I am pleased to be writing to you regarding a casual position within your relief team. In my present role at Alberta Hospital and Unit 61/62 of Royal Alexandra Hospital, I have been tasked with providing comprehensive mental health assessments and multidisciplinary care for the psychiatric needs of clients. As part of MacEwan’s BScN program, I have been exposed to experiences within acute care units, and psychiatric units. Additionally, my final rotation was located at Northgate Health Centre, working
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Julie Fisher v. San Pedro Peninsula Hospital In 1987 a surgical nurse named Julie Fisher filed a sexual discrimination suit against San Pedro Peninsula hospital in California. Fisher claimed that a gynecologist she worked with named Dr. Barry Tischler worked to an environment of sexual harassment against women. In her lawsuit, Fischer claimed that Dr. Tischler engaged in sexual insults and inappropriate touching. On one occasion, Fischer claimed Tischler hugged her so tightly; he separated the
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GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS Uncompensated Care and Other Community Benefits Statement of David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States GAO-05-743T May 26, 2005 Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-743T, a testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives Accountability Integrity Reliability NONPROFIT, FOR-PROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS Uncompensated Care and Other Community Benefits Why GAO Did This Study Before 1969, IRS required hospitals to provide
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International Vietnam Russian Eye Hospital and benefit of using Information Technology Duong Chi Dat IFY Student 2011 International Vietnam Russian Eye Hospital (VRH) is a private Russian based hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, using latest technologies in diagnosis and treatment with service of ophthalmologists coming from Fyodorov Hospital, Russia. The hospital was established in February, 2009 and since then has gained a strong position in the healthcare
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Implementation and Integration of Real Time Location Systems at County Memorial Hospital sylvrfaeree Managerial Applications of Information Systems—MIS535 DeVry University 2015 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Company Background 3 Business Problems 3 High Level Solution 4 Benefits 4 Approach 5 Overview of Real Time Location Services 5 Technology to Augment the Solution
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Introduction According to Webster’s dictionary (2011) a hospital is a health facility where patients receive treatment. Obviously, this definition does not state anything about the kind of treatment, the right or wrong treatment or who does the treatment a doctor, nurse etc. Questions one may not ask oneself till patients receive a wrong treatment. According to a landmark study in 1991 1.3 million injuries occur annually in U.S. hospitals of which 69% are partially due to errors in patient management
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Steps 1-3 – The Problem Identification Stage Step 1 – Review the case and identify the relevant facts Problem situations or cases often include extraneous information or irrelevant ‘stuff’. Therefore, when you are trying to find a solution to a situation or to answer a case question, the first step is to identify the key facts so that you can figure out what is going on before deciding how to answer or solve the problem. In advanced courses, this usually involves extensive research but in an
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Should APNs have hospital admitting privileges? How would admitting privileges affect the role of the APN? The United States has the big opportunity to transform its health care system. The nurses play a fundamental role in this transformation. More often the advanced practice nurses (APNs) are the focus of a new wave of scope-of-practice bills. New measures are introduced to state lawmakers every year. They address issues like independent practice, doctor supervision of nurses, prescribing authority
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Finding Cures. Saving Children. Moises Sandoval. Specific Purpose: To persuade the members of my audience in becoming a Partner in Hope by donating/volunteering to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Thesis Statement: Since 1962, St. Jude hospital has been a symbol of hope for children and families in the need. As one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers, St. Jude hospital continues to provide the quality of research and treatment
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Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations- St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Tina Crawn Saint Leo University Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations- St. Jude’s Children’s Research Not-for-profit organizations are distinguished by characteristics to include receiving contributions of significant amounts of resources from resource providers who do not expect monetary benefits in return, operating for purposes other than to provide services or goods at a profit, and lack defined
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