INTEREST GROUP REPORT The Sierra Club John Muir made the incomparable Yosemite Valley the center of his experience. Soon his words reached the larger audience of the New York Tribune and other influential publications‚ and he was writing that the Sierra should be explored by everyone‚ and permanently protected as a recreational resource accessible to all. In 1889 Muir embarked on an excursion in northern Yosemite with Robert Underwood Johnson. The two planned a campaign for a Yosemite National
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“One minute you’ve got a dying person… Then the next job you go to is a man with a cold who needs to see his GP.” [pic] [Lydia Emerson on the right with her co-worker Ursula Cherry on the left] Lydia Emerson‚ a conventional 19-year-old who grew up in a family of four in the city of Southampton is on her way to face the fast paced world of being a paramedic. Now 78 miles away studying at a top medical school called St. Georges in London‚ she discloses some of her most traumatic experiences
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The study integrated the qualities of nursing students (N=227) with their aptitude and academic achievement in a tripartite model. A battery of tests called in the Assessment for Nursing Potential (ANP) composed of the (a) Nursing Quality Scale (NQS) with factors on caring‚ compassion‚ commitment and connectedness; (b) Achievement test; and (c) Aptitude test was used in the study. Using a three-wave longitudinal design‚ the NQS was first administered followed by the aptitude‚ then the achievement
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Introduction The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) both recognise that good record keeping is required to provide safe‚ high-quality health care (MBA‚ 2014; NMBA‚ 2008‚ 2014). Clinical documentation reflects the assessment of the patient‚ the clinical findings‚ the plan‚ patient’s response and outcome of care (Heartfield‚ 1996; Jeffries‚ Johnson‚ & Griffiths‚ 2010). Accurate documentation is seen not only as a record of patient care (Rodden‚ &
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One in three women are beaten or raped in their lifetime; that’s one billion women (United Nations). Some would say that is a pandemic. In Canada alone‚ more than 3000 women (along with 2500 children) are living in an emergency shelter to escape domestic violence. Each year‚ over 427‚000 women over the age of 15 reported they have been sexually assaulted. Since only about 10% of all sexual assaults are reported to the police‚ the actual number is much higher. You might be wondering what kind of people
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My Hobby- Kayaking Ladies and gentlemen‚ I have come here to talk to you about one of my hobbies‚ kayaking. A common misconception is that a kayak is the same as a canoe‚ but this is not the case. There are a number of differences between a kayak and a canoe‚ the main difference is that in a kayak‚ you are enclosed‚ unlike in a canoe‚ whose cockpit is much like a boat. Also‚ a kayak is normally for one person only and a canoe is for a number of people. Finally‚ in general‚ a canoe has only one paddle
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Definition of Nursing “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human responses‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations‚” defines the American Nurses Association (ANA‚ 2003‚ p. 6). The six main features of nursing are: provision of caring relationship to promote health; the different human experiences and responses to health
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Legislative Issue Faced by Nursing http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/shortageresource.htm The web site I found that discusses this critical issue is by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (AACN). This is an outstanding website that discusses the current and projected issues regarding the nursing shortage. The article identifies sobering figures of projected shortages up to the year 2020. By 2010‚ the nursing shortage is projected to be 12%‚ by 2015 to be 20% and by 2020 a frightening
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_ethicsThe nature of nursing means that nursing ethics tends to examine the ethics of caring rather than ’curing’ by exploring the relationship between the nurse and the person in care.[1]Early work to define ethics in nursing focused more on the virtues that would make a good nurse‚ rather than looking at what conduct is necessary to respect the person in the nurse’s care. However‚ recently‚ the ethics of nursing has also shifted more towards the nurse’s obligation
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Mr. Grey age 70‚ is accompanied by his wife who stated that for the past 10-12 months she has noticed that her husband has been experiencing forgetfulness‚ personality changes; and some memory loss‚ for example‚ inability to recognize familiar faces‚ places‚ or objects. Further‚ she stated that he continuously repeats the same stories‚ having forgotten that he has already told them. 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? - A probable diagnosis could be dementia base on patient’s history
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