Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are the infections patients acquire while receiving treatment in a healthcare facility. In 2011‚ there was an estimated 722‚000 HAIs in U.S. hospitals resulting in 75‚000 deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2016). In addition to an increase in disease and mortality‚ HAIs negatively affect patient care by increasing patient length of stay and inpatient costs (Syndor & Perl‚ 2011). Intensive care units (ICUs) are associated with greater risk
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Hospital Information System Project (HISP) The Hospital Information System Project (HISP) is a province-wide initiative designed to improve access to patient information through a central electronic information system‚ an electronic patient record (EPR). HISP’s goal is to streamline patient information flow and its accessibility for doctors and other health care providers. These changes in service will improve patient care quality and patient safety over time. The first site
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kind of workplace would I like to find myself in after graduation?” My definite choice would be in a hospital. Since there are several positions available with this degree‚ there are two aspects that influenced my decision on selecting this workplace. The two aspects are benefits and potential for growth. In today’s day and time many people make career decisions based on the benefits that they can receive from a specific job. Since I’m a mother‚ my main concern is obtaining a good health insurance
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One article discussed how the validity of infection control research is determined by how well infection as an outcome can be measured (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012). Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a type of measured outcome for patient safety intervention (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012). Challenges in assessing hospital-acquired infection outcomes happen due to lack of a gold standard test in diagnosing infections; it is usually based on a clinician’s judgment if there is an infection or not (Lin &Bonten‚ 2012)
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recommend to ensure that hand over process in hospital wards is made efficiently. Typically handover occurs at two levels. The first is the generic handover‚ completed by the whole team. This handover is often a summary in nature‚ with only generic client information included. This handover generally does not allow for provision of detailed profession specific information. The handover is typically provided to a central location‚ namely the receiving hospital or General Practitioner‚ with copies provided
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Save as many as you ruin Simon Van Booy One thing we all have in common is that we make mistakes and regret them. That is what happened to Gerard when he met the only woman he had ever loved after eight years apart. But sometimes the mistakes we make‚ end up turning around and by a religious experience‚ faith gives us a second chance. The magic‚ realism short story‘ Save as many as you ruin’ by Simon Van Booy starts with in medias res composition. ”By the time Gerard leaves the office it has stopped
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How to we save the earth Our planet is in great danger. The people of earth have wasted and misused the natural recourses of earth. Several plans have been developed to stop the abuse of earth.Environmental problems have become so complex that many individuals feel they can have no effect on them. Problems like oil spills‚ hazardous waste‚ loss of rain forests‚ endangered species‚ acid rain‚ the ozone layer‚ the municipal waste crisis can feel out of our control. At the very least‚ these problems
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IS IT TOO LATE TO SAVE THE PLANET??? Certainly ‚ It is a very technical question answered by Scientifics‚ but the signs (on the whole) point out to the same direction‚ the climate is changing and little by little the signs are more and more evident. It is known that the Scientifics have warned about this situation a lot of years ago ‚ at the end of eighteenth years ‚ later in Kioto meeting with an agreement carried out until now when everybody can see easily the results: hard floods‚ very extreme
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I have shadowing experience at North Hills Hospital in North Richland Hills‚ Texas. Under Dr. Kelly‚ an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing on the knee‚ I had the honor of witnessing multiple surgeries with the consent of the patient over the course of three days a week for four weeks and I am always astounded each time I observe the procedure. He shared with me his passion for orthopedics and reconnecting many aspects of peoples lives that were lost because of knee problems. I was able to shadow Dr
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In her book Legacy of Luna‚ Julia Butterfly Hill narrates the two years she spent living at the canopy of a thousand year old redwood named Luna in Stafford‚ a rustic town on the North of California‚ to save it from being cut by Pacific Lumber-Maxxam Corporation. Hill’s story is a detailed journal on how her spiritual journey transformation‚ the different political interests of environmental groups‚ corporations‚ policy makers and the public opinion collude to redefine her mission and its final outcome
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