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    To be an individual is more beneficial than conforming to society. Followers allow people to control themselves‚ but an individual stands for what he believes in. A major difference between a follower and an individual is conformity. Someone who conforms to society follows a group of people and is influenced by everything that group of people does. An individual who doesn’t conform to society is self reliant and courageous. In the article Self Reliance‚ the author writes‚ “It may be

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    The Principles of infection Prevention and Control Task 1 1.1 explain at least 3 examples of employees roles and responsibilities in relation to prevention and control of infection Using equipment provided‚ washing hands when necessary. Washing clients clothes separate from other clients. Using slice bags and slice wash program on washer. It is my responsibility to wear the PPE that is provided‚ also to wear the correct colour aprons to the job I am doing. It is important to use the correct

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    A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. Symptoms include frequent feeling and/or need to urinate‚ pain during urination‚ and cloudy urine. The main causal agent is Escherichia coli. Although urine contains a variety of fluids‚ salts‚ and waste products‚ it does not usually have bacteria in it‚ but when bacteria get into the bladder or kidney and multiply in the urine‚ they may cause a UTI. The most common type of UTI is acute cystitis

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    How to Sleep with an Ear Infection Ear infections commonly plague children‚ and also affect some adults. The infection usually affects the middle ear and is called otitis media. The Eustachian tubes inside the ears become clogged with fluid and mucus. The resulting pain and itching can become almost unbearable‚ causing difficulty sleeping and leaving you even more miserable the next day. If you are at your wits end on how to sleep with an ear infection‚ here are some useful tips to help ease the

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    importance of both infection control and communication are vital skills when relating them to practice. Throughout this assignment there will be links to different experiences in acute care as well as past health care experiences which are suitable. During any health care placement‚ there are many important skills needed communication being one. This being significant as you need to learn to work within different boundaries as well as understanding different ways to communicate. Infection control is a

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    Identify one health condition and discuss the impact on an individual and or wider society This essay will focus on the health condition of (HIV) Human immunodeficiency virus and its impact on an individual’s wellbeing. A number of key dictionary definitions will follow. According to the Oxford Dictionaries (2013) Health is defined as “A person’s medical and physical condition”. HIV is human immunodeficiency virus‚ a retrovirus which causes Aids. Oxford dictionaries (2013). These definitions

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    In the mid 1800’s‚ the outbreak of the American Civil War began and pushed our country to it’s maximum tension. Tensions arrose between the northern states and the southern states. Different decisions and actions before the war could have prevented such a controversial relationship between the states in the United States. Slavery‚ sectionalism‚ states’ rights‚ and secession contributed in the start and end of the Civil War. Significant people demonstrated their thoughts on different situations. Some

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    3. The MSN prepared nurse will have barriers no matter which clinical setting they practice. As the infection control practitioner at my facility‚ I will always face barriers in preventing the spread of infection. I work with many disciplines which include physicians‚ nursing‚ environmental services‚ facilities‚ dietary and the list is infinite for everyone participates in infection prevention. One of the biggest barriers faced is the “sacred cow” as described in the article Putting Evidence into

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    Explain the impact of the Stanford prison experiment on psychology and behaviour. The Stanford prison experiment ‚led by professor Philip Zimbardo‚ was aimed at seeing the effect on people on becoming prisoners or prison guards. The idea was to see what happens to people when they are put in relatively ‘evil’ places. Do the people themselves become evil or is there no net effect? The results indicated that in fact people adapt to their role exceptionally well. It was observed that the prison guards

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    1. understand the causes of infection 1.1 bacteria - neither plant/animal. are a group of there own. very small‚ normally millions of them. multiply ++. single cell with NO nucleus Virus - small infectious agent‚ can only replicate inside living cells of organism‚ have genes of DNA or RNA Fungi - multicellular micro organisms including yeasts & moulds. used for making ABx. essential in decomposition Parasite- is an organism that lives on or in another organism to the detremenet of the host

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