procedures. 1. Define “standard of care.” How would appropriate “standard of care” be determined in this case? Standard of care is a diagnostic and treatment process that a clinician should follow for a certain type of patient‚ illness‚ or clinical circumstances. The appropriate standard of care to this patient would be to treat Sandra as in any other patient would be treated for a head injury. Medical staff should not treat her any different because she had been consuming alcohol. 2. What is the difference
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The standard of care is an anthropomorphic concept of justice. It is the level of consideration a reasonable individual would do in a particular condition. As a general test‚ the standard of care required is an objective one‚ which is of a ‘reasonable person’. The reasonable person manages the inquiry: What might a sensible individual have anticipated in the specific situation? In this manner the litigant is required to take as much care as a reasonable person would have taken in his position. Be
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“God’s existence can be proved a priori” Discuss Trying to prove that God exists is a difficult argument and many people have tried many different ways. The Ontological argument is one argument; at the centre of the argument is the concept of existence. The Ontological argument has been argued from a group of philosophers for the existence of God. "Ontological" means talking about being and so that being is the existence of God. The ontological argument differs from other arguments in favour
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Objective: By the end of the lesson‚ leaner should be able to; 2.1 Explain how electronic transactions can reduce paperwork and delay(advantages ). 2.2 Examine how EDI has developed and laid the foundations for b2b e-business. 2.3 Evaluate the use of different Electronic Payment Systems. 1 Electronic Transactions Bringing this concept into perspective by answering the question. What is Electronic Transactions? (Class discussion). An act of buying or selling something or sending money electronically
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Emerging Standards of Care Norma Helbling February 27‚ 2012 NUR /531 Melanie Wassel Emerging Standards of Care‚ page 2 Emerging standards regarding culturally competent care is very important in the health care field. Nurses need to understand and care for individuals with varying cultural beliefs and behaviors about health and well being which is shaped by race‚ ethnicity‚ nationality
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science to explain consciousness When I see my dog and my cat‚ I realize how differently they behave – I think the cat is somehow more mysterious –‚ but how I could know that they have inner states? Likewise‚ people have different behaviours: if they are at a football match they behave differently than in an art gallery. We suppose that they have different inner states‚ but how do we know this? There are different approaches to take to this question‚ but fundamentally the question is of how body and
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Presumed Innocent until proven Guilty More than 20 years ago‚ Troy Davis‚ an African-American man from Georgia‚ was convicted of shooting and killing a police officer and was sentenced to death. Several years later‚ seven out of nine eyewitnesses completely revoked their stories. There was a clear lack of evidence that had proven him of his innocence‚ and therefore he was linked to the crime out of pure assumption. His legal team argued that he was just in the “wrong place at the wrong time” but
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Dental Nursing 5234: Unit 302 Written Questions Q1) Please summarise the professional standards of care for dental care for professionals. There are nine principles which every dental professional has to follow: 1 Put patients’ interest first 2 Communicate effectively with patients 3 Obtain valid consent 4 Maintain and protect patients’ information 5 Have a clear and effective complaints procedure 6 Work with colleagues in a way that is in patients’ best interests 7 Maintain‚ develop and
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The principle of "innocent until proven guilty" should not be taken lightly. "Presumption of innocence" means to stress that the prosecution has the duty to prove each charge of the illegal/unlawful act beyond a reasonable doubt and that the accused bears no burden of proof. However‚ the notion of being innocent until proven guilty is not a right granted by the Constitution but is a part of common law. Ultimately common law uses former courts cases to make its determinations in regards to innocence
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Running Head: BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT YELLOW GROUP Understanding by Design: ISLLC Standard 2 Benchmark Assessment: Deborah D. Harris Grand Canyon University: EDA 534: Educational Administration Foundation and Framework September 12‚ 2012 Unwrapping the ISLLC Standards: Standard 2 Concepts and Skills T Chart What administrators “need to know” and “be able to do” |Concepts (Nouns) – underline |Skills (Verbs) – highlight/circle
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