improvement. PHR’s acts as a foundation for personal health self-management as they permit patients to document, revise, and recover their health care data. As a result, patients are able to monitor their health progress, detect critical situations and take necessary interventions in time. In most cases, patients share their PHRs with
Summary The article by Malcolm Gladwell “How David Beats Goliath” focuses on the subject of breaking the rules – or, rather, transcending them to achieve victory against a stronger opponent. Several examples are provided; most of them are connected with applying innovative strategies in various games. Vivek Ranadive, one of the central personalities of the article, is the founder of a multi-million dollar American computer company (Gladwell par. 15). The article focuses on applying an innovative strategy in basketball. The strategy was designed to allow a squad of relatively weak, unskilled players to overcome an expert basketball team. The essence of the strategy was to “play a real full-court press” (Gladwell par. 5), not allowing the opposing team to execute their usual strategy, the one which they have mastered to a perfect degree, and at the same time employing the tactic of throwing the ball from underneath the opponent’s basket, which didn’t require much skill or excellent aim to hit the basket. Several other examples of non-standard methods are presented; for example, Doug Lenat’s strategy of winning a war game by building an enormous number of small ships with no defense or mobility, as opposed to a standard strategy of building a smaller number of large, powerful ships (Gladwell par. 45). The crux of the article is that a weak player is capable of defeating a much stronger opponent if the player invests a great amount of effort into the game and can find and hit their opponent’s weak spot. According to the author, the effort can often overpower ability, in particular, because relentless effort is often not expected. Important Ideas  1. Two basic principles of Ranadive: never to raise his voice, and always to go all out in competitions.  2. A relatively weak participant of any kind of competition (an “underdog”) can overcome their competitors.  3. “Underdogs” win in approximately 30% of cases.  4. The way of doing so is finding the competitor’s weak spots.  5. “Effort can trump ability” is an important point to note.  6. The relentless effort is rarely expected and can take opponents by surprise.  7. Rules are usually established by “Goliaths” (and following them usually provides “Goliaths” with victory).  8. A person viewing a situation from outside can often come up with innovative ideas.  9. A person viewing a situation from inside rarely comes up with innovative ideas, as they are a part of the system. 10. When one finds a way around the rules, it is sometimes perceived by others as unacceptable. Relevance The article is relevant to our course because it makes the idea of “thinking outside the box” and rethinking the rules vivid. According to Verganti, it is important for any company that their innovatio
The growth of the American large-scale enterprises relied heavily on the industrial power where modern business methods combined capital in order to access the entire American market, which had no boundaries like Europe. During this time, American population rose from 40 million in 1870 to 60 million in 1890; this was due to the massive immigration into the continent [1] . At the same time, there were developments in the railway network that connected cities. These changes favored the development of large-scale enterprises such that, by 1865, the Union of Stock Yards in Chicago began operating. They could transport their livestock to Chicago for auctioning. It was Gustavus F. Swift’s innovation and design of a cooling system that helped the locals preserve their beef for future markets. Swift continued to set up an enterprise that could process fertilizers and other usable by-products. He monopolized the entire Kansas City, Omaha, and Forth Worth. This market nature led to the rise of other enterprises that had similar structures as Swift’s enterprise. The interstate commerce facilitated the growth of large-scale enterprises. The oozing up of petroleum from the bowels of the earth made the rural Americans experiment on how to extract kerosene; this idea led to the rise of crude oil industries in Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio. John D. Rockefeller, on his part, took a broad perspective on the oil business by involving partners and borrowing funds to expand the business. The genius went ahead and took over the Cleveland industry; his designs of structuring businesses to serve at the national level also helped in the expansion of small businesses to large corporations [2] . Additionally, the Americans nature of consuming all mass-marketed products from all over the continent coupled with the absence of social classes made the citizens work towards developing their enterprises. The mass innovations in national marketing and advertisements by businesses led to stiff competitions among industries. Clearly, the rapid growth of the railroad networks after the Civil war facilitated the expansion small manufactures to large-scale levels. The expansion of Americans economy between 1870 and 1900 led to the need for America to conquer the world market. For example, the quadrupling of the GDP fast-tracked the interest of American overseas with firms such as Singer Sewing Machine establishing its factory in Glasgow, Scotland and Rockefeller Standard Oil launching its branches across Europe [3] . The US growing economy made them record a high outflow of the dollar in paying dividends and interest to foreign investors; this prompted them to export more products and services than they did to imports in order to balance the dollar. Clearly, American economic interest in Canada, Europe, China, and other countries were meant to balance the consumption of the US’s products that outran the US citizens thus avoiding wastage. Their interest after the Civi
