A family can be a complex system. In order to successfully care for a family a nurse must have a good understanding of the beliefs‚ values and daily activities of the members that make up the family. Marjory Gordon’s functional health patterns model can be a great tool if used successfully to get a basic understanding of the families health. Gordon developed eleven functional health patterns that help nurses to approach people and obtain data collection and to assess the health patterns of each individual
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Robert Owen Marjory Thrash Eng 1123 V02 13 April 2009 Analysis of “Home Burial” Many of Robert Frost’s poems and short stories are a reflection of his personal life and events. Frost’s short story “Home Burial” emulates his experience living on a farm and the death of two of his sons. Frost gives an intimate view into the life and mind of a married couples’ struggle with grief and the strain it causes to their marriage. The characters Frost describes are synonymous‚ physically and emotionally‚
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Health Promotion March 15‚ 2014 Family Health Assessment When assessing a family‚ inquiries about the family function through a series of questions which will afford the nurse the information needed to prepare a complete family health plan. Marjory Gordon developed a series of questions in regards to 11 functional health patterns. This particular assessment not only pertains to the family as a whole‚ but each individual member of the family as well (Nursing Planet‚ 2013). The emphasis of Gordon’s
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“Dandelion Wine”‚ Douglas learns growth through self-discovery from his Great Grandmother dying‚ Colonel Freeleigh’s stories‚ and the end of the trolley. Douglas’ Great Grandmother dies and gives him advice‚ and this provides a new view of death. Colonel Freeleigh’s stories give Douglas new perspective on himself and his life. Mr. Tridden and his explanation of the end of the trolley also changes Douglas’ view of himself. Douglas’ Great Grandmother provides wisdom for Douglas and his views on himself
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Stephen Douglas born in Vermont in April of 1813. At an early age‚ he left his home in search of a political career. He settled in Illinois and became a teacher. There‚ he taught himself law with books that he borrowed which allowed him to become active in the in Democratic party. At 27‚ he was the youngest to ever to become a member of the Illinois Supreme Court. Later‚ he became a US Politian and a leader of the Democratic Party. He was also the person responsible for creating the Kansas-Nebraska
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The Semai Culture ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Prof. Jodi Stoneman December 2‚ 2012 The Semai Culture A peaceful Malaysian culture by the name of Semai‚ is mostly known for their non-violence approach to life. This society calls the Malay Peninsula of South Asia home. With a unique way of life‚ the environment and their beliefs help mold the culture and its people. This paper will outline how the Semai culture socially interacts‚ survives in the forest and why they remain
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American heroism is a term that started to show itself in the early years of the creation of America as a nation and before hand when America was first founded and explored as a frontier. Heroism defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is simply‚ Great Bravery (Oxford‚ 2013). Heroism only consists of someone doing something brave‚ being courageous in the face of danger being someone who other people want to follow and emulate. Heroism in itself is the basis for American heroism but with the addition
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conduct guidelines which they need to follow through. However‚ in the face of risk and uncertainty in an economic crisis‚ B&Q should adopt practice of knowledge and enabling people to do differently and better. In task two‚ the statement by Stoneman (2010) means that trust and power are the main factors that drive product‚ process and organizational innovation. For B&Q‚ due to their power as the distributor‚ they are able to develop and lay down the process and procedures that all their
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Fredrick Douglas explores the Fourth of July holiday and how it is hypocritical to slavery. His audience is the Americans celebrating this holiday. While the Americans celebrate‚ he grieves. He grieves because he believes to make a man a slave in an enlightened free place is a cruel insult. Douglas also goes on about whether or not slavery is divine. He accepts that slavery‚ to him‚ is not divine. This is calling Americans that celebrate this holiday is a hypocrite. In his essay‚ Douglas explains
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Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury is a novel that evokes all emotions in a whimsical and sentimental way. The story begins in Green Town‚ Illinois with twelve year old Douglas Spaulding and eleven year old Tom Spaulding. Summer of 1928 just began when Douglas had a sudden revelation; he is truly alive! Little‚ self-aware Douglas then sets out to experience what summer really means to him and Tom. The adventurous boys travel around the small town‚ meeting with all sorts of unique and intellectual residents
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