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    drug prevention

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    The Drug Enforcement Administration was established on July 1‚ 1973‚ by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973‚ signed by President Richard Nixon on July 28.[2] It proposed the creation of a single federal agency to enforce the federal drug laws as well as consolidate and coordinate the government’s drug control activities. Congress accepted the proposal‚ as they were concerned with the growing availability of drugs.[3] As a result‚ the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (BNDD)‚ the Office of Drug

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    MALARIA Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by protists (a type of microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. It begins with a bite from an infected female mosquito‚ which introduces the protists via its saliva into the circulatory system‚ and ultimately to the liver where they mature and reproduce. The disease causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache‚ which in severe cases can progress to coma or death. Malaria is widespread in tropical

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    Heart Disease

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    Coronary Heart Disease Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. There are many types of heart diseases that fall into this title. Two of the most popular forms of cardiovascular diseases are heart attack and stroke. The increasing amount of exposure of known risk factors for these diseases to young adults is why I feel it is necessary to promote what it takes to lead a heart healthy lifestyle in order to avoid becoming another statistic. I feel as though

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    Obstetric Fall Prevention

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    This class is very interesting and challenge in many ways so far. Fall prevention is the last thing that comes to mind in relation to obstetric population. The reason being that laboring and fetus is closely monitoring during and after birth. In my research on the discussion‚ it was noted that fall prevention in obstetric is not well documented and that tool assessment use to assess for fall risk in other health care setting‚ does not work effectively in the obstetric setting. Fall risk tools

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    Pressure Ulcer Prevention

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    Pressure Ulcer Prevention Capstone Project Milestone # 4: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Introduction Pressure ulcers continue to be a prevalent issue in the health care system and causes “pain‚ slow recovery from morbid conditions‚ infection and death” (Kwong‚ Pang‚ Aboo‚ & Law‚ 2009‚ p. 2609). In the field of nursing turning and repositioning patients is a well-known nursing intervention to prevent development of pressure ulcers. However‚ many hospitals and facilities still neglect to apply

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    Introduction; In this assignment I will be talking about different sources of finance available For different types of organisation. Also I will talk about assess the implication of the different sources and we evaluate Appropriate sources of finance for business projects. All business needs a money to finance and to set up a business activities like setup cost‚ Day to day cost‚ and other expenses which can help to keep the business running. Financial sources definition; Financial sources

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    External Loss Prevention

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    Tavaski Gordon March 27‚ 2013 External Loss Prevention External theft is often caused by shoplifting‚ break-ins‚ robberies or other acts by outside sources. Although it does not cause as much loss overall compared to internal theft (National Retail Security Survey‚ 2008)‚ shoplifting and external theft most certain causes a substantial amount of loss annually to the retail industry (National Retail Security Survey‚ 2008). Controlling external theft requires a commitment to educating your employees

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    Three scenarios where I would apply each of the three levels of prevention According to Edelman‚ Mandle and Kudzma (2017)‚ the three levels of prevention are primary‚ secondary and tertiary. Through primary prevention level‚ it is possible to have health promotion and specific prevention such as immunization. Immunizing a healthy infant at the hospital is an example of a primary care scenario. The first step in this scenario would be checking on the immunization records to determine the required

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    Essay On Fall Prevention

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    nurse needs to prioritize the patient specific needs to prevent fall prevention in acute care settings. The article indicates that further study needed to find out successful outcome and identify the effective strategies. Abreu et al. (2012) article indicates that fall prevention is difficult‚ but it is important for the nurse to monitor the patient and understand the guidelines to prevent fall. The article also represents that health professionals also needs more guidelines and training to recognize

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    Gastrontestinal Disease

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    Denita LaRock HCA/240 January 21‚ 2013 Crohn’s Disease Nakki Price Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects the bowel tissues. The inflammation begins in the lining of the digestive tract‚ and may spread into the layers of the bowel tissue. This disease causes severe diarrhea‚ abdominal pain‚ and malnutrition. Other symptoms are ulcers‚ fever‚ weight loss and reduced appetite. Abdominal pain‚ blood in stool‚ and unexplained diarrhea or fever lasting more than two days

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