consistently addressed in older adults‚ as studies have shown that these two very distinct areas‚ are actually very closely related. It is said that along with other physical changes in aging‚ so too does sleep patterns change. Most often‚ older adults have complaints of difficulty sleeping‚ or difficulty staying asleep. In this paper I plan to address these two important issues‚ focusing on more specifically sleep and the connection if any to the development of delirium in our geriatric population
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Physical Assessment Required Components Nursing Process Required Components General survey 1. General appearance & behavior 2. Posture 3. Gait 4. Hygiene 5. Speech 6. Mental Status 7. Vital Signs 8. Nutritional Status Head and Neck 1. Symmetry 2. Head & hair 3. Ears/Hearing 4. PERRL(A) 5. EOM 6. Convergence/Accommodation 7. Color/condition conjunctiva 8. Color/condition of mucus membranes 9. Nose 10. Mouth/teeth 11. ROM of neck 12. Cervical nodes 13. Palpate trachea for symmetry 14. Carotids
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Physical Assessment Lab 120-103 1. General Survey ! Level ! Awake & Alert a. Orientation to person‚ place‚ time b. Ability to Communicate in full sentences with clear speech c. Posture: upright and erect‚ shoulders level and symmetrical d. Personal Hygiene: Clean & neat‚ no odor‚ dresses appropriately for the weather. 2. Integumentary System: a. Color: Uniform color - pink‚ tan‚ brown‚ olive. Slightly darker on exposed areas.There are normally no areas of bleeding‚ ecchymosis‚ or increased
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Assignment: Personal Assessment Paper Rartajah Davis Valdosta State University Part 1 As an African American reared in a small rural town‚ I grew up with a sense of community and a racial awareness. Families in my neighborhood experienced a sense of belonging through shared daily activities. According to McMillian and Chavis‚ the four elements of sense of community were evident in my neighborhood (1986). As a child‚ I noticed physical differences in people throughout my community. In
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University NRS 429V November 26‚ 2013 "My Learning Style" Learning style? Why would one need to know a learning style? There is a way for you to find out what type of learning style you have. The VARK learning style assessment tool‚ developed by Neil Fleming‚ is an assessment that can be taken to discover ones learning style. There are several learning styles; kinesthetic style; those who learn from hands on experience‚ auditory learners; a learning style of memorization by retaining what is
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BA Tools & Techniques Focus Groups Interviews Observation Requirement Workshops Root Cause Analysis Structured Walkthrough Surveys/Questionnaires Strategic Analysis Information Knowledge Document Analysis Business Rules Functional Decomposition Interface Analysis Process Modeling Scenarios & Use Cases Sequence & State Diagrams User Stories Process Knowledge Solution Knowledge Fact Finding Benchmarking Brainstorming Decision Analysis SWOT
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Opportunity Assessment Paper Aramintha Meyer MKT/552 Technology Application and e-Marketing June 3‚ 2013 Opportunity Assessment Maintaining a competitive advantage is a goal for every company no matter what market they exist in. In order to remain profitable and a company must understand how to properly brand their business. It is also inherit that an opportunity analysis aligns with the overall goal of the company‚ because a company will be able to effectively identify and assess the attractiveness
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Across Disciplines: According to APTA‚ to become a physical therapist‚ you need to have a Doctor of Physical Therapy‚ which takes up to about 3 years. Ethics: You are a therapist‚ and your job is help your patient. How much pain or issues they are going to have with a certain part of your body is in your hands. In this career‚ they
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man-made or natural disasters. This paper will look at how feasible it is to assess the risks of terrorist attacks. First we must look at what risk management is. Risk management is used to ensure that the appropriate measures are taken to ensure the protection of people‚ the environment and important assets. Events that could cause harm are either man-made or natural. One thing to be done is a Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) which is a tool that can help with measures to help avoid the instances of
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100172546 Anaesthetic Care ABCDE assessment is significant in helping the patient stabilize after the operation. The assessment is also intended to detect any complication that might result from the procedure. Patients are assessed to enable an operating department practitioner (ODP) ensure that the patient regains the ability to function normally after the procedure. It is recommended to conduct a complete initial assessment followed by regular re-assessment. Based on the initial evaluation‚ treatments
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