percent decrease in patient deaths within thirty days after surgery. The issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration of February 2013 found that nurses with a baccalaureate degree had better patient outcomes when it came to patients with congestive heart failure deaths, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolisms and decubitus ulcers (Rosseter .2015.p. 2). The baccalaureate program is also associated with a decline in patient mortalities as shown in a study by Dr. Christopher Friese and colleagues
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Peter Rodino Peter Rodino, a Democratic congressman from New Jersey from 1949 to 1989, rose to prominence as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he oversaw the impeachment hearings that led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. Peter Wallace Rodino was born Pelligrino Rodino Jr. in Newark, New Jersey on June 7, 1909. His parents were immigrants from Italy. He attended the University of Newark and earned a law degree at the Newark Law School, both are now part of Rutgers
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According to Polit and Beck (2014), “Evidence-based practice, broadly defined, is the use of the best evidence in making patient care decisions, and such evidence typically comes from research conducted by nurses and other health care professionals” (p. 2). I am aware of evidence-based practice (ebp) and realize how important it is in nursing research. In order to have better patient health care outcomes, it is important to have research evidence that is proven to be effective. Randomized controlled
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Community Health Practice Aline Prosper HAT 1 November 2, 2012 Western Governor University Community Health Practice The community we are introducing today is the people living around McGuire Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Richmond Virginia. A decade ago, African-American and European-American populated Southside Richmond only. Southside Richmond, like the whole state, is experiencing increasing racial diversity with the rapid growth of Hispanic and Asian populations. African-American
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Ms. Fisher is an eighty-two-year-old widow and has been experiencing health difficulties. She has congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension, and an arrhythmia for which she has been hospitalized recently multiple times and has been home four days from the most recent visit (GCU, 2016). She is widowed, lives alone, and her daughter, Thelma Jean, lives in town, but is very busy with her job and family issues. Ms. Fisher will require nursing interventions for her health problems, and some of the
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MedDRA® TERM SELECTION: POINTS TO CONSIDER Release 3.13 Based on MedDRA Version 12.1 ICH-Endorsed Guide for MedDRA Users Application to Adverse Drug Reactions /Adverse Events & Medical and Social History & Indications 1 October 2009 © Copyright ICH Secretariat (c/o IFPMA) Copying is permitted, with reference to source, but material in this publication may not be used in any documentation or electronic media which is offered for sale, without the prior permission of the copyright owner
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SBI4U ISP Part II: Genetic Technology Research Paper Embryonic Stem Cell Use Abstract: Researchers discovered that embryonic stem cells could be originated from early human embryos. This discovery has raised a series of ethical and public-policy questions that are now being confronted by multiple international organizations, nations, cultures, and religious traditions. This essay surveys policies for human embryonic stem cell research in four regions of the world, reports on the recent debate
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Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia Hypernatremia is a type of electrolyte disorder that occurs when there is increased serum sodium of 145meq/L or higher due to sodium retention. Oversecretion of aldosterone, adrenocorticotropic, contributes to the hypernatremia, the increased sodium concentration affects the respiratory system, the kidney, and the gastrointestinal system (Huether, & McCance, 2013). The thirst receptors in the hypothalamus is stimulated due to the water imbalance, which is hard to correct
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Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act penalizes hospitals with higher than expected unplanned readmission rates among Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia.1 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will expand applicable HRRP conditions to surgical conditions of total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery.2 Many studies have examined
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runny nose, and, or a stuffy nose. Diarrhea is also a common symptom of influenza. Complications of flu can include bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Recommendations on preventing the spread of influenza include receiving a vaccination each season. Currently there are different types of vaccine available for the seasonal
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