Shouldice Hospital – A Cut Above 1.) How well is the hospital currently utilizing its beds? The hospital stay cycles have been provided: | Mon Beds | Tue Beds | Wed Beds | Thu Beds | Fri Beds | Sat Beds | Sun Beds | Available Beds | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Monday Admission | 30 | 30 | 30 | | | | | Tuesday Admission | | 30 | 30 | 30 | | | | Wednesday Admission | | | 30 | 30 | 30 | | | Thursday Admission | | | | 30 | 30 | 30 | | Friday Admission | |
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Criminally Famous Paths Charles Manson‚ Theodore (Ted) Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer all have one thing in common: they all used to‚ or are still‚ suffering from antisocial personality disorder‚ commonly abbreviated as ASPD. Antisocial personality disorder is a type of long term mental condition in which a person’s ways of thinking‚ observing and taking part in situations and relating to others are‚ a lot of times‚ debilitated — and destructive. People with antisocial personality disorder typically have
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Cysticercosis is a disease caused by ingestion of the eggs of Taenia solium. Neurocysticercosis occurs when the tapeworm parasite infests the central nervous system (CNS). This infection is becoming increasingly common in places such as‚ Latin America‚ Central America‚ and Southeast Asia. Immigration has increased the area of infection and stopped the confinement to certain geographical areas. These infections occur via fecal-oral route and can come from fresh produce. Most of the infections can
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Generation of options: Based on the above criteria‚ the following options can be generated. I. The hospital can continue with the current scale of operations i.e. Maintaining Status Quo II. The hospital can plan to scale up the level of operations. This can be done in 3 different ways A. Start operating on Saturdays which increases the capacity by 20% B. Expand the hospital building by adding one more floor C. Open new hospital in the USA‚ and thereby expanding operations
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INTRODUCTION ACUTE APPENDICITIS Appendicitis (or epityphlitis) is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix. All cases require removal of the inflamed appendix‚ either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. Untreated‚ mortality is high‚ mainly because of peritonitis and shock.[1] Reginald Fitz first described acute appendicitis in 1886‚[2] and it has been recognized as one of the most common causes of severe acute abdominal pain worldwide. Location of the appendix in the digestive system
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Introduction Health assessment thus plays an important role to provide information about one’s health. Assessment is the first step in the nursing process and includes collection‚ verification‚ organization‚ interpretation and documentation of data.(Sue C.DeLaune and Patriciak .Ladner‚2011) Almost every admitted patient the first time required the implementation of the health assessment to determine their health condition to enable healthcare plans and implementation what they need to do. On way
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There are many hospital departments‚ staffed by a wide variety of healthcare professionals‚ with some crossover between departments. For example‚ physiotherapists often work in different departments and doctors often do the same‚ working on a general medical ward as well as an intensive or coronary care unit. Each department tends to be overseen by consultants in that specialty with a team of junior medical staff under them who are also interested in that specialty. Accident and emergency this department
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A colostomy is a surgical opening from the colon through the abdominal wall to the outside of the body. The purpose is for waste products (stool) to leave the body. A colostomy is performed for a variety of reasons including cancer‚ infections and certain diseases. Occasionally‚ the colostomy is only temporary until the colon heals and then it is reversed‚ but most of the time a colostomy is permanent. 1. Empty the colostomy drainage bag several times each day. It’s best to empty the bag before
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What are the different types of position during surgical operation? The surgical positions are (1) Recumbent (Lying or reclining)‚ (2) Dorsal (pertaining to the back)‚ (3) Modified Fowler’s‚ (Fowler’s position- that in which the head of the patient’s bed is raised to 18-20 inches above the level. (4) Genupectoral position- the patient resting on his knees and chest‚ arms crossed above his head. (5) Left lateral‚ (6) Lithotomy position-the patient on his back‚ legs flexed on his thighs‚ thighs
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An in-depth look at the Profession of Colorectal Surgeons. Patrick A. Cullinan ID 4131080 SCIN360 In 1998 after watching a news program about the death of Jay Monahan in New York City‚ and the interest I developed‚ because of this story became the reason I selected this particular profession for my final research paper. On January 24‚ 1998‚ Jay Monahan an MSNBC legal analyst and husband of NBC Today host Katie Couric‚ died at age 42 of colon cancer. He battled this disease
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