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    In every single one of our lives we all encounter relationships. Some of these may include a quick one such as opening a door for a stranger as you are either walking into a store‚ or something as complex as a sexual relationship with some one of your personal preference. These connections are what bound us together as a society and help keep us moving forward. In each stage of our lives we have different bonds or our bonds with someone change over time. For example when we are children we have

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    The Patient with Heart Failuure 74-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital with heart failure. She had been growing progressively weaker and had ankle edema‚ dyspnea on exertion‚ and three-pillow orthopnea. On admission‚ she is severely dyspneic and can answer questions only with one-word phrases. She is diaphoretic‚ with a heart rate of 132 beats/min‚ and blood pressure 98/70 mm Hg. She is extremely anxious. 1. Because this patient cannot breathe or talk easily‚ prioritize the immediate nursing

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    Tort Scenario Paper Crystal Cunningham‚ Robert Harrison‚ Billie Miller‚ Tyler Pierce‚ and Jennifer Sorensen University of Phoenix Business Law BUS415 Page Beetem May 30‚ 2011 Scenario One What tort actions do see and the identity of potential plaintiffs? Intentional battery - (Plaintiff‚ Malik v. Ruben) Malik can file a claim against Ruben for pushing him. Ruben would be liable for any physical harm sustained due to the physical contact. Unintentional negligence- (Plaintiff‚ Malik

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    In a secure psychiatric ward a psychotic patient has abruptly become violent shortly after his last scheduled dose of Ativan. It is three in the morning and the night shift nurse has a decision to make. Should she wake up the psychiatrist and request that he come and assess the patient‚ or should she administer the PRN medication of Zyprexa that the physician had previously authorized in the patient’s chart? According to a strict interpretation of the published HCFA rules‚ chemical restraints

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    Pre-Scenario Discussion: One of Andragogy’s five assumptions of adult learning is that adult learners have accumulated a great deal of experience‚ which is a rich resource for learning. (Kaufman‚ D. M.‚ 2003) Reflective Practice tells us that learners can reflect both “in action” and “on action” meaning that they can gain insight both during a new encounter from their previous experiences and also by analysing an event after it has occurred. (Wang‚ E.E.‚ 2011) With this in mind‚ we as educators should

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    almighty‚ our parents‚ brothers‚ sisters and friends for their constant encouragement without which this assignment would not be possible. MATERIALS AND METHODS Type of study: It is a case study based on interviewing the eunuchs to understand their issues and probems. Place of Study: Ghatkopar Signals‚ Chembur Signals and many more such Signals. Selection of Participants: Eunuchs

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    feelings with others and to organize one ’s thoughts around these issues. More significantly‚ narrative opportunities such as these‚ work to encourage and advance constructive contexts in which individuals such as a mother and daughter or father and son can openly communicate any differences‚ worries‚ or problems one might be having with daily living. A more important and serious issue interlaced with narratives is the "personal issue of telling stories about illness…" (Frank‚ ch.1 pg.2) Narratives

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    There have been a number of cases of feral children raised in social isolation with little or no human contact. Few have captured public and scientific attention like that of young girl called Genie. The girl was given the name Genie in her case files to protect her identity and privacy. "The case name is Genie. This is not the person’s real name.She spent almost her entire childhood locked in a bedroom‚ isolated and abused for over a decade. Genie’s case was one of the first to put the critical

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    Cholesterol: A Patient Conversation SC121 Unit 2 Assignment Jessica Alstot 10/28/14 Hello Mr. Brown‚ Well your cholesterol tests came back and they are better than I expected them to be. Your total cholesterol was 210 mg/dL which is on the higher end but not irreversible. Your triglycerides were at 145 mg/dL‚ a normal level range is anything below 150 mg/dL. Your HDL‚ or high density lipoprotein‚ which is good cholesterol‚ was at 33 mg/dL. 33 is on the low side‚ the higher the number‚

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    discrimination faced by older adults lies in the LGBT community. As estimated by‚ (Fredriksen-Goldsen‚ Kim‚ Shiu‚ Goldsen & Emlet‚ 2015) “2.4% of adults aged 50 and older identify as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ or transgender.” This accounts for more than 2.4 million older adults‚ in the United States. In comparison to heterosexuals of the same age‚ lesbian‚ gay male and bisexual older adults are more likely to experience mental distress. Due to their life course and different historical events‚ older adults grew

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