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Abstract The process improvement plan is compared to time management since it involves setting up a program in which one has to set better standards of working or living. Time management in workplaces requires skills and a properly formulated plan to accomplish major tasks or objectives. Time management requires various activities to accomplish the required objectives and projects (Fiore, 2006). These types of activities are planning, delegation, monitoring, scheduling, organizing, and prioritizing. This paper will focus on various ways which are supposed to be used by employees to manage their time properly during lunch hours. If these suggestions are used employees will be able to avail themselves at the workplace on time. Time management does not only involve work or business programs, but it also involves personal activities. Time management engages in the combination of various designs which include techniques, processes, and techniques (Fiore, 2006). Statistical Process control Many businesses, for example, banks mainly deal with many customers’ daily routines. These types of organizations offer effective customer services by identifying their requirements and needs which is done through re-designing products or services that suit the customers. These types of organizations require employees to work extra hard or even in shifts to make sure that customers are served effectively and continuously (Secunda, 2009). However, the time taken during lunch hours by the employees is too much and it sometimes becomes a hindrance to the customers’ services thus threatening the financial sector. Much time is consumed due to issues such as transport and the location of the organization. Much time is wasted during lunch hours, therefore, jeopardizing the customers’ service, because the management cannot force workers to forfeit lunch to attend to the customers (Secunda, 2009). The distance covered
Introduction In recent years, the implementation of concierge medical practice, or retainer-based medicine, is dynamically increasing in primary care settings. The concept itself originated in the 1990s within the practice of Dr. Maron and Dr. Hall (Dalen and Alpert, 2017). It is a growing approach in the medical system wherein physicians keep the number of their patients limited by providing exclusive medical care for an annual fee. As such, the patients pay an extra fee for the extended access to healthcare and doctors’ additional services. Anybody can benefit from a highly personalized and comprehensive approach to medical assistance, although costly services, by choosing concierge care. According to the current literature, concierge medicine is fundamental for building robust, long-lasting relationships between the patients and the physicians, enhancing overall healthcare (Contreras, 2019). For this reason, such an approach keeps becoming more popular nowadays in the United States so that patients can access a higher quality medical treatment. Most importantly, the general perspectives on the healthcare of both patients and healthcare providers are considerably improved. The Goals of Concierge Care in the Modern Society The concierge medicine model is developed upon the underlying concepts that advocate for quality and personalized care. Therefore, it serves both the patients and the doctors in modern-day society. First, concierge care reduces the number of patients under the doctor’s responsibility (Contreras, 2019). Hence, physicians are given more time to focus solely on their patients and deliver a more caring approach specifically tailored to patients’ needs and preferences. Second, medical personnel can now build more meaningful relationships with the patients by offering better-quality healthcare. Third, concierge care demonstrates a dramatic increase in patient satisfaction by providing individual healthcare due to the declining number of patients. Given such crucial purposes, both patients and doctors are highly supportive of this concierge model. Concierge Medicine and Nursing The concierge care practice also encompasses the nurse practitioners that are expected to provide in-depth treatment. As a result, such quality care significantly advances their careers while, at the same time, improving patients’ health outcomes and saving people’s lives. With the rapid development of concierge services, they are becoming more accessible and convenient for more patients. Nurses, in turn, can seize important career opportunities since they are enabled to spend more time with each of their patients and deliver more personalized care (Dalen and Alpert, 2017). Thus, nurses are given more control over their practices, eliminating the risk of professional burnou
Introduction The brains appropriate functioning is crucial for survival of individuals. That is why, its injuries pose a significant threat to patients lives because they might precondition the appearance of problems with cerebral blood flow and cerebral perfusion. The purpose of this paper is to delve into the peculiarities of these processes regarding the suggested case. Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebral Perfusion In the normal state, the brain uses approximately 20% of all oxygen available in the body (Barman, Chatterjee & Bhide 2016). It means that the regulation of blood flow and oxygen delivery becomes crucial for the functioning of this organ and survival of an individual. Therefore, among healthy people, blood flow to the brain is constant because of the contribution of large arteries to vascular resistance (Ellison et al. 2012). Their functioning maintains cerebral perfusion, which is blood flow to the brain at the appropriate level. However, in case of trauma or blood loss, pressure could become low, and the flow could be limited. It results in the decrease of cerebral perfusion and significant deterioration of the state of a patient. Therefore, the brain has its regulatory mechanism which could protect it from severe damage caused by the lack of oxygen. Autoregulation of cerebral blood flow is the brains ability to preserve a comparatively constant level of blood flow regardless of alterations in perfusion pressure (Ellison et al. 2012). The given system becomes crucial for individuals survival as it contributes to the preservation of oxygen levels and guarantees the brains functioning. Autoregulation could be observed in numerous vascular beds; however, the brain has the most developed system because of the critical need for a constant blood and oxygen supply (Goodson et al. 2016). Otherwise, if blood flow is insufficient, autoregulation is lost, and the brain might suffer from cerebral ischemia (Itoh & Suzuki 2012). At early stages its symptoms are not seen; however, the brain suffers from the lack of oxygen and its cells are gradually fading (Lafrenaye, Krahe & Poylishock 2014). Under these conditions, preservation of cerebral perfusion becomes the primary task for healthcare specialists as it will also help to support autoregulation of cerebral blood flow and avoid severe brain injuries. Risk of Loss of CBF Autoregulation Therefore, as stated above, the risk of loss of CBF autoregulation could contribute to crucial alterations in the state of patients who suffer from serious brain injuries and changes in the level of blood flow. The occurrence of cerebral ischemia is one of the consequences of loss of CBF autoregulation (Kainerstorfer et al. 2015). For this reason, it is crucial to asse
In this case, the power issue is the ability of the winning party in an election to appoint his opponent during the election to serve in the same cabinet after losing the election. Thus, Stephen Harper, who is from the conservative party that won the election, has relative power to appoint any member to his cabinet, provided it is beneficial to the conservative party. David Emersion has relative power to accept or decline any appointment because he owes his appointment to his party and his voters. The riding association has relative power over Emersion because it financed his campaign. Lastly, the voters have some power over Emersion because they appointed him to represent them. The ethical assessment of this case is that Harper appointed Emersion for his own benefit. The appointment of Emersion will enable him to have numbers in passing various bills. Another ethical issue is Emersion accepting the appointment to serve in his opponent’s cabinet. This is unethical of Emersion to accept such an appointment for personal interest. There is some management element exhibited in this case by Harper in appointing Emerson to be a representative to the people of British Columbia in the cabinet. This is important for Harper to have even representation in all the regions. Emersion faces a conflict of loyalty when accepting an appointment to serve on a different party rather than the one he was elected. In this case, another conflict is a conflict of personal interest exhibited by both Harper and Emersion, who act based on their personal interests. The first conflict has not been resolved as there are still campaigns to have David Emersion resign and run for a by-election.
Introduction Singapore and Hong Kong are two similar city states that have in practice a number of multinational companies interested in the real estate business with investments in the real estate industry being one of the greatest revenue earners to their economies. In terms of macro-economic factors, Singapore and Hong Kong have the same size of land and population density and are located in the South Eastern Asia. Studies show that the GDP of Hong Kong is 92% and is service based, with 8% of the GDP based on industrial investments. On the other hand, Singapore has 34% of its GDP being industrial based and 66% of its GDP being service based. 1 From the perspective of real estate investments in both Hong Kong and Singapore, investments are facilitated by the private and public sectors, with investments in the real estate market registering quantum leaps despite the recent global economic meltdowns. In Hong Kong, part of the investment in the real estate are done by people from the mainland China interested in moving their investments from the mainland China to Hong Kong. 2 Land in both Singapore and Hong Kong, which forms the basis for making investments in the real estate business is held under the public land ownership by the city states. In both cases, the allocation of land is done through a lease that lasts between 5 and 99 years. In both cases, extensive land ownership is crucial in the development of urban property and in the way the property market functions in the stock market. In this case, the most important element is public land ownership. The allocation of land varies significantly between the two states, where Singapore uses the market allocation mechanism and Hong Kong using the lease method. However, land lease for each of the city states have similarities in that the land does not permanently belong to the real estate companies. Singapore Singapore is a city state with a surface area of 710 square km, a population density of 6814 people per square kilometer, and a total population of 48.4 million people. By 2008, the city state had a gross domestic product of $ 257 billion with a per capita GDP of $ 53192. Given the size of the population, the GDP, and the size of the land, one is justified to argue that land and buildings are the most significant sources of the state’s wealth and economy. Land, which is a scarce commodity in Singapore, is publicly owned. However, the scarcity of land in Singapore has not negated the growth of the real estate industry. Rather, many multinational companies ope
Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyze the economy of Singapore and it will concentrate on the historical background of this country, human development index, monetary authority of Singapore, banking sector and major players, key economic indicators data for the last 5 years, labour market and unemployment rate, inflation rate, and key monetary indicators data. In addition, this report will focus on exports, imports, manufacturing industry, construction industry, tourism industry, Trade Balance, Budget surplus or deficit, GDP growth rate for the last five years and so on. Introduction Singapore is a small island known as “Pu-luo-chung”, which located in located at the Southern Malay Peninsula (Library of Congress 1; Foo 1 and White 3). However, this country is one of the smallest countries in Southeast Asia, which was a famous trading spot to the Javanese, Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Arab traders from the very beginning of the thirteenth century (Library of Congress 2 and Foo 1). However, the following table gives more information – Table 1: – Overview of Singapore Year                   Brief History of Singapore                                                                                                                                                          From 1826              Furthermore, this country was British colony because the traders of UK needed a landing base for goods to carry on business with China                                              1942                   Japanese had taken control over this country                                                                                                                                        1959                   It became an internally self-governing state                                                                                                                                        Between 1963 and 1965  It was an integral part of the “Federation of Malaysia”                                                                                                                             09 August 1965         This was most significant date of the history of this country because Singapore gained sole independence in this date                                                               1967                   Singapore joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to promote regional stability and economic development                                                          1970s                  It had strong global trading links (Indian Ocean along with the South China Sea by Malacca); therefore, it became global leader in shipping, air transport, as well as oil refining From 1980 to 2012      It is one of the most prosperous countries in the world in terms of financial resources and capabilities; in addition, it is now an
Introduction To begin with, let us state, that the book under analysis is “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid” by Bill Bryson, a talented American writer, who managed to capture the attention of the audience due to his inimitable witty humor and shades of sparkling irony that makes writing look easy and amusing to read. The book is an excellent proof of the author’s unique gift of amusing the reader, no matter, what the topic he is writing about is. In the memoir “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid” Bryson advances and proves the thesis about the necessity of childhood reminiscences in everyone’s life. In the book he describes and comments on the life in the USA in 1950s in a very witty and amusing way, however, managing to touch upon serious problems of human society. Main Body The creation of Mood It is commonly known that “mood” is a literary element, not a literary technique; this is why mood should be described as the atmosphere of the abstract or emotional state created by the literary work. Speaking about “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid”, the mood created by the memoir may be characterized as humorous, amusing, warm, awakening pleasant emotions. It creates the atmosphere of fond enduring memories of childhood.. Mood is usually created through the use of plot, character and the author’s descriptions. The author has managed to achieve this kind of mood by means of the usage of the most personal literary genre – memoir and the choice of the protagonist – himself during the years of his childhood. Even the title of the book “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid” contributes to the creation of the mood of childhood as almost all children dream about becoming superheroes in their childhood. The mood of childhood is also created by the wide usage of literary devices called hyperbole and simile, like in the following phrase: “He was the nicest human being I have ever met. It was like being friends with God” (Bryson 5). The usage of Humor As it was already mentioned above, the book under consideration is written in humorous key, thus humor is a technique to which the author resorts very often. Humor is the technique of the creation of humorous effect by combination of different stylistic devices, such as similes, hyperboles etc. The creation of humor may be clearly observed in the following example: “We didn’t call it the kitchen in our house. We called it the Burns Unit” (Bryson 13). Here the author is laughing at his mother’s absence of cooking skills, but he never sounds rude or sarcastic, his humor is ki
