Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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Culture Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care
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This thesis contains the design and development of a universal research portal. A research portal is designed to support researchers and other stakeholders‚ such as research spon-sors‚ at finding relevant research by structuring content of a specific scientific domain‚ make the content accessible‚ and present it to the stakeholders. The research portal pre-sented in this thesis is community-driven and fosters collaboration within the research community as users can contribute own research and knowledge
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always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now” (Dicamillo 96). Cultural Universals have been used to describe society throughout time. There are four main different types of cultural universals: communication‚ values‚ ideals and religion or religious beliefs‚ and physical. Each has its own importance in society. Cultural Universals have evolved and changed over time‚ which reflects on daily life today and in the past. Communication is a significant
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Nursing Diagnosis * Falls‚ risk for r/t diminished mental status aeb fractured R wrist‚ contusions on L knee and forehead‚ unsteady gait‚ “He’s fallen 3 or 4 times now but I don’t want to take away his independence so he lives alone at home”. “My dad often forgets words in mid sentence and will also misplace many of his personal items.” * Activity intolerance r/t hx of CVA aeb limited ROM of R arm. * Incontinence‚ urinary r/t hx of dementia‚ impaired mobility aeb “My dad cannot get
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Sophia Huang 04/13/14 The Universal Impact of the Hallyu Wave The Korean wave‚ otherwise known as Hallyu‚ originated from the Korean success in film marketing. The wave began in East Asia around the 1990s and spread globally to parts of Europe‚ the United States‚ and even Latin America (Ravina 2009). This phenomenon has led to thousands of non-Koreans to question how the Korean wave originated. Authors like Shim Dooboo‚ Shin Solee‚ and Kim Lanu revisit the
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Nursing and Technology In his textbook‚ Medical Sociology‚ 12th edition‚ Dr. William Cockerham (2007)‚ a medical sociologist at the University of Alabama‚ Birmingham‚ describes nurses as being ultimately responsible for the nature and quality of all nursing care patients receive during their stay in a medical setting. According to Cockerham (2007)‚ they also are responsible for following the instructions of physicians in order to ensure the best plan of action is implemented to better serve the
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mobility r/t muscle weakness and disease process self care deficit: dressing and grooming r/t cognitive impairment chronic confusion r/t impaired decision making ineffective coping r/t impaired information processing noncompliance with nursing staff r/t behavior problem due to mental decline impaired verbal communication r/t aphasia-speech deficit risk for falls r/t muscle weakness risk for impaired skin integrity r/t bedridden/chairbound - History of Trauma - Time‚ cause
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Noam Chomsky’s perception of Universal Grammar (UG)‚ some past & current researches which maintain & contest Chomsky’s UG from different areas are represented. The essay focuses on: 1) Chomsky’s Universal Grammar in brief‚ in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) context; 2) Evidences supporting Chomsky’s UG - views offered by linguists such as Williams and White‚ etc‚ to provide arguments to support UG pertaining to first language acquisition and second language acquisition; 3) Evidences
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By implementing universal healthcare funded mainly by the government and less by private insurers‚ everyone will get equal quality of care; in Finland‚ where about 97% of the healthcare industry works in the public sector‚ free universal healthcare provided by the government directly results in high quality care (Greve‚ 2016). By switching to a government-funded health care system‚ universal healthcare will also eliminate profit‚ a main motive for discrimination
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