Medical workers’ response to an emergency depends on the nature of the injury sustained by a patient, the location of this individual, weather conditions, and many other factors. This paper will examine different modes of transporting a person to a healthcare facility. Much attention should be given to the use of ambulance automobiles and air transportation. In particular, it is necessary to identify the situations when healthcare providers should rely on ambulance vehicles. Additionally, one should determine when air medical services are more appropriate. This essay will also discuss whether it is better to use and improve ambulance vehicles or air medical services. Overall, hospitals should focus primarily on ambulance vehicles since they are most widely used for transporting patients; however, they should also work on acquiring capabilities for air evacuation; otherwise, the needs of patients cannot be met. Different Types of Emergencies In some cases, it is more preferable to use ambulance cars instead of helicopters. Firstly, this argument applies to the situations in which a patient is relatively close to the acute care facility (Selbst, 2014). Under such circumstances, the use of helicopters may not achieve any substantial time savings. It is also important to consider the cases in which the healthcare problems experienced by a patient are not very acute (Low & Hulme, 2014). For instance, sometimes, an individual may have already received preliminary medical assistance. One should remember that the injuries suffered by a person differ in terms of their urgency. For example, the needs of a person struggling with a significant blood loss are more urgent than the needs of people who only have skin lesions or bruises. In some cases, the decreased speed of transportation does not pose a threat to the life and health of a patient. Furthermore, very often, the use of vehicles can be the only option available to medical workers. For example, harsh weather conditions can prevent them from using helicopters (Low & Hulme, 2014). Sometimes, there is no opportunity for transporting a person by air because helicopters and airplanes are already being used for the needs of other patients. Thus, healthcare providers have to transport a patient only with the help of vehicles. However, there are situations in which air medical services are more appropriate. Firstly, this approach is more suitable when healthcare providers have to operate in vast areas. In this case, the speed of helicopters or airplanes can play a critical role in saving the life of a patient. Additionally, sometimes, a patient has to be urgently transported to an advanced medical facility where certain types of surgery can be performed (Cone, Brice, Delbridge, & Myers, 2015). Under such circumstanc
Introduction It is quite evident that from the reasons behind the formation of the Wallia sports company as well as the professional qualifications possessed by its founders, the company seemed to have good future prospects. The founders had done thorough marketing survey and analysis and discovered that the products they were about to unveil could do well in the market and give the company the anticipated cash flow. They were in fact in full compliance with marketing strategies that required marketing research of any pilot product which was about to be introduced into the market to test its viability (Klofsten 2002,p.32). Secondly, the pioneers had a wealth of skills and experience in starting up of companies and management of the same. The managers were people with excellent credentials and professional qualifications. They had all that was required to prosper the company and make it a success. The investors and other stakeholders had confidence and their willingness to inject their funds in the company clearly showed that they had hopes in the company. The company had the ability to expand, grow, expand tremendously, and meet the investors’ confidence. Business Platform Framework In order to justify the company’s current financial situation, an analysis tool referred to as Business Platform was applied. This would clearly tell to what extend a company was vulnerable to being insolvent or liquid. The financial strength of a business could be ascertained using this analysis tool at any stage and establish the chances of survival for such a company (Klofsten 2002, p. 32). The financial stability of Wallia Sports Company would determine whether the company would be able to meet both present and future financial obligations and also the chances of its survival in the industry. How a Business Platform can be Achieved in Wallia Sports Company For any business entity to attain a business platform, there are crucial key elements necessary for that business to operate. The resources flow ought to be secured. One of these key elements is the market. There must be huge and reliable market where the company is planning to sell its product before developing it. The market developers would need to study general commercial potential and then report their findings to the management of the company. Wallia Company in its initial stages of establishment collaborated with other stakeholders and marketing was carried out from all perspectives. The market analysis was done long before the company was founded. However, despite their good start the company had recorded poor sales results in the past three years an indicator that something was not going well. There has always been a link between the sales of a company and the market. How good the market is would determine the amount of sales to be realized out of sale of a product. The second crucial element is the product being offered. The product in question in this case is digital tachometer and stepometer. These are gym equipments and the company should be ready to meet the demand for the two products. The quality of these equipments should also b