Introduction The intensive care units (ICU) their preoperative settings are multifaceted environment that requires cautious administration. The settings comprise not only of a variety of teams of caregivers but also the adaptation of care processes (Michigan Health & Hospital Association’s, 2013). Notably, communication breakdowns coupled with poor teamwork normally results in damaging medical errors, inefficient operating rooms, and longer hospital stays. Therefore, such dangers call for the implementation of a quality improvement program with multidisciplinary approaches that involves the hospital critical illness team and the surgery team. Therefore, the imminent objectives should be to look beyond the patient mortality and to focus on the effect of critical illness towards the ICU patient long-term effects. Hospitals require to redesign how it conveys care within the ICU since there are accounts of critical illness in which physical therapy and occupational therapy consultations have not been considered with the result being detrimental to the patient health outcomes. Thus, the problems arise to some extent from the typical practice include maintaining the hospital in critical-care patients intensely sedated and extensively under bed rest. However, latest studies reveal that early rehabilitation along with minimal application of sedation is not just reasonable but also safe. Summary of the Project This program contains five phases that aim at transforming the ICU into an effective and efficient unit of the hospital. To achieve this, the program will transform the work culture within the ICU to be more rigorous and goal oriented. In so doing, it produces considerable safety improvements (Johns Hopkins Health System, 2013). The program entails empowering ICU personnel to take on responsibility for safety within their environment. Such a move utilizes education, responsiveness, the right to use organizational resources as well as a toolkit comprising every intervention. This program targets numerous problems including patient falls, the ICU-acquired infections, and medication administration slip-ups. Furthermore, the program calls for the hiring of a full-time physical therapist a
Introduction The objective of global work force planning is to estimate employment needs of the multinational enterprises and to develop plans for meeting those needs. In all multinational enterprises, human resource management is a key to success; for the vast majority of organizations, the cost of the people who do the work is the largest single item of operating costs that can be controlled and adapted to circumstances. Increasingly, in the modern world the capabilities and the knowledge incorporated in an organization’s human resources are the key to success. On both the cost and benefits sides’ of the equation, human resource management is crucial to the survival, performance, and success of the enterprise. For international organizations, the additional complications of dealing with multicultural assumptions about the way people should be managed become important contributors to the chances of that success. The international context adds extra complexity to the management of people beyond that found in a purely national setting. The organization managing people in different institutions, legal, and cultural circumstances has to be aware not only of what is allowed and not allowed in the different nations and regions of the world, but also of what makes for cost-effective management practices. This paper looks at the key issues faced by human resource managers of multinational enterprises, the possible solutions to deal with these issues, and
Introduction Strategy acts as one of the most significant factors leading organizations to success. In terms of strategic thinking, both Save the Children and the Obama campaign may be characterized as excellent strategists. It seems also critical to compare and contrast the mentioned initiatives regarding strategic acting and learning. Strategic Thinking Save the Children organization focuses on the future and the context needed to improve the lives of children in the US and worldwide. Declaring that every child deserves a future, it aligns goals and purposes with capabilities and competencies that are necessary for a long-term perspective. Similarly, the Obama campaign embraces US organizations by sharing the vision and growing leadership. In the video, the ex-president emphasizes that it is of great importance to maintain collaboration between states and aim at the common goals. Most importantly, the strategic thinking of the given initiatives is alike in calling people to integrity. Obama claims that all people regardless of their age, race, sexuality, etc. are equal, while Save the Children also encourages readers to join the initiative and help children together using donating, volunteering, and other ways. Acting Obama’s campaign’s strategic actions are much more pronounced and powerful rather than those of Save the Children. For example, the ex-president acts quite convincingly based on the stated goals and the context in proposing the shift from the old system to a new one. He believes that his actions are supported by his representatives and people. Obama notes his chief strategist as a person who contributed a lot to the promotion and triumph of his campaign. This action seems to be attractive and thought-provoking, thus leading to overall recognition. On the contrary, Save the Children‘s strategic actions are not so impressive. Even though the organization identifies itself as an active promoter and enumerates its projects on the official website, it seems that its strategic acting is still weak. Indeed, the organization focuses more on the operational points rather than strategic ones. Contrasting Obama’s strategic acting and the one presented by Save the Children, one may notice that the first is more effective and engaging, while the latter pays more attention to administrative goals and the resolution of current tasks rather than setting the perspectives. Learning To compare the Obama campaign and Save the Children network in terms of strategic learning, it is important to consider any changes in the system. As for Obama, he clearly states that there is a need to establish the integrity of Republican and Democratic parties and eliminate politic immaturity and pettiness. The above may be regarded as the