...create a transfer assist device helping make up for certain physical limitations caused by arthritis and help eliminate some of the stress and strain on joints when the user goes from sitting to standing position or vice versa. The motivation for this problem came from personal experience of a team member and the need to enhance the abilities, independence and quality of life of people with this disability....
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...Running head: SPINAL CORD INJURY CASE STUDY 1 SPINAL CORD INJURY CASE STUDY 2 Abstract This spinal cord injury case is about my 50 year old brother named Kevin that fell off our mother’s roof and fractured his vertebra at the T5-T9 level. He is now a paraplegic that has come to live with my family. What is his functional level to this day? What are the capabilities and functional limitations for someone with this paralysis? These are some of questions that will be addressed in this study. A person with a spinal cord injury needs some assistive devices to enable them to be somewhat mobile. A wheelchair and a new device...
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...Solution to Musculoskeletal Injuries in Sonography Sonography, as a profession, is often enticing. When most individuals think of sonography, the thought that comes to mind is a sonogram with the pictures of a baby in gestation within a mother’s womb. Though this can be an interesting and rewarding career choice, this profession, as in most, can have its drawbacks. Many sonographers are at risk of suffering from musculoskeletal injuries and a significant amount are already experiencing injuries, especially those with considerable workloads and ones who have been in the profession for a large amount of time. In order to make sonography a safer profession, the work environment of sonographers must be redesigned with better ergonomics in mind. Having a safer ergonomic design must play an essential part of equipment design, along with changes to the layout of the work setting. Musculoskeletal Disorder also known as work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) can include a number of symptoms ranging from swelling and inflammation of the muscles, spasms, tingling or burning sensations, to the loss of sensation completely (Coffin, 2014). In certain cases, a loss of muscle strength can occur. While this disorder is accumulative, the symptoms considered to be small can evolve to become more critical and also debilitating. Among North American sonographers in 1997, the occurrences of musculoskeletal injury were 84% and increased to 90% in 2008 (Coffin, 2014). According to the...
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...Restorative Care Training for the Certified Nursing Assistant Trainer Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Making the Most of the Training Making the Most of the Lesson Plans Making the Most of the Activities Trainer Preparation Welcome Module Activity T1 Welcome to the training Activity T2 Common Rules to Follow Activity T3 Successful Completion Activity T4 You will learn Trainer Preparation Module one Module one Trainer Preparation Module two Module two Trainer Preparation Module three Module three Trainer Preparation Module four Module four Appendix A Feeding Assistance Appendix B Fall Prevention Page T3 Page T3 Page T3 Page T4 Page T5 Page T7 Page T7 Page T8 Page T8 Page 7a Page 8 Page 27a Page 28 Page 35a Page 37 Page 104a Page 105 Page 114 Page 123 T2 Restorative Care; Training for the Certified Nursing Assistant Introduction Welcome to the program Restorative Care. This is the trainer manual used by trainers to teach nurse assistants and home health aides about caring for the person with Restorative issues. This manual accompanies the student manual, Restorative Care. This training is activity based. Participants are encouraged to share in the training process, to talk about relevant experiences if they choose and to ask questions. Making the Most of the Training Program Use this training manual as a guide for training individually or in groups. If you train on an individual basis it will be more effective to brainstorm with them than to use the...
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...My Hispanic background shaped who I am today. Characteristics including diligence and empathy, provide me with a humble perspective of what success is. Success means making a difference in the world around you. I have learned from experience, that before you can make an impact in the community, find your goals, or develop skills, you must know your passions. For this reason, I have joined various types of competitions and cherish my diverse heritage. Speaking Spanish allowed me an opportunity to represent my culture musically. In high school, I joined the Estudiantina, a musical group with members that sing Spanish songs while playing an acoustic guitar or mandolin. Ultimately, performing in Estudiantina helped me overcome my fear of audiences,...
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...[pic] 37-08 Main Street ( Suite C8 ( Flushing ( New York 11354 E-Mail: WingsofAsiaInc@gmail.com Direct Dial: (718)554-5466 Toll Free: (800) 940-1102 (718)554-5468 Facsimile: (206) 338-2846 Credit Card Authorization Form Your completion of this authorization form helps us to protect you, our valued customers, from credit card fraud. All information filled on this form will be keep strictly confidential. The Form Filling Directions: 1) Fill out and electronic signature on the form, or print the blank form and complete the entire form legibly with black pen, the card holder must sign on the signature line indicated. We reserved the right to verify the provided information with your Credit Card issuing Bank. 2) Include a photocopy of the both front and back of the signed credit card. 3) Fax the completed form and the photocopies of the credit card to (206)338-2846 or scan and email to WingsofAsiaInc@gmail.com to complete your order. ATTEN: B.Q. |Ticket Booking Details: | |1 | |(First Name) ...
