Chronic Illness Paper Mr. KT is a 28 year old‚ 200 pound‚ 5-foot 8-inch‚ unemployed drug addict at the Grays Harbor community hospital. He started using drugs at age 13‚ starting with alcohol and marijuana‚ and eventually landing with methamphetamine (was smoking one gram of meth/day). His emaciated appearance connotes disorganization and poor hygiene. He has short‚ dark brown hair with a bald spot on the back of his head. His diagnosis is Type 1 Untreated Diabetes (Chronic Hyperglycemic). He
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Brief Overview of Learning Trajectory Assignment: For the Learning trajectory assignment I reviewed the 2nd grade math curriculum as presented by Bridges Mathematics Curriculum. I picked three lessons from Unit 3 Module 2 (Adding and Subtracting on the Number Line) that I felt would encourage students mathematical skill development. For the course of this write-up‚ I will be referring to the information presented in my Learning Trajectory as I investigate further the content of these
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Gannon et al.’s (2012) Multi-Trajectory Theory of Adult Fire-setting (M-TTAF) is a newly constructed‚ etiological‚ multi-factorial theory of adult fire-setting. It was developed based on existing research and theories of fire setting‚ both single-factor and multi-factor‚ such as the Social Learning Theory‚ the Function Analysis Theory (Jackson et al.‚ 1987)‚ the Dynamic Behaviour Theory (Fineman‚ 1995)‚ as well as typological classificatory systems and clinical experience. The aim of the M-TTAF is
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After years of therapy‚ I can share without the horrid flashbacks‚ my experiences at a post-Vatican II catholic elementary school run by nuns. Years would pass before realizing how deep this torment buried itself into the depths of my psyche. In my school faculty members unmarried to Christ fell into one of two categories. On the one hand‚ you had the group comprised of widows or unmarried women who not only cast no shadow in the mirror of focused self-reflection but left no visible marks of their
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Intervention to Life Cycle 1 Chronic Illnesses Radames Rodriguez Rosario M00304263 Interamerican University Intervention to Life Cycle Intervention to Life Cycle 2 Chronic Illnesses Even though chronic conditions vary in severities‚ anyone from a teenager to the elderly can be healthy and competent if they do the proper treatment for their conditions. Not every treatment will be affective to every client but as nurses‚ we must try to maximize the development of improvement in the health and
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Examine health and illness as Social and Biological Constructs 1. The terms ’health’ and ’illness’ do not mean the same thing to everyone. 1.1 Health focuses on definitions‚ which are negative‚ positive and holistic. Negative focuses on the physical approach when there are no symptoms or nothing obvious‚ but meaning that this does not necessarily mean there is nothing wrong and everything is ok. Positive focuses on both physical and psychological approach and the fact that you have to look
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insomnia‚ ranging from transient (sleep problems that last days to weeks) acute or chronic (sleep problems that last months to years)‚ varying on the frequency and duration of the symptoms. This paper will be mainly be focusing on primary chronic insomnia however there will be mention of chronic insomnia as a manifestation of another illness. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the causes and effects of chronic insomnia as well as including some possible treatments and a further discussion
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Chronic Illnesses and Their Consequences According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ chronic illnesses – such as heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis – are among the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable of all health problems in the United States (CDC‚ Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ The Power of Prevention). These illnesses affect the patient’s ability to perform their activities of daily living on their own. For example
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CHRONIC DISEASES A chronic disease is an illness that is prolonged in duration‚ does not spontaneously resolve‚ and is usually not cured completely. Examples of chronic diseases are rheumatoid arthritis‚ lung cancer‚ and heart disease. Heart disease is an illness that involves the blockage or narrowing of the blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death in the US with approximately 81.1 million people‚ or one in every three adults living with heart disease. The illness causes swelling in feet
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job loss‚ domestic violence‚ divorce‚ family arguments.‚ mental illness‚ post traumatic stress disorder‚ & physical disabilities. Sadly‚ If you don’t have money‚ whatever the reason may be‚ you obviously can’t afford a place to live. There are different types of homelessness. Situational & chronic are two of them. Situational Homelessness is when a person is facing some housing‚ health care‚ financial‚ or job loss crisis. Chronic homelessness is when a person has a disabling condition and have
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