and in leadership activities. Self-awareness has been widely accepted as an important part of contemporary nurses’ repertoire of skills and has been said to be an important factor in a successful nurse-patient relationship. It has been identified as a factor in empathy‚ supporting the notion that self-awareness leads to a gentler way of being and compassion results. However‚ there is a lack of empirical evidence related to how students actually develop self-awareness within the context of nursing education
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Mindful Awareness Reflection Journal 1. Acknowledge Describe your experience Chapter 10 from Tools for Mindful Living discussed a universal topic – communication. This chapter stood informative and helpful‚ as it discussed a topic known to all individuals. The reason that the topic of communication rests interesting is because it entails two components – spoken language and nonverbal communication. While spoken language reflects cultural differences‚ with diverse languages spoken throughout the
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“Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of death in both men and women in the US‚ with over 158‚900 deaths in 1999. Worldwide‚ lung cancer kills over 1 million people a year. Extensive prospective epidemiologic data clearly establish cigarette smoking as the major cause of lung cancer. It is estimated that about 90% of male lung cancer deaths and 75–80% of lung cancer deaths in the US are caused by smoking each year” (Hecht‚ 1999). Clearly‚ lung cancer is an important and widespread disease
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Courtney Acton Global and diversity awareness September 7‚ 2013 To me Global Awareness means to focus on the world as a whole‚ and study major issues such as the environment. It’s a way to get people to understand the world around them‚ and learn different ways they can help resolve these issues such as‚ finding ways to end pollution‚ and learning ways that you can recycle. I think that the term Diversity means that you are understanding and have knowledge of different cultures in your
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Public Awareness and Diabetes Tammy Tung HCA 240 May 9‚ 2010 Shannon White Diabetes There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 normally occurs before the age of 20 and is usually diagnosed much younger. Type 2 normally occurs after the age of 45. The reasons patients develop type 1 are not as clear. In type 1 the body does not produce enough insulin‚ in type 2 the body may either not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin the body produces. In both types the lack of
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National PTSD Awareness Day is observed annually on June 27. This is a day to recognize the effects post-traumatic stress has on the lives of those affected by it. It is estimated that 22% of solders come back from deployment with PTSD or significant depression‚ 34% have other significant mental concerns while only 1 out of 3 ever seek help. This day is to help raise awareness among veterans but also friends and family of those who need help. The VA I was fortunate enough to be able to sit down
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CANCER RESEARCH PROJECT By Chantal Deller Cancer is a group of diseases that are cell-related. In the event of cancer‚ regular body cells begin changing and growing in improper ways. Regular cells grow‚ divide and eventually die off. Irregular cells (cancerous cells) simply keep growing and divide out of control they don ’t die. Different types of bodily tissues are made up by different types of bodily cells bone cells make up bone tissue‚ for example. Because of this‚ the different types
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Situational awareness is necessary in order to maintain the highest degree of self and team safety‚ while also exercising the best course of action to take while on the fireground. The U.S. Coast Guard states that‚ “Situational awareness is the ability to identify‚ process‚ and comprehend the critical elements of information about what is happening to the team with regard to the mission.” The practice of situational awareness is relevant to many fields‚ but holds great use in fire fighting. Through
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Dementia Awareness Outcome 4- Understand factors relating to and individual’s experience of dementia Mrs A- Dementia with lewy bodies Mrs A is 65 years of age and has Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Most mornings she wakes up in pain and requires a lot of support with her personal care now as she is unsteady on her feet. She requires a rota-stand for standing and transfers and at times struggles to keep her eyes open and concentrate. Mrs A is aware of her dementia and seems low in herself at moments
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Causes The actual cause of prostate enlargement is unknown. Factors linked to aging and the testicles themselves may play a role in the growth of the gland. Men who have had their testicles removed at a young age (for example‚ as a result of testicular cancer) do not develop BPH. Similarly‚ if the testicles are removed after a man develops BPH; the prostate begins to shrink in size. Some facts about prostate enlargement: * The likelihood of developing enlarged prostate increases with age. * BPH
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