Introduction Baman is a company in Beijing, China, which deals with the supply of rice noodles. The CEO of the company Zhang Tianyi planned for its expansion plans in November 2019. The firm was founded in 2014 and ran more than 60 restaurants in China’s northern Beijing-Tianjin region; its retail business grew steadily (Xiande et al., 2020). It started building its status and popularity using online community marketing. Later, the company started experiencing pressure through excessive inventory, which forced the CEO to survey the significance of supply chain management (Xiande et al., 2020). He began integrating supply chain management with the business strategy. This paper will analyze the approaches of Baman’s retail supply chains and restaurants from the perception of product supply and demand characteristics. Boundaryless Dining Baman first removed limitations on the restaurant practice through traditional constraints of limited opening times and seating. The firm intended to cut reliance on actual football, which was susceptible to variations while giving consumers a choice to enjoy beef rice noodles anywhere and anytime. This approach commenced with the addition of take-out service, offering customers the opportunity to eat noodles at their office or home, so long as their location was within the radius of the Baman eatery (Xiande et al., 2020). The company redesigned its takeaway packaging by separating broth and noodles during transit and preserving the taste for about one hour after dispatch. The carryout was an essential extension of its fresh food business. Baman laid down a foundation for standardized production and developed pre-packed food that would stay fresh for up to 120 days. Procession of dried rice noodles, sealed broth, cubed beef, and side dishes was done in the factory and then packed in cardboard boxes and distributed to retailers across China. The product provided the convenience of storage and cooking, minimizing the consumer’s time they took while cooking. The online community was the first consumer and promoter of pre-packaged foods (Xiande et al., 2020). The business expanded in the whole country, and the sale
Introduction The Change Foundation is a Canadian organization that focuses on providing funding for research and generating knowledge for improving healthcare delivery in Ontario. The organization has close ties and partnerships with other important healthcare agencies, including the Ontario Hospital Association, which established The Change Foundation initially. Despite its stable position among other healthcare research organizations, The Change Foundation has a number of essential weaknesses that impair its efforts and require the management’s attention. This case study analysis will review the organization’s current position, strengths, and weaknesses in order to provide appropriate recommendations for future development. Identification The Change Foundation is an organization supporting research and its integration into practice with the goal to achieve excellence in healthcare. It provides grants for research in priority directions and carries out certain research studies. The impact of the organization is mostly local, as it was designed to promote high-quality health care in Ontario, Canada. The foundation’s strategy is to generate funds from investors use them for knowledge creation in priority areas. The organization has two separate programs intended to implement this strategy: the Change Initiatives Grants program, providing small grants to research groups, and the Research Program, designed to carry out in-house research studies. The Change Foundation has a secure financial base of $50 million-plus the endowment created by the OHA, as well as the potential to achieve its goal through partnerships with other healthcare research organizations. Nevertheless, there are four key issues that hinder knowledge creation and limit the impact of the foundation’s strategy: unclear relationship with the OHA, questionable choice of research groups for grants, lack of a clear focus and direction for future development, and poor in-house research capacity. Analysis and Evaluation Given the fact that The Change Foundation’s key goal is to generate funding for research, analyzing and evaluating its financial performance is crucial. Table 3 provides the calculations of return on assets, net profit margin, and the debt-to-asset ratio for the fiscal year ended on March 31, 2006. On the whole, financial statement analysis indicates that The Change Foundation has a strong financial position. The debt-to-asset ratio is low, which means that the company has excellent solvency. The net profit margin is 32%, which shows that the foundation has suf
Introduction Mobility among the human populations forms one of the most common phenomena. Human beings are highly mobile, with the reasons for moving to vary among individuals or groups. Movements are sometimes in search of affordable dwelling places, security purposes, in search of employment opportunities, due to employment relocations and job transfers among other reasons. According to the United States census bureau (2007), over 17% of households with both pre-school and school-going children had undergone at least one residential movement, the majority (68%) of whom had moved within the United States with the rest moving to places outside the country (para1). Various researches have however been conducted to unveil the effects of residential movement on the various constituents of the human population more so on the school-aged children. The author of this article admits that limited social research on the effect of residential mobility on school-aged children has been conducted, and indicates that this one is a breakthrough towards unveiling the effects of residential mobility on this highly vulnerable social group. This paper, therefore, is a report on the effect and implication of residential mobility on the academic and social well being of school-aged children Background Information According to the evidence presented by earlier research on this subject by Currie and Yelowtz in (2000, para1), residential movement often forces the school-aged children to relocate to new schools, which come with changes in routines, new social triangles, and making of new friends, assimilation to new social groups and massive disruption of the children’s education. The effects of these movements depend on the nature and reason for the movement, as well as the individuals affected by mobility. In this article (being a social survey report), the author focuses on the effects of the residential movements of the families and children as well as its overall effect on the school-aged children’s education and social aspects. It reviews the relationship between a family’s residential mobility, children’s behavior, and how the latter affects the children’s performance in their education. The author of this article admits that although not all residential mobility necessitates children to relocate to new schools, the movement still has adverse effects on the child’s school life since the child has to adjust to the new living space as well as to this new neighborhood, which is, of course, a source of stress on the part of the affected child. The effects of this m