Nurses’ Work Hours I have been a staff nurse in the emergency room for fourteen years. I have worked a variety of 8‚ 10‚ 12‚ and even 16 hour shifts. I currently am working 8 and 12-hour shifts on nights. Previously‚ I also worked some 12-hour day shifts. I personally have been struggling with working the 12-hour shifts. My commute to work is 1 hour one way and I have fallen asleep several times driving home from work. The last four hours of my shift I experience great
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"Patient Confidentiality" (ID: 11116011 Krishna Rana) Description: For the past two weeks I have been working in a large surgical ward that has mass thoroughfare of people in and out of the ward - namely doctors‚ visitors and other allied health care staff. One method of Patient Confidentiality which I have encountered is the use of cavity lockers for each individual patient - which lock patients files and confidential information safely in the wall. In addition‚ these lockers are secured with
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How did power and trade lead to rise and fall of empires? For a long period of time‚ there were a lot of empires in the world. While they were in the rise and fall‚ their legacies were remained and influenced other countries‚ even other continents as well. The most effective factors of rise and fall of empires are power and trade. They can be both internal and external. The empires that I chose as examples are Han dynasty and Mongol empire. Han dynasty‚ which started in 206 BCE and ended in 220
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Factors Influencing Retention of Registered Nurses in a Selected Private Hospital in Bacolod City A Thesis Presented to University of St. La Salle Graduate School In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Course Methods of Research Masters in Nursing By: Bayadog‚ April Anne Bescaser‚ Karen Rose Dominguez‚ Gezza Marie APPROVAL SHEET This research study entitled "Factors Affecting Retention of Registered Nurses in a Selected Private Hospital in Bacolod City”
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LEYTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TACLOBAN CITY A CRITIQUE PAPER IN RESEARCH II (Chemistry‚ antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials of Cinnamomum tamala Nees & Eberm. (Tejpat) essential oil and oleoresins) Presented by: ZYRAPHYL L. PEŃARANDA IV-GALILEO Presented to: MR. GALICANO JAY N. FABI NOVEMBER 16‚ 2012 PART I SUMMARY This study aims to compare the chemistry‚ anti-oxidative and antimicrobial properties of tejpat essential oils and oleoresins.In order to determine the anti-microbial
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Bethany Risinger English 2341.02 Dr. Watson September 20‚ 2011 Vampirism in “The Fall of the House of Usher” The theme of vampirism occurs several times throughout “The Fall of the House of Usher” written by Edgar Allen Poe. He shows this theme through many actions of the characters and his use of diction. The three main paths of discovering the vampire theme is to closely examine three important instruments within the story. The three instruments used include Roderick Usher‚ Madeline
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Patient Privacy Destiny Hill HCS 335 October 2‚ 2011 Patient Privacy The law protecting patients’ rights and privacy known as Health Insurance Probability and Accountability (HIPPA) was enacted and signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996. HIPPA is created to help protect patients’ medical records and personal health records nationwide in addition to keeping all medical information confidential. Documents are filed and stored‚ but with technology evolving documents
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Patient Teaching HLST 320 Caroline C December 31st‚ 2007 Introduction: I have chosen breastfeeding as my teaching topic for this assignment. The specific clientèle will be the new mother at between 2 and 7 days postpartum‚ newly discharged from hospital. As a community health nurse working with children and young families‚ I do initial postpartum visits at home. Breastfeeding is a very complex skill‚ natural‚ yet sometimes difficult
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The purpose of this assignment is to critique two research studies that I have identified from my practice. I am currently working as a community staff nurse within a District Nursing team (DN). Leg ulcers have a huge impact on the DNs workload‚ Moffat; Franks & Oldroyd (1992) evidenced that time spent by DNs caring for people with leg ulcers ranged from 9-22% of the total workload. Douglas (2001) informs us that leg ulceration affects around 1% of the population. This evidence has provided the author
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Running head: Commercial Critique Paper Commercial Critique Paper Gastroesophageal reflux disease‚ also known as GERD‚ is gastroesophageal reflux through the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) into the esophagus or oropharynx that produces symptoms‚ injury to esophageal tissue‚ or both. The stomach continuously produces hydrochloric acid that helps in digesting food. GERD is related to failure of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to close properly. This results in reflux of acid into the
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