...long term care and has a personal interest in how the use of restraints has evolved to a patient focused and caring approach that has reduced the rates of restraint use and patient injuries. Nursing evidence based practices for patient safety evolves from current technological advances, research and nursing theory. The purpose of this paper is to address how nursing clinical practices evolved for the use of patient restraints in health care facilities. Identification and Discussion of Health Care Issue The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines a physical restraint as “any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident’s body that the individual cannot remove easily which restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one’s body” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001). Physical force can be human, mechanical devices, or a combination. Some Items that can be used to physically restrain people include bed side rails, waist belts, vests or jackets, hand mitts, arm and leg restraints. This author has witnessed wheel chairs being tied to hallways handrails; patients tied into wheel chairs with sheets; bed sheets wrapped tightly around patients in bed restricting movement; all four extremities tied down to beds to prevent the patient from wandering; improperly applied restraint causing asphyxiation and untrained staff ordering and applying restraints. Chemical restraints...
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...student glances nervously at the clock, then back to the worksheet on the desk. Five questions to go, and only two minutes left of class. The bell shatters the roaring silence that had engulfed the room before, and is sooned joined by the groan of the many students that did not finish the worksheet.Complaints that the answers had not been in the book filled the air, but the teacher would have none if it. If the student was not finished with the worksheet, it was late, and if it was late, it was a F. Not being able to find research is a problem that could be solved by implementing tablets into classrooms around the globe, instead of textbooks.More schools and districts should acquire tablets for the classroom.Tablets should be implemented in classrooms because tablets lower health risks for students, are easy to use, do not require paper, and can hold hundreds of textbooks, quizzes, and worksheets in one place.Tablets are the classrooms equivalent of the wheel, and should be implemented into classrooms across the globe as soon as possible. Textbooks have caused injuries to many students, and if schools continue to use textbooks, the students that attend these schools will continue to be put in danger.”Pediatricians and chiropractors recommend students carry less than 15% of their body weight in backpacks.”, but the total weight of textbooks for all five required classes usually exceeds that (ProCon.org). Also, “According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, during the...
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...------------------------------------------------- Modern Management of Today’s Nursing Homes Connor Watson Sociology of Organizations 12/15/2015 Final Research Paper Introduction The Silver Tsunami is coming, and because of this, there will be more elderly people entering into nursing homes and the available labor force in the United States will decrease. This idea appear may be shocking to anyone reading this, but to me, it is incredibly important information because I want to be an Administrator of a nursing home myself one day. I decided that I wanted to study how these facilities operate, especially since I have not yet done my internship work and decided that this would be an excellent opportunity to take an early look inside the industry. I hope to discover through my research an answer to the question: “how have nursing homes adapted new technologies to minimize the costs and risks of day-to-day operations?”. For my research I used two theoretical frameworks that work together in many aspects. The first framework that I chose was Risk Management. I am interested in how nursing homes prevent risks and what they do in the case of accidents. I would argue that in these facilities, risk factors are everywhere; knowing how they control any situation that has a chance of putting the patient in harm’s way is very telling of how the industry is run. The other framework that I have incorporated is the development of technology in the nursing home. In an effort to...
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...Jasmine Sims Facility Planning II HCS/446 October 8th, 2012 Royann Schmidgall * * Health facilities are places that provide health care to people. A health care facility includes hospitals, clinics, specialized care centers, and outpatient care centers. Health care facilities range from relatively simple and small clinics to complex larger and costly research hospitals. A healthcare facility should communicate messages to patients, volunteers, visitors, and staff as an establishment of kind, comfort and welcoming compassion. Health care facilities commitment to patient’s and families’ is their well-being and safety, a health care facility should also influence employee behaviors and attitudes. Health care facilities evoke change and the advancement of a better delivery of healthcare. Very often healthcare facilities must be renovated to improve healthcare delivery. This paper will discuss Emory University Hospital’s in Atlanta, GA emergency room and surgical center new for renovations Regulatory requirement, color selection, equipment and electronic needed budget planning and cost estimate, and the role of stakeholders in facility planning and development Facility Planning Regulatory requirements and their effect on the design and equipment * * * Hospitals are the most complex of building types. Each hospital consist of of a wide series...
