Emergency Preparedness and Response Protecting the public’s health historically has been a state and local responsibility. However‚ the growing threat of bioterrorism has highlighted the importance of a strong public health infrastructure to the nation’s homeland security and has focused increased attention on the preparedness of the public health system (Frist‚ 2011). Since the 2001 anthrax attacks Congress has passed new legislation to increase the strength of the nation’s public health system
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The Emergency Department (ED) nurse is unlike any other. The population in the ED is highly diversified by both age and disease process. The ED cares for all ages and populations across a broad spectrum of disease‚ injury prevention and life-saving measures. For example‚ a person can come in unconscious‚ the next with an earache. The scope of emergency nursing practice encompasses the standard nursing process: assessment‚ diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and evaluation. In addition‚ emergency nursing practice
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Christianity point of view. b) Law of the land. DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. INTRODUCTION. DEFINITION. Drug. 1) A drug is any chemical you take that affects the way your body works. Example: alcohol‚ caffeine‚ aspirin‚ nicotine etc. 2) A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating performance when taken by a human body. Drug abuse. 1) It is the use of illegal drugs‚ the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for at least a year with negative consequences. 2)
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SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH PROPOSAL. Influence of drug and alcohol abuse among Kenyan teenage Education. BY BRIAN MUNGA (J15-3021-11) TAKEN BY: Catherine Mavyala DECLARATION I declare that Influence of drug and alcohol abuse among Kenyan teenage Education is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. ………………………………….. 07 August 2012 Signature
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Running head: Creation and implementation of an effective recruiting and retention program Creation and implementation of an effective recruiting and retention program By Mary F. Stokes Table of Contents Introduction3 Employee Retention: Factors and Drivers 4 Coca Cola Employee Retention Program 6 Valid and Effective Employee Retention Program8 Method in Determining Effective Employee Retention Program 10 Discussion and Recommendations for Effective Employee Retention Program in
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Drugs have been around for thousands of years. "A drug is any chemical that produces a therapeutic or non-therapeutic effect in the body (Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse 2000.)" Most drugs were first used for medicinal purposes‚ such as marijuana. Active substances were not extracted into drugs until the 19th century. Newly discovered substances like morphine‚ laudanum‚ and cocaine were completely unregulated and prescribed freely by physicians for a wide variety of ailments. Wounded veterans returned
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Primary care providers‚ working in a clinic setting‚ should be prepared for any potential emergency that may present itself‚ being ready to make adjustments to meet patient needs. Being prepared and aware of evidence-based planning is key‚ to successfully managing any office emergency (Buttaro et al.‚ 2013). Importance of Managing Emergencies Evidence-based Plan of Care Clinical Presentation Sexual assault refers to any sexual act that is coerced or forced without consent‚ not including
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Running head: BOARDING PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 1 Boarding Patients in the Emergency Department Lauren Wiese University of Scranton BOARDING PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 2 Abstract A patient who is boarded is one who remains in the emergency department even after they have been admitted to the hospital. Boarding patients in the emergency department has become a problem for many hospitals in America today. It has affected the health and safety of
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Drug Abuse in America In one month‚ it will be the 100th anniversary of America’s war on drugs‚ implemented with the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. A full century of headstrong battle against countries held responsible of breaching our borders with drugs‚ as well as the 1.53 million American citizens annually held legally accountable. When averaged throughout the span of a year‚ a drug arrest is made every 21 seconds according to the FBI. That puts 1 in 99 adults behind bars‚ the highest incarceration
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Emergency Management in the Granite State Crisis and Emergency Management Introduction The state of New Hampshire remains extremely unique in developing a proper plan for Crisis and Emergency Management to protect the citizens and state property from the potential vulnerabilities. New Hampshire has an extremely unique geography that features numerous mountain ranges‚ lakes‚ and maintains an extensive coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. The state of New Hampshire also maintains the Seabrook
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