For Pharma to survive and become viable it was obvious that some decisions had to be made, but was the sale of the assets in the best interest of the corporation, or was it in the best interest of Adams and Barker? One can only conclude that the directors violated all their duties of financial interests, care and rational belief and were not acting with best information and, thus, cannot be shielded by the business judgment rule. 7. What type of lawsuit, derivative or direct, would be filed by Cornelius
5. The confidentiality agreement did limit the scope of the audit performed on ZZZZ Best. It is the job of the auditor to obtain sufficient and appropriate evidence. When Ernst & Whinney were not allowed to follow-up with anyone involved in the restoration process that limited their ability to gather evidence. The company should have been able to follow up with all venders and customers to attest to the validity of the financial statements and they were not able to do this and not able to gather the “appropriate and sufficient evidence” needed.
The first action is to assess completely the patient for any sign of pressure ulcer such as any erythema or bruising. It is essential that the nursing staff know to reposition the patient and reasses the out of sight sites parts of the body for any sign and symptoms of bruising and shearing. Also it is important for nursing staff to know that, the patients with restraint order, are at higher risk of getting pressure ulcer so the nurse is responsible for proper and effective way of using restraints and on the other hand is supposed to know at what time the restrains are not proper to be used. In the nursing sensitive indicator category also it is included,the
The HIPAA privacy standards make up the HIPAA privacy law. Any violation of the HIPAA privacy rules can leave a healthcare institution open to legal consequences from the wronged individual and possibly the federal government. In this case our elder Mr. Stevens had made it clear to his provider that he did not want his family to be made aware that he was being treated for cancer. This fact was documented in Mr. Stevens’ electronic medical record, but that should not have made any difference in this scenario because his condition would never have been revealed if the clinic staff had followed proper HIPAA
In 1967 seventeen Nobel Laureates and 5000 other scientists signed a petition asking for the immediate end to the use of herbicides in Vietnam. Press coverage of the controversial use of herbicides in Vietnam increased in the late 1960s. In 1970 AAAS sent a team of scientists to conduct field tests of the ecological impacts of the herbicide program in Vietnam. In 1969 a report authored by K. Diane Courtney and others found that 2,4,5-T could cause birth defects and still births in mice. This, and follow-up studies, led the US government to restrict the use of 2,4,5-T in the US in April 1970.
Safety in Nursing. Safety in Nursing According to Gordon, Darbyshire, and Baker (2012), “Extensive work in high-stakes industries has demonstrated that improving safety is not just about enhancing knowledge or skills, but also concerns the addressing of human factors and poor performance of non-technical skills that can lead to errors.” Safety has and will continue to play a vital role in nursing. It does not apply to only the patients, but also the nurses. This paper will address different safety techniques and how it affects the patients and their care-givers. Safety Techniques Nurses need to know and apply proper hand washing techniques, wear gloves during patient care, and use anti-bacterial hand lotion or soap.
Ensuring that they have good hand hygeine techniques is also very important when it comes to the prevention and control of infection. Proper cleaning and decontamintation of equipment and the environment is essential. Employee's may also ensure that they attend all relevant infection control training, and inform their employer if they notice that infection control policies are being ignored, or if relevant equipment or PPE needs to be updated/restocked. 1.2 Employers have legal, organisational and personal responsibilites when it comes to the control and prevention of infection. It is the employers responsibilty to assess the risk of infection or the spread of infection and they must also ensure that all relevant procedures are in place and adhered to by their staff, as well as providing the relevant training for their staff to attend.
Running head: DEVELOPING EVALUATION PLAN Developing Evaluation Plan David Fullington Grand Canyon University Professional Research Project November 3, 2011 Developing an Evaluation Plan When developing an evaluation plan, the researcher has to understand what changes are going to be made and they must have data prior to any changes that have already been made. It is important to know why the changes have been made and if they have had a positive or negative impact. According to Miguel and Rogan (2009), communication can be an influential tool and nursing skills are essential for attainment of optimistic healthcare objectives to touch others. Effective communication in healthcare is needed to deliver quality client care; nurses
There was not process in place to follow for recovery for when a mistake was discovered or a problem was reported. The funds were not distributed for the natural disaster that they were earmarked for which has caused some uncertainty for future donations from the public and private donations. This system is supposed to be part of the corporate culture and should have established integrity for all the stakeholders. However; the American Red Cross did not have this in place which has caused turmoil within the organization and has caused them to be running a deficit and has had to downsize. A code of code of ethics should be developed for the American Red Cross.
They should be aware that patients could with hold important information, so they must follow good procedure. As a RRT you have to be able to follow instruction properly, which includes being able to take instruction from higher authority. All of these are basic personal qualities that should be performed as a respiratory therapist. As a respiratory therapists you must evaluate and asses patients upon there cardiopulmonary disorders. It is there job to help relieve temporary pain with medications