Dementia awareness Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is 1. Explain what is meant by the term ’dementia’ Dementia is a non-specific illness syndrome with serious loss of global cognitive ability. It can be static or progressive. More common above the age of 65 but can occur before that age‚ when it’s called „early on set dementia”. It can occur becouse of a brain injury (e.g. stroke) or with a disease or damage in the body (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease‚ Parkinson disease). The main signs and symptoms
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The Ethic Awareness Inventory at the University of Phoenix was created to assist its students with their development of a deeper understanding of what their personal ethical perspective and style is. The online survey enables students to learn more about their Character‚ Obligation‚ Results‚ and Equity (CORE). According to the Ethics Awareness Inventory my ethical perspective is most likely to be based on obligation‚ and least likely to be based on equity. In this paper‚ I will describe the results
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Carlos Estrada Professor Morales English 201.19 10 May 2013 The Importance of Environmental Awareness In recent years‚ the global environment has experienced problems never anticipated before; environmental problems that can ultimately lead to world destruction and towards the elimination of the human race if not treated properly. Moreover‚ the global atmosphere plays a critical and vital role as it is the source of important gases necessary to maintain life on this planet. However‚ recent cases
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taste‚ but we need it every day. We can’t describe its colour‚ but we see it every day. We use so much of it‚ yet there’s so little of it. Can anybody guess what it is? Its “water”‚ as many of you may already know its Water Awareness week. I am here to Increase public awareness and understanding of water issues and to encourage people to use water wisely. Many people may be wondering why is water so essential in life‚ there’s an endless reasons for the importance of water. To say a few would be
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What is self awareness? Taken quite literally‚ ’self awareness’ means to be aware of our selves. It is having a clear understanding of our personality‚ including strengths‚ weaknesses‚ thoughts‚ beliefs‚ motivation‚ and emotions. Self awareness also allows us to understand other people‚ how they perceive us‚ our attitude and our responses to them in the moment. We are all different and so too is the way we react to things‚ learn and put together information. In order for us to gain a better
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and in leadership activities. Self-awareness has been widely accepted as an important part of contemporary nurses’ repertoire of skills and has been said to be an important factor in a successful nurse-patient relationship. It has been identified as a factor in empathy‚ supporting the notion that self-awareness leads to a gentler way of being and compassion results. However‚ there is a lack of empirical evidence related to how students actually develop self-awareness within the context of nursing education
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Mindful Awareness Reflection Journal 1. Acknowledge Describe your experience Chapter 10 from Tools for Mindful Living discussed a universal topic – communication. This chapter stood informative and helpful‚ as it discussed a topic known to all individuals. The reason that the topic of communication rests interesting is because it entails two components – spoken language and nonverbal communication. While spoken language reflects cultural differences‚ with diverse languages spoken throughout the
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Courtney Acton Global and diversity awareness September 7‚ 2013 To me Global Awareness means to focus on the world as a whole‚ and study major issues such as the environment. It’s a way to get people to understand the world around them‚ and learn different ways they can help resolve these issues such as‚ finding ways to end pollution‚ and learning ways that you can recycle. I think that the term Diversity means that you are understanding and have knowledge of different cultures in your
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National PTSD Awareness Day is observed annually on June 27. This is a day to recognize the effects post-traumatic stress has on the lives of those affected by it. It is estimated that 22% of solders come back from deployment with PTSD or significant depression‚ 34% have other significant mental concerns while only 1 out of 3 ever seek help. This day is to help raise awareness among veterans but also friends and family of those who need help. The VA I was fortunate enough to be able to sit down
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Dementia Awareness Outcome 4- Understand factors relating to and individual’s experience of dementia Mrs A- Dementia with lewy bodies Mrs A is 65 years of age and has Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Most mornings she wakes up in pain and requires a lot of support with her personal care now as she is unsteady on her feet. She requires a rota-stand for standing and transfers and at times struggles to keep her eyes open and concentrate. Mrs A is aware of her dementia and seems low in herself at moments
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