Preventing Patient Harm with Prevention Education Pressure (open‚ painful sores) can be an expensive difficult project for the healthcare industry as a whole‚ that is usually preventable. Patients go through undo suffering‚ extended stays in the hospital and long treatments that increase the already strained healthcare worldwide. Hospital acquired pressure ulcers stage III and IV are considered preventable harm. It has been calculated that pressures ulcers can cost an upward of “9-11billion dollars
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mortality. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012)‚ one in every three adults over the age of 65 falls each year. Long-term care facilities account for many of these falls‚ with an average of 1.5 falls occurring per nursing home bed annually (Vu‚ Weintraub‚ & Rubenstein‚ 2004). In 2001‚ the American Geriatric Society‚ British Geriatric Society‚ and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Panel on Falls Prevention published specific guidelines to prevent falls in long-term
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implemented what is considered to be successful Air Force Suicide Prevention Program in 1997 that helped to reduce suicide by over 30% (Knox‚ Pflanz‚ Talcott‚ Campise‚ Lavinge‚ Bajorska‚ & Tu‚ 2010). This program‚ customized for the Air Force‚ focused its efforts on improving the wellness of all service members instead of specifically targeting at-risk airmen. This approach was not entirely novel; by focusing efforts on prevention of conditions before they become problematic‚ the Air Force model
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Chlamydia Chlamydia is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI)‚ which is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia Trachomatis. Chlamydia infection is very common among young adults and teenagers. Many people do not know that they have Chlamydia because although they are infected they may not have any symptoms. About 75% of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms of Chlamydia. This disease can cause serious complications that cause irreversible damage such as
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Richard Rivas Criminology 06/06/07 Assignment 1 3). Situational crime prevention aims to remove whatever is attractive to criminals about committing that particular crime. An example of this is the method they use at the shoe stores in the mall. At footlocker they only show you one shoe‚ this makes stealing non-rewarding for thieves. It would not make sense to only steal one shoe even if it was in your size. This approach reduces crime in quick and practical ways‚ by removing the opportunities
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HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING Literature Review of Health Prevention and the Purpose in Nursing Grand Canyon University Abstract Literature Review of Health Promotion and the Purpose in Nursing Health promotion is a very important aspect of nursing practice. There are three different but sometimes overlapping levels of health prevention developed by Leavell and Clark including‚ primary‚ secondary and tertiary. These levels of prevention are related to specific health promoting tasks before and
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The causes of acid rain are because of the emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere. This is a result of pollution; sulphur dioxide primarily the result of industrialisation and coal fired power stations‚ and nitrogen oxides produced mainly due to car exhaust fumes. These either form wet or dry deposition‚ and the effects we can see today. It could be argued that once that the human race has used up all of the planets coal reserves‚ the problem of acid rain would disappear
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September 11‚ 2001‚ was a tragic day in the U.S. that no one will ever forget. The 9/11 terrorist attack caused 3‚000 deaths of innocent people. People’s mothers‚ fathers‚ siblings‚ and children were killed or injured causing a worldwide tragedy. Children grew up without parents never knowing who they were or having a vague memory of them‚ due to the fact that they lost them in the attack. Imagine not being able to ever talk to your parent again. Not being able to call them when you are sad‚ proud
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Broad Topic: The Zika Virus: Transmission‚ Effects‚ and Prevention Narrowed Topic: The Transmission‚ Effects and Prevention of the Zika Virus by Mosquitoes Research Question: How is the Zika Virus‚ transmitted to humans by mosquitoes‚ what are the effects and what ways can the transmission be reduced? Thesis Statement: The Aedes species is the primary medium responsible for the transmission of ZikV‚ which may be accompanied with other ailments. Introduction: The Zika virus is one considered as a
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Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)‚ also known as Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)‚ are network security appliances that monitor network and/or system activities for malicious activity. The main functions of intrusion prevention systems are to identify malicious activity‚ log information about said activity‚ attempt to block/stop activity‚ and report activity. [1] Intrusion prevention systems are considered extensions of intrusion detection systems because they both monitor network
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