Today‚ one of my patients presented to the ED with a 3cm laceration on his right hand that was three days old. He also reported a pain level of 7/10. First‚ my nurse preceptor and I had the patient wash his hands with soap and water to remove the dirt and bacteria from the wound. Thereafter‚ we sprayed wound cleanser to the wound and rinsed it with normal saline to further aide in removing debris and decreasing bacterial counts. After‚ I dried the wound edges with a sterile gauze. This is done in
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Case preparation - Organizational Change: Planning and Implementing Teams at AAL and IPS Analysis context - “ Organizational Change and development” Major Players and Issues - Aid Association for Lutherans Insurance Product Services department of AAL Richard Gunderson‚ CEO AAL Jerry Laubentstein ‚ Department Head‚ IPS Team members of IPS Discuss the Issue: The Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) is a large fraternal benefit society with a large insurance business. The insurance business
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For patient abandonment to occur‚ the nurse must: a) Have first accepted the patient assignment‚ thus establishing a nurse-patient relationship‚ and then b) Severed that nurse-patient relationship without giving reasonable notice to the appropriate person (e.g.‚ supervisor‚ patient) so that arrangements can be made for continuation of nursing care by others. A nurse-patient relationship begins when the responsibility for nursing care of a patient is accepted by the nurse or certified nursing
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Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender‚ a message‚ and an intended recipient‚ although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender’s intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space. Communication requires that the communicating parties share an area of communicative commonality. The communication process is complete once the receiver has understood
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Implementing Rainwater Harvesting On The Austin College Campus Austin College prides itself on having an aesthetically pleasing campus. These aesthetics include multiple flowerbeds‚ trees‚ and fountains. When sitting on one of the campus lawns‚ the sound of splashing water can be heard faintly coming from the fountains‚ adding to the calm and enjoyable experience. Although these fountains look wonderful and add to the college campus’s appearance‚ they are quite expensive to run. The amount of
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RESPONSIBILITIES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 11 13 19 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 47 49 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT INCOME STATEMENT BALANCE SHEET INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY CASH FLOW STATEMENT TEN YEAR SUMMARY FORM OF PROXY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS i ii FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS HAYLEYS EXPORTS PLC ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 Turnover (Rs ‘000) Profit / (Loss) Before Taxation (Rs ‘000) Profit /
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Nurses and AARP AARP Key Nursing Roles “The American Association for Retired Persons changed (AARP) is a nonpartisan‚ nonprofit organization that is dedicated to it members over the age of 50 interest” (AARP‚ 2012). “The AARP provides products and services for members including educational programs and discounts for third-party companies which is the most widely used benefit by members” (AARP‚ 2012). With the expected rise in the population of people over fifty‚ AARP is focusing
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INTRODUCTION Absence is the failure of a worker to report for work when he is scheduled to work. A worker is to be considered as scheduled to work when the employer has work available for him and the worker is aware of it. A worker is to be treated as absent for purpose of this absenteeism. Statistics even when he does not turn up for work after obtaining prior permission any worker who reports for duty even for a part of the day or shift should not be‚ counted among absentees. The statistics
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Final Paper Proposal: Implementing Biometrics: A Las Vegas Casino Case Study Name: Christopher Tucker Northwestern University SCS Biometrics is a way of identifying individuals based on biological and behavioral traits. Although biometric systems have been tested for a few decades‚ only until recent has the technology entered public awareness due to its increased usage amongst government programs and corporations. Biometrics are primarily implemented for identity access management for
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skills of a Registered Nurse (RN)‚ to meet the high demands and increasing needs in health care. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ “Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow 26 percent from 2010 to 2020‚ faster than the average for all occupations”‚ and go on to say “registered nurses with at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) will have better job prospects than those without one” (Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ 2012-2013). To become a registered nurse‚ you have three pathways
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