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1.1 About the Client Verifone is the leader in providing trusted, secure and innovative payment terminals, global payment as a service, and commerce enablement solutions that create more valuable experiences and rich interactions between consumers and merchants. The company's products and services include mobile, countertop and self-service payment devices, software, and web-based gateways. With 5,300 employees worldwide, and partnerships with local distributors, Verifone is able to deliver…

her emotional distress level was far less. It seemed easier for her to express the fear for her own safety than to discuss her fear of losing loved ones. Additionally, she showed great distress and limited ability to discuss what she saw at the triage station. She attempted to relay her experience, starting with the person covered in a blood-soaked blanket, but stopped after that. Since the initial interview, Faith added additional details of the horrors she observed. The experience of…

Describe the setting: Legacy Salmon Creek Emergency Department (ED) check-in is on the first floor for both pediatric and adults. Once patients are checked in and then the patient is taken to the pediatric department is on the second floor where triage and emergency care occurs. The second floor is set up like an inpatient floor, where each patient gets their own room, and computer and vital machines are all in the room. The right side of the floor is used for adult emergency care if there is…

1. Give a descriptive explanation of all Professional Enrichment activities selected. (4 points) The Professional Enrichment (PE) activities gave the opportunity to enhance my education on the different health problems that can be seen any day at the hospital and demonstrated how the interdisciplinary team is handling some of the problems at Rapid City Regional Hospital (RCRH). The first activity consisted of Regional Health put on the 19th Annual Cardiovascular Disease and Wellness Symposium…

The wrist or carpus is a highly mobile structure composed of many small bones and joints. In the anatomy of the human hand, a total of 13 bones form part of the wrist- eight carpal bones- scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate; and five metacarpal bones which are joined along with two long bones of the forearm- the radius and the ulna (Platzer 2004). This complex system of articulations works in unison to provide a global range of motion for the wrist…

Influenza (Flu) is a seasonal infection that can cause mild to severe illness, in some cases it can lead to hospitalization or even death of thousands of patients yearly “Seasonal flu is a serious disease that cause illness, hospitalizations, and deaths every year in the United States” (CDC, 2016). The most effective way to prevent the spread of influenza is through vaccination “Some people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions, are at high risk for…

 The research characteristics of potential research subjects, eg pupils, parents, teachers (eg class and ethnic differences; language and literacy skills; teachers‟ stereotypes).  The research contexts and settings (eg classrooms; pupils‟ homes; staffrooms).  The sensitivity of researching the role of linguistic deprivation in educational underachievement (eg policy and resource implications for schools; the centrality of literacy in the curriculum; victim blaming and stigmatisation; parental…

Introduction Through out the time spent in the course I learned important aspects of Social Work. Although the readings were challenging at times, but in class always doubts were cleared and I had an understanding as to what the author was talking about. The assignments allowed having a good understanding of a social issue and what a particular agency is doing in order to work with people currently challenged by the social issue. On the first paper we explored the social issue, on the second we…

Patient Misidentification The need for risk management is apparent in the practice of Emergency Medicine. In emergency medicine there is a higher likelihood for mistakes and dissatisfaction. Patients are at great risk. Emergency rooms provide care to patients with various injuries and illnesses, around the clock 365 days a year. The number of patients seen each day and the condition of the patients varies day to day. In an emergency room setting patients may become anxious and impatient. There…

Ginde, Savaser, and Camargo (2009) conducted a study to evaluate the communication and early management of emergency department hyperglycemia. A retrospective cohort study design was used and Institutional Review Board’s (IRB) approval was obtained. The population was emergency department (ED) patients at an urban, academic institution with approximately 50,000 annual visits. Using electronic records, they identified patients with a first serum glucose value of > 140 mg/dL. Researchers then…