Effects of Fatigue on Staff and Quality/Safe Care in Long-Term Care Facilities Fatigue prevention seems like such a central issue in our intricate medical environment. However‚ as we provide more multifaceted care‚ we have not kept up with caring for those giving the care. The consequences of fatigue at this long-term care facility show that patients are not receiving adequate care‚ more errors are made‚ and patient safety is being jeopardized due to inadequate staffing caused by fatigue and lack
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Classification of contractual terms as “condition‚” “warranty” or “innominate” terms seems random. The terms written in the statement above are considered to be unnecessary‚ or more precisely irrelevant. This essay will discuss how these words‚ instead‚ are important as contractual terms through explanations‚ definitions and examples. A contract is an agreement made by two different parties made through a promise granted by the law. A contract can be of two types or better‚ of two forms. The first
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“Scorched earth. Abandoned farms. Skies black with dust. Houses buried under great dunes of earth. Decades after the drought and depression of the 1930s ended‚ images of the Dust Bowl are still familiar to millions of people worldwide” (Wesson.) That is what a normal day during the 1930’s was like. Back then people farmed to get their profit‚ especially in the southern plains of the U.S. People’s lives revolved around farming. If they didn’t get their crops planted on time‚ there wouldn’t be food
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I took care of N. 68 year’s old female who was admitted to the Medical-Subacute unit for COPD exacerbation treatment. When the patient’s COPD exacerbation was treated‚ she wanted to go out for a smoke. The patient was a long time smoker prior to admission and has decided to continue smoking‚ despite encouraging. Moreover‚ the patient argued that smoking helps her to cope with depression and socialize with people. Therefore‚ going outside the hospital building for smoking makes her more physically
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agree with you that the healthcare industry‚ particularly the Long Term Care sector is in the shakeout phase of the industry life cycle and may even be headed into the decline phase. However‚ I feel like the managed care sector of the healthcare industry is in the growth stage. Parnell (2014)‚ describes the shakeout phase as a time when industry growth is no longer rapid enough to support the number of competitors. For example‚ take nursing facilities; the new push is for people to be able to live in
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Group Case Study: Emphysema D.Z.‚ a 65-year-old man‚ is admitted to a medical floor for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; emphysema). He has a past medical history of hypertension‚ which has been well controlled by Enalapril (Vasotec) for the past 6 years. He has had pneumonia yearly for the past 3 years‚ and has been a 2-pack-a-day smoker for 38 years. He appears as a cachectic man who is experiencing difficulty breathing at rest. He reports cough productive of thick
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LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE We strongly urge you to consider long term care insurance with our increasing life span and the increasing costs of care for long term illness. There are many types of long term care insurance with a wide range of costs depending on your age when you procure the policy and the type of coverage you desire. We were fortunate to obtain a group plan long term care insurance policy offered through our employer when we were in our late forties. Parents of employees could apply
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Professional Development Paper 3 Michelle Turner Aspen University Health Care Systems N502 Dawn Deem October 4‚ 2014 Professional Development Paper 3 Given the increasing longevity of Americans and the costs of providing long-term care‚ anticipation of the costs should be a major element of every family’s financial planning. Current information suggests however‚ that very few families or individuals give this consideration. What factors might impede this advance planning? What measures might be effective
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iThe Congress of Vienna in 1814 was created to develop an atmosphere of peace in Europe that would last 100 years. Over time‚ militarism was starting to set an aggressive atmosphere in Europe. Alliances were beginning to cause a “ripple effect” between the Great Powers‚ and imperialism increased tension and competition. Militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism are the three main causes of the first world war. Rising tension among the Great powers had created competition that required only the slightest
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Prohibition was not a noble experiment. Though well-intentioned‚ it was badly applied‚ and had many negative consequences. People suffered in many ways due to its unforeseen effects- people lost their jobs‚ lost money‚ and many even died of alcohol poisoning from tainted products sold on the black market. Prohibition also overcrowded jails and clogged up our justice system with nonviolent offenders- ensuring that violent criminals’ cases wouldn’t be processed with the proper attention to detail and
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