Greece to modern day Pakistan‚ consuming the great Persian empire and absorbing many smaller kingdoms in the process. Alexander was a headstrong‚ violent‚ extremely brave‚ politically cunning‚ and gifted leader who was loved by his men. Very few individuals throughout history have affected the world to such an extent as he. This essay will examine the effects of Alexander the Great’s campaigns and explain why they were so influential in shaping western world. The effects of these campaigns that will
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recent years to have a life coach? It seems as if everyone has a life coach or is looking for one. People are moving away from traditional counseling or other forms of therapy for life coaching. Traditional forms of therapy still have their place‚ but life coaching offers many benefits that therapy does not. A personal or executive life coach can provide you with a myriad of benefits. Life coaches motivate and inspire you to achieve your absolute best. They offer positive support and encouragement‚
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Legal/Ethical issue 1 Life support‚ a 72 year old woman‚ was admitted to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit following a cerebral hemorrhage that left her with severe brain damage and ventilator.1 The husband disregarded the patients’ rights by refusing to abide by his wife’s wishes as stated in her living will The patient’s living will specified that she did not want to be on a ventilator support or other artificial life support in the event of a permanent unconscious condition or terminal condition
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It is an emotional time for the people who have terminal illness or diseases that can’t be reversed‚ such as when their cancer is at the late stage. A nurse has various roles to perform in regards to providing end-of-life care or palliative care‚ which are: care provider‚ educator‚ advocator‚ and facilitator (Lewis‚ 2013). As a care provider‚ a nurse would perform simple tasks‚ such as cleaning the patient’s room or adjusting the room light. As an educator‚ the nurse provides information to the
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respect and recognise an individual’s heritage because all individuals have | |recognise and respect an individual’s |rights and preferences as a way of respecting them. For example; | |heritage |Providing active support and place the choice and preferences of individuals at the centre. These | | |include; choice of menus‚ life style‚ communication methods and beliefs and wishes.
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When communicating with a patient‚ especially at the end of life‚ it can become difficult. It becomes hard due to the fact that not all situations are the same. There are two terms that can be used in this type of setting when caring for people at the end of life. The first term is hospice care‚ which “is a program of care provided across a variety of settings and based on the understanding that dying is a part of the normal life cycle.” (329) The other term is palliative care which “is the active
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Life Support Have you ever wondered what you would do if you had a family member dying on life support? Would you want extraordinary measures taken to help them live? Would you want to let nature take its course? Family members can be left with the huge responsibility of what they think is best for you. Do you really want to leave this important decision for them to make? Life support should only be used in the circumstances that the patient has a chance of living off the machine. Those on life
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withdraw life support poses one of the most prominent dilemmas in bioethics. Health care clinicians‚ which includes physicians‚ advance practice nurses and registered nurses‚ must utilize moral action guidelines in the midst of the emotion and confusion that such decisions create. Several ethical principles and theories are available to health care providers‚ but they leave much room for interpretation due to the variability of each clinical
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CU1688: Support Positive Risk Taking for Individuals. 1. Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life 1.1 Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life. Without a certain amount of risk taking nothing could be achieved‚ this is because even the food that we consume on a daily basis could have a negative impact on our lives. The opposite side to this are the benefits that come from taking little risks every day‚ these may include how we get to work in the morning‚ what
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Andrew George 396-Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities 1:1 Describe possible multiple conditions and/or disabilities that individuals may have. Patients with multiple conditions and/or disabilities have two or more disabling conditions that affect learning or other important life functions. These can include: 1.Mental retardation‚ dementia 2.Bad eyesight‚ blindness 3.Hard of hearing‚ deafness 4.Arthritis‚ paralysed body/parts 1:2 Explain how multiple conditions and/or
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