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Identifying Human Trafficking in Healthcare for Nurses
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin An estimated 24.9 million people are victims of human trafficking (Human Trafficking Statistics & Facts, 2022). Of these 24.9 million people: 16 million people are trafficked for forced labor for private individuals, groups, and companies. 8 million people are trafficked for forced sexual exploitation. Of these 4.8 million people, 3.8 million are adults and 1 million are children who are forced into commercial sexual exploitation. 1 million people are trafficked for state-enforced labor. (Human Trafficking Statistics & Facts, 2022). Human Trafficking: Defined Human trafficking can be defined as “the practice of exploiting adults and children for use as commodities, or…
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Continuing Education: The Controversial Switch to Online Learning
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin A variety of professions and industries require continuing education. Through continuing education, individuals can not only learn new skills and improve their marketability, but they also can expand upon their current knowledge with additive knowledge in the field (Cohen, 2015). In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic affected every industry on some level. The pandemic’s impact on individuals gathering in crowds forced the area of continuing education to evolve into a predominantly online industry. While distance education has been around since the 1800s, these recent shifts in our society have applied pressure on each industry to rethink current…
