Unconscious Bias Against Women in Healthcare Unconscious bias refers to the universal stereotypes that affect human behavior unintentionally. The prejudices are ingrained within the beliefs that individuals hold and seem innocent but significantly impact the way individuals and organizations make decisions. Unconscious bias is common in workplaces and influences the allocation of duties and the award of promotions and privileges at work, among other practices. Individuals may advance unconscious bias by naturally warming up to familiar people or presuming that an individual is right because they like them. Individuals also extend unconscious bias based on stereotypes and assumptions they bear on a group of people, and this makes it difficult to assess them objectively. Besides, groupthink often informs how individuals view others belonging to different communities. In the healthcare field, unconscious bias usually affects different groups based on gender, sexual orientation, and racial identity. However, the prejudices that arise due to gender affecting the allocation of duties and benefits to women professionals are most distinct. Unconscious bias in healthcare against women diminishes the quality of healthcare by promoting discrimination of…
Nurse Trauma Management through Social Support Nurses work in conditions of extreme pressure, and this not only affects their effectiveness at work but also exposes them to psychological trauma. Nurses remain understaffed in the united states, and the few professionals in this field work under highly strained. The outbreak of COVID-19 has exerted unprecedented pressure on nurses as first responders and subjected them to highly demanding scenarios. Nurses require continuous psychological support to manage the stress that comes with handling COVID-19 patients. Peer counseling has been identified as an ideal approach in dealing with the mental challenges that nurses face. However, government regulations that require social distancing have left nurses with few options for obtaining psychosocial help. Social media remains the only practical avenue for nurses to receive support from their peers in the industry. Nurses work in a highly strenuous environment following the COVID-19 outbreak and are susceptible to a mental breakdown; social media, therefore, provides a practical avenue for providing these professionals with peer support to help them maintain mental health. Stress is a common occurrence at work…
Corporations preformations 1.Result: X Should not be successful Reason: The reason is that X and ABC corporation, despite being business players in the same field and are legally doing business, then X has no right to sue the corporation ABC fir nonpayment because they entered into a contractual agreement with A prior to A contacting X for the house construction.ABC should have entered into a contract with A for A to agree with X terms for construction. And again, this was done before incorporation, and hence the case should fall. ABC has no case to answer for nonpayment. 2.Result: X should not be successful Reason: the reason why X should not be successful in the case against the Company is that this is a company that has not been formed in the first place, and therefore A entering into an agreement with X is not a legally binding agreement. Furthermore, this agreement is not written down; hence it is not contractual and hence cannot legally hold ABC liable for noncompliance in payments. 3.Result: X should be successful in this case…
Children’s Literature Reflection Margaret Response Firstly, I want to appreciate your nice reflection about reading the children’s stories. From your response, you have portrayed a high profile of honesty and sincerity about the stories you have read and the stories that you have not read. Besides, I am pleased with your background and motivation that made you read the book The Cat in the Hat. Consequently, your reasons behind not reading the stories before are well and clear since your parents seemed to be an obstacle that made you have a little exposure and access to the stories. Ideally, I would like to support your point that if you were exposed to The Cat in the Hat, you were to get a deeper understanding early enough as well as understand better Dr. Seuss’s racial complexities. Indeed, it is encouraging that you have a better understanding and explanation of your background history about your exposure to the stories. Also, your reflection about We’re Going on a Bear Hunt attracts the audience with the choice of words you have made to describe…
Depressive Disorders and Suicide The article explores three cognitive diatheses in determining causes of depression in young adolescents’ children. The three were, self-competence(SC) , Negative cognitive model (NC) and the attributional style (AS).The research question aimed at examining the conjoint and unique contribution of the three cognitive diatheses in conveying risk for the emergence of depressive symptoms in adolescent children. To attain results, the researchers used a three-wave, longitudinal design, and multi-informant, which was observed for findings. The research came up with three findings; there was an empirical overlap between the three cognitive diatheses especially in the S and N. All of the three attributes had a significant relationship to depression symptoms during the 6, 18 and 30months as a result of mostly N and S. Finally there was no significance between life events and cognitive risks indicating an additional type of diathesis-stress model in young adolescents for depression. The study involved three cognitive diatheses, namely the self-competence, the negative cognitive model and the attributional style. The self-competence model outlines that an individual’s sense of personal incompetence contributes a lot…
