...This essay it will explain the Aseptic Technique and how it is used to prevent the spread of infection in wounds. It will also give a personal experience of performing the technique. Hart (2004) states the principle of Aseptic Technique is to prevent the spread of micro organisms to wounds and to protects the nurse and patient from healthcare-associated infections (HCIA). The technique used for less invasive procedures such as intravenous drugs and wound care is the Aseptic No-touch Technique (ANTT) (Pratt et al 2007). The key aspects of this skill are consent, preparation and prevention. The nurse must obtain consent from the patient and explain the procedure. The patient must be made comfortable and placed in a suitable position as the technique may take some time to conduct, the nurse must be able to have access to the wound to prevent any additional contamination. ANTT should be carried out in a quite calm environment, cleaning should be done at least half an hour before and adjacent windows should be shut as this allows for airborne contamination to settle (Dietze et al 2001). Preparation is vital for the ANTT, equipment used should be sterile, in date, undamaged and that correct storage has been used (Department of Health DoH 2003). Guidelines on hand washing have been devised by DoH (2005) as it recognises that most HCIAs are spread through inappropriate hand washing. Hands should be washed immediately before and after the ANTT to prevent the spread of infection...
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...There were many techniques mentioned in the article. Progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, biofeedback, self-hypnosis, deep breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga were some of the many mentioned. The goal of relaxation was to produce the body’s natural relaxation response. There have been many studies done on stress relief but many were small or weren’t high quality. However, what is known is that the techniques help with anxiety, insomnia, labor pain, chronic pain in children and teens, and many other conditions. Studies for other conditions have been done but they led to inconsistent or limited results. If I were to try one of the techniques in the article, I’d do biofeedback. I don’t have a chronic illness or any kind of disorder that I know of so I’m not sure how well it’d work for me but I’d still like to try...
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... There are composers involved in creating a movie and they add a emotional layer to the movie. There is also a choreographer that creates any dance that is involved in the movie . There is also a set designer that creates backgrounds for the sets and makes it look different like you are transported to somewhere else. There is also a special effect technician and works in movies or Tv shows to make explosives or scary scenes. There is also a screenwriter and writes the scripts for the movies and it is also the action that will be spoken by the actors and performed. In a movie the people also get a stunt actor to jump or do dangerous scenes that the actors can not do. In a movie a producer is also involved they gather all the element of the movie and they also make the story and they make sure that they have everything to make the movie and also that they movie will be good. You also have to make sure of how you are going to spend all the money and how you are going to pay for everything it can be really risky because you have to pay for all the actors. You also want to know how you are going to present your new movie to the public you need to make sure that you present your movie right so that people are interested in watching it. You also want to make sure you have a location to make your movie and also get two or three locations so that you can have a backup incase something goes wrong. When you are done making the movie you will want to edit it and make it all...
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...Types of interview Interviews may be highly formalised and structured, using standardised questions for each research participant (often called a respondent) (Section 11.2), or they may be infor- mal and unstructured conversations. In between there are intermediate positions. One typology that is commonly used is thus related to the level of formality and structure, whereby interviews may be categorised as one of: * structured interviews; * semi-structured interviews; * unstructured or in-depth interviews. Another typology (Healey 1991; Healey and Rawlinson 1993, 1994) differentiates between: * standardised interviews; * non-standardised interviews. Robson (2002), based on the work of Powney and Watts (1987), refers to a different typology: * respondent (participant) interviews; * informant interviews. There is overlap between these different typologies, although consideration of each typology adds to our overall understanding of the nature of research interviews. Structured interviews use questionnaires based on a predetermined and ‘standardised’ or identical set of questions and we refer to them as interviewer-administered question- naires (Section 11.2). You read out each question and then record the response on a stan- dardised schedule, usually with pre-coded answers (Sections 11.4 and 12.2). While there is social interaction between you and the participant, such as the preliminary explanations that you will need...
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...Abstract Daily stress can be battled by using different relaxation techniques. There are various techniques that can be utilized to gain complete relaxation. This essay will review and explain several of these techniques and how they can be used to help battle everyday stress. Stress is a term that many people are able to relate with. Many people suffer from problems caused by daily stress, whether it is related to work or personal matters. Many stress-related problems can be managed by practicing different relaxation techniques. There are several relaxation techniques readily available to anyone in order to help deal with a variety of daily stress. One technique that is simple and quick to do is physical relaxation, including deep breathing and muscular relaxation. When you feel stress building, this method can help to rid you of the stress before it becomes overwhelming. You may have heard someone tell you before to take ten deep breaths, this is the process of deep breathing. Each subsequent breath helps to relax the mind and body. Muscular relaxation can be used in conjunction with deep breathing and is done by consciously tensing your muscles then relaxing them a few times in a row. Performing these steps together can help you to rid your body of acute stress. When you have stress that seems to escalate throughout the day, a great technique to practice is meditation. This requires a little more time than physical relaxation, but can...
