Chapter 51. Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing Education Through Patient Simulation Carol Fowler Durham, Kathryn R. Alden Background The alarming rise in morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients throughout the United States heightens concerns about professional competency.1 Nurses and other health care professionals are under increased scrutiny to provide safe, effective care. Likewise, nursing education programs are faced with increased pressure to produce graduates who are
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States is the diversity of its people. On the Statue of Liberty is engraved “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free,” America has upheld through the mixture of people of different races, religions, and creeds. According to James Banks’s Introduction to Multicultural Education (Boston, 1999) shares that multicultural education consist of: equity pedagogy, empowerment, knowledge construction, content integration, and prejudice reduction. Equity pedagogy involves
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In the Philippines people tend to stick with the same job especially if they have been doing it for years. The job may be something that interests them or has become a routine but nonetheless as long as it is able to provide the basic need of the family it will do. For others changing careers may not be a big deal since they are able to support themselves financially but in the Philippines it is hard enough to look for a job that a person is qualified to how much more change careers. We are aware
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Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation Chelyabinsk State University Faculty of Linguistics and Translation Department of Theory and Practice of the English Language Intercultural Communication Project Stereotypes of gender roles in Egypt and Russia Written by: Elena Yakusheva Group: LIE – 503 Chelyabinsk, 2014 Table of contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………...3 Part one GENDER STEREOTYPES THEORY. …………………………….........6 1.1 Stereotypes: definition and functions…………………………………………
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for presentation at the conference entitled “Protecting Children in Substance Abusing Families,” September 28, 1998, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, University of Minnesota School of Social Work, Minneapolis, MN. Researchers are just beginning to demonstrate empirically what child protective services workers have been observing for nearly two decades now: many, if not most, families who come to the attention of the child welfare system are involved with drugs or alcohol
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HEALTH SCIENCE JOURNAL ® VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 (2011) The Value and Significance of Knowing the Patient for Professional Practice, according to the Carper’s Patterns of Knowing Marianna Mantzorou 1, Dimos Mastrogiannis 2 1. RN, MSc, Lecturer, Department of Nursing Β΄, Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens, Greece 2. RN, MSc, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Lamia, Greece Abstract Background: Τhe scientific value of man relies upon an extension
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Hannibal “The cannibal” Lecter will be my patient, I will observe his behavior and try to give an assessment. Through an observation approach, the collected data will consist of, behavior that was observed directly, while indirectly collecting information about the patient, and the consideration of the biological variables that can be observed via advanced technology methods. The purpose of this assessment is to find plausible causes, and possible distal and proximal factors that could be contributors
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ARELLANO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING AN ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES AMONG THE ELDERLY AT BARANGAY PARANG, MARIKINA CITY Researchers Leader: Licopit Nicholle U. Members: Adriano, Gaylord Dabac, Aira Camille Enverga, Rika Giana Gabay, Niña Grace Lestor, Vincent Khalid Licopit. Nicholle Group IV/ BSN 4-C Nursing Research 2 CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Growing old is inevitable. It is part of life and it happens to everyone. Nobody can prevent
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Evaluation of St.Lucia Poverty Reduction Strategy [Type the document subtitle] 5/2/2011 808011470 807004688 808010033 807001237 807004522 Table of contents -Profile of Country……………………………………………………….3 ~Economic ~Social - Poverty Profile .........................................................................................9 ~Trends ~Segments most affected - Detail of Strategy ………………………………………………………16 ~Evaluation
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1. Bloom, Nick, Van Reenen, John. 2006. Management practice, work-life balance, and productivity: a review of some recent evidence. Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 22 (4): 457. EconLit. Boston College. < http://oxrep.oxfordjournals.org.proxy.bc.edu//cgi/reprint/22/4/457>. The authors of the source found in a distinguished academic journal performed research on work-life balance and its effects on productivity. An organizational point of view is offered. Since most college teams are considered
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