Introduction The Braden Scale is a tool that is used to measure patients at risk for developing pressure ulcers. A pressure ulcer is an injury to the skin over a bony prominence on the body. Pressure ulcers are staged depending on the severity of the injured tissue. A registered nurse administers the Braden Scale in a hospital setting or long-term care facility. The Braden Scale is administered by assessing the patient’s risk for developing pressure ulcers depending on the scores from the specific
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Hayley Oxborrow Cole Gestalt Psychology Reflection PSY/310 Feb 23‚ 2015 Instructor: Cheri Meadowlark Gestalt Psychology Reflection Gestalt Psychology Reflection Gestalt psychology can be credited to the work of three men who all shared a passion for exploration of the mind and who helped lead the revolt against structuralism. Austro-Hungarian Max Wertheimer‚ had an epiphany that perception was sometimes an illusion‚ different from the current days practice of introspection. His theory
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In the short story “A Matter of Taste” by Alex La Guma‚ several political issues are addressed. Race‚ socioeconomic status‚ education and experience‚ are all factors that are somehow brought up throughout this story. The thing that stands out the most‚ and really brings all of these factors together‚ is the idea that “more is left unsaid than said.” More is left unsaid than said; what does the statement really mean? To begin with‚ this idea is the theme to the structure of a lot of fictional writing
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Glasgow coma scale is a neurological scale which is used in assessing the level of consciousness of a person the initial score of a person is taken and recorded and this is compared with the subsequent score of the person. This is done to note if the patient is improving or deteriorating. The scoring is made based on certain criteria and a score of 3-15 is made. The score 3 indicates deep unconsciousness while the score 15 indicates full consciousness. The Glasgow coma scale was published in 1974
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Although‚ in 2010 the Department for Education (DfE) changed the term ‘Every Child Matters’ and the five outcomes were changed to ‘helping Children Achieve More’ due to a widespread change in terminology. (National Literacy Trust: 2010) There are both negatives and positives when it comes to the intended outcomes of ECM. This links to the argument ‘is government intervention a good or bad thing’ as it shows the success of the intervention‚ but also the areas that have not been successful and how
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Does Bicameralism Matter? Michael Cutrone Dept. of Politics Princeton University Nolan McCarty Woodrow Wilson School Princeton University 1. Introduction Perhaps the most conspicuous variation in modern legislatures concerns the practice of granting legislative authority to two separate chambers with distinct memberships. While the majority of national governments empower but a single chamber‚ at least a third of national legislatures practice some form of bicameralism as do 49 of the 50 American
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In the first story‚ A Temporary Matter‚ it is Shukumar’s guilt that divide the couple rather than their inability to communicate. During the day‚ he decides to work on his novel and eat in the room that was meant to be the babies “because it [is] a place Shoba [avoids]‚” (8). This contrasts Shoba’s decision to “[take] her plate to the living room‚” which is an area accessible to both of them‚ showing that she is at least making an effort while Shukumar cowers in another room (8). This solitude stems
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Sociol 180 Fall 13 MidTerm 1 Possible Questions. Question 3: 3. Does inequality matter? Imagine that you are asked to write an editorial for the New York Times on this general topic. What might you say? What empirical evidence might you use to support your claims? Liberals believe different answers to this question than conservatives I. Liberals believe A. It is unjust. Millions of children go to sleep hungry in the world’s richest nation – the U.S. B. Society unfairly
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Why the Greeks Matter During the NRP broadcast ‘Why the Greeks Matter’‚ Cahill‚ Straus and the listeners mentioned a lot of important points concerning the Greeks. How they lived their everyday life‚ what influenced their customs and what democracy meant to them are just a few that were mentioned. One of the first compelling points Cahill and Straus describe is excellence. Excellence is what the Greeks cared most about because it was dominated by alpha males. Cahill mentioned
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Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life. John McCain Why Does McCain mean by saying that “without courage all virtue is fragile”? It means that if we lack courage to hold on to our beliefs in the moment of testing‚ no just when everybody agrees with our opinion but also when they go against opposition‚ then our beliefs are superficial and weak and add nothing to our self respect for our virtues. Explain the concept of moral courage using an example. Is it different from physical
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