Comparison and Contrast Clues
Sometime you can tell the meaning of an unfamiliar word when it is compared or contrasted to something familiar. Context clues that show comparison include like, as, similar, and in the same way. Contrasts may be signaled by words such as but, although, however, and on the other hand.
Kari’s happy face was luminous, like the rays of the sun.
The clue word like in this sentence tells you that luminous means “shining” or
“giving off light.”
I assumed a rhino would move in a lumbering manner, but it raced across the screen like an attacking army tank.
The clue word but in this sentence suggests that lumbering means “moving in a heavy, slow manner.”
When a patient walks into a hospital waiting room, an ambulatory clinic, or even a doctor’s office, that person has certain expectations about the environment she will encounter. Healthcare facilities must not only meet visual expectations for cleanliness and organization, but have to maintain the right temperature, be comfortable, and lend themselves to the best possible care outcomes. And these indicators can often fall under the purview of healthcare facilities management.
To maintain a healthcare environment, facilities managers must engage in some degree of staff management and coordination. Managing staff goes well beyond creating schedules and solving communication issues to ensuring that you correctly utilize every staff member, and the entire team can work at its maximum efficiency.
<span>Keep reading for some staff management best practices and how to apply them to the healthcare environment.</span>
Answer:
I don't know what you're saying there?