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...It needs to be expanded to 32 inches minimum. Upon entering the bathroom, the toilet is on the left wall with a cabinet on the top left in the corner of the wall. The sink is beside the toilet on the left wall. The toilet will need to be taken out and a new Barnum Dual flush corner toilet with seat will go on the left under the cabinet. The cabinet will be taken out to create more space in the bathroom. The shower is directly across from the main door. To make the bathroom wheelchair accessible, the bathtub will remain in its spot. The patient will have to purchase a medical universe sliding transfer chair to allow access to the shower. The bathtub in the bathroom is currently 29 inches long and 53 inches wide. There is enough room to take out the existing sink and put a new sink in. The sink that is in there has a cabinet under it that wouldn’t allow the wheelchair to go under it. The new sink is a porcelain wall mount that is rectangular. The new sink will allow the patient to pull up to the mirror and do grooming/hygiene activities independently. The sink will be placed on the right side of the wall as you enter the bathroom. A new door will be installed on the left side of the bathroom between the toilet and shower. The door will make access from the bedroom to the bathroom instead of going into the hallway every time. This will create...
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...limbs along with high muscle and postural tone, resulting in him finding it difficult to participate in all of the activities which his peers usually carry out. In terms of his intellectual abilities, he is a bright young man who is motivated to do well in his education, however he is thought to have a mild learning disability. This can cause problems as whenever he has to exert more effort into tasks, his muscle tone tends to increase. At present his personal care routine could require some assistance, although he can dress himself independently, he requires assistance to manage the fastenings on his clothes, this also applies when he goes to the toilet. He can transfer himself independently providing the seat has two sturdy arms to guide him with. He currently uses a walking frame which is on wheels, however this is causing concern now as it is becoming much more unsteady, he attends physiotherapy in order to maintain joint range of movement and flexibility and to monitor his spine. In order to maintain his mobility, it will require an increased effort on his part. At present he is a high level three, and is moving very close to a level four, therefore a wheelchair may become an option for him in order to promote his independence and to reduce his risk of social isolation. Within his school environment, Keith uses a walking aid for mobility, however this appears to be quite tiring for him and has resulted in him feeling isolated...
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...getting hurt. When you assist individuals who require help walking or transferring (for example, from a bed to a wheelchair) you need to be very careful and use techniques that protect your back. As you will learn in this workshop, the back is vulnerable, but there are methods you can use to minimize the risk of personal injury while transferring and assisting individuals. These techniques are some of the most valuable skills you will learn because they will prepare you for a long, injury-free career and a disability-free life away from work. This workshop will cover topics such as: basic back function, exercises to protect and strengthen your back, body mechanics for lifting and transferring, assessing patient abilities, patient transfer criteria and transfer levels, no-lift policy, and a variety of techniques used to move patients from one place or position to another. This workshop consists of a short theory section, followed by extensive demonstration and practice using the techniques. The accompanying manual contains both theory and procedural elements to help you practice in between workshop days to learn the techniques. The purpose of this workshop is to prepare students for transferring patients safely in the workplace, developing knowledge and competence through practice. Emphasis...
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...Assignment 1 2 Health care professionals must learn how to balance the principles of Nonmaleficence, Beneficence, Autonomy, and Justice especially in a busy hospital as in the case of Armando Dimas. Health care ethics is a type of normative, applied ethics. It is based on the assumption that, despite all of our differences, we can determine what is right and wrong within the constraints of a human condition prone to error. The goal of health care ethics is to provide health care professionals, students who seek health care careers, and members of the general public with moral guidelines that any rational person would recognize as worthy ones to follow. (Tong, 2007, p.6) In the case of Armando Dimas, when Armando first came to the emergency room, the neurosurgeon that was on call and did his initial evaluation, made the statement that Armando should be dead. Because of this neurosurgeon’s assumption the hospital made up their minds as Mr. Dimas was a potential organ donor. This assumption was a violation of his rights by presuming he was dead when he was actually still much alive. Even after the successful resuscitation and the start of life support, he regained consciousness even though he was put on a ventilator to keep him alive. The medical staff in this case did not act in a beneficently way because they believed that Armando would want to...
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...Multiple Sclerosis Devastates Lives Dr. Miller states on page 293 in his book Coping with Chronic Illness “Multiple Sclerosis is the most predominant of the human demyelinating diseases.” Multiple Sclerosis is the demyelinating of the central nerve system of the brain and spinal cord. The demyelinating process is the destruction of the fatty material, myelin, which insulates nerves. The damage is caused by the immune system treating the myelin as a disease. The results of the attack of the immune system cause cognitive loss throughout the body. The history of Multiple Sclerosis begins with Jean Cruveilhier, professor of pathology at the University of Paris, who is credited for the first documentation and description of MS in 1830. In the 1880’s, Dr. Freud treated his nanny for Multiple Sclerosis and is credited for the first treatments of MS. Prior to the use of the MRI in 1981 diagnosis was difficult, the most common method used to test for Multiple Sclerosis was by dunking the patient in a hot tub of water to try and bring about the symptoms of MS. (Kalb, R. (1996). Multiple Sclerosis page 43) There are many theories as to the onset of Multiple Sclerosis. As stated by Ronald Schapira, M.D. in his book Symptom Management in Multiples Sclerosis page 11,” Until the cause of MS is determined, it is unlikely that a cure will be found”. Some believe that it is a viral infection. If it is a viral infection then why would only some people exposed to the virus contract...
