Achieving and Maintaining Individual Excellence Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus defines excellence as the quality of superiority. The work excellence is synonymous with distinction‚ greatness‚ flawlessness‚ impeccability‚ and perfection (Merriam-Webster‚ 2006). The pursuit of excellence is the search for perfection. The consensus of today’s society is that nothing is perfect and perfection is unobtainable. Although that may be true‚ I believe that by reaching for excellence‚ or perfection
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The Loss of Human Value Over the last 4 years‚ America has suffered the loss of over 1 million jobs thanks to offshore outsourcing. Americans believe that offshore outsourcing has the potential to destroy middle-class families‚ their jobs‚ and privacy; therefore the government should take action against outsourcing. Employees that have lost their jobs as a result of outsourcing believe that their value as human beings has been taken away from them leaving them to wonder what will happen
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Unit 371 – Understand and enable positive interaction and Communication with individuals who have dementia. 1.1 Losing the ability to communicate can be one of the most frustrating and difficult problems for people with dementia‚ their families and carers. As the illness progresses‚ a person with dementia experiences a gradual lessening of their ability to communicate. They find it more and more difficult to express themselves clearly and to understand what others say. Each person with dementia
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Are You Ready to Change your way of Life? Millions of people battle weight loss every day. People come up with so many excuses as to why they cannot lose weight. Losing weight‚ eating healthy and finding time to exercise are the biggest complaints of most individuals that are overweight. According to Rob B (par 1)‚ so many people fail at losing weight because they are lazy. Many people would like to lose weight and exercise but because of jobs‚ families and other priorities‚ it makes it
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Unit 56 - Move and Position Individuals in Accordance with their Plan of Care 1 Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals 1.1 Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals Our bodies have many muscles and bones‚ these working together help the human body move. Certain muscles with certain bones will work together to move the part of the body. When a muscle contracts
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The first type of Ambiguous loss is “people are physically absent but psychologically present “an example would be a parent has has to go to work and stay gone for weeks at a time. Another example is a mother that has moved away and is several states away‚ you know they are not physically there but they are always psychologically there in your mind and heart. The second one is “Family members are physically present but psychologically absent” I think this is like a spouse being depressed and unable
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1.3/1.4 One of your service users has to follow a particular diet due to health issues‚ they are reluctant to follow what is recommended‚ how do you resolve this dilemma‚ what do you do and where do you go for help? Explain the situation to their family‚ and to the manager. They may be able to come to an arrangement that will benefit her health wise and ensure her happiness and comfort so that she does not feel forced to eat/drink. Find middle ground when it comes to meal time‚ like taking their
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Rhian Jones Unit 4222-317 Provide support for individuals within a shared lives arrangement Outcome 1. Understand how to establish the needs‚ background‚ experiences‚ wishes‚ preferences and choices of an individual 1. Explain the importance of getting to know the individual It is important to get to know the individual to ensure the individuals needs are met and to put together a person centred plan. It is important to involve the individual when writing care plans and development plans
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Understand the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia (DEM 308) Outcome 1 Understand that individuals with dementia may communicate in different ways 1. explain how individuals with dementia may communicate through their behaviour Dementia sufferers communicate in many different ways. They may not be able to speak but they can communicate non-verbally with positive or negative behaviour. They can also communicate using body language and through posture
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Jonathan Grupenmacher Mr. Williams English 1B 26 April 2012 Word Count 1341 The Loss Of A Loved One Individuals have their own way to express emotions. Writers express sadness and love by writing poetry. “Annabel Lee‚” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is a lyrical ballad that tells a story of a young couple in love‚ and how the man responds to the early death of his beloved. The male narrator is also the main character of the poem‚ which makes this ballad different from the usual ones because‚ beyond
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