suffering and loss of independence that are experienced by older adults who fall‚ but a number of trends highlight the magnitude of the problem: * Falling accounts for 80-95% of hip fractures in older adults. * The rate of fatal falls increases dramatically with age. * Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths for older adults. * Among adults 75 and older‚ those who fall are four to five times more likely to be admitted to a long-term care
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sentence of the chapter." Some of the villagers welcome the British because they are bringing in business‚ education‚ and new ideas. A fresh new face is welcoming to a culture of such tradition. People are attracted to the schools that are teaching how to read‚ write‚ become court messengers‚ clerks‚ and teachers. Palm oil and kernel sales flourish making the British beneficial economically. The new religion is attractive to some tribe members and Mr. Browns preaching has touched some villagers. The
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JOG FALLS Jog Falls‚ created by the Sharavathi River falling from a height of 253 meters is the highest plunge waterfall in India Located in Shimoga District of Karnataka‚ these segmented falls are a major tourist attraction. It is also called by alternative names of Gerusoppe falls‚ Gersoppa Falls and Jogada Gundi. Associated with the waterfall is the nearby Linganmakki Dam across river Sharavathi‚ and the hydro-electric power station that it serves. The power station has been operational
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Does True Love Exist? "I love you." These three little words might possibly be the most powerful statement one can make to another person. In life‚ most yearn for the intimate affection that a certain someone can provide them. Women dream of their Prince Charming to come and sweep them off their feet‚ while men search for the love of their life that sets their heart on fire. But what happens when love is thrown around without a second thought? Has this four letter word become an overused cliché
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One of the most interesting Angel Falls facts is how these falls were discovered. The falls received their name because of an American bush pilot who was named Jimmy Angel. Angel crashed near the top of the falls in the year 1937‚ and then alerted the world to what he had found. This is one of the top Venezuela vacation spots‚ and an experience that no visitor should miss. There are three ways that you can explore the Angel Falls location. You can hike the falls on foot‚ but if this is the case be
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Falls Introduction To Rise from a chair and walking around require muscle power‚ proprioception and balance. Inactivity results in muscle weakness‚ loss of sense of the joint position and loss of balance (Kröpelin et al.‚ 2013). Falls are one of the geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of elderly and it is a misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed problem in the primary health care with an important impact on healthcare costs (Rao‚ 2005). Annually‚ from 30 to 40% of the community dwelling elderly
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Patient falls are an increasing concern within the healthcare system and contribute to costly treatments and lengthy hospital stays. The purpose of this article is to examine how nursing education impacts patient falls centered on evidenced-based research. Overall‚ evidence supports that nursing education can have effectively decrease falls among patients in hospitals and nursing homes. Task 1: Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Research guides decisions and changes we make
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“How Do I Love Thee?” is a sonnet written by Elizabeth Browning. The speaker begins by posing a question that the entire sonnet will go on to answer: "How do I love thee?" Both this poem and Romeo and Juliet present the theme of love. There are similarities in both views of love including love as everything in life. But there are differences in these two types of love like their maturity and desires in the love relationship. In “How Do I Love Thee?” love is presented as everything in the speaker’s
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students who were supported by their surrounding community to achieve higher education. Upon attaining higher education these individuals were supposed to integrate into various sectors of society. Dubois theorized that the Talented Tenth should branch out achieve success in different sectors; particularly the realms of the social‚ political‚ and economic. Upon achieving success and acclaim in these respective realms‚ this group would return to the very communities that they came from. When they returned
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not care if they drink from a plastic water bottle or bubbling water‚ as long as it is water‚ they will drink it. A good quote from the article is “It’s not so easy‚ walking down Third Avenue on a hot day‚ to get a glass of tap water.” It expresses how people are slacking. However‚ to those people who live in suburbs have no time to go to the supermarket to buy pack of plastic water bottles‚ so they have no choice but to drink tap water. Finally‚ I agree that bubbling water is clean. Bubbling water
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