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Network Illustration
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Introduction
With the spread of the internet, hospitals have begun standardizing on Internet Protocol (IP) and shifting from more predictable protocols such as SNA. Notably, it has become possible for people in the hospital to use and operate on a single IP network since the systems have been more economical and convenient. Hospital operations have shifted to a paperless setting where all data in the health care is managed electronically. In order for information to flow in the health care facilities, there has to be a well-organized network system (Kapoor & Kleinbart, 2012). This paper aims at describing a network configuration for a hospital that contains more than 100 and fewer than 200 beds. Hospitals today conduct their business through the use of multiple integrated healthcare information networks. Conversely, a network cannot exist for each system. This means that the network has to be operated, constructed, and designed as a single common infrastructure.
Architecture
The main aim of the network design is to produce a high-speed Gigabit (1Gbps) network which is crucial for a health care. Apart from this, the network aims at decreasing network downtime caused by circuit error and device failure, enabling use a Wireless LAN in a hospital ward to permit nurses and doctors to access internal hospital information systems irrespective of their location, and lastly, allow network connection from every chamber in a hospital.
The network is designed to accommodate a maximum of eighty PCs. These PCs will be available for seven departments in the health care unit. The network will accommodate a maximum of ten medical examination devices which will be connected to a maximum of one hundred and fifty beds. Lastly, there will be a total of eight severs.
Below is a diagram showing the architecture of the network system
(Kapoor & Kleinbart, 2012)
Network scope
All the wired parts in the LAN from the desktop switches to the core switches are all secured by gigabit bandwidth (1 Gbps). Notably, a health care network such as the above network can be segmented by each section through the use of layer three switches, for instance, reception and accounting. This segmentation ensures that the health care data is kept compartmentalized properly (Ben-Assuli, 2014). The segmentation also ensures that data from other sections does not affect any specific area in the health care. Furthermore, by adding VLAN, the network configuration in the health care can be managed flexibly and easily in any case of any future growth of the healthcare Centre or even subdivision of the departments.
Issues related to the network design and use
In any hospital ward, a 24-hour response is very crucial for patients. As a result, nurses and doctors need to be in a position to wirelessly connect so as to update patient’s information and read patient’s charts. This configuration uses Power over Ethernet (PoE) enabled switches. These switches allow electronic power to be transferred to all the wireless access points in the hospital (Sayrafian-Pour & Yekeh Yazdandoost, 2012). This eradicates the need for power supply construction. Since each one system gadget supports SNMP, it is conceivable to remotely check singular gadget correspondence and condition utilizing system observing programming (SwimSuite). This way, regardless of the fact that failure happens, the issue point and correspondence levels can be outwardly affirmed, empowering early identification and snappy recuperation. Likewise, since correspondences ports can likewise be checked, unapproved associations are effectively detected. This means network observing functions are utilized viably for speedy recuperation, as well as additionally for security.
Continuous network operations inside any healthcare Centre can be ensured through the use of redundant core switches known as Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCS) (Kapoor & Kleinbart, 2012). With the availability of dual cable wiring between floors and core switches, or between important medical practice points and core switches, even if the cable breaks, communication can be maintained through the use of the remaining cables. Markedly, this network is advantageous since this path is very important in areas such as the reception, accounting, or examination rooms where electric chart system shutdown would be disastrous (Ben-Assuli, 2014). The other advantage of this network is that it does have enough capacity to support a large volume of data for the intended patients. The network is designed to handle a large volume of data for all patients present in the hospital.
Disadvantages
The disadvantages of this network system include theft or loss of the computer devices and presence of disgruntled employees. The laptop and computer devices that will be used in this system will contain valuable information, therefore, subject to loss and theft from both outside and inside the hospital. However, the greatest risk that this network faces is from the hospitals own employees. The employees may be involved in sabotage of the network that may include planting of logic bombs, destroying facilities and the hardware, deleting data, crushing systems, and changing data.
Conclusion
Hospital operations have shifted to a paperless setting where all data in the health care is managed electronically. In order for information to flow in the health care facilities, there has to be a well-organized network system. In the design of the network, a network such as the above network can be segmented by each section through the use of layer three switches, for instance, reception and accounting. This segmentation ensures that the health care data is kept compartmentalized properly and that hat data from other sections does not affect any specific area in the health care. However, the use of Power over Ethernet (PoE) enabled switches in the network allow electronic power to be transferred to all the wireless access points in the hospital.
