ethical code of conduct for those in governance, management, and professional staff

Create an ethical code of conduct for those in governance, management, and professional staff for any one of these health care organizations:

Acute-care hospital
Surgery Center
Behavioral Health Center
Specialty Hospital
Long-Term-Care Facility
Out-Patient Center

Brief background of the facility.

Organization structure of the facility and duties/ responsibilities of those in management and professional staff.

Two possible ethical dilemmas that may be encountered.

Ethical standards for those in governance, management, and professional staff.

Ways to implement the ethical code of conduct and ensure compliance.

Consequences if there is a violation of the code of ethics.

Domestic Violence

Validate your position with authoritative references or primary source quotations.
Examine the strengths and weaknesses of your position.
Evaluate possible solutions and suggest courses of action.
For your paper, choose an issue, directly relevant to any family violence topic, where there is a clear division of opinion and which is arguable with facts and inductive reasoning. You may choose an issue on which you may have already formed an opinion. However, in writing about this issue you must examine your opinion of the issue critically. Prior to writing your position paper, define and limit your issue carefully. You may realize that most issues related to family violence are complex, and have multiple solutions.

Narrow the topic of your position paper to something that is manageable. Research your issue thoroughly, consulting experts and obtaining primary documents.

Consider feasibility, cost-effectiveness and political/social climate when evaluating possible solutions and courses of action needed for addressing the issue you selected.

Psychology and Education

What is cohesiveness? What impact does cohesiveness have on behavior? Does a group need to be cohesive in order to be successful? Why or why not?

•    What is social loafing and how can this be prevented in the workplace?

•    What is groupthink? How can a group avoid groupthink?

•    Define leadership. In your opinion, what traits make up a good leader?•    Identify one of several leadership approaches and discuss its application to a particular workplace setting. Discuss whether or not the approach you selected would have a positive or negative impact on the situation.

•    Identify a leader who has had a positive impact on you. In your opinion, identify what about them made you believe they were effective?

•    Describe the different bases of power. Give some examples of abuses of power.

•    What kinds of diversity can exist within a group? What impact does diversity have on group outcomes?•    Identify one of several leadership approaches and discuss its application to a particular workplace setting. Discuss whether or not the approach you selected would have a positive or negative impact on the situation.

•    Identify a leader who has had a positive impact on you. In your opinion, identify what about them made you believe they were effective?

•    Describe the different bases of power. Give some examples of abuses of power.

•    What kinds of diversity can exist within a group? What impact does diversity have on group outcomes

Applying Scientific Methods

Describe geographic evidence collected in the last part of the 20th century to support the theory of continental drift.
Why do scientists today accept the movement of continents but did not accept this theory back in Wegner’s time?
Describe the process of the scientific method and theory development.
How does the scientific method help us understand the natural world?
Describe how plate tectonics provides the mechanism for continental drift.
How do plate tectonics explain the process of continental drift?
How do plate tectonics explain natural landforms like the Himalayas and the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean

Contract Law

Case: Sweetwater Hosp. Ass’n v. Carpenter

Source:Pozgar, G. D. (2012). Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration. Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett Learning

analyze a legislation

analyze the significant legislation that you have discovered in your readings and research.

Use the Internet to research at least three states’ voter-driven initiatives/laws relating to English language learner issues.

In your analysis, include a comparison of the laws and an explanation of the challenges and benefits of state voter-driven initiatives/laws that are related to English language learner issues.

The benefits of Democracy in other countries

Thesis: Even though democracy isn’t meant for all societies, it works well for the United States. Countries that have adopted democracy have greatly improved from its’ previous state and democracy helps governments regulate and improve its’ power.
I.                  Montesquieu’s theory of Separation of Powers was based on the British Constitution and fit the U.S. perfectly.
A.        The evolution of democracy had risen from the first created solid government to the United States.
B.        The constitution follows Montesquieu’s theory and the six principles of government include Separation of Powers.
C.        The judicial part of the government has the power to watch the court system, the executive is the president, people and the cabinet, and the legislative is made of congress, senate and House of Representatives.
II.        Separation of Powers provides liberty and the power of the people provides freedom.
A.        The basis of democracy makes it solid and flexible for future generations.
B.        The United States has been a democratic government for over 200 years.
C.        The constitution has built in provisions for future generations.
III.            Separation of Powers prevents one part of the government from having too much power and turning authoritarian.
A.        Democracy prevents dictatorship.
B.        The government is split into three parts as well as the power. The three parts are; judicial, executive, and legislative.
C.        The judicial part of the government has the power to watch the court system, the executive is the president, people and the cabinet, and the legislative is made of congress, senate and House of Representatives.
IV.      Both Germany and Japan became more peaceful after transitioning from authoritarian to democratic.
A.        Other countries can benefit from democracy.
B.        Both Japan and Germany became democratic in 1945 after World War II, which initially ended all wars with either country.
C.        Japan hasn’t been in another war since WWII.
V.        Democracy helps in reform of a country after authoritarian power with technical and financial assistance.
A.        Democracy is the most efficient form of government.
B.        Postwar Japan was democratized which eliminated the secret police and allowed women in politics as well as making Japan a power state during the Cold War.
C.        Japan has increased its’ production of cars and have been selling them to the US, which improves Japan’s economy