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...for the body’s fight-or-flight response that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol (Greenberg, 2013). As a part of the adaptive response to stress, various body systems such as the autonomic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and immune systems may be affected (McEwen, Stellar, 1993). Research has shown that chronic stress is related to an increased risk of the development of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease, tension headaches, migraine headaches, backache, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcers. “Given the negative impact of stress at intrapersonal and somatic level, it is important for healthcare professionals to master a repertoire of stress management techniques” (Varvogli, 2011, p. 75). Yoga Yoga is an old Indian practice that fosters mental and physical awareness creating a mind-body connection that allows one to engage in conscious breathing coupled with physical postures. Yoga is a meditative practice that allows one to overcome the perceived limitations of oneself (Choudhury, 2007; Iyengar, 2001). Commonly practiced in the Western world, Hatha yoga is one of the many branches of yoga that unites the body and mind through the use of physical postures and movements (asanas), breathing practices (pranayama), and meditation (Collins, 1998)....
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...Are Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Effective and Should the United States Government Use Them? James A. Bradley II Having grown up in the age of the internet, I have seen the news stories and videos of 9/11. It has made me wonder several questions such as “Why pick America, of all places, to attack?” or “What did we do to retaliate?” To this day we still aren’t sure of the actual reasoning behind it, but we still have theories. As for retaliation, the government sought out those who did this to our country. I first became interested in this topic this past semester for political science. In groups of two, we had to write a paper based on a topic that we could select. Before doing extensive research into the topic, more questions were forming in my mind. I wanted to know what our government did to seek out justice against those who participated in 9/11. Even though my partner and I collectively had to choose a side, I wasn’t quite sure what side I choosing. Then the research continued. I researched deeper in to the subject. With what little research I had done, I started into the paper. Enhanced interrogation techniques are what the conservatives call it. Liberals call it torture. The more important question is this: Does it work? Liberals say no, while the conservatives say yes. In the eyes of a conservative it might read something like this: We believe that enhanced interrogation techniques work and provide results faster than sting operations that could take years...
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...Waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and dietary manipulation. Those three techniques is just a few examples of a long list of ways people have been tortured, or in some cases interrogated. The use of torture, or enhanced interrogation techniques have been a big controversy in the United States. It does not change the way society and economic powers in the world basically encourage the use of these techniques, no matter how many people say that it is terrible or unjust. About 3,000 casualties happened on 9/11 (9/11 Attacks), 12 deaths during the Charlie Hebdo shooting (Hebdo Shooting), and there were 31 victims and at least 100 other people wounded in an attack in Turkey (CNN). Thus being capable to catch, capture, or do away with said government’s hateful groups dead set against them is needed. Torture to some people is a means of preventing terrorism....
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...experience positive and negative motivation or most likely a combination of both. These will occur partly because of the normal human emotions of the athlete and partly because they will be encouraged by significant others such as coaches, parents, team mates, fellow competitors, and the media. Strategies athletes can use to enhance motivation and mange anxiety include concentration/attention skills, mental rehearsal, visualization, relaxation and goal setting. Concentration and attention skills allow the athlete to focus on the task at hand and ignore other distractions. Concentration can be improved through training that emphasizes the process rather than the outcome. When an individual focuses on the process, they give attention to technique and try to understand why. For example if a marathon runner doesn’t make the finish line as they are focusing on the outcome that places importance on the result, the success or otherwise of the win. Athletes need to know what to focus on at a particular time and be able to adapt to changing situations. For example, a runner may need to focus on finishing the race and exclude all other distractions, however, at other times; they need to be aware of their opponents. A marathon runner must have a highly sustained concentration and this can be improved prior to performance, such as learning to block out and ignore irrelevant...
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...How does the director of Great Expectations use filmic techniques to create an atmosphere of tension in the scene where Pip’s benefactor is revealed? This essay will be analysing the scene where Pip’s benefactor is revealed in David Lean's version of 'Great Expectations' focusing on how tension is brought to the screen. Great Expectations is a novel written by Charles Dickens in 1861 but set in 1812. The film version I will be analysing was produced in 1945. Firstly an interesting aspect of this scene is that only diegetic music is used. I think the director chose to do this because not using any non diegetic music makes the scene seem a lot more realistic as the sound used are real such as the wind outside and the chiming clock. This makes the tension more genuine as there is no unrealistic mood music creating it. It strengthens identity with Pip as he can hear everything the audience can and also creates a contrast to other scenes. The wind throughout this scene almost serves as mood music as it gets louder and quieter to create tension, it is also used later on in the scene when Magwich lets his guard down and then an increase of the wind makes him tense once more. Only using diegetic music also draws attention to smaller sounds for example, when Pip drops the glass later on in the scene. The sharp sound is incredibly obvious compared to all other sounds used in the scene. Secondly the technique of pathetic fallacy is employed through the use of the pouring rain...
