Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Nur/440 June 30‚ 2014 Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Elderly people are a vulnerable population for many reasons. Characteristics of a vulnerable population include being susceptible to or at risk for health problems (de Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2012‚ p. 4). One thing that elders are susceptible to is being prone to a fall. Falls can result in a variety of injuries from fractures to chronic pain to reduced quality of life and increased morbidity
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The January 12‚ 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused an enormous destruction in the Caribbean nation. Hospitals and government buildings collapsed along with an unbelievable amount of homes. Tens of thousands of people were killed‚ and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital. About 5‚000 schools
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Preventing Patient Harm with Prevention Education Pressure (open‚ painful sores) can be an expensive difficult project for the healthcare industry as a whole‚ that is usually preventable. Patients go through undo suffering‚ extended stays in the hospital and long treatments that increase the already strained healthcare worldwide. Hospital acquired pressure ulcers stage III and IV are considered preventable harm. It has been calculated that pressures ulcers can cost an upward of “9-11billion dollars
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All these young kids are young‚and raising their own kids. Young ladies are having unplanned pregnancies all over the world. This generation of young adults differs a lot from our grandparents. Our grandparent’s generation was very carefull about getting pregnant. Young men’s are getting young ladies pregnant‚and are living them to be a single parent. We have to help our younger generation to have planned preganqncies‚instead of unplanned. We can can help prevent pregnancies by suggesting that young
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PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT (CHAPTER 241) Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Corruption Act. Interpretation. 2. In this Act‚ unless the context otherwise requires — "agent" means any person employed by or acting for another‚ and includes a trustee‚ administrator and executor‚ and a person serving the Government or under any corporation or public body‚ and for the purposes of section 8 includes a subcontractor and any person employed by or acting for such subcontractor; "Director"
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Hope for children of Haiti On January 12 2010 a devastating tragedy occurred in our world. The beautiful country of Haiti was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that changed the country and the lives of people living in Haiti. This earthquake stuck Haiti before five pm and was centred about 10 miles south east of port - au - prince which is the capital city of Haiti. This earthquake is known as one of most powerful earthquakes of the century‚ that it was felt in eastern parts of Cuba
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The month of March is declared as Fire Prevention Month‚ with pursuant to Presidential Decree 115-A. With this mandate it gives wide information dissemination on fire prevention and suppression‚ national consciousness and involvement of every citizen to take maximum preventive measure to ensure meaningful reduction of alarming fire incidents. R.A. 6975 created the Bureau of Fire Protection with its primary mission to ensure public safety through prevention and suppression of all kinds of destructive
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storm happened‚ Haiti was already destroyed from other natural disasters because of where it is placed on the Earth‚ it is between where the North American plate and Caribbean plate meet. Haiti was a third world country and still is today. Haiti was very unfortunate starting in the year of 2010‚ because it was shook by an earthquake‚ attacked with a tsunami‚ and kicked in the neck by a hurricane. All jokes aside‚ these were horrible incidents that happened to the small country of Haiti. The earthquake
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percent did not use any method of contraception” (CDC‚ 2010a). It is important to have preventative and educational programs available to our youth as they enter the age of risk of unintended pregnancies. SCHOOL-BASED PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS Introduction The United States continues to experience the highest teenage pregnancy rate among developed countries; the phenomenon remains a complex occurrence for families‚ educators‚ health care professionals and the United States
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is crucial that steps be taken to reduce and prevent juvenile crime. Juvenile crime prevention is a major issue that faces many communities in the United States. A number of different treatment methods exist for juvenile offenders. Incarceration is seen as the toughest form of punishment; however it is quickly becoming the least operative penalty for juveniles. Recent studies show that community based prevention and rehabilitation programs are better deterrents of juvenile crime and recidivism
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