their good deeds. Being a divine profession‚ doctors were strictly bound by the ethical codes. Due to the inclusion of the hospitals as an industry there is rush of private financers and corporate business units with no medical backgrounds. In the wake of this change the medical professional is becoming totally commercialized and a money generating unit. This change in the industrial sector starts reflecting in shifting the image of the doctor from ethical duty bound personality to a business person
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“Forbidden” Abbreviations After reading JCAHO “Forbidden” Abbreviations‚ I learned that a newly discovered list of outlawed abbreviations was put into place. This requires all organizations to gather easily mistaken abbreviations‚ acronyms‚ and symbols and ban them. Accuracy is extremely important when writing prescriptions. Without enough attention to detail‚ mistakes can often be made. These simple mistakes can lead to many major problems. I do believe by banning these abbreviations many problems
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Introduction: The use of medical marijuana has been a controversial issue since it has been suggested as a method for use as medication. Despite its dissention‚ it comes by patient recommendation and Doctors prescribe it to their patients based on its medical benefits. Marijuana has been classified as a Controlled Substance and there have been statements that it is a “gateway drug‚” in spite of the accusations against it‚ patients who use medical marijuana opinions differ greatly. Although
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Abbreviations‚ Acronyms‚ And Initialisms Any shortened form of a word is an abbreviation‚ for example‚ etc. for etcetera and Oct. for October; but acronyms are special kinds of abbreviations‚ such as ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing) and OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)‚ that can be pronounced as words. This makes them a subset of abbreviations. All acronyms are abbreviations‚ but not all abbreviations are acronyms. Initialisms are another type of abbreviation. They are often
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COMPLETE PHYSICAL EXAM ABBREVIATIONS: Vital Signs: T (temperature) HR (pulse) RR (respiration rate) BP (systolic/diastolic) SPO2 pulse ox SYSTEM Physical Exam Documentation Detailed Abbreviation Explanation GEN: General NAD‚ AAOX4‚ WDWN (AAM‚ AAF‚ WM‚ WF) No acute distress‚ alert‚ awake‚ and oriented times 4 to name‚ place‚ time‚ purpose‚ Well developed well nourished (African American Male‚ African American Female‚ White Male‚ White Female) HEENT: Head‚ NCAT‚ MMM‚ EOMI‚ PERRLA‚ b/l TM intact & Normocephalic
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A to Z - Abbreviations & Acronyms http://www.chipsplace.com/helpful/Airbus/A%20to%20Z.htm#Abbreviations A to Z - Abbreviations & Acronyms (complete list found in back of PH) The really short list of Airbus acronyms and abbreviations: (before you get to it try to figure out what THS is) α – Stands for ALPHA as in α PROT. Refers to Angle of Attack. ACM – Air Cycle Machine ACP – Audio Control Panel‚ allows pilot to select which radios or interphones to listen to. ADIRS - Air Data Inertial Reference
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GUEST TYPES; 1. Confidential 2. Government official 3. VIP 4. With Reservation 5. Walk Ins 6. Owner/Board of Director 7. Returning Guest 8. Employees 9. Celebrity MARKET SEGMENT ABBREVIATION CODE: 1. HU = House Use 2. Comp = Complimentary 3. Corp = Corporation 4. IT = Individual Travelers 5. FIT = Rack rate 6. LSG = Long Staying Guest 7. ALCO = All charges to Company 8. MTCO = Meal only To Company 9. RMCO = Room
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The use of abbreviations in the medical field has recently become a major issue and a national concern as a cause of medication or other life-threatening errors. Medical errors have been determined to be the eighth most common cause of patient deaths in the United States (Nordenberg‚ 200). When dealing with medical information and a person ’s life‚ accurate and understandable written or computerized documentation is of utmost importance. Eliminating abbreviations can reduce errors because this
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The Importance of Confidentiality in the Medical Field Most jobs have a confidentiality policy. In the medical field‚ confidentiality is extremely important. If the wrong person were to gain access to someone’s medical records‚ they could use that against them. It can potentially harm that person’s personal life. Keeping a patient’s information and medical records confidential is a must. The importance of confidentiality stressed in HIPAA and HITECH act protects the integrity of medical facilities
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PERCEPTIONS OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE: THE TRAINEES’ PERSPECTIVE Mihaela COZMA University of the West‚ Timişoara Abstract: An important element of what is generally referred to as translation competence is represented by the translator’s ability to offer an appropriate treatment of the culturallyembedded words‚ phrases and structures presented by the source text. What are the most effective means by which the translator trainer can help his/her students develop cultural competence? What are the
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