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Description of the Event  Patient Tina, age 3, was at Nightingale Community Hospital on Thursday, September 14, 2013 for ambulatory surgery. At approximately 10:00 a.m. on the same day, Tina was taken into the Operating Room (OR). While Tina was in surgery, her mother left the hospital to run a quick school errand with her…

In the article “Addicted to Phones? ” April Frawley Birdwell writes that an increasing number of people around the world feel anxious when they leave their cell phone off. He states that the phones are intruding users’ life, and the cell phone addicts need to be connected, to know what’s going on and be available…

As the popularity of elective vaginal surgery continues to rise, research is beginning to examine its effects. Women opt for these surgeries to boost their body confidence, alleviate physical discomfort, and potentially enhance sexual pleasure. However, studies indicate that influences such as increased exposure to pornography promoting certain body types, evolving trends in pubic grooming,…

Positive attitudes to disability and specific requirements are important learning new skills to be able to help them can help them to better their development where as if you have low expectations of a child with a disability or specific needs this can have an impact on what the child achieves in life. 1)‘If he’s…

Abstract Pulmonary embolism (PE), which can originate as a consequence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), is the most frequent and potentially fatal venous thromboembolic event. Despite the fact that the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Asians is lower than that in the Western populations, a recent epidemiologic study demonstrates an increasing incidence of VTE…

    Mass Casualty Disaster and the Mental Health of Personnel Involved in the Aftermath Disasters are stated, defined or classified into: physical agents such as earthquake floods, fires, and explosions, physical impact on some environment such as land and water movement in earthquake, assessment of physical impacts, social disruption, social constructions of reality, Imbalance…

Nursing Shortage I. Introduction The medical work force is of huge import to health sector of the state since the group is responsible for catering to the well being and health status of the members of the State. The complicated network of medical profession includes nurses—those that provide for doctor’s assistance and cater to the…

If so, why is there a shortage of nurses? 3. How can this shortage be overcome? What are the short and long term solutions to the nurse shortage? Background: work in two Nursing Homes in Cheshire, hiring approximately 120 staff between them. In my job role as Administrator and Marketing Manager help with the recruitment…

The Great Debate over whether marijuana should be legalized and alcohol deemed illegal has taken affect in the United States over the last century. Alcohol has been popular in America ever since its founding, and alcohol was predominately produced through moonshiners until the Whiskey Rebellion in the very early 1800s. Since then alcohol has been…

Glaucoma Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to the eye’s optic nerve and gets worse over time. It is also associated with a buildup of pressure inside the eye. The increased pressure can damage the optic nerve which transmits images to the brain. If damage to the optic nerve from high eye pressure continues…