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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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...Brief Bio: Jaynie Schultz (early fifties), is President and co-founder of Retreat Central, a “matchmaker” created to serve event planners looking for facilities outside the traditional hotel market. Retreat Central works with children’s summer camps which function as retreat centers during the school year. These retreat centers are affordable, accessible and dedicated to group events, while providing the camps with an additional source of revenue during their off-seasons. In 1986 Jaynie and her mother, Leslie V. Schultz created the now-closed Garrett Creek Ranch retreat center and was its founding director of sales and marketing. Non-profit/Board History: Jaynie is Commissioner, Dallas City Plan Commission and Chair of its Urban Design...
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...ANNUAL PPL CAPEX REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012 DESCRIPTION SUI PRODUCTION THICKNESS METER WALKIE-TALKIE SETS FLOW METER UPS (3 KVA) FOR SUL DHP CONTROL ROOM GAS DETECTOR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS TEMPERATURE RECORDERS FLOBOSS FLOW COMPUTERS TOYOTA 4X4 DOUBLE CABIN PICKUPS CP SYSTEM OF WELL SUI-96 (M) ACID GAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT OF MATERIAL FOR ACID GAS INJECTION WELL SUI DEVELOPMENT GEYSERS 30 GALLONS FOR QAMAR HOUSE AND NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ROOMS OF (JE DRIILING MESS) TV SETS 40 " FOR JE DRILLING MESS COOKING RANGE FOR QAMAR HOUSE SPLIT AIR CONDITIONERS 1.5 TONS FOR QAMAR HOUSE AND SD OFFICE FORK LIFTER 5 TONS CAPCITY FOR SD STORE PRIME MOVER WITH 40 FT FLAT BED TRAILERS FOR SD GARRAGE WOODEN SOFA SET (5 SEATER) FOR CS MESS CONSTRUCTION OF RCC ABULUTION BLOCK IN SD LABOR BARRACKS FOUR WARANDAS IN FRONT OF NEWLY CONSTRUCTED LABOUR BARRACKS RCC GODOWN -3 (70' X 40') FOR DRILLING MATERIAL AT SD STORE G.I SHED (75' X 54') OVER PLATFORM NO 4 & 5 AT SD STORE COOL ROOMS -2 (SIZE 33' X 22') AT SD STORE DRIVER SITTING ROOM AT SD GARRAGE RCC MESS BLOCK SIZE (36' X 18') FOR CS STAFF OF SD AT LABOUR BARRACKS DEVELOPMENT DRILLING DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT FOR ONE SUI WORKOVER WELL (DUAL STRINGS) WELLHEAD SPARES FOR SUI WORKOVER WELL DOWNHOLE COMPLETION FOR WORKOVER OF SUI WELL (DUAL STRING) DOWNHOLE COMPLETION FOR WORKOVER OF SUI WELL (SINGLE STRING) TUBING HEAD & X'MAS TREE FOR WELL SUI-96 (M) DOWNHOLE COMPLETION FOR WELL SUI-96 (M) SFGCS ...
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...Educating Learners with Diverse Needs Benchmark Assessment Teaching for Exceptionalities Grand Canyon University: SPE 526 Educating Learners with Diverse Needs February 27, 2013 Kerry Fitzmaurice, Instructor Lesson Plan: Mrs. J. Koneri, Mrs. D. Curry, Mrs. T. Brown Unit: Cellular Division: Mitosis and Meiosis Dougherty High School Essential QuestionsObjectives:Students will be able to: | 1. Which cells in an organism undergo mitosis?2. What are the stages of mitosis and what occurs at each step?3. In what part of the body does meiosis take place? 4. How many chromosomes are found in a somatic cell compared to a sex cell? (gametes)5. What do haploid and. Diploid mean? 6. How does meiosis differ from mitosis? 1. Define, draw, locate using a microscope and give examples of the phases of mitosis, meiosis, cytokinesis, and replication. 2. Compare and Contrast mitosis and meiosis. 3. Explain crossing over and how it contributes to the production of unique individuals. 4. Summarize the major characteristics of spermatogenesis and oogenesis. 5. Describe the structure of a chromosome 6. Explain the differences between sex chromosomes and autosomes. | Standards: | SCSh4. Students use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific Equipment and materials.SCSh8. Students will understand important features of the process of...
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