CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FORMATION MÉDICALE CONTINUE PRACTICAL TIPS FOR SURGICAL RESEARCH Research questions‚ hypotheses and objectives Patricia Farrugia‚ BScN* Bradley A. Petrisor‚ MSc‚ MD† Forough Farrokhyar‚ MPhil‚ PhD‡§ Mohit Bhandari‚ MD‚ MSc†§ From the *Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine‚ the †Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Departments of ‡Surgery and §Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics‚ McMaster University‚ Hamilton‚ Ont. Accepted for publication Jan. 27‚ 2009
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“Do managers need emotional intelligence to manage successfully in the workplace? Why or why not? “ The ability to notice and manage emotional cues and information by managers have effectively defined and shaped workplace into a successful organisation since the inception in the focus on emotional management. Because the context of the workplace is influenced upon emotional feelings‚ it is fundamental for mangers to control employee’s behaviour by understanding that they too have an emotional
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I work on a medical-surgical floor (Ortho/Neuro). Medical-surgical nursing involves the care of patients with a wide variety of medical and surgical diagnosis and in some cases‚ assisting patients through a comfortable death is part of the nursing care. As a new nurse‚ my dilemma is when I have to provide comfort care by relieving pain to unresponsive‚ terminally ill patients that usually are on our floor waiting for hospice placement. I get concerned about the possibility of inducing respiratory
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the U.S.‚ go in for a surgical procedure‚ they often put their trust in their surgeons and the medical staff assisting them. All too often‚ however‚ surgical errors occur. In fact‚ American Medical News reports that patients across the country experience surgical mistakes approximately 80 times per week. Frequently‚ such errors result in additional or worsened medical conditions for patients‚ as well as death. What are surgical never events? There are a number of surgical errors‚ which are considered
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Surgical Oncology is the practice of using surgery in the diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and management of cancer and cancer-related symptoms. Treating cancer surgically can be dated back as far as 1700 B.C. (4). These were obviously not the most advanced procedures‚ but surgical oncology did not see much advancement until the 18th century when John Hunter stressed the importance of complete tumor removal to avoid cancer spreading into the lymphatic system. Surgery saw its next major advancement in 1842 with
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ahead and remaining current with the times. The agriculture industry has come a long ways over the years from having a horse and plow in the fields to using GPS systems to drive the tractors. Innovation has allowed for the agriculture industry to advance and has created a more sustainable industry. The innovative product our group has come up with to better the agriculture industry is biodegradable net wrap. Net wrap has become a popular option for hay producers over the years because it cuts
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Is testing on animals for medical research acceptable? Over the years‚ animal testing has been an argumentative and sensitive subject. With the increased importance of science and medicine over the last century or so‚ the use of animals in testing and research has increased proportionally‚ increased awareness of this issue has come about with the advancement into new technology. This has led to much debate both for and against testing expressed in both moderate and more extreme ways. Although
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Surgical nurses are considered a very important part of a surgical team. Surgical nurses take on many key roles in life saving surgical procedures and work in challenging environments. That’s why I want to become a nurse on a surgical team. On another note‚ nursing professionals at almost any level can provide care to surgical patients and the day-to-day duties will vary according to what level of expertise the nurse obtains. Licensed practical nurses (LPN) can handle the pre-operative and post-operative
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reach higher numbers that the economy could handle. Ultimately‚ it was going to lead to overpopulation. In his theories‚ he discusses things like war and famine happening as a result of overpopulation. I think that he could possibly be right. If there are too many people‚ the number of unemployed citizens goes up‚ prices could possibly go up due to a higher demand‚ and also there could be lots of crowding. This all could lead to riots and fights. If you put a large number of people who have no money or
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Why Work Teams Aren’t Allows Effective’’ Teams have become a mainstay in the way America does business. Teams started as social-technical-business experiments and have since vaulted their way into the American business environment. Led by Deming’s Total Quality Management movement the development of teams has become the standard acceptable structure for a majority of organizations today. Throughout my work experience and my university based education the concepts and theories about the use and
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