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...Job Analysis Paper Psych 435 February 28, 2011 Nursing Job Analysis A job analysis is a process used to determine and identify the details of a specific job requirement or duties and the significance of these duties for the given job (Spector, 2008). In a job analysis there are also judgments about the data collected on-the-job (Fine & Crinshaw, 1999). It is also important to remember that a job analysis is conducted for the job position and not the person. The data collected for a job analysis comes from current questionnaires or interviews, the specification and description of the job (Spector, 2008). The main purpose of a job analysis is to document and establish the job relatedness of employment procedures such as interviewing, selection, training, compensation, and performance appraisals (Fine & Crinshaw, 1999). In this paper a job analysis will be performed on the position of a registered nurse. It will evaluate different performance appraisal methods, explain a variety of benefit and vulnerability of performance appraisals, and also evaluate the reliability and validity of a job analysis. To become a registered nurse there are some requirements. The student needs t o be a high school graduate or GED equivalent. This would be considered the proper basic training along with the pre-requisites required from the college. Then once these are completed the student can apply for the nursing program in your college and obtain the advanced education, skills, and...
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...The Impact of Aging in Place Shirley Jackson ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of aging in place. As Americans age we are faced with the decision of aging in place or moving into a senior community. Studies have proven that seniors prefer to stay in the comforts of their own homes. The National Association Home Builders is promoting accessible home modifications that will enable seniors to age in place. By working directly with organizations like the Senior Housing Council, Remodelers Council, and Research Center they are better able to service the needs of the aging in place communities The NAHB feels that Americans should have the option to maintain their dignity and independence comfortably in their own home, minor aging-in-place modifications make the difference in the lives of people with disabilities and senior’s one study found… (NAHB, 2008). Studies have shown that the population of elderly has increased dramatically therefore the growth of the elderly population has created a need for aging in place villages and communities. ACCESSIBLE HOME MODIFICATIONS The NAHB is working with members of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association and Aging in Place Council to inform seniors about aging...
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...Fundamentals of Research Research is an essential part of life, and everything one knows, or wants to know involves research. There are a few scientific approaches to test research and test data, but the scientific method is probably the most common one. Research also plays a vital role in the human services field. Research methods such as the scientific method helps human services professionals to make numerous informed decisions daily. A description of the scientific method research along with the definition, as well as the explanation of how it relates to human services research will be described in this paper. The terms quantitative, qualitative and mixed method research will also be defined as well as an example of when to apply mixed method research in the human services field. Scientific Method Scientific method is defined as the “principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). By hearing the word “science”, we instantly think of the natural sciences, such as biology, chemistry, geography, and such. Nevertheless, the field of human services is also a science, a social science. The scientific method is also usedto answer questions about human services field. The scientific method can help us understand anything from why refugies are being denied banefits to...
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...Installing Easier Transportation: The Installation of a Dumbwaiter at Southwest Technical Supply University of Houston - Victoria English 3430 November 28, 2011 Abstract This paper explores the process, step-by-step, and the implementation of installing a dumbwaiter at the engineering shipping and receiving company, Southwest Technical Supply (SwTS). From locating the companies who manufacture and install them and the companies that would be the best and most convenient for the job, to how they will be installed, if other outside companies help is needed, if there are any risks and if so what they are, and finally the installation itself with the help of the companies Higher Mobility, AmeriGlide, and National Contractors. Concluding with the evaluation of the outcome and possible consequences of having a dumbwaiter installed and whether it is a good investment or not for SwTS. This paper studies and evaluates the idea of how adding another form of (non-human) transportation within a building can help employees and anticipates it speed up work. Keywords: Dumbwaiter, Southwest Technical Supply, Higher Mobility, AmeriGlide Installing Easier Transportation: The Installation of a Dumbwaiter at South West Technical Supply Southwest Technical Supply (SwTS) is a very important shipping and receiving company for large engineering companies and exception suppliers (“Southwest Technical Supply,” 2007) around the country, receiving packages of parts from different engineering...
