Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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“Complex psychological trauma is defined as resulting from exposure to severe stressors that (1) are repetitive and prolonged‚ (2) involve harm or abandonment by caregivers…a responsible adult‚ and (3) occur at developmentally vulnerable times in the victims’ life‚ such as early childhood or adolescence” (Courtois & Ford C. A.‚ 2009‚ p.13). Jim experienced prolonged physical and psychological abuse and witnessed IVP between his parents until the age of 14. From 14 on his father continued to be abusive
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Complex scientific studies have led to the modern manipulation of genetics which allows life to be created through various processes such as IVF‚ stem cell regeneration and cloning. Cloning has successfully produced biological entities of fully grown organisms (Freudenrich‚ 2001). In 1996‚ the first cloned mammal‚ Dolly the sheep‚ sparked excitement in the scientific world and the general public (National Museum Scotland‚ 2016). After this scientific success‚ public speculation about the future of
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What is Postcolonial Literature? In a broad sense‚ postcolonial literature is writing which has been “affected by the imperial process from the moment of colonization to the present day” (Ashcroft et al‚ 2). In India’s case‚ this includes novels‚ poetry‚ and drama which were written both during and after the British Raj or “Reign‚” which came to a formal conclusion with Indian Independence in August 1947. Although writing from India and other formerly colonized countries such as Nigeria‚ Jamaica
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of First Past the Post voting System First Past the Post is the voting system used in General elections in the UK. It has many advantages‚ like the fact that it provides a clear view of the parties that can be voted for‚ such as Liberal Democrats‚ Labour‚ and Conservative‚ among others. It usually allows Single party governments‚ and rarely ends up in hung‚ or coalition governments‚ such as the likes that we are in at the moment. It also prevents extremist
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Innovation is essential to the success of a firm in today’s business environment. "Innovation is the lifeblood of the modern economy" (Bridgman‚ 2001‚ p.1). Firms must continue to become more and more adaptive and responsive to today’s ever changing business environment if they are going to succeed. The purpose of this report is to "explain how an entrepreneur can build an adaptive firm that balances entrepreneurial characteristics with managerial style." By researching a number of entrepreneurial
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Oedipus complex in Sons and lovers Sigmund Freud introduced two theories‚ one is Oedipus complex and other is Electra complex. Sigmund Freud’s theory‚ the Oedipus complex takes its name from the Greek play Oedipus Rex. In the play Oedipus is prophesied to murder his father‚ marry his mother and have sex with her and he does this unwittingly. The strong attraction of a child to the parent of the opposite sex and envy or jealous feelings toward the parent
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SIT/AFFILIATE INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF GHANA P.O.BOX LG 73 LEGON – ACCRA 18TH FEBRUARY 2013 The Administrative Secretary Institute Of African Studies P.O.BOX LG 73 Legon. Dear Sir/Madam EXTENSION OF VISA SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING (SIT) The SIT programme based at the institute of African Studies‚ university of Ghana‚ is the study Abroad component of world learning Inc. a university in the USA located in Brattleboro‚ Vermont. For this spring semester (February-May)
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Jubar Complex On May 29‚ 1999‚ 1 Bihar was given the task to capture Jubar complex. 1 Bihar was in Assam and coming straight to conflict zone‚ in a totally different climate conditions than few day back (they inducted after war broke) in its previous field of posting. Same mistakes as we did in early days of Dras‚ mistakes were done here as well. The units were not logistically ready as well as not properly acclimatised to high altitude. You can imagine a person’s position that is coming straight
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measurement describe mathematical calculations particularly susceptible to propagating successive errors in downstream operations. Those flows create compounding phenomena‚ known as Propagation of Error‚ with the potential to severely degrade accuracy unless otherwise corrected or compensated. Imagine the profound corollaries of erroneous ship navigation while crossing an ocean‚ missile trajectory on a defense system or medical research for an experimental cancer treatment? In an age where technical accuracy
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