2016‚ I organized a venturesome trip for my dad and I to share in the Florida Keys during the weekend of our birthdays. Our trip was scheduled for the end of July‚ which happened to be the hottest and the most chaotic time to go because of lobster season. As a Floridian‚ I have traveled to many destinations throughout Florida; but never before have I gone as far south as the keys. Recalling the first time I visited the Florida Keys is one of my fondest memories. Ultimately‚ the
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Andrew Jackson: Conqueror of Florida In the early 1800’s‚ Spain had little control of their territory south of the border of the American border‚ Florida. Indian tribes often raided towns in Southern American‚ then back to Florida to safety. America’s new mission was to seize Florida from Spain in order to protect itself from further attack. It seems that the tough and volatile Andrew Jackson was the only one to do it. Jackson’s nickname‚ Old Hickory‚ was fitting. Hickory was long held as the
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to ensure bedside manner continues to advance as practice evolves. The following summary will discuss literature focused on the ethical and moral responsibilities of nurses in reference to informed consent specifically taking place in the emergency room. Working in the emergency
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This informed consent will be used at the very beginning of the counseling process. Client will receive a copy after reading and agreeing to the terms. From a risk management perspective‚ keeping copy of the consent with the client’s signature will also be stored. This is a standard of care. There will be an emphasis on confidentiality before each session. Other necessary specific items from the informed consent will be reiterated if needed. The specific ethical and legal standards addressed in the
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medications for themselves. The study of adult clients with intellectual disabilities is no exception. Although as adults they are legally eligible to consent or not to consent to their own treatment‚ persons with intellectual
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Florida Should Legalize Euthanasia Florida should legalize euthanasia and I offer the following plan. The way Florida would legalize euthanasia should be by setting up a set of professional doctors who could examine all cases in which a person or an ill patients family request euthanasia due to extreme pain or an incurable disease. The doctors could examine these people and if they find there is no way other than the use of machines 24-hours a day to keep these people alive they
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On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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Legal issues Consent also has a legal angle. Patients have the right to decide about what they do or what others can do to their lives and their bodies. Therefore‚ obtaining consent is necessary for anything other than a routine physical examination and investigation. Informed consent prior medical intervention protects the doctor and the hospital in which he or she works from certain forms of litigation‚ because the medical intervention was legal‚ and carried out after authorization by the patient
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The Florida Everglades A Wetlands Ecosystem The Everglades‚ a vast wetlands ecosystem made up of marshes and swamps‚ begins at Lake Okeechobee‚ a large lake in the center of Florida‚ and ends in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay. It is nearly 50 miles across and 110 miles long (Hinrichsen)‚ and when viewed from the air‚ appears to be miles and miles of shallow water flowing through thick mats of grass. This perception has earned it the name "River of Grass". Although it does flow like a river
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Ecology of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Abstract This paper examines the thermal refuges‚ effects of coastal storms and winter aggregation behavior on the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). The Florida manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) typically found in the subtropical waters of the southeastern United States‚ feeding on sea grass and freshwater vegetation . Unlike many marine animals that inhibit large
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