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...WRITTEN REPORT – TP019 Micro+ Ridhwan Ismail Perlyn Ho Brandon Goh Yeo Li Sin Seow Jia Chun TAMPINES JUNIOR COLLEGE PROJECT WORK WRITTEN REPORT – TP019 Micro+ Ridhwan Ismail Perlyn Ho Brandon Goh Yeo Li Sin Seow Jia Chun TAMPINES JUNIOR COLLEGE PROJECT WORK Contents | | | Chapter 1 | Introduction | Page | 1.1 | Project Aim | 1 | 1.2 | Project Context: Microcars | 1-3 | 1.3 | Influence of Microcars | 4 | 1.3.1 | Positive Impacts | 4-5 | 1.3.2 | Negative Impacts | 5-6 | Chapter 2 | Analysis of Current Solutions | | 2.1 | Target Group | 7 | 2.2 | Overview of Current Measures | 7 | 2.3 | Kenguru B1 | 8 | 2.4 | EQUAL | 9 | 2.4.1 | EQUAL's Entry System | 9 | 2.5 | Limitations of Current Measures | 10 | Chapter 3 | Micro+ | | 3.1 | Aim & Design Objectives | 11 | 3.2 | Independence | 12 | 3.2.1 | Laser Guidance | 12-14 | 3.2.2 | Friction Drive Module (FDM) | 15-16 | 3.2.3 | Ramp | 16-17 | 3.3 | Usability | | 3.3.13.3.2 | Modified Steering MechanismExpanding Width | 1819 | 3.4 | Summary | 19 | Chapter 4 | Evaluation of Ideas | | 4.1 | Methods | 20 | 4.2 | Effectiveness | 20-21 | 4.3 | Feasibility | 21 | 4.3.1 | Limitations | 21 | 4.3.2 | Solutions | 21-24 | Chapter 5 | Project Summary | | 5.1 | Summary of Project | 25 | 5.2BibliographyAnnexes | Future Directions | 25-2627-2829-44 | | | | | | | Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Project Aim This project aims to improve on the...
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...option for many people who, due to severe motor disabilities, are unable to use conventional controls. For some of these people, noninvasive brain– computer interfaces (BCIs) offer a promising solution to this interaction problem. Brain-Actuated Wheelchairs Millions of people around the world suffer from mobility impairments, with hundreds of thousands of them relying on power wheelchairs for activities of daily living [1]. However, many patients are not prescribed power wheelchairs either because they are physically unable to control the chair using a conventional interface or because they are deemed incapable of safely operating them [2]. Consequently, it has been estimated that between 1.4 and 2.1 million wheelchair users might benefit from a smart-powered wheelchair if it were able to provide a degree of additional assistance to the driver [3]. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MRA.2012.2229936 Date of publication: 8 March 2013 In our research with brain-actuated wheelchairs, we target a population that is or will become unable to use conventional interfaces due to severe motor disabilities. Noninvasive BCIs offer a promising new interaction modality that does not rely on a fully functional peripheral nervous system to mechanically interact with the world and instead uses brain activity directly. However, mastering the use of a BCI, i.e., with all new skills, does not come without a few challenges. Spontaneously performing mental tasks to convey one’s intentions to a BCI can...
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...The debate that has been occurring for years is whether or not special needs students should either be included or excluded from exiting assessment testing for graduation. There are facts that show that these students should be exempt because the tests that are being used to not test the students true knowledge. The standardized tests are based on normal student knowledge on what was being taught and that their comprehension skills are normal. Special needs student should not be exempt from testing to graduate as this will give the student a higher level of self esteem. The bureaucrats and politicians are directing on what students have to due to pass to each grade or to graduate. They are not taking into consideration the special needs student like student that have English as a second language. Bureaucrats and politicians have placed on school some unreasonable requirement that no child be left behind but they do not given the school districts the freedom to achieve this. Schools have to show improvements in such a short time frame that it places undue stress on the principles, teacher and students. All special needs student need to be included in testing for advancement and graduation to make these students able to obtain jobs in the future. According to Hurren, B. L., Rutledge, M., & Garvin, A. B. (Feb 2006) the way to help these student the skills is assess the student during the year and determine what needs to be changed in the classroom. In this study a teacher...
