Chapter 58 Practice Questions page 755 (652-674) (652) 1. An emergency department nurse is assessing a client who has sustained a blunt injury to the chest wall. Which of these signs would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax in this client? * Diminished breath sounds Rationale: This client has sustained a blunt or a closed chest injury. Basic symptoms of a closed pneumothorax are shortness of breath and chest pain. A larger pneumothorax may cause tachypnea‚ cyanosis‚ diminished breath
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May 22‚ 2015 Hamzeh Khirfan Legal‚ Political‚ Ethical Dimensions of Business – Week 3 Assignment. 1. What court decided the case in the assignment? Court of Appeals of Ohio‚ First District‚ Hamilton County. 2. According to the case‚ what must a party establish to prevail on a motion for summary judgment? In order to prevail on a motion for summary judgment‚ a movant has the burden to demonstrate that no genuine issue of material fact remains to be litigated‚ that is entitled to judgment as
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were expressing their views and instigate their freedom of speech. However‚ once in court and on trial‚ they would not have a chance of winning. As Source F clearly states‚ “Desecration‚ it might be said‚ is the intentional infliction of mental distress on others. It is not speech‚ it is not the communication of an idea--it is an attempt wrongfully to
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CASE 26 1. The ethical pressure and dilemmas of the BP Oil spill stem from the severity of the situation and long term impact of this disaster. From a society aspect to the environmental hazards‚ everybody has been‚ and will be affected long term. The ethical issues in this case is the compensation to people who have suffered mental illness problems i.e. PTSD due to this spill. The determination of such claims‚ bogus or not have to be judged accordingly. The ideology of this being a long term
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The unit was dispatched to an office building for a patient in respiratory distress. The patient was found sitting on the front steps in a slouching position. Upon arrival‚ I took his blood pressure. Despite the call being dispatched as respiratory distress‚ the patient did not seem short of breath. In fact‚ he was alert and talking nearly the whole time he was with us. The stretcher was brought out and he was able to climb onto it with some assistance. Once in the ambulance‚ my partner
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Introduction For this case study I have chosen three problems which are (i) airway clearance‚ ineffective (ii) breathing pattern‚ ineffective (iii) and pain. (i) Airway clearance‚ ineffective. intervention | rationale | evaluation | Vital signs monitored and recorded every 15 min for 1 hour and then every half hourly. | This is for baseline comparison. | If there is a major difference between the baseline and the other assessments then the nurse would be able to pick it up and act according
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acute renal failure (ARF) and hypoalbuminaemia appeared more commonly in leptospirosis in comparison to dengue. Eighteen per cent mortality was observed in leptospirosis compared to one per cent in dengue. ARF‚ hyperbilirubinaemia‚ acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)‚ creatine
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can be purposeful or negligent‚ but ultimately result in some kind of damage. Within the business simulation from Harb‚ we could identify possible torts as a team. The torts we identified were: unsafe water causing leukemia‚ infliction of emotional distress‚ and the possibility of defamation of character. Many factors can contribute to the Enterprise Risk Management process; however‚ it is necessary to minimize the risks and organization encounters. The Enterprise Risk Management process is defined
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filed a lawsuit in California state court against the National Enquirer and its president‚ who was a resident of Florida. The California lawsuit sought damages for alleged defamation‚ invasion of privacy‚ and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Calder v. Jones‚ 465 U.S. 783‚ 104 S.Ct. 1482‚ 79 L.Ed.2d 804‚ Web 1984 U.S. Lexis 4 (Supreme Court of the United States) 1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer is a “supermarket tabloid” (Wikipedia) founded
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Connotative definition of transitioning to ICU survivorship The connotative definition of transitioning to ICU survivorship includes four parts‚ beginning when survivors wake up from unconsciousness; struggling in life space change; an awareness of that they cannot go back to their precondition; realizing that they have to relinquish prior self-identity‚ sick role and active engagement in the adjusting process; and finally toward a road to unknown end. Antecedents of transitioning to ICU survivorship
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