Pressure Ulcer’s Risk assessment & Prevention A pressure ulcer is defined as: An area of localized damage to the skin and underlying tissue caused by pressure‚ Shear friction and/or a combination of these. EPUAP (2003) European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. www.epuap.org.uk . Classification of pressure ulcer severity: †EPUAP (2003) classification system Ÿ Grade 1: non-blanchable erythema of intact skin. Discoloration of the skin‚ warmth‚ oedema‚ induration or hardness may also be
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lolInvestigating the Effects of Antibiotics on E-coli Investigating the Effects of Antibiotics on E-coli The antibiotic that was the most effective was Streptomycin. This was due to Streptomycin being an antibiotic that works on gram negative bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain crystal violet dye in the Gram staining protocol whereas Gram-positive bacteria are those that are stained dark blue or violet by Gram staining. The bacteria we used were E-coli that are a
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1. What are three ways that research can be conducted for risk-related issues? For each way‚ briefly describe how it may be done. Three ways that research can be conducted is through: 1. Primary data collection techniques. Data collected this way is unique to the organisation and is not publicly available unless the researcher chooses to publish it. Some methods of primary data collection include focus groups‚ interviews and surveys . 2. Secondary data collection is data that is collected by
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Performing risk management for terrorism is different than other man-made or natural disasters. This paper will look at how feasible it is to assess the risks of terrorist attacks. First we must look at what risk management is. Risk management is used to ensure that the appropriate measures are taken to ensure the protection of people‚ the environment and important assets. Events that could cause harm are either man-made or natural. One thing to be done is a Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) which
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is it important to take a balanced approach to risk assessment? It is important you have a balanced approach towards risk assessments. You must always make sure that children are not at any risk but sometimes you may give them the freedom to do something knowing they won’t hurt their self but will learn from it. For example if a child was walking along a balancing beam that wasn’t very high with a soft surface underneath then they wouldn’t be at risk of any danger‚ they may fall but it wouldn’t
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Risk Management Assessment Paper Ebonie Franks University of Phoenix Risk Management Assessment Paper The effort to decrease and evaluate risks to patients‚ staff‚ and organizational resources within a health care institution is defined as health care risk management. In order for facilities to minimize financial loss is to reduce accidents and injuries. All health care facilities and providers put risk management in to practice on a continuing basis. In 1985‚ the senior officers of the
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competence in own work role. 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. As my role of a registered childminder it is my responsibility to provide a safe‚ warm and caring environment where children feel welcomed and loved and are able to learn & develop at their own pace‚ with guidance and supervision as appropriate. This will then allow parents to have peace of mind and go to work knowing that their child is being taken care of to the highest level. RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 1. First Case study: “Love Luton Festival “ 4 Reasons for taking account of risks assessment 4 2. Second case study: “Gloucestershire’s cheese rolling event cancelled after threats of violence” 5 Reasons for taking account of risks assessment 6 Recommendations 7 INTRODUCTION In modern economies‚ many different types of events are organised and event planning has turned into a profit-driven industry. Over the last 20 years‚ the events industry
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Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Diabetes is a lifelong disease in which they are high levels of sugar in the blood. The body does not produce enough insulin and a person with diabetes has high blood sugar. Type one diabetes requires a person to inject insulin. Some symptoms of diabetes are blurred vision excess thirst fatigue frequent urination. There are two types of diabetes type one and type two. It is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke‚ and the second leading cause of blindness
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HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT Overall Objective: Using a nursing conceptual model as a framework‚ the student will complete a detailed health risk assessment of a well family. Specific Objectives: The student will: Describe the nursing conceptual model that will be used to guide the family health risk assessment. Use the guidelines below to complete a health risk assessment of a well family. Analyze data using Evidence-Based Practice documentation. Describe the potential effect of each risk factor
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