UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MASTERS IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MHA) PATIENT SAFETY Individual Assignment 1 SUBMITTED BY: Regan Ramkissoon PS57095 April 12th 2013 Patient Safety Assignment Background SUMMARY OF INCIDENT On Friday 27th January 2012‚ a young mother was trying to get her ailing twenty one month old baby to the hospital. The child was an outpatient of the San Fernando General Hospital as he had three holes in his heart and an enlarged liver. Earlier that
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grandpa would spend hours each day trying to open the safe. His house had always been in his family‚ and since his great-great grandpa moved in‚ there had always been a golden safe in the closet of the basement. For years‚ they were adamant about opening it and cracking the code‚ but eventually around the time that david was born‚ they family gave up and stopped trying. David was very candor kid but for some reason he had an apathy for the safe because it had always caused family drama and he had
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------------------------------------------------- Crime Scene Evidence Handling Melissa Factor CJ 498 Criminal Justice Capstone Professor Rachel Goguen 30JUN13 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Abstract Crime scene yellow tape is a well-known sight. In order to preserve the integrity of the evidence of a crime scene‚ human contact should be avoided. Crime scenes are immediately sealed off‚ preventing the public from
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Key’s to Safe Driving When people first find out that I am from Germany‚ the response I most often get is an admiring look‚ a long sigh and a comment “Ah‚ the Autobahn – no speed limit.” For those who do not know‚ the Autobahn in Germany is comparable to an interstate in the United States of America. It truly is‚ but for a few exceptions‚ without a speed limit. From the awed comments‚ I gather‚ that what Americans covet most is speed‚ as is evident on the highways every day. A blatant disregard
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Patient confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ Carol Hathaway became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ Carol Hathaway had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about whatever the patient discussed with her. But upon realizing the high risk of the girl’s behavior‚ Carol Hathaway came to find herself in a dilemma of
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intend to heal. Patients are confined to
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Diction‚ Theme and Imagery in Richard Snyders Intro To Poetry "A Mongoloid Child Handling Shells on the Beach" When you first read Richard Snyders narrative poem‚ "A Mongoloid Child Handling Shells on the Beach"‚ it may be perceived that the poem is indeed about a child‚ happily gathering shells upon the shore. However‚ if we closely consider the diction and connotations that
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Patient falls are an increasing concern within the healthcare system and contribute to costly treatments and lengthy hospital stays. The purpose of this article is to examine how nursing education impacts patient falls centered on evidenced-based research. Overall‚ evidence supports that nursing education can have effectively decrease falls among patients in hospitals and nursing homes. Task 1: Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Research guides decisions and changes we make
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Part One- Article Report-Safe Driving Supplied Article Report 1. The Sydney Morning Herald and the author (Glenda Kwek) of the article have released this particular article in the hope that drivers and young drivers especially‚ will see the dangers of speeding and the caution that is required when driving or learning to drive. The message that is obviously portrayed in the article is that young drivers must exercise caution while driving and that speeding is deadly. The article expresses that
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Youth Football is Safe! Dakota Mobley P.7 Youth tackle football is safe because of the excellent padding. Youth tackle football is safe. The material of the youth football outfit has had a dramatic effect to coaches and how the youth football players have had less injuries. First of all youth tackle football is safe because the padding has increased because of the new products like Nike and under armour. Second‚ it is because of the new helmets that have a lot more padding in them. Youth tackle
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