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    A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF MAKING THE PUPILS OF AMBUNAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGING 6-11 YEARS OLD NUTRITION CONSCIOUS IN RELATION TO MALNUTRITION: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE CHILDREN ================== A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of The College of Nursing Philippine College of Science and Technology Calasiao‚ Pangasinan ================== In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements in Nursing Research Second Semester 2011 By: CARMELA J. FLORES A descriptive study

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    Homeostasis Homeostasis Is a technical term for the process of maintain a constant internal environment despite external changes. The internal environment‚ compromises; blood‚ tissue fluid‚ body cell contents and all the metabolic processes taking place. Constant in this instance is not absolute or fixed it is much more flexible and dynamic as it refers to the physical and chemical composition being kept within a limited range or variables for maximum efficiency‚ well-being of the whole body and

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    1. Define and discuss the differences between substance abuse‚ substance dependence‚ substance tolerance and substance withdrawal. Substance abuse is when a person excessively uses a type of bad substance such as drugs or alcohol. Substance dependence is when a person requires drugs to function normally. This person first abuses the drug then it dependence on the drug to carry on their day normally. Substance tolerance is when a person has use the drug so much that it does not feel the same high

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    advanced dementia receive hospice care. The focus of care should always be the comfort of the person with dementia. Physical comfort is a paramount human need‚ yet pain is experienced by at least one-third of nursing home residents with advanced dementia in the last year of life. This is frequently undetected and undertreated. Person-centered care honors preferences in social‚ emotional‚ spiritual‚ and physical care (Kuhn‚ 2013). Connections are made for people with advanced dementia by tapping

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    DESCRIBE A RANGE OF COURSE OF DEMENTIA SYNDROME. The number of different types of dementia is; Benson’s syndrome (also called Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA)) Alzheimer’s disease Primary Progressive Aphasia (A type of Fronto-temporal dementia) Lewy body Disease (Also known as Dementia with Lewy bodies) Picks disease (A type of Fronto-temporal dementia) Binswangers Disease. ( A type of vascular dementia) Niemann-Pick disease type C Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease HIV Brain related impairment

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    Yasmin Ali Professor Cheryl L. Elsmore ENGL 101 27 February 2013 Mental Health Awareness People tampering on social networking sites are unaware of the effect it has on their mental health. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ social media is “forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information‚ ideas‚ personal messages‚ and other content (as videos)” The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and

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    LITERATURE REVIEW. Abstract Within the dementia care environment‚ it is my experience that it is often unclear to nursing staff as to appropriate assessment and management of pain for clients in the palliative stage of their illness. Although nurses have their experience to guide their practice‚ as the health professional most involved with the client at the end of life‚ there is a need for review of current assessment tools and management strategies to ensure the care given is evidence based and

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    Research explain the following different manifestations of dementia: Huntington’s disease: Huntington’s disease is a progressive brain disorder caused by a single defective gene on chromosome 4 — one of the 23 human chromosomes that carry a person’s entire genetic code.  This defect is "dominant‚" meaning that anyone who inherits it from a parent with Huntington’s will eventually develop the disease. The disorder is named for George Huntington‚ the physician who first described it in the late

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    what is meant by the term `dementia’ Unit-1‚ Q2. Describe how dementia can affect a person if the following areas of the brain are damaged by dementia Frontal lobe: Parietal lobe: Temporal lobe: Occipital lobe: Cerebellum: Unit-1‚ Q3.Explain why the following may be mistaken for dementia a) depression b) delirium c) age related memory impairment Unit-1‚ Q4. Give an outline of the following models of dementia a) The medical model of dementia b) The social model of dementia Unit-1‚ Q5. Explain why it

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    In nowadays modern‚ rushed world cultural diversity has grown widely. Globalization seems pervasive. There is a well seen difference between the value systems of rich and poor countries or people even. And so‚ value systems and the culture of a country are tightly connected. In order to be a good manager outside your ‘comfort zone’ - the country you are living in‚ with its culture‚ people‚ and all of it sides (that you are pretty acknowledged of)‚ you should be ready to go deeper in the new place’s

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