Active Learning Environment Introduction “The environment we are in affects our moods‚ the ability to form relationships and the effectiveness in work or play‚ even our health.” (Bullard‚ 2006). In effectively educating children an educator must build a foundation that has a stimulating environment which includes the inside and outside areas‚ classroom design and décor size. The outdoor learning area must be one that is organised in a way that promotes exploration and investigation of the
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Improving Patient Throughput In the Emergency Department Introduction St. Vincent’s Medical Center‚ a 501 bed facility located in Jacksonville‚ Florida‚ provides general medical and surgical care to the North Florida Region. St. Vincent’s admits over 26‚000 patients annually. The average occupancy rate is approximately 84% with the Emergency Department (ED) peeking at 100% for approximately 4-12 hours daily. The hospital is struggling with availability of bed space. This shortage of available
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“ED sees critical capacities” Emergency Department (ED) crowding is a public health crisis associated with negative patient outcomes including increased mortality and complication rates. Decreased quality in delivery of care is affected by lack of resources to support the increased use of emergency services and is a factor that leads to delays in treatment and untimely interventions. According to the article‚ Dr. Gordon‚ an emergency medicine physician and director of the Neighborhood Hospital
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Running head: Paradigm Evaluation of Learning Environments Paradigm Evaluation of Learning Environments Judarrah Hawkins Grand Canyon University: EDA 575 June 22‚ 2011 Belief|Operationalized|Opposing Belief|Operationalized| State assessments measure students learning|Standardized testing initiated by NCLB helps ensure all public school students‚ no matter where they go to school‚ receive a quality education|Students learning cannot be assessed by state test.|Students create year long portfolios
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Adverse Trends in the Emergency Department Lori Davis HCS/482 April 21‚ 2014 Lynn Bertsch It is no secret that the wait times and length of stay for patient’s within the Emergency Department (ED) has steadily increased over the past several years. With that‚ comes adverse events affecting all patients alike. According to Weston (2013)‚ “Falls and delays to treatment are the major contributors to serious and sentinel events” (pg. 33). Data collection has now been utilized to capture
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The Arena In this short story by Martin Golan‚ Martin describes the pain a father has about the loss of his only son and child from his first wife. The father can´t help‚ but think about his son and how his life used to be before this tragic incident occurred in his life. The father is now divorced and has a second wife with whom he is living with now. However‚ according to the father it is not the same as it used to be with his old wife. They do not have the same “chemistry” as he did with his
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ED THROUGHPUT 2 Introduction A visit to the emergency department (ED) is usually associated with negative thoughts by most people. It creates preconceived images of overcrowded waiting rooms and routine long waits for treatment (Jarousse‚ 2011). From 1996 to 2006‚ ED visits increased annually from 90.3 million to 119.2 million (32% increase). During this same time period‚ the number of EDs has declined by 186 facilities creating the age old lower supply and greater demand concept (Crane & Noon‚ 2011)
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others In any learning environment be it a classroom‚ a sports group or an outdoor practical lesson‚ it is the responsibility of the teacher or instructor to create a learning environment where all students have an equal right to learn‚ without constant disruption. It is also essential that all students can show continual progression and improvement in their learning. Learners being encouraged to take responsibility and ownership for their own learning can help create this environment. This can be
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and endeavored to create learning environments that reflect innovations that are both intuitive and ingenious. This paper shows‚ that‚ unfortunately‚ we often see these same innovations stifled at the high school level. Whereas the elementary grades have always been seen as a test market for innovation and have led to such new methodologies as multimedia education‚ the use of role play‚ and a team approach to the comprehension of new subject matter‚ the high school environment is seen as a sacred cow
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Reyes‚ Karlotte Mildred H. CPE 1 The Learning Environment The core business of schools is to provide students with a rich learning environment that is open‚ respectful‚ caring and safe. This ideal learning environment optimises wellbeing. It reflects a positive school ethos that makes the school an exciting‚ stimulating and welcoming place. Schools do this by: developing and communicating an explicit commitment to wellbeing acknowledging individual differences and providing opportunities
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