Project Prevention Offers Sterilisation To The Drug Addicts International Corporate Responsibility November 26‚ 2010 http://www.projectprevention.org/objectives/ Charity offers UK drug addicts £200 to be sterilised. Drug addicts across the UK are being offered money to be sterilised by Project Prevention-an American charity. Charity is offering £200 to any drug user in London‚ Bristol‚ Leicester and parts of Wales to be operated on. The first person in the UK to accept the cash is drug
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Frequency of falls in the Alzheimer’s Population in Nursing homes The problem to be addressed is the frequency of falls in the Alzheimer’s disease population in the long-term care settings and a consistent falls prevention training through collaboration with nurse practitioners. Falls are frequent in the nursing home; there is an average of about 1.5 falls per nursing home bed per year. Even though most falls are non-injurious‚ 10% to 20% resulted in hospitalization; twenty percent of falls are at
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overview of my philosophy of nursing. I used online and literature documentations and I began the paper by defining nursing according to International Council of Nursing. The website for more information: http://www.icn.ch/about-icn/icn-definition-of-nursing/. I used Nightingale’s thoughts to describe four metaparadigms of nursing which are person‚ environment‚ health and nursing‚ and described how nursing integrates these concepts according to the literature Nursing Theories: The base for professional
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Crime Prevention‚ Clarke (1995) presents the classification of situational crime prevention techniques by reducing opportunities. The author argues that by increasing associated risks and difficulties as well as reducing rewards to reduce the opportunities for specific crime categories. Clarke (1995) dwells on the theme of immediate circumstances under which crime is committed to help tackle immediate crime problems. The author discusses three major elements of situational crime prevention: standard
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The Fall of Rome The Roman Empire is one of the most well-known‚ long reigning empires of all time. The empire lasted from 31 BC to 476 CE. The Romans were well-known for their gladiator games‚ the Colosseum‚ chariot racing and their architecture. Gladiators were trained to fight to the death against an opponent—usually a fierce animal or another gladiator—in front of a crowd in the Colosseum for entertainment. Slaves were often trained to become gladiators. Chariot racing was another popular sport
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There are two distinct models of disability that seek to empower those with disabilities- the medical model and the social model. The medical model refers to a disability as a “physical or mental impairment of the individual and its person with social consequences. It regards the limitations faced by people with disabilities as resulting primarily‚ or solely‚ from their impairments” Wasserman et al (2011). Under the medical model people are defined by their illness or medical condition. The medical
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Nursing Research Introduction * The ability to conduct research is becoming an ever important skill. The ultimate purpose of nursing is to provide high-quality patient care. Clinical practice without research is practice based on tradition without validation. Research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing treatment modalities‚ to determine the impact of nursing care on the health of the patients or to test out theory. Nursing practice is undergoing tremendous changes and challenges
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“Stroke: Strategies for Primary Prevention” This article educates both patients and health care providers alike about preventing strokes before it becomes too late. Strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in North America. If the population becomes educated about the prevention of strokes‚ one day it will no longer be a major cause of death in the United States. Primary prevention involves a program of activities directed at improving general well-being while also involving specific
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patterns‚ hallucinations‚ memoryloss)‚ or death. Also called substance abuse. Drug 1. Natural or synthetic substance which (when taken into a living body) affects its functioning or structure‚ and is used in the diagnosis‚ mitigation‚ treatment‚ or prevention of a disease or relief of discomfort. Also called legal drug or medicine. A legal or medicinal drug (such as amphetamines)‚ however‚ can be harmful and addictive if misused. 2. Habit forming stimulant or narcotic substance (such asalcohol‚ cannabis
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Jean Watson Theory of Caring Moment Nicole Sherrod Theories and Models of Nursing Practice Professor MaryLouise Martin April 20‚ 2015 Jean Watson Theory of Caring Moment The caring moment is a critical decision in another person life‚ as well as your life. It is an act of humanity. In essence‚ there is more to giving physical treatment; your presence and support shows the connectivity with another person at every given moment. It is a shared journey in this life‚ we should always take care of our
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