... Pneumonia Case Study A major cause of morbidity and mortality is Pneumonia. Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses (Center for Disease Control, 2014).The infection is classified into two categories; community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). The classification is determined by the environment in which the infection develops (CDC, 2014). HCAP develops during or following a stay in a healthcare facility. In contrast, patients who are diagnosed with CAP have had no contact within a health care setting prior to presenting with the infection (Driver, 2012). Pneumonia may be present as a mild illness but has the potential to be life-threatening. Despite advances in research, pneumonia remains a common illness contributing to the death of young children in developing countries and the elderly population of developed countries throughout the world (Ruuskanen, et al., 2011). In 2010, approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. died after developing the infection (CDC, 2014). From a global perspective, 450 million cases of pneumonia are recorded annually and roughly 4 million of those diagnosed will die from this illness (Ruuskanen, et al., 2011). CAP is the eighth-leading cause of death within the U.S. and is the leading cause of death from infection in the developed world (Brown, et al., 2012). While anyone is susceptible to contracting it, certain risk factors increase the chances of developing the infection....
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...How Does Knowledge of the Foundations and History of Nursing Provide a Context in Which to Understand Current Practice? Identify at Least Three Trends in Nursing Practice. How Have These Trends Influenced Your Perspective of Nursing Practice? In answering the above question, my thought immediate goes to, “You don’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been or come from.” “The American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) is a professional organization open to everyone interested in the history of nursing. The purpose of the Association shall be to foster the importance of history as relevant to understanding the past, defining the present, and influencing the future of nursing.” [ (About AAHN, 2007) ] The history of nursing and knowledge of foundations allows us an opportunity to ask why & then obtain answer(s) for current practices via documented evidence. This knowledge propels an individual from a level of ignorance to a focused level of education. Awareness of historical practices and events better assists us in understanding the why’s within this profession, we call registered nurse. Having knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing helps nursing practice today because it shows not only how far we have come in healthcare and nursing but also how important education has been and still is for nurses. Looking back on history and research of practices help us understand why we do some of the things we do today as nurses such as...
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...THE CAP GO MEH CELEBRATION by MERRIA N. DALIMONTE General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my intro public speaking class about Cap Go Meh celebration INTRODUCTION I. OPEN WITH IMPACT: Imagine you are standing on top of knives, stabbing your tongues with sharp weapons, pierced with samurai swords, iron spears, even parabolic antennas, biting the heads of puppies and eat them alive, and you are walking along the streets with so many people around you. A. Would you get hurt and bleeding ? B. Well, let me tell you some people who would not get hurt and bleeding. II. CONNECT TO AUDIENCE: we can open our eyes and learn that there is a culture that has an extreme celebration in this world III. SPEAKER CREDIBILITY: Luckily I had been visiting a town that has extreme tradition each year and I decided to do research about it IV. THESIS: Cap Go Meh is a celebration that has unique performances and extreme tradition such as body piercings ritual. V. PREVIEW: Today I will tell you about the origin of Cap Go Meh in Singkawang city, the spirits that possess a group of people who act extremely in Cap Go Meh, and the performance of these people. BODY (TRANSITION:To begin with, I want to tell you about the history of Cap Go Meh) I. MAIN POINT: Cap Go Meh is a festival celebrated in Singkawang, Indonesia that is fast becoming world famous A. Cap Go Meh have their roots in Southern china, from where most Chinese...
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...Climate Change is a Natural Process, not Man-Made Lanson D Owen II Friends University Abstract One of the most important and controversial environmental issues facing the world today is the changing of the climate. Many think it is man-made but fail to understand the fascinating natural cycles of how complex the geological history of planet earth is. It is a difficult subject to take in, so the public has to rely on experts for making the information understandable. The problem with relying on a group of people to make decisions for the public is they have the ability to manipulate the data to back their point of view. It has been scientifically proven and accepted by many scientist that mini global warming and global cooling periods have been present in the earth’s history. These fascinating scientific facts of earth’s history have been totally knocked out by the massive hype that man is responsible for climate change. Overall, climate change tends to be reported as explanations about general tendencies and possible outcomes. Climate Change is a Natural Process, not Man-Made It seems like everyone in the world has an opinion about what might be causing the climate of the world to change. Recently there has been a common scientific consensus that claims to know what is causing the climate to change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is stating carbon dioxide is causing the climate to change, the oceans are warming, and the temperature is rising faster...
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...Football League (NFL) implemented a salary cap, which limits a team on what money it can spend in a season. The salary cap should not exist in sports because it takes away the use of money that many teams build for years, with a salary cap teams such as the 1927 Yankees wouldn't exist, and because of the salary cap in football players like Emmitt Smith prevented him from playing his entire career with one team. In the MLB the New York Yankees dynasty is the most powerful dynasty. Founded in 1903 the Yankees have won 27 world series championships. In the year 1927 the Yankees lineup was known as murderer's row for it being so expensive and powerful. Under today's standards compared to back then Babe Ruth was paid $16,000,000 under today and then only about $80,000. Lou Gehrig under today's money would be paid $600,000 compared to the height of his career when he was paid $39,000. But that don’t factor in the great depression....
