A1. Procedure The preoperative procedure of using with chlorhexidine-alcohol (CHG) before surgery has been proven to be more effective to reduce the number of surgical site infections (SSI) than the use of povidone iodine. By reducing the number of infections post surgery‚ it can lower patient morbidity and can reduce hospital stay time and eliminate further unnecessary costs. A2a. Basis for Practice (who determined ) The basis for changing the method of using chlorhexidine-alcohol bath
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RTT Task 1 Alisha Diehl Western Governors University RTT Task 1 Nursing-sensitive indicators are utilized in healthcare to increase quality patient care‚ as well as patient safety. They reflect the organization‚ procedure‚ and products of patient care. In the presented scenario involving Mr. J‚ nursing-sensitive indicators can be used to identify the issues that interrupted the flow of quality patient care. Understanding Nursing-Sensitive Indicators A solid understanding of nursing-sensitive
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Unit 2 Task 2 [P2] Describe the main employability‚ personal and communication skills required when applying for a specific job role. Employability Skills • Specific Job Role: Deputy Head Teacher for Thomas More Catholic School Employability skills can be defined as the transferable skills needed by an individual to make them employable‚ along with good technical understanding and subject knowledge‚ employers often outline a set of skill that they want from an employee. They are the skills and
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Child Hunger in America By Western Governors University Abstract The United States faces many social problems. One of these problems is child hunger. It has sociological origins and challenges for government and citizens alike. Social Problem The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports 16.7 million children under the age of eighteen live in a household
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: CEO FROM: ELEMENTARY DIVISION MANAGER SUBJECT: METAL WHISTLE TESTING DATE: OCTOBER 1‚ 2011 CC: EXECUTIVE TEAM Overview We have a large shipment of our elementary toy collection scheduled ship at the end of this week but have encountered a problem with the production. One of the products in this collection has failed the quality control testing exceeding the legal limits of lead set by the federal government. This shipment will be delivered to South American schools
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RTT1 Organizational Systems Organizational Systems & Quality Leadership Western Governors University A. Root Cause Analysis A complete root cause analysis (RCA) for Mr. B. is described below. Date of event: Thursday‚ __________ Time of event: 4:43 Detailed description of event including timeline: Thursday 3:30 pm Mr. B a 67 year old patient was admitted to the ER after a tripping and falling over his dog at his home by nurse J. He was complaining of 10/10 pain to his
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the terms as stipulated under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) were actually met. The Act requires that for one to benefit from the leave he or she must have worked with the employer for more than 12 months. Employee A had worked for 2 years and it can be deduced that he had successfully completed at least 1250 hours at the work place. The rationale of the law is to make it possible for one to accomplish his professional obligations and personal ones without having to choose one at
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According to the Internal Revenue Service‚ a taxpayer has the choice between five different filing statues. The five statuses are‚ Single‚ Married Filing Separately‚ Married Filing Jointly‚ Head of Household‚ and Qualifying Widow(er) with dependent child. For the couple in question‚ the recommendation I am making is that they use the filing status of married filing jointly. Since the couple has three children they will qualify for three dependency exemptions as well as two exemptions for themselves
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Individual Assessment of Key Learnings by Wayne E. Pauli A Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of OM 812 Management and Organizational Behavior December 2002 Address: 805 North Olive City‚ State‚ Zip: Madison‚ SD 57042 Phone: 605-363-9323 E-mail: wayne.pauli@dsu.edu Instructor: Dr. R. D. O’Connor Mentor: TBD Abstract Key Learnings in a post graduate PhD course are truly in the eye of the beholder‚ or in this case‚ in the eye of
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT TASK 1 AND TASK 2 a)Identify the purpose of different organisation giving examples(AC1.1) Sole trader-it’s a business that is owned by only one person and it can have one or more employees. This type of business organization often succeeds because the owner has total control of businees‚ the owner keeps all profit and it’s cheap to start-up‚but also it can be difficult to raise financial‚it may be difficult to specialise or enjoy economies of scale and can also have problems
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