References
Ben-Assuli, O. (2014). Electronic health records, adoption, quality of care, legal and privacyissues and their implementation in emergency departments. Health Policy. HYPERLINK “http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.11.014” t “doilink” doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.11.014
Kapoor, B. and Kleinbart, M. (2012). Building an Integrated Patient Information System for aHealthcare Network. Journal of Cases on Information Technology, 14(2), pp.27-41.Doi: 10.4018/jcit.2012040103
Sayrafian-Pour, K., & Yekeh Yazdandoost, K. (2012). Wireless Technologies in Healthcare:Selected Papers from IEEE PIMRC 2011. International Journal of Wireless InformationNetworks, 19(3), 159-162. Doi:10.1007/s10776-012-0191-3
The Great American Dream.
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The Great American Dream.
The Great Gatsby tells the tale of Gatsby’s wife and a zealous snuffer. On the other hand, the novel’s core theme is much broader and less romantic. The Great Gatsby was a symbolic representation of the whole of America during the 1920s, held for a brief time in the summer of 1922 in a small geographical area near Long Island (New York) and focussed on the breakup of American Dreams into an age of unequal prosperity and material richness. According to Fitzgerald, in the 1920s social and moral standards deteriorated, as evidenced by cynisticism and covetousness.
Because of the war’s heinous cruelty, America’s Victorian social moral at the turn of the twentieth century seemed stupid and phony. At the end of 1918, the generation of young Americans who took part in it was deeply disappointed. Following the battle, the stock market crashed, resulting in a significant and irreversible rise in national wealth and modern materiality, as people continued to spend and consume in previously unimaginable quantities. People from all walks of life have the potential to become extremely rich (Pidgeon). Despite this, the American elite ignored the newly wealthy industrialists and speculators, most of whom came from old money families. Furthermore, the repeal of the 18th amendment in 1919, which made the sale of alcoholic beverages illegal, resulted in a thriving underworld that catered to both rich and poor people’s overwhelming demand for alcohol. The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts social phenomena.
There are many social escalators and wealthy speculators at Gatsby parties, indicating that money is being ruthlessly pursued. The novel’s symbolic geography depicts a rivalry between “old fortunes” and “new capitals,” with East Egg representing the current elite and West Egg representing the self-made fortune. Meyer Wolfshiem’s and Jay Gatsby’s fortunes are symbolic of the growth and proliferation of organized crime. According to Fitzgerald, the American dream starts with exploration, individuality, and the pursuit of happiness (as stated by Nick in chapter 9). (As Nick describes in Chapter 9.) On the other hand, the book portrays an American dream of easy money and high social aspirations in the 1920s, especially on the east coast.
The Great Gatsby is only enjoyable when the characters put it into it, as Dr. T. J. Eckleburg sees it. According to Nick, the desire to construct concrete symbols is part of the American dream, as Americans once imitated their new country’s ideals and beliefs. Nick compares Daisy’s green light with America’s green bulk at the end of her sea jetty. Daisy possesses an idealized beauty that she does not deserve, just as Americans have given their lives meaning based on their personal life visions. Gatsby’s ineptitude is shattered by his object’s inadequacy, just as his object’s inadequacy in wealth and pleasure ruined American dream humiliation in 1920 (Roberts). This transformation is described as a metaphor for the greed of the American dream in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby represents both warped and original dreams; it is no longer a living world gateway. He sees money as the answer to his problems, pursues it in the dark, and reinvents himself until he’s hollow and detached from his past.
On the other hand, Gatsby is inspired by Daisy’s unending affection, which pushes him to make his disappointing dream come true. Gatsby’s failure represents not the folly of the American Dream but the folly of short-circuiting it by allowing covetousness and materialism to triumph over hard work, patriotism, and true love. In addition to his desire for wealth, Gatsby’s desire for love appears to condemn almost every other person as hollow.
Work cited
Roberts, Marilyn. “Scarface, the great Gatsby, and the American dream.” Literature/Film Quarterly 34.1 (2006): 71.
