Target Problem – 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
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Jeff Speck is a city planner and architectural designer who‚ through writing‚ lectures‚ and built work‚ advocates internationally for smart growth and sustainable design. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 through 2007‚ he oversaw the Mayors’ Institute on City Design and created the Governors’ Institute on Community Design‚ a federal program that helps state governors fight suburban sprawl. Prior to joining the Endowment‚ Mr. Speck spent ten years as Director of
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rural environment‚ that was the only life I knew and thought it was the best. Adulthood brings into focus maturity. I moved into the city‚ and came to the realization that I had to adjust to a different way of living‚ another transition of my life. I was very overwhelmed by hustle and all the excitement of the life that surrounded me. For this reason rural life and city life can be compared and contrasted in regards to cost‚ standard of living‚ accessibility and entertainment. Living in a rural
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“Vulnerable populations are those at risk for poor physical‚ psychological‚ or social health. Anyone can be vulnerable at any given point in time as a result of life circumstances or response to illness or events” (2008 pg. 3). In this paper I will focus on the homeless population their assessment‚ Healthy People 2020 recomendations and intervention strategies for this group. The homeless have the highest level of exposure to social and environmental risk factors. This population is at risk
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The population of the world is slowly increasing. As this happens‚ we need to take great caution in making sure we don’t harm the environment. If we don’t be careful then it could lead to disastrous effects for us and nature. As cities grow larger and larger the natural land around them is being turned into homes and office buildings. We need to set up more parks inside cities to allow for the large amount of urbanization. These parks help to beautify the city while helping to preserve our environment
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The city of Kelsey was founded in 1932 by M.Kelsey with the mission of having the amenities of the big city without sacrificing the small town charm. A earth friendly community that provides a better quality of life through service‚ environmental awareness‚ and a healthy lifestyle. The Stanley Park project would promote M.Kelsey mission as it purposes a solution to accommodate daily use and special request from the significant rise in population. The Stanley Park would promote the community’s mission
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Abortion America stands for freedom and that’s what the people of the United States of America deserve. Regarding the issue of abortion‚ there is no other option than Pro-choice. The extremely controversial issue of abortion should not even be an issue. Americans have freedom to make there own decisions regarding there life and the life of there own unborn fetus. The reason this issue is so back and forth is because it wasn’t around when the constitution was formed‚ saying nothing about
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relates L.A.s history as a city without a distinctive cultural and academic history to show the hypocrisy and naivety of such a claim. Having no successive generations of academics to truthfully‚ study and establish facts has created a chasm of actual research recording L.A and Southern California’s evolution‚ development and change. This absence of research has allowed the myths created to‚ in some instances‚ cement themselves into the material landscape of the city resulting in ‘’not fantasy
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The aging population is growing and the baby boomers has reach retirement age. A person’s life expectancy is longer‚ which increases the incidents of chronic diseases‚ disability‚ and the need for long-term health care. In addition‚ aging movement patterns are changing which affects hospital services. Issues like the health care cost‚ increases in prescription drug cost or the need for in home medical care‚ and the financial costs of managing chronic diseases. The aging population is the baby
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کُرنول ضلع) is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh‚ India‚ located in the west-central part of the state on the southern banks of the Tungabhadra and Handri rivers. The town of Kurnool is currently the headquarters of the district. It had a population of 3‚529‚494 of which 23.16% were urban as of 2001. In 12th century AD‚ the Odder‚ who carted stones for the construction of the temple at Alampur‚ Mahaboobnagar District‚ on the left bank of the River Tungabhadra‚ used the site where the town
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