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    Monitoring report on the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce  November 2010 Ofqual/10/4792 Monitoring report on the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce Contents Executive summary .................................................................................................... 2 Recommendations ................................................................................................

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    Asthma Informative Speech

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    General Purpose: To Inform General Topic: Asthma Introduction Attention Getter/ Audience Analysis: Hi Guys‚ today im going to talk about a disease that affects 25 million Americans today. The annual cost of this disease is said to be nearly 18 million each year. It is the fourth leading cause of work absenteeism which totals to as much as 15 million workdays missed each year. Close to nine people die a day because of it‚ and in the last decade the amount of people with this disease has increased

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    UNDERTAKE AGREED PRESSURE AREA CARE 1.1 Pressure sores also known as pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue‚ they appear when an area is under too much pressure for long periods of time‚ due to this pressure the blood flow id disrupted‚ and the area doesnt get irrigated‚ therefore the nutrients and oxygen do not reach the skin cells‚ the skin then breaks and the pressure ulcers form. Epidermis - is waterproof has no blood supply(avascular)‚ the epidermis is constantly

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    Tax Code & Social Policy

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    The Tax Code is inexorably linked to social policy. Is this a good or bad thing? Government policy should be designed to create greater good for the society and the economy at large. I think the tax laws pertaining to health care have been successful in making health care insurance more accessible‚ and in keeping health care costs confined to an affordable range. However‚ there are times when our representatives in Washington attempt to engineer people’s behavior‚ not to address the greater needs

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    Case Study : Asthma

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    Asthma Jennifer Martinez Asthma Case Study Mr. Vargas‚ a 45-year-old male patient is rushed in to the emergency room by his wife. The patient is short of breath and gasping for air has dyspnea and audible wheezing on expiration. Mr. Vargas stated to the nurse that he noted his difficulty in breathing while going up a flight of stairs in his building. The patient complained of an “annoying and nagging cough” with persistent chest tightness. The patient also stated that everytime he coughed

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    What is dementia? If you‚ or a friend or relative‚ have been diagnosed with dementia‚ you may be feeling anxious or confused. You may not know what dementia is. This factsheet should help answer some of your questions. The term ’dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. These include Alzheimer’s disease and sometimes as a result of a stroke. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How

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    The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute defines asthma as being a chronic disease centered in the lungs of the individual that harms by agitating and contracting the airways leading to the lungs in that person (The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute‚ 2014). Being a chronic disease‚ that is‚ persisting for a long periods of times which makes asthma an impediment disease to fully cure. Well-known to affect children the most‚ asthma tends to weigh as a heavy burden for hospitalizations

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    granted them the power to begin with. This inequality between men and women has been the status quo for centuries and unless there is a radical change‚ this imbalance of power between the sexes will continue for centuries to come. To shift the balance of power so that it is more equal‚ individuals must be aware of the inequality and where the ideals perpetuating the inequality come from. Advertisements are the primary influences that perpetuates the inequality between men and women by objectifying women;

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    Asthma Research Paper

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    Asthma is a chronic condition in which many Americans are faced with. Asthma‚ also called bronchial asthma‚ affects over 3 million people a year‚ making it a very common condition. Asthma symptoms affect an estimated 26 million Americans‚ 19 million being adults and 7 million being children. Asthma is a condition where a person’s airways become inflamed‚ narrow and swell‚ and produce extra mucus‚ which makes it difficult to breathe. It can be minor and it can interfere with daily activities. In some

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    The Effects of Asthma on Teens My Capstone Project is on Asthma. The patient‚ a high school cheerleader‚ named Tammy is 17-years old and has been diagnosed with asthma. Tammy is an active teenager who attends many social events. After high school‚ she plans to attend View University on a cheerleading scholarship. Tammy is nervous about living away from home and has trouble controlling her asthma. It is very important for Tammy to understand what asthma‚ how to control it and if it will

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