Nursing Homes from the Resident ’s Point of View Introduction In this interview project‚ I chose to interview a nursing home resident. She is an old lady who experiences short-term memory loss and is aware of her current mental condition. She has many loved ones who are close to her‚ and despite not knowing each of their names‚ she seems to be happy knowing that she as a lot of loved ones‚ especially her loving daughter. She loves to share stories of her life‚ and I was delighted to conduct the
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Assessment of social impacts on local community: Wimbledon tennis tournament Working Title: Assessment of social impacts on local community: Wimbledon tennis tournament Research Context: The study is situated in events management domain‚ aims to identify and analyse social impacts of Wimbledon tennis tournament on local community applying Social Impact Evaluation Framework. Research Rationale: Research of social impact of events is one of the emerging
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I choose nursing as my career path because I want an honest career where I can help others. My desire to help others in need comes from watching my sickly grandmother health deteriorate before my eyes and not being able to help her. I was one of my grandmothers care takers‚ for a whole year I watched my grandmother suffer. I watched a scab go to a stage four decubiti’s ulcer‚ in less than two weeks all because she was not changed positions every two hours and proper cleaning techniques was not used
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nurses must be prepared to deliver such care (Prosen‚ 2015). The American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) considers cultural competence as an important component to advanced practice nurses’ (APNs) education and preparedness (AACN‚ 2011). Dr. Madeleine Leininger‚ a nurse anthropologist‚ developed the transcultural nursing theory in the 1960s (DeNisco & Barker‚ 2016). Transcultural nursing theory is defined as “a formal area of study and practice focused on comparative human-care (caring)
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Nursing school was never meant to be easy. Being accepted to the program was already a challenge and long journey that requires patience‚ perseverance‚ and knowledge. The moment I received that acceptance letter to the nursing program‚ mixed emotions filled my mind and soul. I asked myself a question‚ “Am I physically‚ psychologically‚ and spiritually ready for this?” Funny that I worked hard to get into the program‚ but then question myself afterwards. First day of nursing school was very overwhelming
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never having learned appropriate non-aggressive behaviors (Munson‚ 2015). The cause of the behaviors may be due to any assortment of reasons. A Functional Behavior Assessment will collect and analyze data to interpret‚ the purpose and intent behind Johnny’s behaviors. Observational methods will include indirect and direct assessments such antecedents associated with Johnny’s biting and pinching behaviors. Scatter-plot observations will identify patterns related to Johnny’s pinching and biting in
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Personality Assessment and Theories Deana Paul University of Phoenix 06/01/2011 Both of the theories I chose to write about are ways for psychologists to evaluate people and get an idea of how and why people act the way they do. According to the trait theory genetics determine the traits for a healthy personality. The sociocultural theory is individualism versus collectivism. How the traits in the trait theory are expressed is influenced by learning experiences‚ development of skills‚ and
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attitudes‚ and work-related values are likely to interfere with their success as employees. The CBI consists of an objective questionnaire with 140 true/false items that can be completed by the job applicant in about 15 minutes. CBI is a self-scoring assessment available in both English and Spanish. The candidate completes a questionnaire which is then scored within seconds by the hiring manager or assistant.
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I visited Southern Knights Senior Living Community located in Tomball‚ Texas. The reason I chose this agency is because my friend works here. The purpose and mission of this agency is to offer an extended-stay nursing care to seniors with varying levels of disabilities. Their mission is “to create an atmosphere where moments of joy‚ independence and wellness are the focus of each and every day for our residents and staff alike. Making every moment matter for our residents is our passion” (Wanetta
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1.0 INTRODUCTION I propose to study the attitude‚ knowledge and experiences of nurses on prioritizing comfort measures in care of the dying patient in an acute hospital setting. I am particularly interested in this field as I worked in a hospice during semester break where palliative care of the dying concentrated on the quality of life of the patient. When the prognosis for the patient was imminent death‚ care was focused on reducing the severity of the disease symptoms rather than vainly trying
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