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...Personal Impact Paper Donna Ballard, RN University of Phoenix Nur/427 Carolyn Diaz, MSN “Chronic illness is the irreversible presence, accumulation, or latency of disease states or impairment that involve the total human environment for supportive care and self-care, maintenance of function and prevention of further disability” (Curtin and Lubkin, 1995, pp. 6-7). Once a person is diagnosed with a chronic disease their lifestyle changes completely. The purpose of this assignment is to research the personal impact of a patient living with a chronic disease. I will discuss how the life style of this patient changed completely from being an active super model and independent to be dependent on her family. I will discuss the social, financial and personal effects that has incurred with this patient. I will also discuss how the patient learned about her disease, educational experience, and motivators the patient used in learning about her disease. (Towner & Inter-mountain Healthcare,Utah,USA, 2008). Sonya D is middle aged African American woman whom had a career as a super model; until she was diagnosed with Lupus. A married woman and mother of a teenager, she enjoyed walking and spending family time with her spouse and daughter. Patient is not obese, non-smoker and non-alcoholic. She had been extremely tired and in bed a lot. She noticed her extremities going numb and went to the doctor for a physical, not expecting to hear the diagnosis of Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune...
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...Amanda Baron Final Research Paper Practical Uses of Online Gaming in the K-12 Curriculum History and Overview of Topic Online gaming in a classroom setting was unheard of twenty years ago. But now over the past few years, games have gone from social outsider to the sweethearts of the media, technology, and now educational industries. In 1973 John Daleske and Silas Warner created a simple space-craft war, your ship controlled by typed commands. This is thought to be the first ever networked multiplayer game (running on the PLATO network), before the internt as we now know it (Mark 2011). E-learning educators in particular stand to learn a lot about building next-generation learning environments from games. While online courses are usually little more than "online course notes," games offer entire worlds to explore (Gee 2005). While educators wonder if it is possible to create good online learning communities, game designers create virtual societies with their own cultures, languages, political systems, and economies. While completion rates for online courses barely reach 50%, gamers spend hundreds of hours mastering games, writing lengthy texts, and even setting up their own virtual "universities" to teach others to play games (Gee 2005). In short, games have developed a reputation for being fun, engaging, and immersive, requiring deep thinking and complex problem solving. These facts make functional and interactive games a necessity it the modern everyday classroom in...
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...Should Special Needs Students Be Exempt from Graduation Test Misty A. Clark AED/200 September 16, 2012 Kimberly Jackson Should Special Needs Students Be Exempt from Graduation Test The debate of should special needs students be exempt from taking Graduation tests has been going on for years. There are facts in which shows these students should be exempt from these test because these test are based on normal students’ knowledge. The standardized test is based on what normal students have learned and on their comprehension skill. Special needs students should not be exempted from taking this test to graduate because it will help with their self-esteem and also will give them a higher level of knowing what they can achieve. The Bureaucrats and Politicians who passes these education laws on which test the students has to passed to graduate or even which grade they need to be in don’t put into consideration on students with special needs or students who haves English for a second language. Bureaucrats and politicians has padded a law called “No Child Left Behind” in which is telling the schools for any reason no child should be left behind and are not giving the school districts the freedom to achieve this. This is putting a lot of stress on the principal, teachers and even the students because there are some students who work at a slower pace than others and the school system is not achieving the score they need to be achieving. Some of the school system is not...
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...Table Of Content Page Acknowledgment.................................................................................4 Executive Summary.............................................................................5 Description a of business.....................................................................6 Justification of location.........................................................................7 Selection of appropriate labour.............................................................8 Sources of fixed and working capital....................................................9 Role of the entrepreneur......................................................................10 Type of production................................................................................11 Levels of Production.............................................................................12 Quality control measures......................................................................13 Use of technology.................................................................................12 Linkages................................................................................................14 Potential for growth...............................................................................15 Government regulations........................................................................16 Ethical Issues................................................................
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