Improved Practices for CAUTI Prevention Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) has been documented at approximately 54‚500 occurrences in 2012 due to the increase use of urinary catheters in hospitals. Urinary catheter use without a suitable clinical indication is the leading culpability for the push towards improving practices and implementing preventions for CAUTI. To improve these health care-associated infection (HAI) rates‚ the medical field relies on an evidence-based approach
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Child Abuse Prevention I. What is child abuse? Child abuse is a very sensitive issue that needs to by carefully handled. Child abuse is defined as a no accidental injury or pattern of injures to a child for which there is no reasonable explanation. Child abuse consists of different types of harmful acts directed toward children. In physical abuse‚ children are slapped‚ hit‚ kicked or pushed‚ or have objects thrown at them causing wounds‚ broken bones‚ or other injuries. Severe abuse may
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Violence in the schools have become a prominent problem all across the world‚ the issue is one that was ignored for far too long. Although school violence is commonly misinterpreted for bullying only‚ school violence includes any type of aggression‚ hostility‚ assault‚ or any interpersonal conflict that happens within the school. School violence is an issue that must be addressed and dealt with immediately as the results are detrimental‚ and sometimes even deadly. School violence can take place via
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Relapse Prevention Plan Margaret Farley Grand Canyon University PCN 501 November 26‚ 2014 Relapse Prevention Plan Jed‚ a 38 – year old welder‚ enrolled in the treatment center after his arrest resulting from drunken driving (DUI/DWI) (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism‚ n.d.). His lawyer has advised him to stop drinking and get treatment until his trial date‚ which is in approximate two months. Jed does not believe that he will serve any jail time‚ but feels that treatment could
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The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control 1.1 The employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control include to ensure they are aware and adhere to all policies‚ guidelines‚ and protocols relevant to infection prevention and control‚ employees are required to take all necessary precautions to ensure that no action or omission on their part places an individual at risk of infection‚ to be aware of the current version of policies and guidelines and how to access
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PREVENTION Long-term solutions to the problem of baby dumping require efforts at prevention. Steps must be taken to prevent unwanted pregnancies‚ provide assistance to parents in crisis‚ and increase communication within families and communities. * Sexuality Education Baby dumping presumably results from unwanted pregnancy. To prevent baby dumping‚ it is therefore ultimately necessary to educate individuals about sexuality. We supports age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education‚
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to recovery. The practicum site chosen was Challenges‚ which is a state licensed and JCAHO accredited private addictions and mental health treatment center located in the greater Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida area. At Challenges the model of relapse prevention treatment represents a new and unique direction in relapse care. They incorporate the latest‚ cutting edge technology together with traditional treatment‚ twelve-step oriented treatment‚ and alternative treatment therapies for those challenged by
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND PREVENTION IN HISPANIC COMMUNITY 1. Childhood Obesity: An Epidemic That ’s Growing Up Fast Reference: Braunstein. D‚ G‚ M.D. (2010).Childhood obesity: An epidemic that ’s growing up fast. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glenn-d-braunstein-md/childhood-obesity-an-epid_b_619311.html Abstract: Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that effects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and
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The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is often as known as Brady Bill. It requires federal background checks on firearms purchasers in the United States. However‚ there is a loophole in this law‚ the background checks requirement is only applied to licensed sellers and for those private sellers at gun shows or online most states do not require them to do background checks for firearms purchased. This loophole is well-known as gun show loophole and with this loophole‚ it’s easy for prohibited
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describes a new prevention program you will be offering in your school counseling program. According to Miller‚ grant writing takes many steps‚ but to start‚ some topics to cover would include the reason for the project‚ goals and objectives for the project‚ activities that will be accomplished‚ the amount of funding needed‚ evaluation strategies‚ and other support for the project (as cited in Reese‚ 2005). Thus‚ the aforementioned items have been included to describe the new prevention program that
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