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As the manager of a critical care unit, you are noticing inconsistencies in how your employees are recording vital information about patients. What internal and external controls could you set up to improve the record keeping? Why would you use this type of control? What may have been the possible factors that lead to this problem? Please share your experience with SWOT analysis.

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As the manager of a critical care unit, you are noticing inconsistencies in how your employees are recording vital information about patients. What internal and external controls could you set up to improve the record keeping? Why would you use this type of control? What may have been the possible factors that lead to this problem? Please share your experience with SWOT analysis.

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Because there is no consistency, this shows poor internal control and poor policy implementation. The employees should all follow one policy dictated by management that keeps recording methods consistent. From an internal standpoint, several things can be done. Management should train all employees as to how the information should be recorded and then compose a policy/training manual with the same information. This will serve as a reference point for employees to follow, should they need to look back on it. This is one of the most important factors because it serves as a written guide. We also need to have the manager of the unit randomly ...

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