Mobility in Stroke Rehabilitation The purpose of this assignment is to identify the nursing role in the mobility rehabilitation of a patient who had a lacunar ischaemic stroke affecting the right corona radiata.The nursing care and the interdisciplinary management of the impairment will be critically evaluated as well as the patient progress during the stay in the hospital. The patient that will be discussed in this assignment was given the pseudonym of Martha. Martha is a 76 year old female
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Rehabilitation for Juvenile Delinquents When a child commits a crime‚ they are considered as a juvenile delinquent and are placed in a detention center for punishment. Most juveniles commit crimes because of the environment in which they live. An unhealthy environment can be associated with living in poverty‚ the demise of family‚ and child abuse. Although‚ others commit crimes because of bad decision making. Juvenile delinquents deserve better rehabilitation than they are already receiving because
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released out of prison. Many are sent to prison based on the stigma of child sexual abuse. This is not saying what the individual committed was not wrong‚ but that due to a disorder it should be handled differently with a focus on treatment and rehabilitation. Back in the 1980s when a surge of child sexual abuse began being reported‚ people jumped to the action of creating harsher laws and sentencing. The “tough on crime” political atmosphere surrounding the time and even today helped pushed through
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How effective is the rehabilitation of juveniles compared to just locking them up? Lately more and more people are recognizing that rehabilitation is a better route to go in order to help those who live a life of crime. Although some people still believe that locking people up and throwing away the key would do the trick‚ not all people benefit from that type of treatment. According to the Oxford Dictionary rehabilitation is described as the act of restoring someone to health or normal life through
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Just A Mother Amy Amy: A Case Study Amy is the mother of three children: a daughter who is seven and twins – a boy and a girl – who are five. Her husband is an attorney and works long hours. Amy is a college graduate and worked in a professional role until the twins were born. Amy is an only child‚ social‚ attractive and very well organized. However‚ inside‚ Amy feels insecure‚ even worthless. Her mother was an alcoholic and her father died when she was ten. After her father died‚ Amy began to
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Parent Interview I interviewed Emily whose son Max has cerebral palsy. Q: When did you notice that Max needed Early Intervention services? A: I don’t want to get into too much detail but long story short is I had a very complicated delivery. I have two older sons and I noticed that Max was different than his older brothers were when they were babies. I started to notice some physical delays. Max wasn’t holding his head up and he wasn’t crawling. When I talked to Max’s doctors they told me to
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Eric is a 9-year-old fourth-grade student in the Paumanok Elementary School. Eric has a current special education classification of Speech or Language Impairment. He is educated within a general education classroom. In addition‚ Eric receives Speech and Language Therapy in a small group for thirty minutes weekly. His testing accommodations include extended time (1.5)‚ start test in classroom and finish in testing room. Eric an only child and lives with his mother‚ Mrs. Clara Yu‚ father‚ Mr. Hideki
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The participants in this 12 step support group benefit especially for the support they receive. The 12 step program allows people with addictions to come in and listen to others suffering from the same addiction. There is a no judgment zone. It gives people a support system and encouragement to continue to attempt to overcome their addiction. It allows people to see that they are not the first nor the last people to be suffering from the addiction. There are people from all walks of life suffering
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For decades‚ the U.S. has used prison to punish criminals. And‚ the amount of drug users in this “rehabilitation” is staggering. However‚ as our use of this institution has grown‚ the amount of drug users has definitely not shrunk. Much of the time‚ when a drug-user is sent to prison for their use‚ they seek out drugs again once they’re released. Our current system is not working. We sent these people off to prison‚ and they come back miserable and hardened criminals‚ but still using drugs. We punish
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Punishment versus Rehabilitation University of Phoenix AJS/502 Pamela Knothe July 29‚ 2013 This paper‚ I will discuss the issues of punishment versus rehabilitation debates. I will point out issues on how punishment and rehabilitation affects deterrence of crime‚ how it impacts victims and their family‚ impact offenders‚ impact on society‚ and the fiscal impact upon society. When looking at punishment and rehabilitation each one has purpose for the inmate. This debate will show both pros
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