426 Search Results for The VA History and Issues
Ralph Waldo Emerson famously declared that John Brown's execution would "make the gallows as glorious as the cross." (Quoted by Reynolds 127) Other historians have opined that Brown's martyrdom was the single most important event that "sparked the C Continue Reading...
Suicide Risk Management at Veterans Affairs
Suicide Risk Management Issue U.S. Department Veterans Affairs Hospital
Suicide prevention is a major national management issue in Veterans Affairs centers with a system wide suicide prevention program in Continue Reading...
The prima facie evidence provision in this statute blurs the line between these two meanings of a burning cross. As interpreted by the jury instruction, the provision chills constitutionally protected political speech because of the possibility that Continue Reading...
Real-Life case study
The research informant selected is a soldier who was deployed in Iraq who is 35 years of age and who was in the army for 15 years. He suffered from drug and alcohol addiction along with post traumatic stress syndrome. At this t Continue Reading...
Findings showed that 95% of the respondents' overall health status was slightly higher compared to that of the general U.S. population of the same age and sex. Factors identified with the favorable health status were male gender, married state, high Continue Reading...
Human morality and law should therefore not be at odds with each other, but work together in order to promote the divine principle of life. According to the document, moral teaching enforces the internal human conscience, while government law enfor Continue Reading...
My visit to this location was extremely educational as I had a chance to witness firsthand how mental illness can be treated in this type of environment. I spoke to many people while there, including doctors, nurses, counselors and patients. The exp Continue Reading...
World War II (WWII) Transformed the United States Domestically
World War II was a global military conflict that, in terms of lives lost and material destruction, was the most tragic war in human history. It started in 1939 as a European conflict be Continue Reading...
Hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, has often been accused of racism and double standards. Jefferson paradoxically emphasized the concept of personal liberty but acted contrary to his own writing Continue Reading...
AT&T Cost and Price
Cost and Price Analysis -- AT&T
Company Overview
The AT&T Government Solutions business is currently headquartered in Oakton, VA and is composed of over four thousand scientists, engineers, and analysts; many of whi Continue Reading...
Pershing had G-1 dealing with personnel; G-2 dealt with intelligence; G-3 deals with operations and training; G-4 was the supply division; and G-5 was focused on "strategic planning" (Madloff, 66).
Meanwhile, the Congressional Digest (the official Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics Pioneers
According to the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), nursing informatics has been classified as the "science and practice (that) integrates nursing, its information and knowledge, with management of informat Continue Reading...
Lynching in Virginia
The history of lynching in the state of Virginia is still surrounded by many misconceptions. Even though is has been decades since the last of the official lynchings took place, it is still difficult to find reliable and accurat Continue Reading...
Civil Rights
The 1960s was a period that Americans remember as being a period bursting with activities and movements. There was a lot that these years brought out. Some of the things that the period is remembered for are the many movements, includi Continue Reading...
Capital Punishment: A Capital Offense in Today's Easily Misguided World
The debate surrounding the usage of capital punishment in the modern era has raged for generations. While there have always been arguments for the positive aspects of capital pu Continue Reading...
George Washington
There have been many people in American history who have dedicated their lives to the people and progress of the nation, and perhaps none are more notable than our very own one dollar bill - George Washington, who not only conjures Continue Reading...
British Petroleum
Workshop Agenda
ATOM Process Analysis and Procedure Recommendation
New Procedures to Stanch Risks
Brainstorming will follow the ATOM Process to formulate solutions to increase safety and better manage risks.
Justification for A Continue Reading...
International Laws and Terrorism
Fighting Fair
Most would agree that peace and negotiation is preferable over war. However, we as humans, know that this dreamy ideology is often difficult to achieve. War is a part of human history and will be likel Continue Reading...
American Revolution was one of the most significant historical turning points in which thirteen colonies in the New World got together to battle the British Empire and form the United States of America.
The first battles were at Concord and Lexingto Continue Reading...
Let's just talk here at the beginning about doing things differently. How about this -- are you right-handed?
Gina: No, I'm left-handed, why?