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...Six Caps Case Study University of Phoenix Undergraduate Nursing Studies Introduction In the words of Albert Einstein, “the world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Today more and more nurses have to change their thinking process to ensure clients receive quality care. Therefore, clinical judgments cannot be based on speculation but on outcome, directed thinking. As the client health status changes, the nurse must be able recognize, assess, and evaluate all the presenting information to make an outcome decision that is best for the client and client’s family. To make appropriate decisions require nurses to put on their thinking caps. Edward de Bono’s six thinking caps integrates knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation allowing the nurse to make quality, outcome based decision. The purpose of this paper will focus on a case study using six thinking caps to critically analyze and make clinical decisions in promoting client safety and quality care. White Cap Thinking Looking at the case study with the White, Ms. Marianne first presented with a severe headache. The nurse uses her knowledge base about hemorrhagic stroke to decide what additional information is needed. Since information cannot be obtained from the patient, the nurse ask the patient’s family questions about the patient’s health problems, family health problems, medical history, medication regimen...
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...knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing helps nursing practice today because it shows not only how far we have come in healthcare and nursing but also how important education has been and still is for nurses. Looking back on history and research of practices help us understand why we do some of the things we do today as nurses such as something as simple as washing our hands. It is also amazing how far medical technology has come. Three trends in nursing practice: 1. The training and education as well as the quality of care was “rudimentary” prior to the 1800’s. whereas today it is quite the opposite. Standards of care, policies and procedures, and regulations is a big part of the nursing field today. We now have many nursing associations in many different areas of nursing as well as required continuing education according the state practiced in and education (ADN, BSN, and/or MSN) and licensure is required. 2. Nursing was a job for the “undesirables” in society, the pay was poor, and there was no social standing. Due to early nursing figures, nursing gained the respect from the military and government. Education became a necessity in nursing, nursing associations developed standards of care and regulations and now nurse licensure is required. Today nursing is a highly respected and one of the well paid careers out there. 3. The nursing uniform has come a long way. From the nursing cap (i.e. handkerchief cap to the muffin cap). Once education became a big...
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...Not all contraceptive methods are appropriate for all situations, and the most appropriate method of birth control depends on a woman's overall health, age, frequency of sexual activity, number of sexual partners, desire to have children in the future, and family history of certain diseases. Individuals should consult their health care providers to determine which method of birth control is best for them. Some types carry serious risks, although those risks are elevated with pregnancy and may be higher than the risks associated with the various methods. The different methods of contraception include:1,2 Barrier methods Hormonal methods Emergency contraception Intrauterine methods Sterilization Barrier Methods Designed to prevent sperm from entering the uterus, barrier methods are removable and may be an option for women who cannot use hormonal methods of contraception. Types of barrier methods include: Male condoms. This condom is a thin sheath that covers the penis to collect sperm and prevent it from entering the woman's body. Male condoms are generally made of latex or polyurethane, but a natural alternative is lambskin (made from the intestinal membrane of lambs). Latex or polyurethane condoms reduce the risk of spreading sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Lambskin condoms do not prevent STDs. Male condoms are disposable after a single use. Female condoms. These are thin, flexible plastic pouches. A portion of the condom is inserted into a woman's vagina...
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...National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement LIFE SCIENCES Further Education and Training Phase Grades 10-12 basic education Department: Basic Education REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA CurriCulum and assessment PoliCy statement Grades 10-12 life sCienCes CAPS LIFE SCIENCES GRADES 10-12 department of Basic education 222 Struben Street Private Bag X895 Pretoria 0001 South Africa Tel: +27 12 357 3000 Fax: +27 12 323 0601 120 Plein Street Private Bag X9023 Cape Town 8000 South Africa Tel: +27 21 465 1701 Fax: +27 21 461 8110 Website: http://www.education.gov.za © 2011 department of Basic education isBn: 978-1-4315-0578-4 Design and Layout by: Ndabase Printing Solution Printed by: Government Printing Works CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENT (CAPS) LIFE SCIENCES GRADES 10-12 FOREWORD by thE ministER Our national curriculum is the culmination of our efforts over a period of seventeen years to transform the curriculum bequeathed to us by apartheid. From the start of democracy we have built our curriculum on the values that inspired our Constitution (Act 108 of 1996). the Preamble to the Constitution states that the aims of the Constitution are to: • heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights; improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person; lay the foundations for a democratic and open society in which...
