worker occupational injuries and illnesses. Healthcare workers in the Emergency medicine has evolved to treat conditions that pose a threat to life and have a significant risk of morbidity. Work-related stressors in which Emergency Department nurses encounter are numerous as a result of the hectic and chaotic environment in which they work. The main work stressors included the large number and continuous influx of patients, the increased patient acuity, and the lack of skilled nursing staff
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provider decision making and health care. Evidence based practices uses contentious and judicious use of current best evidence in decision making about the care of individual patients. Strong nursing and organizational leadership is needed to invest in nurses ability and the resources to facilitate evidence based practices. With business principles applied to quality health care the return on investment can increase revenues, saving costs, increases patient safety, and achieves the highest quality care
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ASTHMA BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Asthma is a chronic disease of the respiratory system in which the airway occasionally constricts, becomes inflamed, and is lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more triggers. These episodes may be triggered by such things as exposure to an environmental stimulant (or allergen), cold air, warm air, moist air, exercise or exertion, or emotional stress. In children, the most common triggers are viral illnesses such as those that
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American gender roles and stereotypes, was in the 20s to the 80s. Men were always seen as the stronger, provider of the family, while the woman was always the caregiver and the house-keeper. It has been said lately that gender roles are a thing of the past, and that the no longer truly exist. Most people are sitting back and asking if the roles are irrelevant or not. Through a poll taken, and I can see why people are starting to have this kind of mindset. So the question is, are these roles still relevant
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Domestic Violence Nursing March,05, 2012 Abstract Domestic violence is steadily becoming one of the most major menaces to women's health. Domestic abuse during pregnancy is a serious issue which affects not just the mother, but the unborn child as well. Domestic violence occurs across all racial and ethnic groups, affecting females who are most frequently the victims. Women with unintended or unwanted pregnancies are at a higher risk for experiencing physical abuse than women with planned pregnancies
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Nightingale Executive Summary Western Governor’s University Nightingale Executive Summary Nightingale Community Hospital is a 180 bed hospital that provides acute care and a range of services to their community. Nightingale has four core values that consist of safety, community, teamwork, and accountability. Communication is a key concept in achieving and defining those values. According to the National Patient Safety Goal Data in regards to communication for Nightingale Community Hospital
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conditions in the Philippines have been a source of great disappointment and even bitterness, with its sluggish economy, its history of incompetent government leaders, widespread poverty and low standard of public education. As a result, Filipinos from all provinces and social backgrounds look to more developed countries for solutions. In the past 20 years, millions of Filipinos have chosen to study, work, or retire in the United States, Australia and Saudi Arabia, among many other countries. This flight
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nursing practice. Compassion: A Concept Analysis From its inception to today’s practice the essence of nursing has not changed, despite its ever growing scope and field of action. According the international council of nurses(ICN) ‘’Nursing” encompass autonomous and collaborative care of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people
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How to Motivate a Team’s Performance During Times of Change While Maintaining the Organizations Culture Bart Fitz 155 W. Main St. #1102 Waterford Tower Columbus, OH 43215 bart.fitz@yahoo.com & bfitz@chamberlain.edu 614-565-4125
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an army has soldiers and other civilians living in such tight quarters it becomes very difficult to stay healthy with poor living conditions that include no showers, wet floors, and the lack of a plan for human waste. It is the responsibility of leaders to develop a strategy to handle those matters. To say the least, the living quarters that these soldiers lived in were inadequate. The men were told to build sixteen by fourteen foot huts that accommodated 12 soldiers and sometimes were just merely
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