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    The hospital that I work in uses principles from The Studer Group‚ which works with hospitals to obtain improved clinical outcomes‚ to obtain a high reliability organization (Studer Group‚ 2017). Quarterly‚ we focus on different safety topics such as support the team‚ ask questions and focus on the task. Employees complete a computer based lesson each quarter and leaders are to make rounds on staff for validation of practice. We also have Safety Coaches for each department. Their role is to be the

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    Emphysema Essay

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    Emphysema‚ also referred to as pulmonary emphysema‚ is a degenerative‚ nonreversible disease. It is characterized by an enlargement of the airways beyond the terminal bronchioles. This airway enlargement can be due to a myriad of causes. Emphysema is commonly referred to as COPD; however‚ emphysema is only one type of COPD. Chronic bronchitis is the other. In cases of COPD‚ emphysema and chronic bronchitis typically accompany one another‚ but emphysema can also occur by itself. There are two types

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    Physical Therapy Of A Stroke Patient Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability. A stroke occurs when the blood supply and part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced. Which deprive brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Eventually‚ brain cells begin to die. Prompt treatment is very crucial. Early action can minimize brain damage and potential complications. However‚ a stroke may be caused by a blocked artery or the leaking or bursting of a blood vessel. Some people may experience

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    3.2. One Man's Health

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    3.1 Man’s Health I am dying with the help of too many physicians. – Alexander the Great (356–323 BC)‚ the Greek King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. He died young at age 32. To be a man‚ die young. Universally‚ it is a recognized fact that men die younger than women. The life span of men is about 5 years less than women on average. A higher life expectancy at birth for females compare to that of males is almost universal. In 2000‚ it was approximately 7 years

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    The cardiovascular system‚ also known as the circulatory system‚ is composed of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood. The term cardiovascular refers to the heart (cardio-) and blood vessels (vascular). The term circulatory refers to the circulation of the blood. The heart is a muscular pump and its regular contractions send blood into tough‚ elastic tubes called arteries‚ which branch into smaller vessels and convey oxygen-rich blood through the body. The arteries eventually divide into tiny capillaries

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    Essay On Heart Disease

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    There are many different types of heart diseases. Coronary seems to be the main form. A Heart disease is a disorder of the blood vessels of the heart that can lead to a heart attack. The disease is not curable‚ which means that the person will always have to live with their condition (Mayo Clinic.) With that being said‚ there are surgeries that can be provided to help better the condition. Some heart diseases can’t be prevented‚ which are called heart defects. People are born with those (The Heart

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    Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as pneumonia that develops 48 hours or longer after patients has intubated and received mechanical ventilation. An infection may develop if microscopic organisms or germs invade the intubation of the patient’s lower respiratory tract and lung parenchyma (Koenig‚ S. M.‚ 2006). According to the 2009 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) report‚ the accountability for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) preventions includes hospital’s CEO and senior

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    Uremic Pruritus Case Study

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    Title: A comparison between the efficacy and safety of different doses of “Gabapentin” as treatment of uremic pruritus in patients on haemodialysis. Keywords: Efficacy‚ safety‚ “Gabapentin”‚ uremic pruritus and haemodialysis. Background: Pruritus is defined as" localized unpleasant sensation that induces a desire to scratch"‚ it is considered one of the frequent manifestations that occur in many systemic diseases such as biliary obstruction‚ neurological diseases and endocrine disorders.(1) The

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    Essay On Pneumothorax

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    PNEUMOTHORAX Description Pneumothorax is presence of air in the pleural cavity. It prevents your lung from expanding properly when you try to breathe in‚ causing shortness of breath and chest pain. It is also called as Collapse lung. A primary pneumothorax occurs without an apparent cause and in the absence of significant lung disease‚ while a secondary pneumothorax occurs in the presence of existing lung pathology. Tension pneumothorax develops occasionally and is a medical emergency. Unless reversed

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    1. Why is Mrs. Morales on these drugs? Captopril is an ace inhibitor‚ it works to help with hypertension‚ as well as minimizing or preventing left ventricular dilation‚ and reduces the risk of heart failure. Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic is used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure. “Lovastatin works by slowing the production of cholesterol in the body to decrease the amount of cholesterol that may build up on the walls of the arteries and block blood flow

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