UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MASTERS IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MHA) PATIENT SAFETY Individual Assignment 1 SUBMITTED BY: Regan Ramkissoon PS57095 April 12th 2013 Patient Safety Assignment Background SUMMARY OF INCIDENT On Friday 27th January 2012‚ a young mother was trying to get her ailing twenty one month old baby to the hospital. The child was an outpatient of the San Fernando General Hospital as he had three holes in his heart and an enlarged liver. Earlier that
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time 1. Based on this information‚ what are the differential diagnoses? R/O Impaired gas exchange ↑o2 demand; alveolar compromise pt states sob; nocturnal dyspnea R/O Activity Intolerance the patients feels tired most of the time R/O Fluid Overload the patient states feet/ankle swelling @the end of the day R/O Inadequate tissue perfusion d/t ↓cardiac output; pt states chest tightness PAST MEDICAL/SURGICAL HISTORY: History of transmural anterior wall MI
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account of blood pressure testing during a clinical simulative skill session The clinical skill that I have decided to reflect on in this essay is the manual blood pressure test that I have performed on one of my colleague during a simulative clinical skills session. The aim of this essay is to reflect on this experience‚ so as to learn from it‚ identify areas of concern and increase competence in this skill accordingly. To start the essay it is the custom to at least give a definition of blood pressure
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cherished gifts you can offer that can’t be bought at any store. 2. 2 Organize a gathering to show you appreciate Mom on Mother’s Day with all sons‚ daughters‚ grandchildren‚ and other family members present. Cook a homemade meal for Mom just as she did for you when you were growing up. Or‚ take Mom out to her favorite restaurant for a night of delicious cuisine. 3. 3 Make personalized‚ handmade cards‚ scrapbooks‚ family tree books‚ family picture collages‚ or other mementos that can be displayed
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protection in the presence of endogenous aggressive factor such as gastric acid by mainly increasing secretion of gastric mucosa and decreasing gastric acid secretion‚ also PGE2 has a role in regulating the kidney function by maintaining vascular tone‚ blood flow‚ and salt and water excretion. Moreover‚ there are important and opposing functions of both prostacyclin PGI2 and thromboxane TXA2 in maintaining the vascular homeostasis and good cardiovascular health‚ in detail‚ TXA2 is synthesised in the platelets
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Health Secretary Enrique Ona (2013) said‚ “The (RH) Law will empower women‚ through informed choice and voluntarism‚ improve access to information‚ facilities and services‚ increased stability and sustainability of health policy across national and local government.” The long debate over the once-called RH Bill has finally been concluded. Some of the highlights of the Law’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) include the further development of the health service‚ hiring and training of skilled
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Rotten Blood Critic Shannon Winnubst says‚ “The collective nightmare AIDS performs some of our worst cultural anxieties about desire‚ fear‚ and aggression; about gender‚ sexuality‚ and race; about history‚ bodies‚ and violence.” As unpleasant as it is to deal with AIDS Patients (vampires)‚ when a crime results in bloodshed‚ the blood left behind functions as evidence for investigators (people). A bloodstain pattern analyst (people stereotypes) can’t simply glance at drips and smears of blood and immediately
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A psychological question that interests me is; How does our appearance impact how people respond to us? This question interests me because of my personal experiences‚ while working in the modeling industry. I have seen people such as the photographers‚ directors‚ makeup artists‚ hair stylists‚ models‚ and even the guy/girl that is in charge of the lighting‚ change they way the act‚ speak‚ or treat others in a positive or negative way. For example‚ They could be all smiles and hellos when the hair
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(Jordan) Hormaeche and Edwards 1958. The type strain is strain ATCC 13047 (= CDC 279–56‚ NCTC 442.68‚ CIP 60.85). This strain is very close by DNA hybridization to the type strain of E. dissolvens. 2. Enterobacter aerogenes (Kruse) Hormaeche and Edwards 1960a; “Bacillus aerogenes” Kruse 1896; “Aerobacter aerogenes” (Kruse) Hormaeche and Edwards 1958; Enterobacter aerogenes (Hormaeche and Edwards 1960a 1960b); Klebsiella mobilis Bascomb et al. 1971. The type strain is strain ATCC 13048 (= CDC 819–56
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University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects Graduate Studies‚ School of 4-1-2011 Improving Patient Satisfaction in a Hospital Foodservice System Using Low-Cost Interventions: Determining Whether a Room Service System is the Next Step Vanessa A. Theurer Utah State University Recommended Citation Theurer‚ Vanessa A.‚ "Improving Patient Satisfaction in a Hospital Foodservice System Using Low-Cost Interventions: Determining Whether a Room Service System is the
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