Animal testing is a process that has been used in laboratories all over the world for decades. In the U.S. alone‚ more than twenty five million animals are used every year for scientific research and product testing (Ericson‚ 2014‚ a). Though most of the test subjects are mice and rats‚ other types of animals are often used depending on what type of chemical or treatment is being tested. These animals are often used to test the safety and usefulness of cosmetics‚ personal care and household products
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To lose a sensitive item can be detrimental to the readiness of your unit in times of war or training. The consequences of losing sensitive items varies from item to item according to its value and importance. In times of war losing a sensitive item such as a loaded mbitr radio or an SKL you have just given your enemy the ability to intercept all secure radio transmissions between any two operators in your area if the enemy knows your location or plans then you have just put all the troops
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decisions each day that do not have simple black or white answers. These ethical dilemmas are not limited to the decisions we make when directly interacting with patients or other medical professionals. With the use and accessibility of social media growing every day‚ the internet is becoming a more and more popular forum for fun‚ education‚ politics‚ and even retrieving medical information. I chose the article The Ethical Use of Social Media in Nursing Practice for this reason. Social media is so
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Nurse-Sensitive Indicators Analysis Nurse-Sensitive Indicators Analysis This is an analysis of the nurse-sensitive indicators in a case study regarding an elderly‚ Jewish male patient with dementia in a hospital setting. Nurse-sensitive indicators presented in the scenario such as patient falls‚ using restraints‚ development of pressure ulcers‚ and patient satisfaction will be discussed. When nurses are aware of these nurse-sensitive issues they can provide better care for their
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Weapons‚ Personal Protection Equipment‚ and Use of Force AJS/585 January 27‚ 2014 Richard Sapp Weapons‚ Personal Protection Equipment‚ and Use of Force Introduction Aspects of physical and personal security are all around‚ from trips out of the country‚ to the mailbox‚ or even to the courthouse. Physical and personal security is one of the most debated safety concerns affecting numerous places and facilities. Developing a cohesive security plan requires awareness‚ education/training‚ identifying
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Task 1 Nursing-sensitive indicators can be an important tool in identifying patient care issues that could potentially arise during a hospital stay. By analyzing the data on specific nursing-sensitive indicators‚ the quality of patient care can be optimized and patient satisfaction can be improved. The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) are two sources of information and guidelines for nurses and nurse managers to use in planning patient
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The Importance of Confidentiality & Data Protection for a home based childcare service In order to run a childcare service there is a need to retain a large amount of information on each child. The Data Protection Act 1998 covers correct storage and sharing of both manual and electronic information. There are eight principles put in place by the Data Protection Act 1998 to make sure that information is handled properly: * fairly and lawfully processed * processed for limited purposes
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Abortion is a sensitive topic that requires a considerable amount of understanding when addressing the ethics behind it. Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy thus ending the life of the embryo/fetus prematurely. My ethical justification for abortion stems from a rule-utilitarianism standpoint. When using the rule-utilitarian consequential principle of ethics‚ we establish a set of general morals and rules in which we can apply to every moral question based upon our utilitarian findings
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First two lectures about big data. So why this surge? Isn’t about data at all Systems being able to process data Tools exploit and derive valuable nuggets NOT NEW: Walmart Wallstreet decades Why not out? Competition Teradata 20 years‚ contest MR patent Digital exhaust incr Know your Stats‚ gaga tweet sentiment analysis Correlation causation 2 Old: Centralized systems (data came from humans) Sun hardware Oracle software Moore’s law -> data grew. Data exhausts growing larger. Can’t
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Use of Data Mining in Fraud Detection Focus on ACL Hofstra University Abstract This paper explore how business data mining software are used in fraud detection. In the paper‚ we discuss the fraud‚ fraud types and cost of fraud. In order to reduce the cost of fraud‚ companies can use data mining to detect the fraud. There are two methods: focus on all transaction data and focus on particular risks. There are several data mining software on the market‚ we introduce seven
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