As the nurse manager of a 30-bed medical-surgical unit‚ you have just received the results of the quarterly patient satisfaction survey. The satisfaction scores for your unit show an ongoing decline over the past three reporting periods. You also look at your unit’s satisfaction scores as compared with other units in the hospital and realize that the scores for your unit are now lower than those of most other units in the hospital. As you begin to ponder the meaning of these data‚ you receive a call
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Jade T. Samillano EL-33 SEX EDUCATION FOR VISION IMPAIRED STUDENT Sexual Education encompasses many aspects of life. It is needed by all human beings. As people grow‚ their needs for education about sexuality also grow. Sex education should be developmentally appropriate and continuous throughout the lifespan. The goals of sex education are to impart basic information‚ to teach skills necessary for sexual well being‚ and to encourage positive attitudes towards sexuality. But our society has
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Report Practice Standards set out requirements related to specific aspects of nurses’ practice. They link with other standards‚ policies and bylaws of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia and all legislation relevant to nursing practice. Nurses1 have legal and ethical duties to report incompetent or impaired practice or unethical conduct2 of regulated health professionals. It is important for nurses to understand when to report‚ what to report and how to report‚ and to know what
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The nurse assesses Josh’s vital signs. His respirations are rapid and shallow. 1. What is the best technique for the nurse to use to assess Josh’s respirations accurately? A. Observe chest expansion for 15 seconds and multiply by 4 B. Encourage Josh to breath as deeply and slowly as possible C. Watch for nasal flaring and count the air exchanges with each movement D. Place a hand on Josh’s chest and count the hand motion D. Place a hand on Josh’s chest and count the hand motion - Rationale:
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FUNDAMENTAL OF NURSING PROCEDURE MANUAL for PCL course Nursing Department‚ Khwopa Poly-Technic Institute ＆ Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Fundamental of Nursing Procedure Manual Published by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Nepal Office Block B‚ Karmachari Sanshaya Kosh Building Hariharbhavan‚ Lalitpur‚ NEPAL (P.O. Box 450‚ Kathmandu‚ NEPAL) Tel:(977-1) 5010310 Fax:(977-1) 5010284 All copyright reserved by JICA First Edition: March‚ 2008 Re - print: November
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Case 10-7: Impaired Abilities Scenario A: According to ASC 360-10-20‚ “an impairment is the condition that exists when the carrying amount of a long-lived asset (asset group) exceeds its fair value”. In order to determine if the impairment exist in the case‚ we will have to compare the carrying amount with the fair value of the assets. In regards to the municipal bounds‚ its amortized cost‚ $8‚500‚000 exceeds its fair value‚ $7‚500‚000. And corporate bonds’ amortized cost‚ $8‚300‚000 also exceeds
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essential to me. My professional aspiration is to become an Informatics Nurse specialist. The reason why I want to become an Informatics Nurse is because I enjoy working with the information technology. I have been working as a Registered Nurse since last sixteen years and have worked in different areas. Now I would like to uplift my career and wants to become an Informatics Nurse. Throughout my career in nursing I found out that Nurse informatics specialists are at the front position of transforming technology
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THE BENEFITS OF COMPUTERS USE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED Braille system is used to support access to information and reading comprehension which is easy to grasp through by a visually impaired‚ nowadays technology paved its way to the learning process of students with this kind of disability. Computers revolutionizes the learning system for the visually impaired. It can respond and talk to student through sophisticated programs that are designed exactly for the needs of student who cannot see
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Impaired driving affects both teens and adults‚ but it affects adults a lot more than it does teens. “ There is approximately one death every 53 minutes from driving impaired. Everyday in the united states 28 people die from driving while impaired.” (intoxalock.com). The problem our group came up with was how teens are better than adults while being impaired. The hypothesis we had was when teens are impaired they will be able to react to things better than adults. The experiment we had to do was
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While the basic concept of impaired driving is not hard to grasp‚ that doesn’t mean Illinois drunk driving laws are simple‚ or that charges of driving under the influence (DUI) are so lacking in complexity that just anybody can understand and defend against them. DUI is defined in Illinois as operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs‚ including medically prescribed marijuana. Since mid-July 1997‚ Illinois has used a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.08 percent or above as
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