ii) Whether the timberlakes should warn persons of the foreseeable risks. In regard to duty of care‚ the court may consider the principles established in SWAIN v WAVERLEY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (2005). In this case‚ Mr. Swain waded out about 15 metres into waist-deep water and dived through a wave but hit his head on a sandbar. The court held that the council had been negligent. In regard to public authorities‚ the case Nagle v Rottnest Island Authority (1993) ‚ N struck his head on a submerged
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As an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)‚ we must be able to screen and diagnose appropriately. Understanding the difference and the purposes they serve are imperative. According to PubMed Health (2016)‚ screening should be done prior to the patient being ill to detect the disease process at an early stage. Diagnostic test determines the exact cause of the symptoms. I believe as an APRN there are many factors to consider prior to screening a patient for a particular disease. These factors
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One of the most important aspects of our legal system is the concept that everyone is equal before the law. There are certain aspects that result in a lack of equality. The fact that our legal system is adversarial is a major contributor. Because the nature of our legal system is competitive and confrontational‚ it is designed to determine where laws have been broken so punishment can be dealt out. The legal teams employed are also seeking for winning cases‚ gaining reputations and are willing to
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|Problem # 1: Risk for injury | |General Goal : Patient will be free from injury | |Predicted Behavioral Outcome Objective: Patient will verbalize appropriate interventions to take minimize the risk for falls by discharge. | |
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completing which resulted in a medication error and patient harm. In this situation the nurse present should make sure they are providing the best care for the best possible outcome for the patient. Critically ill patients are a high stakes population. They can decline quickly
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Mr. Jimmie Osborne is enrolled in the Anger Management Group Therapy class I facilitate at the Columbia Center on Mondays at 2:00pm. Up until week seven‚ Mr. Osborne has been an active participant engaged in group discussions appropriately. During week seven‚ he became disruptive and inappropriate to the point redirection was no longer effective and he had to be asked to leave the group. After session‚ Mr. Osborne asked permission to attend future groups and was told he could do so as long as
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Introduction The aim of this piece of work will be to describe‚ analyse and evaluate what role the staff nurse holds in the effective management of the care of the bereaved person. Throughout the author will relate this to the bereavement of a family following the death of a loved one in a care of the elderly setting. In relation to this assignment and because the focus of this assignment is on the staff nurse effectively managing the care of the bereaved person the author will focus on the issue of the
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RESEARCH IN ACTION Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality • www.ahrq.gov Issue #14 March 2004 Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care Hospitals with low nurse staffing levels tend to have higher rates of poor patient outcomes such as pneumonia‚ shock‚ cardiac arrest‚ and urinary tract infections‚ according to research funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and others. Yet increasing staffing levels is not an easy task. Major factors contributing to lower staffing
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Work within a legal and ethical framework CHCCS4100C Assessment 2 Case Study Report Due date: 8th April‚ 2013 18701 Certificate IV in Community Services 2013 Samuel Waldock Student number: 367816562 Question 1: Identify the important laws and legal requirements that a community service worker needs to be aware of when working with clients in this scenario/situation. Briefly explain why they are important. EDUCATION ACT NSW 1990 Section 21B – Compulsory school
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Imagine a firm with the same cost structure but in each of the four market structures: Competitive‚ Monopolistically Competitive‚ Oligopoly‚ and a Monopoly. Explain the long run outcome in each market structure. A purely competitive market insures that no buyer or seller has any market power or ability to influence the price. The sellers in a purely competitive market are price takers. The market set the price and each seller react to that price by altering the variable input and output in the short
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