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A patient is brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident. The patient jerks away from the nurse attempting to start an IV in the right arm and says, "Bring me my book. I need to eat." When asked what happened in the accident, the patient looks frantically from nurse to nurse and says, "I have a dog." Calculate the patient's Glasgow Coma score. Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Objectives
Specific, measurable targets a person or organization plans to achieve within a defined timeframe to fulfill broader goals.
Cause-And-Effect Analysis
A method used to identify the underlying causes of a problem or event by examining the relationship between actions and outcomes.
Fishbone Diagram
A visual tool used for identifying and organizing the potential causes of a problem in a structured format, often resembling the shape of a fish skeleton.
Kaizen
A Japanese term for 'continuous improvement,' focusing on incremental changes in processes to enhance efficiency and quality.
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