to supine. It is estimated in this same study that over 40‚000 lives have been saved in the United States. However‚ there are many more preventative measures a nurse can teach parents of infants in order to save more lives. This article‚ “SIDS prevention: 3000 lives saved but we can do better‚” suggests the following areas to educate parents on: keep the environment smoke free‚ do not co-sleep with the infant‚ do not place stuffed animals in the crib‚ do not cover the infant’s head with blankets
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Unit Three: Principles and practice of assessment Methodology Firstly we had input during classes from our tutor on the categories of concepts and principles of assessments‚ how to use different types of assessments and some of the strengths and weaknesses of these methods‚ the role of feedback and questioning in the assessment of learning and the different types of assessment records and their uses. Next we individually researched these topics‚ to do this firstly I used discussions with my
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AIDS Prevention Since many people have the HIV virus or at least heard of it‚ everybody should know what it is and what it does. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is not spread through kissing‚ sneezes‚ sweat‚ mosquito s‚ eating utensils and drinking fountains. HIV is spread by having vaginal‚ anal‚ or oral sex‚ sharing needles‚ and through the contact of body fluids from an infected person. HIV infected people usually look and feel healthy and may not even know that they are infected. Only
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spread of infection 1.1. Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites All 4 are different types of pathogens Bacteria is a single celled organism that multiply by themselves. They lives within and on most living and nonliving things. The majority of bacteria’s are harmless and beneficial to the human body but some can cause infectious diseases. A bacterium usually affects one part of the body and doesn’t spread across or through the body. Bacterial infections are normally
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Section 1 – Understand how to support the organisation of a business event 1. When organising a business event‚ describe the range of support activities that may be required. The organisation of a business event can be the difference between the occasion being a success or a failure. To ensure it will be an expedient exercise it is important to ensure that the people organising the event know what their duties are and the timeframe that things should be done by. By ensuring that you have the
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multiplies by themselves. The majority of bacteria’s are harmless and beneficial to the human body but some can cause infectious diseases. A bacterium usually affects one part of the body and doesn’t spread across or through the body. Bacterial infections are normally treated with a cause of antibiotics Viruses are made up of genes and proteins that spread throughout the body by invading the body’s own cells so they can reproduce and multiply in the body. They use the body’s cells as a host because
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CORROSION Corrosion is defined as the involuntary destruction of substances such as metals and mineral building material by surrounding media‚ which are usually liquid (i.e. corrosive agents)." Most metals corrode. During corrosion‚ they change into metallic ions. In some cases‚ the product of corrosion itself forms a protective coating. "For example‚ aluminium forms a thin protective oxide layer which is impervious to air and water. In other cases (e.g. iron)‚ however‚ the coating either flakes
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Executive Summary According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2016) since 1993‚ hospitalization rates among hemodialysis (HD) patients related to bloodstream infection (BSI) have increased by 47% and by 87% for vascular access infection. Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of infection prevention. Staff and patient education and compliance with infection prevention practice must be mandatorily enforced at all HD outpatient facilities. Dialysis staff must ensure patients are
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Unit 4222-209 Handle information in health and social care setting (HSC 028) Outcome 1 Understand the need for secure handling of information in health and social care Identify the legislation that relates to the recording‚ storage and sharing of information in health and social care The Data Protection Act 1998 covers anything relating to a person‚ medical records‚ social service records‚ credit information‚ local authority information. There are eight enforceable principles: Personal
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UNIT 304 - PRINCIPLES FOR IMPLEMENTING DUTY OF CARE 1.1 Within my job I have a duty of care towards all of the children and young people. This is a requirement to exercise reasonable care‚ attention and caution to avoid negligence which would lead to the harm of others. I have to make sure that I keep these children and young people safe at all times giving extra attention towards the younger more venerable children and ensure they are safe throughout. We protect them not only from physical harm
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