Nursing-Sensitive Indicators Efforts to define the quality of nursing practice began with Florence Nightingale‚ as she worked to improve hospital conditions and measure patient outcomes. (The Sentinel Watch‚ 2011) Nursing-sensitive indicators are measures used to evaluate the quality of nursing care patients are receiving and to improve the quality of care given. Healthcare workers should be identifying the root causes of outcomes‚ regardless of the outcome. Tracking of these outcomes‚ recognizing
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population is considered the “sensitive population”? The population of children under 15 and women of childbearing age is considered as “sensitive population”. It is the age group that is more at risk and sensitive to certain substances. b) For the fish species‚ I chose in Upper Niagara River‚ which are Brown Trout‚ Rainbow Trout‚ Pumpkinseed‚ there was not a significant different between the consumption advisories between the general population and the sensitive population. For Brown Trout
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result of the heightened attention the new practice of measuring indicators is born. In 1996 Maas Johnson and Moorhead went on to coin the phrase “nursing-sensitive-indicators.” This was a phrase that was meant to depict the elements that were important to derive positive patient outcomes. Needleman went on to point out that nursing sensitive indicators are a comprehensive term. He went on to add that research in this given area focuses on the interrelationship of inadequate nursing care and the
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Outline and evaluate Bowlby’s theory of attachment (12 marks) Bowlby was an evolutionary Psychologist who believed that attachment is a part of evolutionary behaviour and focus on an animal’s instinctive and innate capabilities‚ and the functions of their behaviour. They believe this is useful for learning about human instinctive and biological behaviour. Attachment behaviour keeps a young animal or human safe. It is behaviour seen in all species of animal. Many species of animal form rapid attachments
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Running Head: Culturally Sensitive Counseling for Native Americans Culturally Sensitive Counseling for Native Americans Catherine D. Dunn PSYD 8180 OL‚ SYSTEMS OF PSYCHPTHERAPHY Course Instructor: Denise Scatena‚ Ph.D May 21‚ 2010 ABSTRACT Historical trauma is defined as an aggregate of emotional and psychological wounding over the lifespan and across generations‚ emanating from massive group trauma and continues to impacts the group (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_trauma)
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Islam: A Controversial and Sensitive Issue Linda K. Weller Soc350: Cultural Diversity in the Professions DeVry University December 16‚ 2012 After the September 11‚ 2001 attack on America‚ as a nation we became more interested as to what is Islam? In this paper‚ I shall attempt to define what Islam is‚ its teachings and how it has impacted the world‚ in relation to other religions‚ especially Judaism and Christianity. The word Islam has a two- fold meaning; peace and submission to God
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HUMAN GAIT ANALYSIS Abstract: Sensible Shoes is a hands-free and eyes-free foot-computer interface that supports on-the-go interaction with surrounding environments. We recognize different low-level activities by measuring the user’s continuous weight distribution over the feet with twelve Force Sensing Resistor (FSR) sensors embedded in the insoles of shoes. Using the sensor data as inputs‚ a Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier identifies up to eighteen mobile activities and a four-directional
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Accountability of Sensitive Items Of the many tasks of a soldier‚ of all ranks and positions‚ one of the most important is that of operational security‚ or “Opsec”. This takes many forms‚ from keeping top secret actions and information secured and out of the hands of potential enemies‚ all the way to checking and double-checking all security measures guarding these “sensitive items”. This paper will explain the reasonings and methods behind‚ specifically‚ the guarding‚ securing‚ and monitoring
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will be there to comfort them and keep them safe. Attachment behaviors develop to protect against situations that threaten the closeness of those attachments. Bowlby suggested that infants and mothers have a biological need to stay in contact with each other so the child would have a secure base for exploring the world. Antonio has what Bowlby called Clear-cut attachment (which
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Discuss Bowlby’s work on attachment. Refer to the work of at least one other researcher in your answer. (12 marks) Attachment theory was developed in the 1950’s by psychoanalyst John Bowlby‚ who defined attachment as a ‘lasting psychological connectedness between human beings’. Whilst working with James Robertson in 1952‚ he observed that children experienced intense distress when separated from their mothers and if fed by other caregivers‚ the child’s anxiety did not diminish. This led to his theories
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