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...1- Letter to friend about charity Dear ABC, I hope you are fine and doing well. It came to my knowledge that you have volunteered with a charity and you are working in a developing country. The time I heard this news I was so proud of you. I always knew you were different from everyone, your interests and your perspective of looking at this world was so different always. Now you have finally found your path of helping people directly. Working as a volunteer will provide you deep experience about the grass root problem pertaining in that country. You will also get to know the people, culture and possibly learn a new language. And since you belong to a developed country working in a developing country and as a volunteer will aid the people to realise that humanity exits. However my friend in this letter I will take the opportunity to advise you to take care of your health. There are many diseases you are unaware of which might affect you in this great cause. Hope to see you soon. Your friend XYZ. 2- Many national customs are no longer relevant in today’s society In the event of globalisation, where communications and technological advancements have led the world to shrink, where we can travel to the other end of the world within few hours, where information flows without barriers, customs traditions have been suffered very badly. Customs and traditions, languages and cultures depend up on people for survival. If people do not find pleasure in retainting the culture or...
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...index to measure U.S market segments and to better track the performance of investment managers. This index was further divided into smaller sub segments such as the Russell 1000, Russell 2000, and the Russell 3000. The top 3,000 stocks (those of the 3,000 largest companies) make up the broad-market Russell 3000 Index. The top 1,000 of those companies make up the large-cap Russell 1000 Index, and the bottom 2,000 (the smallest companies) make up the small-cap Russell 2000 Index. One question that does not usually get answered is what happens to the indices and how frequently they change. Russell changes its indices once each year in June, called "reconstitution". The reconstitution consists of going through the global list of investable stocks and assigning them to the appropriate indices. The Russell indexes do not immediately replace a company that combines with another firm or has its stock delisted. However, Russell adds Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on a quarterly basis, capturing these stocks in a methodical way. Most people ask why the Russell 2000 matters and it can be explained simply. It is one of the most widely used...
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...satisfaction while making money. However, these hotels do not all offer the same level of service and to differentiate their level of luxury, the star rating has been put in place. Stars vary from 1 to 5 and there are standards to respect to have a certain number of stars. The market of the luxury hotel business has been largely developed in France to answer an important demand. France is a tourist destination very appreciated worldwide by people who admired its culture, monuments and history. This is why a higher distinction was created almost four yours ago. Since November 8th 2010, a Palace distinction has been put in place to acknowledge hotels that present exceptional characteristics. This document will introduce the history of Palace, then it will present what the palace distinction means, the reason for this upper class name to be implemented and which standards a hotel needs to respect to become a Palace, finally we will study the different French Palace. History of Palaces The history of Palaces dates back to the 18th century. Nice, Pau, Cannes, Hyeres and Antibes were the winter destinations of wealthy British people. After the industrial revolution, a flow of English people moved to the continent. Among their favorite destinations were Paris and the French Cote d’Azur. The need to build prestigious establishments grew at this time, when more and more rich people needed a place to live. Two types of establishments opened: some were installed...
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...fashionable. My old patrol cap, the one I am holding in my hand, is my friend's present. It has neither double thick bill nor internal pocket, neither chinstraps nor breathtaking camouflage color by which any desert sniper would figure me out in no time. Well, how comfortable it feels - even with that strong smell of military service! What a feeling! In the army, the patrol cap is one of the three headgear options, together with the beret and the military visor dress hat. When I tried to find secrets of a new ACU patrol cap, it occurred to me that the military value moisture-wicking boots more than headgear. A new patrol cap is described as "an upgraded soft cap with double thick bill, no earflaps and a lower profile." Well, my old patrol cap is soft, too. No wonders, it has known so many laundries. It has no earflaps, either. What about a lower profile or a higher profile? No sweat, if I change it like this and like that . Where's the rub? You may ask me why I argue against a new patrol cap. Because I care for its history and I hate being cheated. My patrol cap suits me well. It may be used under any weather conditions. The color may be dulled but a faded cap is the proof of many hours spent outdoors. I don't think a special pocket in the crown may alter anything in this valuable object of mine. Neither would two-ply panels with eyelets improve it a lot. Well, I can't call my cap a "flying tiger" but it serves me well....
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...move between the air and the blood. Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) can significantly decrease ability of your body to perfume respiration in normal physiological way. ). Pnеumonia has been a common disеase throughout human history. Pneumonia refers to inflammation typically due to infection in lungs or different parts of lungs. In general Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) and Pneumonia almost the same disorder with similar symptoms and treatments. The main different is that Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) develops...
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...conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become graduates. The graduation ceremony is a cultural tradition that is considered a rite of passage. The ceremony marks a transition from one stage in a student's life to another. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as grandaunts. The date of graduation is often called graduation day. The graduation itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. In case of study and education graduation is the meaning of getting a higher degree of three years after 10+2 from a university or college, but that degree must come under the degree of graduation. Quite apart from that though, the graduation ceremony fulfills an essential human function as a ritual of transition, in this case marking the move from student to worker. The whole idea of graduation is believed to have started in the 12th Century, introduced by scholastic monks who wore robes during the entire graduation ceremony. It has kept on evolving ever since. Gill, L. (2012, January 15). Convocation and its importance. Graduation. Retrieved August 7, 2012. Scholars, especially anthropologists, consider graduation to be a rite of passage. A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change from one stage of life to the next in a person’s life. The pomp and ceremony of the graduation ceremony can lend itself to accusations of irrelevance and elitism. Such criticisms I think miss the point. The occasion certainly wasn't...
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