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    not have an end (thus why i’m on this site); i haven’t red through any of the paragraphs since i wrote them to hours ago; note its now 3 am Despite the medical advancements of the 20th century there isn’t a cure for cancer or brain damage and countless other diseases. Some patients with cancer walk out of hospitals others might die in unimaginable pain. People with UNREVERSABLE brain damage have less options. They either need assistance from machines and family for the rest of their life. Or

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    to Die Is it wrong to discontinue a ventilator even at the patient’s request‚ with the expectation that the patient will die? Health care providers encounter ethical dilemmas such as this one on a daily basis in hospital and long term care settings. Choosing to withdraw life support poses one of the most prominent dilemmas in bioethics. Health care clinicians‚ which includes physicians‚ advance practice nurses and registered nurses‚ must utilize moral action guidelines in the midst of the emotion

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    faced with situations that need critical analysis‚ compilation of raw data‚ circulation of precise documents and effective utilization of computer systems. Frito Lay is an example of a company who implemented various decision support systems (DSS) into their business model. A DSS is a “highly flexible and interactive IT system that is designed to support decision making when the problem is not structured.” (Haag‚ Cummins p.162) Managers require information to guide their organization in the right

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    Kyle Hevey | Linda Nochlin | “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists” The first part of Linda Nochlin’s “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists” focuses on trying to understand the answers to why there have not been any great women artists and the mentality behind the question and the various answers. Many of the answers attempt to combat the question with practicality‚ impracticality‚ philosophy‚ and common logic. She also attempts to answer the question from various points of view‚ for

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    Betty Neuman’s Systems Model provides a comprehensive holistic and system-based approach to nursing that contains an element of flexibility applicable to Patient 0125. Our patient 0125is a relatively young man that will benefit from interventions based on Betty Neuman’s systems model. Betty Neuman’s Systems Model provides a comprehensive holistic and system-based approach to nursing that contains an element of flexibility. The theory focuses on the response of the patient system to actual or potential

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    ASSIGNMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATION NAME : QUDSIA AZEEM CLASS: BBA 3B DATE : 27-3-2013 JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES: A STATUS REPORT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS‚ WORLD-WIDE WEB‚ DATA DRIVEN DSS‚ MODEL-DRIVEN DSS‚ IMPLEMENTATION. Introduction to DSS: A decision support system (DSS) is a computer-based information system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities. DSSs serve the management

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    What is a knowledge-based system? A system which is built around a knowledge base. i.e. a collection of knowledge‚ taken from a human‚ and stored in such a way that the system can reason with it. Example: System: What is the patient’s name? User: George Smith System: What is the patient’s age? User: 52 years System: Is the patient male or female? User: Male System: What are the symptoms? User: Headache dizziness upset stomach high fever System: When did these symptoms first appear? User:

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    regarded as that there is something special about it and its methods. But what is so special about science and what is the basis of this authority? It is simply not possible to give a neat definition‚ which will separate all the things that have ever been called ‘science’. Science is a phenomenon that has developed through the ages. Science’s most distinguishing feature is that it is an empirical enterprise about the real world of sensation. Science attempts to understand this empirical world

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    Abstract Clinical decision-support systems (CDSS) apply best-known medical knowledge to patient data for the purpose of generating case-specific decision-support advice. CDSS forms the cornerstone of health informatics research and practice. It is an embedded concept in almost all major clinical information systems and plays an instrumental role in helping health care achieve its ultimate goal: providing high quality patient care while‚ at the same time‚ assuring patient safety and reducing costs

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    Danni Yang Final Exam Essay June. 11 DISCUSS THE CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR. COULD CONFLICT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED? The Civil War‚ also known as the "War between the States"‚ was fight from 1861 to 1865 between the Union (or the North) and the Confederacy (the South). There were many causes such as economic disparity between north and south‚ slavery‚ and the election of Abraham Lincoln. The North had an industrial based economy whereas the South was a predominantly agricultural economy. One of the major

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