breakdown AND the development of pressure sores. The skin is one of the largest organs in the body in surface area and weight. The skin consists of three layers: the epidermis‚ the dermis and the subcutaneous tissue. The skin has three main functions: protection‚ regulation and sensation. The skin is an organ has many functions 1. Protection. The primary function of the skin is to act as a barrier. The skin provides protection from: mechanical impacts and pressure‚ variations in temperature‚ micro-organisms
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placement‚ I encountered an obese elderly man with type 2 diabetes who was bed bound. His BP was 98/73 so I decided to do a manual blood pressure (BP) to make sure it was not a mechanical error from the automatic machine and recorded 99/75. His other vital signs were in between the flags. I asked my patient how he was feeling‚ he said he felt fine. I told him his blood pressure was a bit low and if this was normal for him. He said it has been low a bit recently. I asked him if he could have a glass of water
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Under Where? Josiah Webster CJE 1600-24 Susan Winds February 5‚ 2013 Under Where? At one point or another in our lives we have wished to be someone else. For an undercover officer‚ being someone else is a job requirement. In order to “fit in” with the suspected criminals they are trying to apprehend‚ officers have to change the way they look and they way they talk; in other words‚ they have to pretend to be a different person. They are taking on the role of a lifetime‚ only if something
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age‚ carefully making his way down the icy front steps. Then I noticed that apart from a t-shirt and trousers‚ the boy only wore what looked like a dirty pair of old socks on his feet. I began to feel sorry for him and slowed my pace to wait. While he was catching up‚ I came up with a plan whereby I would be able to help him arrive at school without too much discomfort. By the time he caught up and we introduced ourselves‚ I proceeded to explain my plan without trying to hurt his feelings
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we rely on a set phrase; just because it is delivered unselfconsciously and with natural intonation does not make it original. The aim is that the length and complexity of exchanges‚ and confident delivery‚ will grow with the student’s language ability. With the emphasis on communication‚ there is also the implication that spoken exchanges should be authentic and meaningful; detractors claim that the artificial nature of classroom–based (i.e. teacher - created) interactions makes CLT an oxymoron
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almost failed to promote to next grade. From this story‚ we can see that teenagers always get influence by their peers. Peers’ opinions and choices affect them. They cannot free themselves from their peers and they can’t do away with peers’ pressure. Peer pressure is an important issue for teenagers. There are several reasons to explain this. First‚ teenagers enjoy being in a group of people who agree about things‚ they don’t want to be discriminated against and be pushed away from the group
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Peer pressure these days has had major effects on our children and young adults. Decisions are being made that are unheard of to parents and teachers. Don’t think that the adolescence making these choices isn’t struggling to grasp hold of the concepts of what they are doing. Unknowingly‚ our generation is making choices that will effect the rest of their lives. Whether or not it’s the way we dress or a decision in unprotected sex‚ it’s still a decision made based on the approval of our peers. Who
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I have had a missing left arm since birth. When I was adopted‚ at the age of five‚ I was told by my parents that I was as capable as someone who had two arms. My mother said my disability is a “differ-ability.” I had abilities that required different approaches‚ techniques‚ or methods. I learned how to tie my shoes with one hand‚ rappel off a rock wall‚ and type. When I came from China‚ I was told to visit Shriner’s Children’s Hospital for my orthopedic condition. An orthopedist offered me a prosthesis
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parents be towards their children? Is limitation necessary? When parents demand something more than what their children could ask for. Parents should not pressure their children on education because kids may grow to rebel and it can cause emotional damagae. Also‚ kids should be given freedom to choose their future carreer. If parents pressure their children too much‚ they might rebel. Especially teenagers. Teenagers has not emotionally stable yet‚ therefore forcing them something which against
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Peer pressure Peer pressure is influence that a peer group‚ observers or individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes‚ or behaviors to stratify to group standard. It also might encourage others to have bad attitude and behaviors for example‚ smoking‚ alcohols‚ drugs‚ etc. Like most people‚ you already know that smoking is bad for your health. But do you really understand just how dangerous smoking really is? Tobacco contains nicotine‚ it’s too high addictive drug that makes
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