Setting: Takes place on Rikers Island (correction facility). Mr. Jones is an insulin dependent diabetic who has a history of being non-controlled. PATIENT NURSE INTERPRETATION/ANALYSIS (Mr. Jones walks in with a slow gate and looks agitated. He is sweating.) Hey Mr. Jones you don’t look so well. Are you not feeling well? As Mr. Jones walked in I could tell from his appearance and expression that he was not feeling well and upset. –Nonverbal Cue By sharing an observation of his appearance
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Vital Signs Vital Signs (Cardinal Signs) – measurable‚ concrete indicators that are essential for life. 1. Body Temperature – the degree of the body heat that is a result of the balance maintained between heat produced and heat lost by the body. a. Methods of Temperature measurement i. Oral – under the tongue – most commonly used ii. Rectal – in the rectum – most accurate (children 7 – 80-90/min. iii. Children 1-7 – 80-120/min
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an instant‚ a car accident can change a person’s life forever. Each year‚ many unsuspecting drivers‚ passengers‚ and pedestrians are killed on the roads of the United States. The main question we ask ourselves is why? Are people killed because of high speed crashes? Did the airbags not deploy at the proper time? Were the roads in acceptable conditions? Unfortunately‚ we can not always determine the causes of all accidents‚ simply because we were not on the scene of the accident. There are many
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‘Most accidents occur in and around the home. Discuss’ We’d all like to believe that our home is a secure‚ comfortable environment‚ but we tend not to notice that this very place holds the potential to become very dangerous. In fact‚ most accidents occur in and around our homes‚ with the consequences involving anything from minor abrasions to a fatality. Believe it or not‚ water one of our most valued necessities in life‚ can not only provide life but also take it. Young children are often the
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EMERGENCY NURSING Your guide in becoming an Emergency Nurse INTRODUCTION According to Emergency Nurses association‚ Emergency nursing is a specialty area of the nursing profession like no other. To provide quality patient care for people o all ages‚ emergency nurses must possess both general and specific knowledge about health care to provide quality patient care for people of all ages. Emergency nurses must be ready to treat a wide variety of illnesses or injury situations‚ ranging from
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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES 13 November 2013 AA01 PART 2 – PROJECT WORK STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE 1. Introduction a. Induction of new workers Philosophy ABC Kindergarten (ABCK) follows the philosophy and guidelines from the Ministry of Education for the Education of Young Children to offer a high quality early childhood program that provides a safe‚ healthy‚ and nurturing environment. ABCK is accredited through the Ministry of Education for the Education of Young Children. In
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CARE HOME ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORT FORM Date of Accident: 2nd may 2013 Date Reported: 2nd may 2013 Time of Accident: between 9:45am – 10am Time Reported: 10:30am Specific Location: the location of the accident happened in Stonebridge Residential Care Home‚ in the garden at the front of the care home. Reporter Name: Sadie Goody Phone Number(s): 01728456321 Position: Care assistant Witness Name: There was no person present to witness the accident. Witness
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increasing quality‚ delighting customers and stockholders. When the organization improves the performance she will get the benefit from the employees‚ which will affect the organization’s strategy and will lead to the competitive advantages among other competitors and will achieve the upward momentum‚ and continuous improvement (virtuous circle). And by improving the performance the employees will get more compensation controlling labour costs. If they improve the performance they will also increase
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examination Preoperative Diagnoses 1. Cataract of left eye. 2. Pseudophakia of the right eye. 3. Dermatomyositis. 4. Rheumatoid arthritis. History of Present Illness Patient is a 71-year-old women who had an uncomplicated cataract extraction of lens implant of the right eye and had a good improvement in her visual function. She is also bothered by blurred vision from a cataract in the left eye and enters for a similar procedure on the left eye. She has had dry eyes and uses artificial
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Write a Good Accident or Incident Report An incident report needs to include all the essential information about the accident or near-miss. The report-writing process begins with fact finding and ends with recommendations for preventing future accidents. You may use a special incident reporting form‚ and it might be quite extensive. But writing any incident report involves four basic steps‚ and those are the focus of today’s post. 1. Find the Facts To prepare for writing an accident report‚ you
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