12/07/13 Chicano Studies Chicano/ Latino Holidays Holidays are days of festivity or recreation in which work is normally canceled and families or friends get together and celebrate for a certain purpose. Within separate cultures the holidays or celebrations may be different. For example within the Jewish culture those who follow that religion may celebrate Hanukkah. Within my research paper I will be covering the holidays that the Chicano or Latino culture celebrates. For example holidays such
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Cultural Family Background: African American Descent and Latino Descent Sharon McNeill Liberty University Abstract In this cultural family background paper I would like to share some of the differences and similarities in the African American descent and the Latino American descent. I will share some the main cultural heritages and the typical characteristics encculturated in these cultures as well as some of the culture family challenges and health concerns. I will also display
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Fertility and the Latino Community In fertility discourse‚ the Latino community presents an interesting dynamic to analyze. Often Latino fertility is viewed as an “out of control” fertility in narratives that depict Latinos as a threat to national security in America in terms of immigration. An example depicting this comes from Leo Chavez’s The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants‚ Citizens and the Nation‚ considering the opening screen of an online game‚ Border Patrol (2013). This interactive
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10 CODES THAT DEFINE LATINO HUMOR The one paragraph about Latino humor “The aspects that characterize the Latino humor are: satire‚ ethnic self parody‚ parody of the dominant culture‚ code switching‚ language plays between Spanish and English‚ mistranslations and the fusion of the profane‚ body functions‚ sex and swear words into a self referential type of catharsis” Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture‚ Volume 1 1- Humor determines how close or far the rest are from our own selves
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on diabetic ketoacidosis Page 60 Guidelines on how to write a practice profile Promoting positive approaches to dementia care in nursing NS562 Hoe J‚ Thompson R (2010) Promoting positive approaches to dementia care in nursing. Nursing Standard. 25‚ 4‚ 47-56. Date of acceptance: July 27 2010. Summary This article provides an overview of factors relevant to dementia care today. The number of people experiencing dementia is increasing and dementia is at the forefront of health policy. The evidence
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Page Title: 8 Care Options for Alzheimer’s Patients | Qualicare Meta Description: When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s it is wise to find the best care option early on. Get to know your care options in this helpful article. 8 Care Options for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s The effect of Alzheimer’s will differ for each patient. However‚ you can expect that the condition can worsen over time and they will require round-the-clock care eventually. Family members who have this disease could
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year. The study revolved around a total 1‚500 Latino immigrants who migrated into the United States. The researchers operationally defined transnational ties into a percentage of how much the total of the remittances amounted to and how often it was sent to their family members. They diagnosed Major Depressive Episodes by interviewing participants with trained interviewers using the World Mental Health-Composite International Diagnostics Interview. This interview diagnoses Major Depressive Episodes
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Bedside Rounding: Improving Patient Care and Safety Purpose: * PATIENT SAFETY * Reducing preventable errors resulting in facility acquired illness/injury * Reducing increased healthcare costs related to errors due to inadequate shift change reports * Involving patients in their own care by allowing them to be involved in their own report during shift change * Reducing barriers to communication between patient‚ family‚ and staff Benefits: * PATIENT SAFETY * Allows nurse
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Advancing Effective Communication‚ Cultural Competence‚ and Patient- and Family-Centered Care A Roadmap for Hospitals Quality Safety Equity A Roadmap for Hospitals Project Staff Amy Wilson-Stronks‚ M.P.P.‚ Project Director‚ Health Disparities‚ Division of Quality Measurement and Research‚ The Joint Commission. Paul Schyve‚ M.D.‚ Senior Vice President‚ The Joint Commission Christina L. Cordero‚ Ph.D.‚ M.P.H.‚ Associate Project Director‚ Division of Standards and Survey Methods‚ The Joint
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Spanish-speaking immigrants have rights to bilingual education? With the increase of the Latino population in New York City during the 1960s caused the school system to be faced with a new issue of language rights. My topic of bilingual education is important because with the increasing presence of Latinos it brings an increasing number of Limited English Proficient Students to the country. Being a first or second generation Latino having a bilingual education makes a difference in one life by causing them to
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