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    During a morning shift I was asked to go in to the lounge which is our high dependency dementia area. There were two members of staff in there however they needed assistance as Mr A was showing signs of challenging behaviour by shouting at staff members and other residents as well as showing physical behaviour. When I went in to the lounge I Spoke to Mr A to ask how he was‚ however he raised his voice and was very frustrated and upset with how loud the lounge was as he didn’t know why anyone was

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    Nurse Reflective Essay

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    This reflective essay will look in to aspects of communication on two separate interactions with patients in a clinic area. Key areas that can be improved on will be identified and established; using appraisal forms allowing for critical reflection‚ and a shortlist of the main points will be evaluated and discussed. Relevant literature will be used to examine the areas identified‚ and how these communication skills can be improved on in the future‚ and how they can be put in to working practice.

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    Elderly Drug Abuse Essay

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    where a majority of the elderly population transition from facing busy work schedules to empty agendas (Addiction Center). Other triggers are essentially caused by emotional distress which include death of a close family member‚ financial hardships‚ insomnia‚ and or family issues (AAFP Foundation). Many elders do not intentionally turn to opiates for relief‚ it is actually the brain of chronic pain sufferers who mix physical pain with emotional pain‚ resulting in patients to think that their mental

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    rule enforcement---assigned essays on their deleterious‚ “harmful; injurious; hurtful‚” tardiness‚ a loss of their scheduled spot‚ and a drop in their current grade---that being late to _____’s class is customarily deleteriously unacceptable. Through the enforcement of castigations---an essay on tardiness for example---in response to a student’s tardiness‚ students have learned that lethargy to _____’s class is adversely inexcusable. Any student who has acquired an essay considers himself or herself

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    REFLECTIVE ESSAY

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    Online Classes This online class has helped me in some ways as in learning new techniques of how to explain in more detail of what I am trying to write about. I have struggled with this online class too and think I would have benefited more going to actual class. I believe I struggled with learning many of things because I learn better when I am one on one with a teacher. The Argumentation paper was fairly simple‚ but hard to explain many details. I believe I learned many of things

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    Reflective Essay  Minecraft is a sandbox indie game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson and later developed and published by Mojang. It was publicly released for the PC on May 17‚ 2009‚ as a developmental alpha version and‚ after gradual updates‚ was published as a full release version on November 18‚ 2011. A version for Android was released a month earlier on October 7‚ and an iOS version was released on November 17‚ 2011. On May 9‚ 2012‚ the game was released on Xbox

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    learned how to be humble myself and become receptive to the ideas and opinions of those around me. I could no longer continue to talk over others and disregard their thoughts.  In order to work in a group successfully‚ I realized that I had to be patient‚ flexible‚ and respectful.  Obtaining a positive self-esteem and self-worth was always a challenge for me.  It was hard for me to confront difficult challenges with the mindset of “I can do it‚” because all that I

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    Depression in the Elderly

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    Depression in the Elderly Depression later in life frequently coexists with other medical illnesses and disabilities. In addition‚ advancing age is often accompanied by loss of key social support systems due to the death of a spouse or siblings‚ retirement‚ and/or relocation of residence. Because of their change in circumstances and the fact that they’re expected to slow down‚ doctors and family may miss the diagnosis of depression in elderly people‚ delaying effective treatment. As a result

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    Nursing Reflective Essay

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    This reflective essay will reflect on my experience of the adaptation course. In order to gain an insight into my development I will focus on certain issues that have been prominent during the course. I studied and trained as a nurse in the Czech Republic. Upon graduating I worked part time in an oncology department and then full time in a general medicine department for 7 months. Then I decided to come to England to learn English and to try living in different country. During my stay here it came

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    In this essay‚ I intend to reflect on a situation I encountered during my first community placement I had the opportunity to develop my communication skills not just theoretically but also practically‚ facing a real life environment. My placement made me aware of the importance of interpersonal and communication skills which are very important in the delivery of care. Throughout my nursing career‚ I will be encouraged to develop reflective practice skills and become a reflective practitioner. Reflection

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