Today‚ one of my patients presented to the ED with a 3cm laceration on his right hand that was three days old. He also reported a pain level of 7/10. First‚ my nurse preceptor and I had the patient wash his hands with soap and water to remove the dirt and bacteria from the wound. Thereafter‚ we sprayed wound cleanser to the wound and rinsed it with normal saline to further aide in removing debris and decreasing bacterial counts. After‚ I dried the wound edges with a sterile gauze. This is done in
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Nursing management for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease begins with assessment; gathering information from the patient including detailed medical history‚ present symptoms and evaluate findings of diagnostic tests. Symptoms vary with each patient‚ but may include chronic cough‚ clubbing of the fingers‚ chest tightness‚ weight loss‚ cyanosis‚ difficulty breathing with a higher rate of respirations and difficulty sleeping (Weber‚ 2008). It is common for patients suffering from difficulty
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Maintaining Patient Safety When working in an acute care setting such as a hospital‚ safety is the number one priority. A safe environment greatly reduces the risk for illness or injury. It’s not only for the patient; it’s also for the healthcare provider. For a nurse‚ it begins when she/he meets the patient. She must assess the room and make sure there is no debris littered on the floor‚ that all IV tubing is untangled and not on the floor‚ and that the patient’s bed is down in the lowest position
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Administrative Services Manager A representative of the HR Department will go over the terms and conditions of employment at the outset of the orientation program. Not only will this include how to schedule vacation‚ the procedure to be adopted in the case of sickness‚ and how to claim expenses‚ but also‚ it will trigger the process for honoring the perks and benefits that are part of the new employee’s package. In large organizations‚ the Human Resource Department may organize a welcome
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The issue of privacy is a big concern in the workplace. With the expanding of new technology‚ many employees are concern about his or‚ her privacy in the workplace. Employees have the right to go to work knowing that his or‚ her employer will not invade their privacy. The rights to privacy in the workplace only provide limited protection for workers against monitoring and breach of confidentiality. The National Work Rights Institute states‚ under the federal law‚ "the limited protection the Electronic
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Career Interest - Administrative Assistant For as long as I can remember‚ I have always wanted to work in an office environment‚ around computers and other professional peers. I enjoy working with computers mainly because they are very interesting and you can learn a lot of things by working with them. I like to surf the net‚ to create scrapbook pages‚ and do all my banking and personal finances on my computer. My friends and family call me the “Computer Guru” because I have taught them most
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sex scandal‚ which sparked a debate about the powers and duties of legal prosecutors. Media should expose politicians personal information if they involve in any illegal activity in the work area. But at the same time media should respect their privacy and should not interfere with unnecessary personal matters like what scent they use‚ what type of clothing they wear in the relaxed times etc. For example‚ the media unnecessarily interfered in the matters of Clinton’s daughter private details during
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The big problem here is our privacy being violated and there being little to no trust from the opposing side. As Snowden says in an interview on reddit‚ “There must always be a balance of power between governing and the governed (Will Oremus‚ 19).” He continues to say in another interview
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Title: Administrative Theories in Public Administration ***************************************************************** Introduction I have never thought that administrative theories in Public Administration has been established back in 1800 with theorist who have discovered or developed and now has been part of the system of the Philippine government. The earliest contributors to our understanding of management theory included practicing managers as well as social scientist. More
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normal life. Sometimes their lives will be in danger. For example， Princess Diana died in a car accident as she attempted to escape photographers in a chase through Paris. Famous people are also citizens. They have the right to keep their own privacy like ordinary people——the basic right which should be respected， protected and guaranteed by our laws in whatever
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