Sanford, J., et al. (2011). A Process of Decision Making by Caregivers of Family Members With Heart Failure. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: AN International Journal. 25 (1): 55-70. The authors of the above study used a grounded qualitative design to select 20 participants from cardiology offices, inpatient hospital units and/or adult day care facilities over a 12-months period during 2008-9. The data was collected based on interviews, and demographic and psychographic data was also collected…

Black Hearts Book Report Reading this book I found it to be very intriguing. It is a story about men from the 101st Airborne Division’s legendary 502nd Infantry Regiment known as “the Black Heart Brigade. These men were deployed to the country’s worst and most unfavorable location at the most dangerous time. The platoon the book talks about the most would be the Bravo Company First Platoon. They were constantly in a rough patch throughout the entire book, facing constant leadership changed and trying…

in his works. In two of his works, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat”, he uses the fatalities of his mother and wife to write two great stories. Although “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe seem similar on the surface because of the happiness in the beginning of the stories and the murders by the end, whereas they both represent the pain Poe dealt with in their own way. In both “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat”, both main characters murder innocent people…

emotions guide them rather than with a moral compass. Poor leadership is peril especially in the Army as it extends so much further than the individual. It affects the squad, unit, and even how the civil public perceives its trusted guardians. In Black Hearts, Jim Frederick depicts a story of four 1st Platoon soldiers that commit one of the most heinous war crimes in U.S. history-the rape of a fourteen-year-old Iraqi girl and the cold-blooded execution of her and her family. It is hard to believe that…

in his works. In two of his works, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat”, he uses the fatalities of his mother and wife to write two great stories. Although “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe seem similar on the surface because of the happiness in the beginning of the stories and the murders by the end, whereas they both represent the pain Poe dealt with in their own way. In both “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat”, both main characters murder innocent people…

Hello, I see that you are here to view my stand point on the book Black Hearts, the book has a ton of action and excitement throughout. There are many stand points and gut wrenching moments that could only put you on the edge of your chairs, and keep you glued to the book, wondering what the next thing that could possibly happen. The enjoyment throughout not only keeps you interested but it also give you’re the different ways people think and act. And that’s what brings us here today, the assignment…

The story of the Black Hearts Brigade is a dark and powerful one, but necessary for leaders to become familiar with. Army Leaders can benefit greatly by learning from the mistakes of their predecessors and thereby avoid making similar errors. In Jim Frederick’s book, Black Hearts, one of the most tragic moments of the war in Iraq is brought to light and discussed by soldiers firsthand. Their lessons could guide a future leader and help him or her prevent an atrocity like this…

Completely and accurately summarizing the book Black Hearts would take more than the paragraph that is being devoted. Black Hearts is a very descriptive and well written novel about the 1st platoon Bravo Company 1-502nd infantry Regiment’s deployment to Iraq. The whole book is written on true events that not only impacted the men of the platoon, but also the environment in the area of operations (AO) as a whole. In summary, of all the events leading up to the major event of the book, the platoon…

The book Black Hearts opened my eyes to how leadership from a single Officer can have a grappling effect on such a wide range of soldiers from the lowest of ranks. One of the best takeaways from Black Hearts is to never do anything: illegal, unethical, or immoral. Although this is a easy statement to repeat, Black Hearts demonstrates the difficulties that lie behind these words. It has also painted a picture of how leadership can topple extremely quickly from a top down view. The Army is portrayed…

The book Black Hearts is written by Jim Frederick and tells the story of all the controversial accounts one infantry unit ran into while on deployment in Baghdad, Iraq. The book is a documentation, captured accounts and events written down to tell the crazy story these soldiers went through. The specific unit Frederick writes about and what Black Hearts is about is 2nd brigade of the 101st airborne infantry division. “Black Hearts” was the unofficial insignia of 2nd brigade. Frederick covers one…