for walks. Reporting any health issues to the supervising nurse. Emptying catheter bags. Setting up meal trays‚ and documenting food / fluid intake. Making beds. Keeping the residents space clean and tidy. Turning bed ridden residents to prevent bedsores. Each day of working as a CNA you get use to the routines. There are three different shifts; 7am-3pm‚ 3pm-11pm and 11pm-7am.I work the 3pm-11pm shift. Each shift consist of many different things to do with the residents. On my shift‚ once you go
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notes What it means to be a Superman Born on September 25‚ 1952‚ native New Yorker Christopher Reeve has lead a life of stardom‚ coupled with a life of tragedy. Leading a very successful film career‚ Reeves was on top of the world‚ until the fifth day of May of nineteen ninety-five. On this day‚ Reeves life would change forever. However‚ no tragedy could stop a true Superman. Attending Princeton day academy Reeves was a success from the beginning. His natural talent and charisma made him a shoe-in
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Florence Nightingale Research Paper By Zoee Robinson “If a patient is cold‚ if a patient is feverish‚ if a patient is faint‚ if a patient is sick after taking food‚ if he has a bedsore‚ it is generally the fault not of the disease‚ but of the nursing.”(Nightingale‚1).Florence Nightingale said this as a way to express the faults in the teaching of the nurses before her. These faults were the causes of more deaths than wounds of war
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Transverse Myelitis Transverse myelitis is a condition that causes inflammation of the spinal cord. The inflammation affects the fatty lining that covers spinal cord nerves (myelin). It can cause scarring of nerves‚ which can interfere with nerve signals passing to and from the spinal cord. Signs and symptoms of this condition happen at the level of the spinal cord that is affected and below. The condition most often causes weakness of the arms or legs‚ pain‚ changes in feeling (sensation)‚ and
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Paper 2 Facts Jonathan‚ a disabled 12 year old boy passes away in his sleep due to his cerebral palsey. His mother‚ Patrice Seibert was afraid that she would be charged with neglect due to the bedsores that were on his body‚ so she sat down with her other two teenage sons and two of their friends and came up with a plan. The plan was to dispose of Jonathan’s body by burning it in the mobile home they lived in. To make it look like Jonathan was not left unattended‚ they left Donald Rector‚ a mentally
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SANDRINE M. TYLER 1847 Dulaney Court Frederick‚ MD 21702 (240)481-6717 sandrinetyler@yahoo.com Objective Talented‚ detailed oriented‚ and compassionate medical caregiver seeking to expand services by performing administrative and certain clinical procedures under the direction of a physician as a medical assistant. Education Sanford Brown Institute‚ Landover‚ MD Medical Assistant Program‚ Certification‚ 2010
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Food Safety Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 provides the legal framework in Britain to promote‚ stimulate and encourage high standards of health and safety for people at work and protection for others‚ members of the public‚ against risks that arise from work activities. Employers must make sure that: -Safe plant and safe systems of work -Safe handling‚ storage‚ maintenance and transport of work articles and substances. -Necessary information
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abuse‚ neglect‚ or exploitation by others. “Neglect” can be repeated conduct or a single incident of carelessness‚ which could reasonably be expected to result in serious physical or psychological injury or a possible risk of death.” Indicators of neglect include: • Pressure sores or ulcers; • Excessive odor or dirt on the body or clothing; • The presence of fleas or lice; • Listlessness and fatigue; • Deteriorating health or wasting away; • Malnutrition or dehydration; • Over-medication
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depression‚ sudden changes in alertness‚ and strained relationship or arguments between the abuser and the abused elder (MacConnell). Signals of physical abuse are bruises‚ pressure marks‚ broken bones‚ abrasions‚ and burns. Signs of neglect are bedsores‚ unattended medical needs‚ poor hygiene‚ and unusual weight loss. Emotional abuse can be harder to identify‚ but there are some signals‚ like belittling or arguments between someone who should be trusted (spouse‚ caretaker‚ family member)‚ and the
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The article "Nursing Home Neglect" is about ways someone working in a nursing home can prevent negligence from happening. Negligence is failure to do a task or a failure to do a what a reasonable and careful person would do in certain situations. These types of incidents are increasing. The article is also about how you can prevent it from happening and the warning signs of negligence. In this article‚ they go into depth on the different types of neglect. There are different primary types of neglect
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