Week 11 Case Summary : Wayne Beatty v. Canadian Mill‚ 2003 BCSC 1053 (CanLII) FACTS Mr. Wayne Beatty‚ the plaintiff brought a claim against his former employer Canadian Mill Services Association (CMSA)‚ the defendant is suing for wrongful dismissal and contending he is eligible for increased damages due to the way the dismissal was handled. The damages include an additional 13 months’ notice and for the loss of a number of fringe benefits. CMSA is a non-profit forest industry association
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THE IMPACT OF ASTHMA & CHRONIC ILLNESSES Explore the social and economic implications for the individual‚ the family‚ and the community of a child with a chronic illness such as asthma. Asthma is one of the most common long term chronic illnesses in children. About one out of every eight or nine Australian children have asthma. Australia has one of the highest levels of asthma in the world. It not only affects the child themselves but also affects their family and the wider community. (National
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Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes a person’s air pathways to be inflamed. It also causes a person’s air pathways to be narrower. The cause of asthma has not been determined‚ but there are some risk factors that can contribute to the reason why someone has this lung disease. The risk factors are parents who have asthma‚ a tendency to develop allergies‚ throughout childhood getting different respiratory infections‚ and exposure to air borne allergies throughout childhood. It
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Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory airways disorder which leads to bronchoconstriction of the trachea and shorten the breath. It is a global serious health problem‚ where 5% to 10% of different age peoples suffer this disorder (Ukena‚ Fishman‚ & Niebling‚ 2008). Bronchial asthma has many manifestations as the recurrent acute shortness of breath episodes‚ which typically occur at night and early morning hours. In addition‚ it could cause other symptoms including wheezing‚ coughing‚ and feeling
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2014 From the Inside Anne P. Beatty‚ who wrote Survival Skills at a School in LA‚ provides an inside look into a high school phenomenon in South Central Los Angeles‚ California. Her article illustrates a few events that take place at a high school where death and violence commonly occur. Since attending these schools‚ students have adjusted to the violence in such a way that they partake in routine procedures‚ like “the students coming around for donations” (Beatty; par. 5). when a fellow peer passed
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Asthma is a serious debilitating chronic respiratory condition that affects people from all walks of life and it does not discriminate against who it targets. Bernstein and Levy state that Asthma is defined as a major chronic respiratory condition which alter the respiratory function of the body. (Bernstein & Levy 2014‚ p. 03-04) Within the book Clinical Asthma Theory and Practice asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by episodes of where the patient may
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Date/Time | Assessment | Nursing Diagnosis | Goals/ Expected Outcomes | Intervention | Rationale | Implementation | Evaluation | Name & Sign | | -Wheezing breath sounds- Unproductive cough- Prolonged expiration-Patients verbalizes difficulty in breathing | Ineffective airway clearance related to airway congestion | To restore normal airway clearance within 30 minutes * Breath sound will be normal * Expiration phase of breathing will be normal and effortless * Patient will verbalize ease
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The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute defines asthma as being a chronic disease centered in the lungs of the individual that harms by agitating and contracting the airways leading to the lungs in that person (The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute‚ 2014). Being a chronic disease‚ that is‚ persisting for a long periods of times which makes asthma an impediment disease to fully cure. Well-known to affect children the most‚ asthma tends to weigh as a heavy burden for hospitalizations
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The causes and effects of Asthma Sufferers The Problem With 5.2 million diagnosed asthmatics in the UK‚ Asthma is a common disease which affects both adults and children. Of these 5.2 million asthmatics‚ 1.1 million are children. Asthma is a condition that has been around for many years and has caused around 1400 deaths per year‚ of which 90% are preventable. [1] The numbers of asthma cases have been high due to environmental changes‚ familial history and lifestyle choices such as smoking
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| Asthma in School Age Children as a Public Health Concern Patti Elmiger NS 521 Community Health Nursing Principles and Theories October 3‚ 2012 In Charlestown‚ Massachusetts‚ The Kennedy Center’s Head Start Program provides early educational services to low income families residing in the community. The program works with children as well as their parents to establish healthier lifestyles despite their limited resources. A major public health concern for this vulnerable population is that
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