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¶ … negative experience with the administration of a local hospital; since then I have appreciated the relationship between health care administration and the well-being of patients and staff. Drawn to service-oriented careers, I never had a proclivity to study medicine or nursing and therefore pursued more general academic studies including computer science and business. However, the health care field lured me and I hoped to somehow synthesize my business acumen and computer skills with my service-oriented attitude. After researching my options and assessing my strengths and weaknesses, health informatics shone before me as an ideal academic and career path.
With a propensity for business administration, I bring to the Health Informatics program a strong knowledge of management and organizational skills. I understand that health care institutions like hospitals and clinics require business acumen and strategic management for the facility to operate smoothly....
As computers and information technology are increasingly integral to the health care environment, I also have a large degree of IT and computer skills.
I believe that Health Informatics is a career tailored to my particular talents, as I have always fully grasped the concepts behind general systems development and maintenance. In addition to my business and computer skills, however, I am also keenly interested in helping health care centers run more efficiently. One of the most challenging problems facing the health care industry today is creating and maintaining databases. Health care-related databases have the potential to minimize errors in patient treatment and care; as such, they require trained and specialized professionals. Errors in data management can lead to deadly errors such…
Administration for Children & Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children's well-being has become an issue of crucial concern not only in the United States but also across the world. Homelessness, poverty, racism, and violence shape the childhood experiences of millions of youth and children. Child welfare advocates and grass root activists have been working tirelessly to put the concerns of youth and children on the public
Acting in an ethical manner should be indisputable conduct in companies and not just because developing a reputation for trustworthiness and honesty is eventually good for business, but because of the overall effect it can have on society. Businesses are a huge element of American society. They're very influential and drive many decisions (Susca, 2006). Business ethics is a device that companies use to make sure managers, directors, or executive
It has been suggested that school leaders have to lead in ways that encourage mastery experiences for teachers. This is often done by way of an affiliative leadership style. It is by way of these leaders attempting to build up trust and generate accord by way of the development of bonds, teamwork, and communication that true efficacy can be seen. Goddard, Hoy, and Hoy (2000) agree, that "Although mastery experiences
Knowledge and skills of an administrator for this project Although I have spoken of the variety of skills and some knowledge needed to successfully complete this project this information will be recapped for the reader in this section. As a principal on this project I or anyone who were to undertake one similarly should have a thorough knowledge of the school improvement process. In addition, he or she should know the state
Nurses Medication EXPERIENCE OF NURSES WITH MEDICATIONS The Lived Experiences of Nurses with Medication Nurses are tasked with the proper distribution of medications. Unfortunately, they sometimes are unable to perform that task properly due to various factors. This paper presents five separate studies, two qualitative and three quantitative or mixed, which researched how nurses commit medication error, what the antecedents are, and how they can be avoided. The studies are examined according to
Figure 1. Demographic composition of the United States (2003 estimate). Source: Based on tabular data in World Factbook, 2007 (no separate listing is maintained for Hispanics). From a strictly percentage perspective, it would seem that Asian-Americans do not represent much of a threat at all to mainstream American society, but these mere numbers do not tell the whole story of course. For one thing, Asian-Americans are one of the most diverse and