1. Introduction This report discusses a situation I faced as the Project Manager for a local manufacturing company who was contracted to build a quantity of ten C44aci class locomotives for an international coal distributor. Our company is a market leader in the rail industry‚ offering complete asset management services to its customers through the design‚ build and maintenance of locomotives. At the time of contract negotiations it was insisted upon by the customer that this new fire detection system
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Devry University The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) opened Oct. 1‚ 2010‚ and is the United States ’ first federal health care center that partners the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense into a single‚ fully integrated federal health care facility. The facilities mission statement is to fulfill President Lincoln’s promise‚ “To care for him who shall have borne the battle‚ and for his widow and his orphan‚” by serving
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Nursing care study In this assignment I will document and reflect on the care that I gave to one of the patients I was looking after while on clinical placement. I will be referring to the patient as ‘Mr x’ for confidentiality reasons. ‘Mr x’ was 69 years old. He initially presented with left sided unilateral weakness‚ expressive and receptive dysphasia‚ slurred speech and he suffered from nocturnal incontinence. He had been transferred from A&E to the ward. He had a provisional
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A durable power of attorney for health care is when a patient designates another individual‚ a surrogate‚ to direct the course of their medical treatment upon your incapacity. Patients who are 18 years of age or older‚ or emancipated minors‚ have recognized to have capacity until determined otherwise. According to Pope‚ “This presumption is rebutted only after the attending physician‚ often with confirmation from a second physician‚ determines that the patient lacks one or more of the three essential
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CASE STUDY I. PERSONAL DATA Name: Juana Talion Age: 45 years old Birth Date: May 6‚ 1976 Address: Caramoran‚ Cataduanes Civil Status: Married Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Date and time of admission: September 20‚ 2010 10:30am Chief complaint: hypogastric mass Tentative Diagnosis: myoma uteri Attending physician: Dr. Espinola II. HEALTH HISTORY a. History of Present Illness Juana Talion‚
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food-borne diseases is rising. These diseases cost society billions of dollars each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ 33‚000‚000 cases of food-borne diseases occur annually in the United States‚ about 1 of every 10 Americans; about 9000 die. Salmonella and related strains cause an estimated 4 million cases of food-borne illnesses each year‚ and Campylobacter causes an estimated 2 million illnesses each year. Another bacterium‚ Escherichia coli 0157:H7 causes an estimated
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and other care givers. Therefore it is important to provide proper care to all the neonates immediately after birth. All newborns require essential newborn care to minimize the risk of illness and maximize their growth and development. This care will also prevent many newborn emergencies. For example‚ the umbilical cord may be the most common source of neonatal sepsis and also of tetanus infection‚ and good cord care can dramatically
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Case Study #5 Heart & Neck Vessels‚ Lungs & Thorax Mrs. Lee‚ 80 year old Asian American female Admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a chief complaint of “breathing problems”. She speaks broken English & requests that her daughter be allowed to stay with her. She is on nasal cannula oxygen & sitting up in bed. At this time‚ she seems slightly short of breath‚ but is not in acute distress. You note that she is pale & has a petite frame. Her ankles are swollen. Her daughter tells you
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marathon c. Weight of lobsters in the tank at Red Lobster. d. Colors of automobiles in a shopping area e. Ounces of ice cream in a large milkshake f. Capacity of Sports Authority field. g. Ages of people living in personal care homes. 5) Classify each as discrete or continuous. a. Number of pizzas sold by Pizza Express each day. b. Relative humidity levels in operating rooms at local hospitals. c. Number of bananas in a bunch.
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WINTER 2014: CASE STUDY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Melanie Haehnel 6620361 COMM 225 Professor Sharma Q1: Discuss the major reasons for long wait times in emergency rooms‚ hospitals‚ and walk-‐in clinics? [300-‐400 words]. One of the major reasons patients are experiencing a longer wait time in hospitals is largely caused by a unregulated screening process of each patient stepping
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