Therapist: What if I asked you to start brushing your teeth with your right hand. Tonight, after your din Continue Reading...
Nursing Community Assessment
It is moral responsibility of the Government and the nursing organizations to maintain the health standard in any country. However, it is not wholly in the hands of these organizations but other departments must also con Continue Reading...
VHA Mental Health Care
Very recently, beginning in 1995 the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) began a series of progressive reforms. The reform has included a substantive list of functional and fundamental changes, including everything from facil Continue Reading...
International Marketing
There are several blunders that have occurred with respect to international marketing. Some come under the category of basic linguistic misunderstanding, but others are more catastrophic in nature, causing offense in addition Continue Reading...
Eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay: What is the solution?
Causes and Solutions to the Water Pollution Problems of Chesapeake Bay's Waterways
Chesapeake Bay, the largest inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, has been plagued with pollution for hundreds of year Continue Reading...
Sex Education in Schools: The Comprehensive vs. The Abstinence Approach
The emergence of the Information Revolution has led to profound discoveries that have resulted to the development and improvement of living conditions in the human society. Limi Continue Reading...
Training and Staff Development
HRM Training and Staff Development
This paper recommends a set of activities which Google Inc. can carry out to resolve its HR issues of low employee motivation and lack of training. The major sections of the paper in Continue Reading...
Personnel record
Personnel records are data pertaining to employees which consist of factual and comprehensive information of employee. All employee information is kept in systematic order which assists human resources manager to make an effective Continue Reading...
Middle School Common Core Standards for English Language Arts
There is a growing consensus among middle school educators, including the National Education Association, that English language arts form the foundation for all other academic achievemen Continue Reading...
Force 12: Image of Nursing. The VA recognizes the importance of individual care to the perception of quality healthcare in its facilities. Even if the entire organization operates in an effective and compassionate manner, if the nurse that cares fo Continue Reading...
Of primary concern are the 7% who are not enrolled in the VHA but qualify for coverage, the 10% living in poverty, the 7% without any health coverage, and the 0.2% who suffer from compensable PTSD and have undiagnosed hypertension. Outreach programs Continue Reading...
65). By controlling these two aspects of a scientific experiment, researchers are able to establish the specific causality of the phenomenon being studied. In this regard, Kahle and Riley note that, "Traditionally, causality is established through s Continue Reading...
careers, many social workers will encounter individuals who are veterans of active duty military service. Like other client populations, veterans may experience issues with their day-to-day living requirements that require assistance, but these indi Continue Reading...
Building Coalitions
Early on in my career I recognized that building coalitions was a highly regarded quality within the federal government, and it became my goal to be respected by both civilian and military leaders. Throughout the course of my car Continue Reading...
Trauma-Related Disorders and Recommended Treatment
Clinical Presentation of Trauma-Related Disorders and Recommended Treatments
On January 13, 2015, Andrew Brannan, a 66-year-old Vietnam veteran was executed in Georgia for killing police officer Ky Continue Reading...
Healthcare Reform
Reform and Electronic Medical Records
An Interview with Bernie Saunders
"Imagine a world where everything important about a patient is known to the physician the first time that patient presents," says Andrew Rubin, vice presiden Continue Reading...
The legal issue in question revolved around the terms of the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) which demands that pricing be based upon fair market value. The government stated that TINA applies to all contact negotiations regarding all essential me Continue Reading...
Leading Change and Leading People
For more than 20 years, I have been a leader in both the government and in the private business environment. This encompasses both work in the United States Army as a noncommissioned officer, and work in the civilia Continue Reading...
Accordingly, the Garrison Commander would like to honor the SARC and VA of the Fort Belvoir community for their outstanding service and their compassion in helping those who are affected by sexual assault and sexual victimization. Their work is esse Continue Reading...
Il y avait une controle tres rationnelle sur la quantite des produits fabriques par la marque LV. Au cause d'un demande qui reste fort, et un fabrication rationnelle, il y a toujours un certain demande pas tout-a-fait supporte par la boite. Donc le Continue Reading...