patient’s condition may not allow for discharge from an acute care setting to their prior place of residence. Instead‚ the patient may be deemed more suitable for continued care in a long-term acute care facility (LTAC). I had the opportunity to care for a patient who underwent a complex discharge process‚ as he required long-term mechanical ventilation. To fully understand the intricacy of his discharge‚ it is important to recognize pertinent assessment data‚ interdisciplinary reports‚ and imperative discharge
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score in Long Term Orientation‚ as she is definitely a pragmatic country. Russians believe that truth depends on situation‚ context and time. They tend to have a strong propensity to save and invest and perseverance in achieving results. However‚ the United States has a very low score in Long Term Orientation. Since Americans are prone to analyze before judging the truth‚ this culture doesn’t make most Americans pragmatic. The American business culture measures performance on a short-term basis‚ this
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Personal Goals HCS 301 September 25‚ 2010 Judy Ceppaglia Personal Goals It wasn’t that long ago that I had those new graduate nurse’s hopeless feelings of fear and despair‚ as whether or not I was ever going to be a competent nurse. Wondering whether I was ever going to feel like I know exactly what I am doing and why. Was I ever going to stop being nervous when starting an IV or inserting a Foley catheter. Was I ever going to handle a full assignment of four patients‚ in busy Emergency
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reason this is my purpose is because I have a passion for helping people see their full potential. My personal goal is to speak to foster children and write a book about my life to share it with them by 2020‚ my educational goal is to graduate Valencia with a 3.5 GPA and to be accepted into a nursing program by 2017‚ and my career goal is to become a neonatal nurse practitioner by 2023. My personal goal is important to me because I want foster children to know that they are not alone. I want them to
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Being a teacher is a career that I have always desired to follow ever since I was a young girl. It was at the end of my elementary years when I first decided I wanted to become a teacher; I thought it was a cool job to have. When I was younger I use to think how cool it would be to be in control of the whole class‚ it was like being the boss. When I reached high school I decided that I wanted to become an elementary teacher. I started to realize how interested I was in learning about children and
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Long-term care includes nursing home facilities as well as home care agencies and assisted living facilities. Who uses long-term care services? Why do they use them? Mainly the elderly (considered age 65 or older) population uses long-term care services; however‚ there are those who are younger and mainly physically or mentally handicapped. However‚ those who use long-term care services are those who require additional assistance or recovery time. Examples of some situations in which an individual
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parents‚ brothers‚ sisters‚ babysitters and other familiar adult. Children can be abused by age of up to 18 years and they likely to be at risk of physical injuries‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect‚ emotional abuse or verbal abuse. Child abuse can have major long term effects on all aspects of a child’s health‚ development and well being. The main forms of maltreatment are: Neglect sign; A child come to school usually with dirty skin‚ hair and clothes or without jacket in winter. Children in the school may
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7/1/2013 Think deep of how abuse can hurt or damage a child mentally and physically. The victim can end up living with a life of long-term suffering consequences. There are many kinds of abuse: physical abuse‚ neglect‚ psychological or emotional and “custodial interference” (CDC‚ 1). Imagine the harmful effects that abuse brings to a child. It has been shown that 1‚770 children from infancy to early child hood have died from physical abuse. Psychological disorders in another study show 80 percent
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my career‚ I still feel that there a lot of things which I should instill in me. To satisfy my desire for success‚ I believe I should be a complete package and for which‚ I should continue my quest for knowledge. After gaining a substantial experience in business world‚ to leverage on this strong foundation to pursue an MBA is the next logical step. I am very excited to learn the diverse facets of management and their interdependencies to operate as ONE functional unit. My short term goal shall
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the mental health effects of bullying‚ the long-term changes of bullying to the brain and what it leads to‚ and a study on negative effects on the brain. Descriptive article: The article entitled “Mental Health Effects Of Bullying Even Worse Than Effects Of Abuse By Adults” was written by David DiSalvo.
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