patient harm. Valerie J. Gooder Ph.D.‚ RN reports that the Institute of Medicine in 1999 reported that “nearly a million patients each year are injured in hospitals in the United States due to error. Medication errors occur more often than other categories of preventable errors (19%)‚ and most medication errors occurred during medication administration (34%) where they were more likely to directly impact the patient and cause harm.” (Gooder‚ 2011). Not long after looking at these percentages was the
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ACCF/AHA Pocket Guideline Adapted from the 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy November 2011 Developed in Collaboration With the American Association for Thoracic Surgery‚ American Society of Echocardiography‚ American Society of Nuclear Cardiology‚ Heart Failure Society of America‚ Heart Rhythm Society‚ Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions‚ and Society of Thoracic Surgeons © 2011 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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computer science been chosen by me as to remember the achievement that being done by him for this world and as to remember that he just passed away on 8th October 2011 but haven’t got the appreciation for what he has done. Rest in peace‚ Dennis Ritchie. Background Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie was born in Bronxville‚ New York‚ on September 9‚ 1941‚ and grew up in New Jersey‚ where his father‚ Alistair Ritchie‚ worked as a switching systems engineer for Bell Laboratories. His mother‚ Jean McGee Ritchie
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Evaluation of a Method to Reduce Over-the-Counter Medication Dosing Error Marion Grady 3/9/2010 What is the purpose of the article? The purpose of the article was to find a simple way of dosing over was a reduction in errors in the home dosing. What are the overall research questions? Research questions include dose determination and dose measurement percentage. The clinical trial randomly assigned color coded or conventional assignments to care givers.
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There are many astonishing towers and buildings around the world‚ but the Petronas Twin Towers are unconventional. The Petronas Twin Towers are the world’s tallest buildings since 1996‚ featuring unique designs. The Petronas Twin Towers are located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur‚ the capital city of Malaysia. The Malaysian Government decided to built the Petronas Twin Towers in the late 1980’s‚ to represent Kuala Lumpur as a modern city with a respectable international standing. It took approximately
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Running head: Twin Studies Twin Studies Paper Psy/250 March 8‚ 2010 Twin Studies Paper In this paper we are going to explore the study of twins‚ and the concept of nature versus nurture in the development of traits and personalities among people. Identical and fraternal twins are compared and analyzed‚ and assumptions are made in an attempt to determine the genetic and/or environmental factors that affect personality traits across
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ERROR ANALYSIS Errors VS Mistakes Error Error usually means that the person who committed it did something wrong because they thought wrongly and judged incorrectly. It is used for formal situations and is more serious since it is usually a more important problem that occurred due to the misjudgment. It is more technical and formal. Mistake Mistake refers to something that is more common. An example is mistaking salt from sugar‚ it is a common mistake and everyone makes it sometimes
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Francis Galton presented the twin study in his article “The History of Twins‚ as a Criterion of the Relative Powers of Nature and Nurture”. In the article‚ Galton bares his claim of the importance of twins and the serendipitous life experiment that takes place throughout their lives. This serendipitous experiment he is referring to‚ is the effects of nature and nurture‚ or‚ propensities obtained at birth and those that were created by environment and circumstance. Twin studies performed today must
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Introduction Medication errors have been a problem in the medical field for many years. Medication errors are one of the most common types of error in the health-care field that affects the lives and safety of the patient (Schoenecker‚ 2007). The prevention of medication errors is possible‚ if the nurse uses the medication rights correctly during the administration process. Medication administration is a process that involves the ordering and distribution of medicines to the patient. It also involves
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4/27/2014 IRCTC Ltd‚Booked Ticket Printing IRCTCs e-Ticketing Service Electronic Reservation Slip (Personal User) This ticket will only be valid along with an ID proof in original. If found travelling without ID Proof‚will be treated as without ticket and charged as per extant Railway rules. Valid IDs to be presented during train journey by one of the passenger booked on an e-ticket :- Voter Identity Card / Passport / PAN Card / Driving License / Photo ID card issued by Central/State
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