percent of patients triaged as non-urgent were later admitted as inpatients (Young, Wagner,Kellerman, et al, 2006). Doctor Gordon director of the NB hospital ED physician suggested that, “People need to be educated on particular symptoms, because most of time sickness or injuries could be treated at home. Increasing hospital capacities force people to come to the ED for basic health care and a waiting period that can exceed up to six hours”. According to the ACEP (American College of Emergency
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Using the Harvard Referencing Style The Harvard referencing style is an author-date system very widely used around the world. Many universities recommend the use of this format system, as it offers an easy way of reading academic works and facilitating the finding of bibliographic references. The Harvard referencing style is used in almost any type of paper: from term papers, literature reviews, theoretical and empirical studies, to methodological articles, or other types of academic writings
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longterm. | 1. Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD, 2. Robert G. McMurray, PhD,Barry M. Popkin, PhD (1999), Determinants of Adolescent Physical Activity and Inactivity Patterns, http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/105/6/e83.short | This article shows us that different social types of school students cause the levels of physical activity to decrease depending on race and social class. The study was taken from the 1996 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health on 17766 US adolescents enrolled
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Although many dawdle due to psychological factors, more people, especially students, now find themselves being drawn to ongoing distractions from advancing technology and easy access to social media platforms that are affecting GPAs, sleep patterns, and general health. Technology was initially
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Globalization has had far-reaching effects on our lives. Globalization has led to the rapid rise in urbanization and industrialization, resulting in economic prosperity and progression in many countries. While globalization may have significant positive effects on economic growth, the negative impacts on the environment should not be downplayed (Goldin, 2009). The precipitous rise in global consumerism due to globalization has resulted in an unsustainable consumption of the earth’s natural resources
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“Decided,” “Undecided,” and “In Transition”: Implications for Academic Advisement, Career Counseling, & Student Retention Joe Cuseo Introduction The objective of this article is twofold: (a) to critically review research on how students’ process of decision making with respect to selecting college majors and careers relates to their persistence in college, and (b) to tease-out practical implications of this research for improving the academic advisement, long-range planning, and retention
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discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. Maurice Wilkins was born on December 15, 1916. He was born in Pongaroa, New Zealand. His father is Edgar. He was a physician who had a strong interest in public health. The family moved to London in 1922 so his father could pursuit a diploma in public health. When he finished his studies the family moved to Birmingham. His father then became a school doctor. In an autobiography Wilkins said he developed a love for science. He had a childhood hobby of building
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for an inquiry or hearing by the NMB of NSW. ▪ Frequency of documentation relies on: - physical/ mental status of the pt. - the type of care provided (self care v. intensive care) - requirements of health care agency - any legal or other obligations that the health record must meet ▪ Content of documentation needs to be: - relevant - appropriate - accurate - requirements will vary according to pt acuity - content may be guided by framework (assessment,
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Clinically, Kelly developed a psychotherapy technique called fixed-role therapy. In fixed-role therapy, the therapist asks the client to adopt a different identity for a two-week period. The client is asked to act the part of someone whose constructions and behaviors are significantly different from the client’s. Because the client is only playing a role, any threat that might occur as a result of violating one’s own personal identity are minimized. After all, the client is simply playing a part
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(1) Rethinking the boundaries of social marketing: activism or advertising? By Walter Wymer Journal of Business Research - J BUS RES , vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 99-103, 2010 Article Review: Walter Wymer is currently a faculty member in the Management department of University of Lethbridge, Canada. He has done extensive research in areas of nonprofit organizations’ marketing strategies and their effectiveness. His areas of expertise are nonprofit studies, volunteerism, business ethics
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