A medication error can be defined as ‘a failure in the treatment process (prescribing, dispensing or administration) that leads to, or has the potential to lead to, harm to the patient.1 A psychological approach of classifying errors has been created and is represented in the flow chart below. So each type of error irrespective of […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
The growing shortage of nurses is a global concern and an adverse impact on health systems around the world. Today shortages vary by type of nurse, geographic location, level of care, sector service and organization. Nursing recruitment and retention are recognized national and international priorities. The growth and sustainability of the nursing profession depends in […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
This assignment will provide a reflective account of a student placement within the community setting. The reflective model Kolb’s learning cycle (1984) is often referred to in describing experimental learning and can be used in any learning situation. Reflective practice is important to the development of Mentors as professionals as it enables us to learn […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
The belief of the restorative powers of fresh air and sunlight by a nurse in charge of a premature unit in a hospital in Essex, England in 1956 showed the way to the discovery of sunlight as treatment for jaundice infant thus lead to the invention of phototherapy devices to treat jaundice (Stokowski, 2006). Although […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
The society requires attaining, maintaining and recovering from disease, ailments accidents. This calls for specialized care from a trained professional. In most case, care givers at home may lack this expertise. This calls for people who are trained, specialized and understand the medical aspect of the patients’ condition, such as nurse. The best suited group […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
Today technology plays a vital role in every aspect of life. Increasing standards in technology in many fields has been taken man today to high esteem. But the present available technologies are unable to interact with atoms, such a minute particles. Hence nanotechnology is used in this context. Nanotechnology is nothing but a technology which […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
The next phase after braces: The moment you get your braces off then you move on to the next phase and that is of retainers. The role of the retainers is to help the teeth hold on to their new position and not move to their original position. This will help in correcting the overbite […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
There have been numerous studies illustrating that the death penalty does in fact deter murder. However, due to recent reanalysis and other new studies which prove that there are many statistical flaws in those studies. This paper will address the misconceptions of deterrence to murder rates by way of ‘right to life’ and will discuss […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
“Modern western empirical has surely been the most impressive intellectual development since the 16th century [1]”. Science is the systematic observation of natural events and based on the analysis of evidence [2]. On the other hand religion is “A strong belief on supernatural power or powers that control the human destiny” [3]. Science and religion […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
The phrase “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” enshrined in the founding documents of the United States, was derived from John Locke. Locke’s formulation, however, was “life, liberty, and property.” In choosing the broader formulation “pursuit of happiness,” the framers were certainly not drawing from John Stuart Mill, since they wrote many decades before […]
Date: January 1st, 1970
