(A50) The Nurse as Incident Commander

Commander S — The shell as a browser

Commander S is a new approach to interactive Unix shells based on interpretation of command output and cursor-oriented terminal programs. The user can easily refer to the output of previous commands when composing new command lines or use interactive viewers to further explore the command results. Commander S is extensible by plug-ins for parsing command output and for viewing command results i...

The Squadron Commander as Chief of Reconnaissance

“Despite the importance that reconnaissance and security operations play in setting the conditions necessary for tactical and operational success, the Army’s brigade combat teams struggle to effectively employ their organic cavalry squadron. ... Brigade commanders and their staffs lack leader development and training to plan and execute [reconnaissance and security] missions. Brigade staffs ide...

Nurse as writer, writer as nurse.

Design of a GIS-based Assistant Software Agent for the Incident Commander to Coordinate Emergency Response Operations

Problem: This paper addresses the design of an intelligent software system for the IC (incident commander) of a team in order to coordinate actions of agents– field units or robots –in the domain of emergency/crisis response operations. Objective: This paper proposes GICoordinator. It is a GISbased assistant software agent that assists and collaborates with the human planner in strategic planni...

The Nurse as Patient Advocate: Implications for Nurse Education Programs

This essay examines ethical considerations in the nurse patient relationship, in particular the relationship between "professional morality" and the nurse's professional identity in the role of advocate for doctors, patients, and hospitals. A discussion of ethics and professionals explores professional ethics, the need for such ethics, and their expression in licensing and certification, where ...