Substance Abuse Among the Elderly Substance abuse is widely recognized as one of the most serious social‚ ethical‚ and legal problems of the modern day‚ but few people realize how serious this issue affects the elderly population of the United States. Substance abuse is generally considered to be a problem of early adulthood‚ however‚ the truth is that substance abuse impacts older Americans on a large scale‚ and must be addressed through a multifaceted approach in which nurses play a key role. This
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Cialdini’s Persuasion Model Cialdini R. “The Psychology of Persuasion”. (2000). [pic] The single biggest danger in negotiation is not failure but to be successful without knowing why you are successful. -Jens Thang Persuasion is something everyone has to do. There is no secret formula on how to persuade more effectively; there is no magic formula. The ancient Greeks (especially Aristotle) wrote much about persuasion and rhetoric. Robert Cialdini has come up with Six principles
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Tribute to parents There are people‚ who are special in our life. Those special people are my parents‚ Also sometimes known as spy agents. Love of parents is unbound‚ And it always stays around. Sacrifices made by them can’t be measured‚ And the memories have to be treasured. They are full of charm‚ And never mean harm. They have a tender and caring heart I don’t know where to start. They might scold us‚ And we would create a fuss. But we still share the same love‚ Gentle
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that someone or something is dangerous‚may be likely to cause pain‚ or threat furthermore‚ In my opinion‚ fear is a conscious and unconscious emotions or behavior that can change our life for good or bad. The use of fear appeal/ fear arouse in persuasion is referred to positive and negative message that can scared an individual. Fear appeal can be used to motivation or change a person’s action or lifestyles. Sometime fear appeal present dangerous information on a problem with the harmful consequences
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Persuasion is a powerful and threatening tool against those who are weak. It can sway one’s decisions between good and evil‚ concealing judgment and jading the conscience. It plays the critical role of a spectral villain‚ an invisible danger to the protagonist in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Macbeth is a victim of persuasion of others‚ making him ultimately not responsible for his actions. Macbeth’s own partner Lady Macbeth persuades her husband to commit murder and fulfill his ambition. The three
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Persuasion works by appealing predictably to deeply rooted human needs. The rest of us can learn to secure consensus‚ cut deals‚ and win concessions—by artfully applying six scientific principles of winning friends and influencing people. Cialdini draws on decades of research in experimental‚ especially social psychology to distill “six fundamental principles of persuasion”. Some of these principles will seem simple and completely obvious at first sight‚ but looking deeper into them reveals how
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As I got out of my car and started walking to the front door‚ all I could do was admire this beautiful building that resembled a ranch-style home. When I walked through the front door‚ the smell of mashed potatoes‚ baked chicken breast‚ and wheat rolls filled my nose; it was as if I was walking into my own grandma’s house. In front of me there was a group of people; some in wheelchairs‚ some using walkers‚ and others on the couch shouting out answers to the latest crossword puzzles. Walking through
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Additive CNS depression with other CNS depressants including alcohol‚ antihistamines‚ antidepressants‚ opioid analgesics‚ clozapine‚ and other sedative/hypnotics including other benzodiazepines. Smoking may metabolism and decrease effectiveness. Nursing implications: Anxiety: Assess degree and manifestations of anxiety and mental status (orientation‚ mood‚ behavior) prior to and periodically throughout therapy. Toxicity and Overdose: If overdose occurs‚ flumazenil (Romazicon) is the antidote Hydroxyzine
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Starting a Computer The process of starting or restarting a computer is called booting. When turning on a computer that has been powered off completely‚ you are performing a cold boot. A warm boot‚ by contrast‚ is the process of using the operating system to restart a computer. A warm boot properly closes any running processes and programs; however‚ it does not save any unsaved work. Thus‚ always remember to save your work before rebooting (restarting) a computer. Warm Boot versus Cold Boot With
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Canada’s nursing homes. Retrieved May 1‚ 2009. The author of this article‚ David McKie a CBC crew member describes the situation of nursing homes in Canada. He talks about abuse from the staff and from the seniors. This article specifically refers to two examples in Canada of this abuse and it also states that about seventy percent of nursing homes are a dumping place for elderly who are “mentally unstable”. McKie states that it is difficult to know exactly what is going on in nursing homes because
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