Facility Planning – Part I Gail Ashley HCS/466 July 11‚ 2010 Jennifer Freel Facility Planning – Part I The southern end of Virginia Beach was underserved in the area of health care. The distance to travel to the closest hospital is approximately 25-30 minutes‚ more during rush hour traffic. The Sentara Healthcare Organization decided it was time to locate a facility in the area to provide health care and also to provide health care to the neighboring city‚ eastern North Carolina
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Handbook. The Cochrane Collaboration. Avalaible from: www.cochrane.dk/cochrane/handbook.htm. [Accessed 22nd March 2013]. Dennis C. L. (2002). Breastfeeding initiation and duration: A 1990–2000 literature review. Journal of Obstetric‚ Gynecologic‚ and Neonatal Nursing. 31(1):12–32. Duckett L‚ Henly S.‚ Garvis M. (1993) Predicting breast-feeding duration during the postpartum hospitalization. Western Journal of Nursing Research. (15) p. 177-198. Ekström‚ A.‚ Widström‚ A.M.‚ Nissen‚ E. (2003) ‘Duration of
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• Dark‚ tarry stools (may be a sign of internal stomach bleeding) • Easy bruising and bleeding • Vomiting blood or which resembles coffee grounds • Headaches • Weakness • Dizziness Once a patient detects the above-listed signs of Heparin overdose‚ it’s crucial to visit a hospital to seek treatment‚ if medical attention is not given‚ the situation may be life threatening. What is the treatment of Heparin overdose? The medical care provider will give protamine sulfate through slow
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or Stein-Leventhal syndrome‚ is an endocrine disorder in women that has varying degrees of early and long-term reproductive and metabolic risk. PCOS is the most common female endocrinopathy during childbearing age with around 6%-10% of the population afflicted. (Palomba et al.‚ 2015). While many that have been diagnosed with PCOS have ovarian cyst‚ it is not the symptom required for diagnoses. To be diagnosed with PCOS one must be afflicted with at least two of three
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includes: • airways‚ various sizes • oxygen supply‚ disposable mask and tubing • suction equipment‚ selection of catheters • disposable gloves‚ gauze swabs‚ bowl of water and receiver • oxygen saturation monitor • emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation equipment. A significant aspect of a surgical nurse’s role is to reduce the risk of postoperative complications for patients. Surgical complications carry a potential risk to a person’s recovery‚ as well as incurring significant financial costs
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and responsibility of youth in developing modern India. The bud of nation’s future finds a fragrant blooming in the hands of its youth. It’s the time of culmination when the youth must realize and individually shoulder the responsibility of resuscitation of India in every aspect viz. social‚ economical‚ political‚ administrative etc. Development of a strong nation demands youth possessing steely will power‚ mighty determination and tremendous grit. For this‚ the youth itself must be fully sound
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First Aid is the temporary help given to an injured or a sick person before professional medical treatment can be provided. This timely assistance‚ comprising of simple medical techniques‚ is most critical to the victims and is‚ often‚ life saving. Any layperson can be trained to administer first aid‚ which can be carried out using minimal equipments. Basic training in first aid skills should be taught in school‚ in work places and‚ in general‚ be learnt by all‚ as it is mandatory to our modern and
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newborn baby is threatened. Sometimes the local hospital doesn’t include the facilities needed to care for the infant‚ such as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)‚ and the parents require the services of an air ambulance to save the baby’s life. Our neonate air medical transport jet includes state-of-the art equipment‚ featuring a fully equipped medical level 3 neonatal intensive care unit‚ a trained NICU nurse and a NICU
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heart cells. It is very important to reestablish Oxygen flow as soon as possible due to all the processes that have been interrupted. In order for cells to function correctly they need Oxygen and without it the cells die. If Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation isn’t started with in the first 4 minutes of Collapse and Defibrillation provided with in the first 10 minutes‚ a person has a 40% chance of permanent damage and in some cases could be fatal. CPR was started almost instantly and Joseph’s body will
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CPD Page 60 Patient assessment multiple choice questionnaire CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Page 61 Read Rose Gallacher’s practice profile on depression Page 62 Guidelines on how to write a practice profile Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment NS750 Clarke C (2014) Promoting the 6Cs of nursing in patient assessment. Nursing Standard. 28‚ 44‚ 52-59. Date of submission: March 10 2014; date of acceptance: April 17 2014. Abstract Recognising the deteriorating patient
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