Management of long term conditions This assignment will reflect on an aspect of care in the management of asthma as a long term condition in the primary care setting. It will specifically focus on patient compliance and how it affects good asthma control. A case study of a 22 year old female patient who suffers from asthma will be used to explore the significance of compliance in the management of asthma and the benefits it can have to patient outcomes. The discussion will include areas relating
Premium Asthma
Four lessons for long-term success When considering a new market or brand‚ it pays to take the longer view. A fast-growing Asian fashion retailer shares his strategy. Why does it pay to take the long-term view in developing new markets? Douglas Benjamin‚ CEO of FJ Benjamin (Singapore) and executive director of FJ Benjamin Holdings‚ discuss some of the company’s long-term investment views when considering a new market or brand. The fashion retail company has more than 170 stores and hundreds more
Premium Term Time Brand management
Professional Development of Nursing Professionals 100 years before Plato‚ around 500 B.C.‚ a book that did not survive was created‚ however‚ many fragments exist. In that work‚ Heraclitus‚ Greek Philosopher stated‚ “the only thing that is constant is change‚” and there is nowhere more than in professional nursing that it applies. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created a committee with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2008 to investigate nursing’s best practices in United States. The aim
Premium Health care Nursing Medicine
Psychology Report The effect of caffeine on long-term memory Introduction: What is caffeine? Caffeine is one of the commonly consumed or most ingested stimulant or psychoactive substance in the world‚ known for it’s effect on vigilance and alertness level (A. Smith‚ 2002) or at least perceived to jolt our tired brains‚ when consumed in normal or moderate quantity. Caffeine is available to us from various sources like coffee‚ tea‚ cocoa‚ soft drinks and other such products. Caffeine is basically
Premium Caffeine Coffee Psychology
Sources of short term finance 1) Trade creditors This the basic source of finance and many entrepreneurs do not realise that by acquiring items on credit they are obtaining short term finance. Credit just like any other source of finance has interest element hidden which most are not able to recognise. The discount may be offered to encourage early payment and the receiving company may not advantage of the discount the cost arise. It is not a cheap source of finance. On occasions‚ trade credit is
Premium Debt Finance Bank
well as long term care‚ choosing home care or hospice as opposed to long term care can be the most appealing option. I believe the quality of life‚ comfort level and costs exceed any care given in a long term care setting. Growing old and receiving care in my home would be my first option. Right now with the economy as terrible as it is‚ cost is a huge concern to everyone‚ and comparing the cost between home health care and long term care the difference is phenomenal. A typical long term care facility
Premium Geriatrics Home care Elderly care
My goals for myself are so much higher than what other people may expect from me. I have a goal to be at the top of my class at the end of my college career and finding a job I can really excel in. My professional goal is to be able to own a successful business that will continue to grow even past my retirement. I want to create a nice life for my future wife and my family and be able to share many wonderful experiences together. I know that I can succeed in the business world and that my talents
Premium Management Leadership Employment
PTMBA I / Trim III (A. Y. 2010-11) Div. C. Assets of Short Term Financial Policy Flexible Short Term Financial Policy Maintainance of high ratio of current assets to sales. This would include:- ❖ Keeping large cash & bank balances ❖ Making substantial investment in inventories. ❖ Liberal Credit Term meaning high level of debtors. Restrictive Short Term Financial Policy. This would include:- ❖ Low cash balances / no investment in marketable securities ❖ Small
Premium Inventory Balance sheet Asset
evident that HM’S long term memory is functioning as it states that he can still remember things about himself and things that had happened up until the operation. However the case study then goes onto prove how HM’S short term memory was damaged during the surgery. HM can now no longer remember anything after the surgery‚ no matter the importance‚ whether it was finding his way around his house or remember the death of his father. Another example where short term and long term memory has been disrupted
Premium Memory Time Long-term memory
pleasure from it‚ employees make a living from it‚ and the community as a whole feels a sense of belonging form it. This being said‚ the moral burden of expanding the knowledge of long-term injury risks and coming up with a solution for this issue falls upon everyone. The prevalent issue in long-term injury in professional sports today is concussions‚ and the overwhelming scientific evidence that repeated blows to the head lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In the past‚ this was known
Premium Concussion Traumatic brain injury Brain