Mandatory Hospital Nurse-To Patient Ratio in the Healthcare Field (Professor/Instructor) November 07‚ 2011 Mandated nurse-to-patient ratios are a controversial topic in healthcare. In this practice‚ state laws are established that require a certain level of staffing within a particular unit. Organizations such as hospitals must balance income with expenditures‚ and nurses and patients may be affected by these decisions. Mandating ratios is one attempt at ensuring nurses’ workloads do not exceed
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001 Design of the Dubai Metro Light Rail viaducts - Substructure David A Smith Chris R Hendy BEng CEng MICE MA(Cantab) CEng FICE Group Manager Special Structures‚ Highways & Transportation Atkins Epsom‚ UK Head of Bridge Design and Technology Highways & Transportation Atkins Epsom‚ UK Abstract The Dubai Metro Light Rail scheme is a flagship project in the United Arab Emirates. It will be the longest‚ fully automated rail system in the world‚ and is currently one of the largest civil engineering
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Related Readings The Philippine Light Rail Transit Authority was set up on 12 July 1980 by Executive Order No. 603 to build‚ operate and/or lease LRT framework in the Philippines. Its central goal is to make a completely coordinated mass rail transit network to ease Metro Manila’s serious traffic congestion. The Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 is the first metro line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System. Presently‚ the line contains twenty stations and runs on 19.65km (12.21miles). Numerous
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Jinjang and Klinik Kesihatan DBKL. Throughout the visit‚ I managed to observe a few things on regard with patient safety issues‚ doctor-patient relationship and communications‚ doctor-healthcare professional relationship‚ patient’s privacy and infection control as well. I had the chance to observe the 3D ophthalmoscopy procedure‚ which is usually done to confirm diagnosis of a diabetic patient for diabetic retinopathy. The procedure was done in a small and dark room. It was a very good experience
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Service Learning Paper My choice for the service learning project was a retirement community called Westminster Thurber Community. I chose this community because of its location at 717 Neal Ave. Columbus‚ OH 43215. I attended a total of four two-to-three hour days during the month of February and March. The dates and times are listed in order; 2/26 from 2pm-5pm‚ 2/28 from 3pm-5pm‚ 3/10 from 3pm-5pm‚ and finally 3/31 from 2pm-5pm. I showed up rain or shine always about fifteen minutes early so that
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Intermodal and Rail Freight in the United States Railroads historically have been the most ecologically sound way to move freight from one place to many other places where rail is available. When diesels are compared to rail‚ the rail has become more cost-effective than transporting using the interstate system by depressing emissions and decreasing pollution. The Predetermined Rail System The beginning of the rail system didn’t actually start from the rail system as we know it from the 1800’s
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Should elderly people be neglected? Recently‚ a report has stated‚ to many people’s amazement‚ as many as 30% elderly people live below the poverty line in Hong Kong. An increasing number of the elderly in the territory have received social security assistance from the government. In the absence of adequate savings and regular income‚ little difficulty is there in understanding why the elderly more rely on the government. There are some difficulties that the elderly have to come to grips with
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Lack of Exercise May Cause Falls in the Elderly Problem Section Falls are a major source of death and injury in elderly people. For example‚ they cause 90% of hip fractures and the current cost of hip fractures in the US is estimated to be about 10 billion dollars (Kato‚ Izumi‚ Hiramatsu‚ & Shogenji‚ 2006). Ensuring patient safety is one of the main reasons given for use of restraints. However‚ according to Jech (2006)‚ the use of physical restraints is unlikely to prevent falls. Physical restraints
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Problems facing by elderly citizens are a universal topic throughout the planet since elderly people contributed a lot to the social development. As one of the members of the strongest developing countries‚ the elderly problem in China has become a public focus. It was predicted that in elderly population in China will reach 280millionin 2011‚ ranking first in the world. Therefore‚ establishing the health insurance system to improve the quality of life of old persons‚ and promoting physical and mental
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in every stored document‚ to find a match of the keyword searched by the user. Many web sites and application programs provide full-text search capabilities. There are quite a few choices when it comes to adding a full text search in a Ruby on Rails application. A choice can be made on the basis of the language the search engine is written in or the scalability options suited for the application. Acts As Indexed being a pure Ruby implementation makes for a tool that is totally portable‚ and
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