Pidgeon, John A. “The Great Gatsby.” Modern Age 49.2 (2007): 178.
Network For A Healthy California-Worksite Program
Network For A Healthy California – Worksite Program
Introduction
The Network for a Healthy California is a program that is based in California, USA. The program is a health initiative run by the California Department of Public Health and managed by the Public Health Institute. The network was established in 1997 and aims to reach approximately 7 million Californians who are low income earners and their children. Several venues have been used to promote is program namely the worksite, schools and homes. The program was initiated on a need basis after a research was conducted on low income California workers. The research revealed that the employees were not conducting physical exercises or eating healthy foods. The worksite program developed a Fit Business Kit to promote workers in eating fruits and vegetables as well as exercising.
Programme Objectives
The Network for a Healthy California has a worksite program whose target is California citizens who are low income earners. The program promotes consumption of healthy foods like fruits and vegetables and conduction of physical activity. These activities are promoted with an aim of preventing and reducing obesity, heart disease, cancer and type-2 diabetes. The worksite program has three main goals. The program aims to improve access of fruits and vegetables to Californian employees. It also aims to promote the conduct of physical activities at the work place. The program also aims to promote health through public policies at work places. Lastly, it aims to encourage low income Californians to choose healthy lifestyle choices.
The California Fit Business Kit
The kit is a resource that contains 10 components whose aim is to promote healthy eating habits and exercise among California workers. The components are designed to suit any workplace and can be implemented either as a single component or as many components. The ten components include i) Check for Health, ii), Vending Machine Food and Beverage Standards, iii) Healthy Meeting Policies, iv) Wellness Committee, v) Simple Steps to ordering Farm Fresh produce for the Worksite, vi) A Guide to Creating Worksite Walking Clubs, vii) Healthy Dining Menu Guidelines, viii) Healthy Stairwells Tool, ix) A Guide to Establishing a Worksite Farmers’ Market and x) Take Action!.
Rationale
The vending machine food and beverage standards tool is a component in the California Fit Business kit. This tool promotes set food and beverage standards that should be enforced in all vending machines at the work place. Employees are accustomed to eating food away from home. Some of these foods are snacks and can be accessed from conveniently placed vending machines at the work place. The snacks are usually accessed during work breaks in the morning or afternoon. Most snacks stocked in vending machines are unhealthy and contain a lot of sugars, fats and calories that are unhealthy. The vending machine food and beverage standards toolkit informs employers and employees of types of foods that are healthy and should be stocked in vending machines.
Standards Indicated in the Tool
The tool lists mandatory and recommended for both foods and beverages. These include i) mandatory food nutrition standards, ii) recommended food nutrition standards, iii) mandatory pricing/ placement standards for foods, iv) mandatory beverage nutrition standards and v) mandatory pricing /placement standards for beverages. Examples of these standards are indicated in the following text. There are three mandatory food nutrition standards that should be applied to 50 per cent of foods that are available in vending machines at the workplace. Firstly, these foods should not contain more than 35% of calories from total fat (excluding nuts and seeds). Secondly, the foods should not have more than 10% of calories from saturated fat. Lastly, the foods should not contain more than 35% sugar by weight (excluding fruits and vegetables; however it is compulsory for canned fruit to be packed in 100 per cent fruit juice or water).
Adoption of the vending machine food and beverage standards tool by employers has many advantages. One advantage is that foods and beverages with high calories and fat available in vending machines will be replaced with healthier thus promoting better eating habits. The toolkit provides a list of mandatory and recommended nutrition standards for both foods and beverages. The tool provides a list of vendors who supply healthy foods in the states thus sourcing for food is easier. Another strength of the tool is that it shows one how to calculate nutrition facts and what the facts mean. Pricing of foods and beverages is also clearly indicated in the toolkit.
The vending machine food and beverages tool has weaknesses. This tool does not cater for everyone in the workplace. People are different and have different food preferences. In addition, people prefer to have a choice in what they eat. Most individuals prefer to have a large variety of healthy or unhealthy foods they can eat. Another disadvantage is that it will take some time for this strategy to work. It takes a while before adults adjust their food preferences from foods with high calories and fats to healthier foods.