Michelle‚ I agree with you that the healthcare industry‚ particularly the Long Term Care sector is in the shakeout phase of the industry life cycle and may even be headed into the decline phase. However‚ I feel like the managed care sector of the healthcare industry is in the growth stage. Parnell (2014)‚ describes the shakeout phase as a time when industry growth is no longer rapid enough to support the number of competitors. For example‚ take nursing facilities; the new push is for people to be
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There were some reasons why the Cherokees moved in the first place. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 justified because the Indians did things that are very uncalled for. They did things like‚ scalping men‚ women‚ and children alive. and They also burned them on stakes. Also the Cherokees agree to move because they signed a treaty that if they sign it they agreed to move. Plus when they move they get to receive five million dollars and they also get a lot of land. So the Cherokees agree to move and
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The article of the story of The Removal of the Cherokees presents the hardships which the Cherokees went through while moving west after being kicked out of their territory in Georgia. This event in history shows how ungrateful people are‚ the unfairness of life‚ and how to this day somethings have not changed. To begin with‚ one of the things in this article that really makes me see how ungrateful some people are is the fact that Andrew Jackson and Chief Junaluska fought together in the Battle
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2009)This is a reflective report about hand decontamination. Hand washing is found to be the single most important clinical skill in preventing cross contamination and infection control (Dougherty & Lister‚ 2009) In this report I will reflect on my personal experience‚ after learning the theory and practicing the hand hygiene technique‚ reflecting on my feelings and areas for improvement. | Description of what happened.On the day we were firstly introduced to hand decontamination‚ using a power
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be very difficult caring for a patient with dementia. Most caregivers are unaware of the problems‚ they must face. A family member attempting to care for a loved one without training will eventually turn to a Nursing Home that has experienced staff in the care of dementia patients. Although many families feel a sense of guilt having someone else care for a loved one‚ it is best for all concerned. Dementia patients can be a handful for an experienced caregiver as well as those with no training. These
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Appendix H-DSM-IV Evaluation Case Study 1 Josephine‚ a 47-year-old woman‚ seems to be suffering from a cluster-A- personality disorder known as (301.20) Schizoid Personality Disorder (premorbid). Possible Causes It may be a combination of genetic and environmental factors‚ particularly in early childhood‚ are thought to contribute to development schizoid personality disorder. Josephine may have had a parent who was cold or unresponsive to emotional needs. Or‚ she may have been hypersensitive
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I DSM-IV Evaluation Valerie Lopez Axia of University of Phoenix DSM-IV Evaluation Case 1 – Schizoid Personality Disorder The first case study was matched with Schizoid personality disorder; the symptoms matched Josephine’s inability to be social and her emotional coldness. Genetic and environmental factors are common causes in Schizoid personality disorder as well as chromosomal and nervous system disorder. Some treatments that are available are psychotherapy‚ cognitive behavior
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Demonstrative Speech: Hand Washing Introduction I. Attention getter – Hand washing is a task that we perform on a daily basis‚ but it is often times taken for granted. Many of us do not wash our hands the proper way‚ and many of us do not wash our hands as often as we should. II. Reason why hand washing is so important a.i. “80% of all infections are transmitted by human hands” (Fudin‚ 2011). a.ii. “Each year‚ 40 million Americans get sick from hand-borne bacteria‚ and 80‚000 of these people
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Dressing up for the Carnival is a short story by Carol Shields. The message communicated by the author was that in everyday life‚ people tend to conceal their genuine personality by exhibiting an illusion of the persona that they wish to be viewed as by their surrounding society. In this particular case the characters use physical props as their “costume”. Some characters use these props as a costume because they provide a sense of comfort. A character from this story would be X. X is an anonymous
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Running head: HAND HYGIENE Hand Hygiene The hands are the most used body organ and are exposed to pathogens at a higher level than any other part of our body. For humans to maintain a state of good health‚ we have to reduce the transmission to these pathogens. One proven method to interrupt the transmission is by maintaining hand hygiene. Hand hygiene‚ is the simplest most effective measure for preventing nosocomial infection. Evidence to support the importance of hand hygiene in infection prevention
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