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    communication barriers

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    *The person’s first language isn’t English; this can cause a huge barrier‚ especially if the person doesn’t know a word of English. To overcome this barrier‚ it might be advisable for carers to apply for an advocate or translator to help this person feel more comfortable in the care setting. *Speech difficulties or aphasia; aphasia is where a person is physically unable to speak; this may be due to a recent stroke or some mental impairment. In this case‚ it is important to use some other form of

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    Child Obesity

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    Kailey O’Brien Position I Paper English Composition II Increase in Child Obesity Childhood obesity has become a significant problem affecting children ages 6-19 years old. It is the most prevalent current medical problem in the U.S. and other developed countries. Obesity is body weight that is 20% higher than the healthy weight range for a child or adolescent of that height‚ or as a body fat percentage above 25% in boys and 32% in girls. When a person takes in more calories than the body

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    Childhood Obesity

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    CHILDHOOD OBESITY I. Introduction Obesity among children has risen greatly worldwide. Obesity in chilren can causes a serious complication‚ and increase the risk of premature illness. There are a factor that causes obesity among children and there could be a ways to prevent this issue to keep increasing. II. Body A As the adult‚ obesity in childhood causes hypertension‚ dyslipidaemia‚ chronic inflammation‚ increased blood clotting tendency endothelial dysfuntion‚ and hyperinsulinaemia

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    Communication Barrier

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    nature‚ certain barriers exist making the communication process either ineffective or impossible. At times we just do not get through to people. This often results in misunderstanding. Many splits in congregations are due to the communications problem. Brethren have trouble talking to each other‚ they become estranged and some become enemies. Much of this can be eliminated if we understand some of the barriers to our communication. In the discussion that follows‚ the principal barriers to communicating

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    Ak Prevention

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    How can AKI be prevented? According to the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death 2009‚ up to 30% of cases of acute kidney injury may be preventable and the best ’treatment of AKI is prevention.’ [3]This can mainly be done by identifying patients most at risk as early as possible. This would involve constant monitoring of urinary output and serum creatinine levels for the high risk patients. However in general‚ all hospitalized patients with acute illness should be monitored

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    Barriers to Communication

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    P3 BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION No matter how good the communication system in any organisation is barriers can occur. This may be caused by a number of factors which can usually be summarised as being due to physical barriers‚ system design faults or additional barriers. Physical barriers are often due to the nature of the environment‚ for example‚ the natural barrier which exists‚ if staff are located in different buildings or on different sites. Staff shortages are another factor

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    Prevention Program

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    Prevention Programs Papers: What type of drug prevention program is used to address the needs of the population? I am interviewing my local priest. I decided to interview him because I remember when I was in high school‚ I did volunteer work with him as a youth coordinator. The organization is called “YES”‚ they vary from many subjects and programs and prevention of drugs and alcohol is one of them. Father Miguel explained to me that the program educates not only the teens that are experimenting

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    Obesity in America

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    Karnik‚ Sameera. "Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis." EBSCOhost. Web. 13 May 2012 I think this source can help me because it talks about several different factors that help to contribute to the obesity problem. It refers to the intake of higher calories. It also suggests that genetics can be a problem too. This article suggests interventions to help stop childhood obesity is a good step forward. The top intervention programs usually take place at school and works on having a lot

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    Childhood Obesity

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    Childhood Obesity According to Burniat (2002‚ p.15)‚ obesity means an excessive amount of body fat; however‚ no general agreement as yet exists on the best definition of obesity in children. A number of factors contribute to a child becoming obese‚ and these include genetics‚ lifestyle habits‚ or a combination of both. Childhood obesity is an increasing problem all over the world that affects an estimated seventeen percent of all children in the United States‚ which is three times the rate it was

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    Childhood Obesity

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    Child Obesity Name: Tutor: Course: Number: Date: Introduction Obesity is a serious and major health complication contributing to 112‚000 deaths annually most of which are preventable. Obesity is to a condition where excess fat has collected in the body has to the level of adversely affecting one’s health. There is no general agreement on the lowest explanations of obesity in adolescents and children. Therefore‚ most professionals accept the guidelines published on body mass index

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