Endocrine System Chapter 13 Study Guide Name ( ) Revision 2 OVERVIEW The endocrine system‚ like the nervous system‚ controls body activities to maintain a relatively constant internal environment. The methods used by these two systems are different. This chapter describes the difference between endocrine and exocrine glands‚ the location of the endocrine glands‚ and the hormones they secrete (objectives 1 and 6). It explains the nature of hormones‚ the substances that function as hormones
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POSITIVE PATIENT OUTCOMES: A CHALLENGE FOR THE CONTEMPORARY NURSING PROFESSIONAL. Introduction: Despite technological and medical advances today‚ chronic disease and resultant co-morbidities are prevalent in the Australian Healthcare System. As a result‚ patients‚ especially in the acute care setting‚ have more complex care needs. The management and care of patients with these complex care needs present a challenge for the contemporary nursing professional. Positive patient outcomes will be
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During my clinical attachment‚ I will be posted to polyclinic‚ community hospital or restructured hospital. I will learned something different that I learned in school as I will explore to new culture and environment and meet different healthcare workers such as doctors or pharmacist and they will be my future colleagues or superior. I think clinical attachment is important for a nursing student because clinical attachment can prepare us as a student nurse to acquire practical skills when facing
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Credentialing and Clinical Privileges Shirley Willis Florida Southern College Credentialing and Clinical Privileges With an ever-widening scope of practice and professional responsibility‚ more nurse practitioners are obtaining hospital privileges. Continuity of care is improved when nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses who care for patients in primary care settings can follow their patients and their families when they are admitted to the hospital. Complexities
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Examination of Clinical Psychology PSY/480 April 22‚ 2013 Examination of Clinical Psychology Clinical Psychology has been a part of history from the Greek philosophers to Sigmund Freud. It is still being updated today using science to draw information from along with the philosophical aspects. With the exploration of new scientific data‚ there have been clinical interventions in psychology and how to treat the human condition. There are distinct differences between clinical psychology and
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Electronic Clinical Documentation Electronic Clinical Documentation‚ best known as computer based documentation‚ is an electric computer system that stores medical information of patients and patient care. It includes patient care notes and data that is shared throughout the patient hospital stay or doctor visit. Lab results‚ past and present medical history as well as personal data is stored in the electronic medical record. As the demand for Electronic Clinical Documentation increases
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Case Study #3: Decision Support‚ Artificial Intelligence‚ and B2C E-Commerce: the Case of Unilever By Dustin Allen MNGT 220-01 November 20‚ 2003 Question #1 Decision support systems‚ simply known as DSS‚ are often narrowly defined as highly flexible and interactive IT systems that are designed to support decision-making when the problem is non-structured (Haag‚ 2004). This definition expresses several keywords: support and non-structured. This means that although DSS greatly enhance
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Perth‚ Australia‚ 12–16 December 2011 http://mssanz.org.au/modsim2011 Evaluation of environmental decision and information support tools: from adoption to outcome B.S. McIntosh a‚ b b International WaterCentre‚ Brisbane‚ Australia Smart Water Research Centre‚ Gold Coast‚ Australia Email: b.mcintosh@watercentre.org a Abstract: The value of environmental decision and information support tools (DISTs) and technologies is located in the impacts that the use of such technologies have on the
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CLINICAL PREPARATION TOOL Purposes: • To provide an organized method of client data collection. • To provide a format for researching client data. • To provide a standard format for reporting client data. • To serve as a format for developing and evaluating a plan of care for the client. Guidelines: 1. This tool is to be completed as per clinical instructor’s requirements. 2. Completion is required to demonstrate clinical preparedness. You may be dismissed from
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“A critical review of the role of coordinated sports science support and its importance to elite level performance.” Introduction As early as the 1970s‚ differences have been highlighted between coaching activities and the focus of sports science research. The difficulties in bringing together the different interests and perspectives of these two groups are discussed and debated by numerous researchers (Anshel‚ 1986; Blimkie‚ 1979; Campbell‚ 1978; Colvin‚ 1979; Elliot‚ 1997; Haag‚ 1994; Potrac
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