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    Even unpaid tickets can lead to the road of homeless. People still sleep in certain places every night that humans should not. (opening door and preventing homelessness) In order to keep the goverment works running‚ people should volunteer more and create ideas to help the orginazations growing. To prevent homelessness and hunger‚ not only gonvernment runs business. Many churches or communities start

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    Reducing Medical Errors

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    Reduce Risk for Errors CPOE and EMR have been known to decrease medical errors. EMR help prevent unnecessary orders and diagnostic test. EMR also prevents duplication of the same test and orders. Medication are shown in the electronic medical record which providers have access to. The ability to access a patient’s medications without having to rely on just patient information will lower risk. A patient may not always be certain of a dosage or the exact name of a medication and the electronic medical

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    Preventing Youth Crime

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    consistent crimes in this age group‚ resulted in a lot of research being made. Therefore this essay will be establishing research done by various criminal agencies that help to prevent youth crime occurring and evaluating this research critically. Preventing youth crime before it happens is the first and best way to protect society. The Youth Justice Strategy identifies prevention as one of its key objectives. This new approach to youth crime also acknowledges that the law is only one part of the solution

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    How to prevent concussions in the game of football. Football has implemented more rules such as no hitting a defenseless player and no head to head contact.Mouth guards are a large part of preventing concussions. Playing by the rules and teaching good technique will keep the players safe as possible. The best way to prevent concussions are obviously by the head gear. There is a new helmet that is forsure a safer helmet to use for the NFL. The

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    Children with ADHD are being prescribed strong medications such as Adderall‚ Vyvanse‚ Ritalin‚ and many others. “An estimated 5% of children have a form of ADHD. More boys are diagnosed than girls; it is the leading cause of referrals to mental health professionals‚ SPED and juvenile justice programs. (Children’s Mental Health Disorder Fact Sheet for the Classroom...)” Many times‚ parents are faced with the decision of choosing prescription medications as an alternative to trying different routes

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    Introduction In this paper we will discuss two example which supervisors should avoid to prevent violations of the NRLA. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was create to standardize labor management‚ ensure fair labor practices‚ and conduct hearings. It attempts to provide equality for employees to decrease conflicts in organization. The NLRB’s primary activities include conducting elections to determine whether or not employees want union representation; investigating and remedying unfair

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    Summer Owens Dr. Akens Engl 1302 23 February 2013 Preventing Animal Endangerment In August 2012‚ the World Wildlife Fund conducted a study and found that there were 5‚689 animals endangered and 10‚002 that were vulnerable to becoming endangered (Statisticbrain.com). These numbers increase more and more every year. There are many motives that cause endangerment such as deforestation‚ poaching‚ and species introduction. Although people have created protection groups and funds to prevent endangerment

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    Medical Errors Case Study

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    Prevalence of Medical Errors Medical errors are currently the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. These errors happen around us everyday even when we may not notice‚ which has made medical errors the silent killer in medicine. In todays society we must use manpower and our resources to deliver safer care as well as lead with accountability and help our providers to become more engaged. Every healthcare professional should listen to their patients and document care like we would want

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    Medication error is a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patients (Ferner‚ R.‚ & Aronson‚ J. (n.d.). It is an unnecessary threat to patients and it costs conservatively about 750 million pounds yearly in England (“Safety in doses‚” 2007). That money can be used to serve more patients if we can eliminate the error. Therefore‚ we should take zero tolerance to the incident. The following aims to develop a strategic plan according to the results

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    nurses in ensuring that the medication a patient is undergoing gives the best result is very important. The medication that the patient takes works effectively if the nurse can efficiently observe and identify worsening conditions of the patient and take necessary action that efficiently manages the conditions. It is well recorded that if a nurse does not take note of any change in a patient‚ it can vary the patient’s recovery path which alters the result of the medication. The poor recording of important

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