Hospital Acquired Pneumonia October 7‚ 2010 Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Hospital acquired pneumonia is currently the second most common nosocomial infection in the United States and is associated with high mortality and morbidity (Seymann‚ 2008). This paper is a case study of a 52 year old female who was in the hospital for a scheduled gastric bypass surgery. During a post-op test she aspirated dye thus beginning the process of her developing nosocomial pneumonia. The patient was
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3/11/2013 Consumer behaviour Lect. M.Černikovaitė © lekt. M.Černikovaitė 1 Consumer behaviour Definition of consumer bahaviour External and internal factors influencing conumer behaviour Decision making process R. Urbanskienė ir kt. Vartotojų elgsena. KTU. 2000. Schiffman‚ Leon G. Et al; Consumer Behavior. 2003. Consumer behaviour : applications i n marketing / Robert East‚ Malcolm Wright and Marc Vanhuele. -- Los Angeles (Calif.) : Sage Publications
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themselves from pathogens. The innate immune response is the first line of defense against these pathogens. Pattern associated molecular factors (PAMPs) are viral factors including proteins‚ lipids‚ and viral nucleic acids that are recognized by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) within the cell. During viral infection‚ PAMPs accumulate in different cellular components and once recognized by the PRRs activate the intracellular signaling pathways that are involved in the innate immune response. These pathways
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|Assignment Title: Analysing Organisation Behaviour This assignment assesses your understanding of behaviour in organisations. Students are expected to demonstrate the knowledge and practical methods they have acquired regarding organisation behaviour‚ structure and culture‚ and explore issues among other things of motivation‚ communication‚ leadership‚ decision‐making‚ power and organisational change. Your answers should reflect both a foundation of theory and an ability to apply the concepts
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The aim of this essay is to ascertain what hospital acquired infection entails‚ the detrimental effects it causes and to highlight the active role nurses can take in the prevention of this type of infection. Hospital acquired (or nosocomial) infection is: ’one that originated in the hospital environment; i.e. was not present or incubating on admission and which appeared 48h or more after admission ’ (Azzam et al. 2001). Infection is caused by pathogenic organisms which invade the hosts immunological
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driving force that moves individuals to take a particular action; this driving force is produced by a state of tension‚ which exists as a result of an unfulfilled need. Need Satisfaction Homeostasis We strive for a state of equilibrium (Homeostasis) Physiological needs (e.g. hunger) move us away from this But so do social and psychological needs Deprivation Motivation (II) Biogenic drives: such as hunger & thirst originate from our physiology. Psychogenic drives: such as to achieve a certain status
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Consumer Behaviour Consumer behaviour is the behaviour that consumers display in searching for‚ purchasing‚ using‚ evaluating and disposing of the products and services that they expect will satisfy their needs. * Personal consumer; buys goods and services for his or her own use‚ for use by the whole household‚ for another member of the household or as a gift for a friend * Organizational consumer; includes commercial for-profit organisations and non-profit organisations‚ public sector
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome‚ or AIDS‚ is a recently recognized disease. It is caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ which attacks selected cells in the IMMUNE SYSTEM and produces defects in function. These defects may not be apparent for years. They lead‚ however‚ to a severe suppression of the immune system ’s ability to resist harmful organisms. This leaves the body open to invasion by various infections‚ which are therefore called opportunistic diseases‚ and
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A MODEL OF CONSUMER DECISION MAKING The process of consumer decision making has 3 stages: input stage‚ process stage and output stage. The input stage influences the consumer’s recognition of a product need and consists of 2 major sources of information: 1) the company’s marketing efforts (product‚ price‚ promotion and price) and the external sociological influences on the consumer (family‚ friends‚ neighbours other informal and non-commercial sources‚ social class and cultural and subcultural
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Slaves were acquired in a few different ways. Sometimes the capturers would simply hide out and wait for a passer-by. Some traded for goods‚ as mentioned above‚ and other Africans who would receive pay captured some. However acquired‚ their fate would depend on physical and mental toughness. In order to survive what lay ahead these two qualities were essential for survival. Many Africans believed they were going to be eaten by the Europeans. This was a rumor that traveled among the captive slaves
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