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Activities In order to initiate the project, we have to set up a group with the dedicated team members. The contents of the proposed project includes as follows:Project Title: __________________________________ Group Name: ___________________________________ Introduction - What the organization do? - Who are the stake holders? - What are the business processes/functions? - Briefly describe the technique used to capture the stakeholder problem
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...fund for yourself or family. To put more money in to your 2nd savings account, sign up free direct deposit from your checking account to your savings account this way you are not as tempted to spend the money. Tossing away your ATM card will help you have a harder time to create that temptation of withdrawing money from your second savings account. $1,378.00 easily achievable with the 52-week technique. There are many ways to save money and the ones presented are just a few. Speech #2: Informative Speech Outlines Guide Name: WORKING OUTLINE Topic: How to Save Money Specific purpose statement: To inform my audience of different ways to save money in this overall exhausting economy. Thesis statement (central idea): Money saving techniques for all occasions ------------------------------------------------- Organizational pattern: Sequential ------------------------------------------------- Introduction I. Attention-getter: Money is an essential part of life now a-days, unfortunately most of us don’t save or plainly don’t know how. Wouldn’t it be awesome to know different techniques on how to save money? Without bumping your head? Saving for special occasions like the holidays, birthday parties, etc. II. Audience relevance: Today we will learn different ways of saving money for emergency funds and special occasions III. Central idea: By opening a second savings account you will find it simpler to start saving money and creating an emergency fund for yourself or family...
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...Design 2 is a rectangular bed throw which consists of many decorative techniques and components. The back of this bed throw will be made out of different African kente cloths to make a beautiful and colourful patchwork design so that the back and also the front of my throw stands out. I will over lock my bed throw so that the ends have no frays on the sides making it lose its lifelessness. The front of my bed throws background will be made from my own coloured fabric which I shall be dying it blue and using salt technique for a much creative background scene. The man and woman that I have designed on my throw will be made from, batik, appliqué, transfer print and silk painting as the more techniques my product has the more appealing it is to my customer and target market. My design will also be outlined in black hand embroidery so that my design stands out from the background. This product suits my customer focus because the dyes I will be using are non toxic and this design that I have made for a bed throw explores the culture of Africa. This product will be quite complicated to make because I will be incorporating many different decorative techniques to make this product however I will be able to make this design within 25 hours if I practice before. Write detailed descriptions of each product discussing shape/ possible fabrics/ level of difficult to make in time/ what aspects suit your design specification?/ suitability for your chosen customer (refer to customer focus) ...
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...same subdued, muted colors” (Sasika line 10 &12). From the diction used, subdued and muted gives us insight on the character of the mother, a synonym of this is quite giving the reader the impression that the mother is also quite. Later on in the prose it goes on to say, “All in browns and neutral shades, the color she preferred”(Sasika), this line shows that the mother preferred colors, which reflected the mother’s sense of emotion through the use of the color of the string. The symbolism throughout the prose is portrayed by the different colors the mother uses to loom with which connects to her state of mind/emotion. She uses a technique to disguise her true emotions by hiding them in a plain boring piece of work, “Startling the eye when it was turned over” (Sasika line 18), this could symbolize the fact that the mother would use this technique to show people two different emotions, one which is plain on one side an other which is more happy and bouncy if people paid closer attention to the minute details....
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...production units. An effective supervisor ought to be a trained observer and possess record keeping skills. Also, they should know how the job is done and the time required to accomplish. Observation is simple to use and acquires first-hand information. However, the method can cause bias to some workers and is also time-consuming. Questionnaires method can also be used in the job analysis process. The technique is further categorized in two i.e. open-ended questionnaires or well-structured questionnaires. The former can be utilized by both the supervisors and incumbents while open inquiry requires only the workers to describe the job how they understand it. The technique can reach more workers, but the responses could be incomplete making it difficult to interpret. Interviewing applied in the job analysis process. In this method, the employees and other incumbents are interviewed individually after which the results are aggregated (Algera & Greuter, 2013). Other times a group interview is performed by selecting several incumbents who undergo interview at the same time. The technique works well with for occupations with long cycles. Use of a checklist has been frequently applied to job analysis. A list is filled by either the supervisor or an incumbent. The method is preferred as it is economical and very simple to administer. Technical conference method is preferable in the organization dealing with processing. It involves the collaboration of...
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