Executive Summaries This Book report summarizes chapters Twelve to sixteen of the text “Effective Writing: A Handbook for Accountants”. Communication strategies that accountants are required to possess during their professional studies as well as active career practice. These chapters discuss a range of accounting writing and communication strategies including oral and written communications in professional practice CHAPTER TWELVE: E-Communication and Social Media Introduction. The explosion of internet technology has triggered universal disruptions on modes of business and personal communication. The use of electronic communication channels such as the internet, emails, and social media has led to the incorporation of quicker, advanced, and easier communication strategies for accountants. This chapter focuses on the use of electronic media including emails, instant messaging, social networks online video, text messaging, and blogging for professional communication. Email. Emails are one of the popular forms of electronic communication that is used globally for business and personal purposes since the advent of the internet at the beginning of the century. Their convenience has seen the replacement of paper documents including written letters and memos within…
Comparison of death in Annabel Lee and Because I could not stop for Death Q 10 Both the poems Annabel lee and Because I could not stop for death have depicted the aspect of death. Through Anabel lee, Poe drives through the theme of death with a love story. The narrator fell in love with Anabel Lee a long time ago. He describes their love that began at an early age and grew over time. From the poem, their love is so strong that the angel is envious of them. According to the narrator, the angels were responsible for her death as they were jealous of the intense bond they shared. Even in her death, the narrator still explores their love. He confesses how he loves her. He believes that their souls are still in love. He goes ahead to describe their escaped in his dream where he sees into her eyes. He also lies down by her side in the tomb by the sea. Through the poem, Because I could not stop for death, the author explores the theme…
Analysis of Moral Theories For this case, I will choose to spend the $800 to save a dozen of people from starvation in Africa. The reason for my decision is that spending money in Africa will save a lot of lives. It is owing to the fact that a number of deaths have been reported as a result of hunger and starvation in Africa. It does not paint an excellent picture of the value accorded to humanity. Saving a lot of people from hunger implies saving tomorrow’s younger generation. Moreover, my acts will make the recipients happy. They are the brains of the coming era and might impact the world in many more significant ways if they stayed alive. It also plays a significant role in the children’s parents as I will touch their hearts by saving their children. I will feel happy for the excellent sign I will have displayed in saving lives. As for parents, they can continue trying to find a way to make ends meet. As for the children, they can continue schooling in a healthy…
Background Client Information Lena, a 22-year-old waitress, is admitted to the triage. She stays with her boyfriend, who also pays for her medication following back surgery that she underwent, having survived a car accident. She is a GP1 P0 Ab 0 whose expected date of confinement is not known because her menstrual cycle is irregular- she is unaware of the actual duration for which she has been pregnant. She has visited the facility for prenatal care, but not on a regular basis. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighed 125 pounds at her first prenatal visit, but has since gained weight and currently weighs 150 pounds. Her hemoglobin level at present admission is at 9.9 mmol/L. She has a hematocrit of 34 % and ascribes to blood group A+. Lena has no history of narcotic abuse. She has, however, lived on Percocet as pain relievers for two years following a back surgery after the car accident. She has been using the drug without any safety precautions throughout her pregnancy. She tested negative for HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and…
Matibabu Mental Health Foundation Budget Issue: The need for Reliability and Consistency. The reliability and reliability of the sources for the budget play a significant role in fiscal transparency, which, in turn, affects the credibility of the budget. The current financial sourcing forecast is satisfactory. However, the sourcing forecast is not accompanied by a suitable financial policy to ensure reliability and consistency in the financing and utilization of the funds. An elaborate financial policy enables the financers of a given program to have a clear picture of where they are channeling their funds. Despite the prime significance of reliability and consistency in an organizational setting, most of the structured planning for financial sourcing does not reflect any policies for regularly monitoring the transparent and consistent availability and flow of funds. The most important thing is to ensure that all the major stakeholders at the hospital are kept abreast of information on sourcing and financing. The major benefit of reliability and consistency in fiscal planning is that it would provide the organization and the stakeholders with a clear focus on the…