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    GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT: MALNUTRITION Geriatric Assessment: Malnutrition In a continuously growing geriatric population‚ malnutrition is one of the most common and most undiagnosed problems. Malnutrition is not only the indicator of existing medical and socio-economic problems‚ but can also be a cause of physiological and psychological dysfunctions. Proper nursing assessment in the elderly should be applied in order to identify and address this problem. In this paper I would like to focus on two

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    In the world of nursing‚ understanding the religious beliefs of your patient is very important. Being that I work in the realm of nursing‚ I have seen this first hand. One issue that is dealt with often in the hospital setting is the refusal of blood transfusions by Jehovah’s witnesses. Jehovah’s witnesses refuse blood transfusions based on bible principles found in both the old and new testaments of the holy bible. Witnesses believe that receiving blood transfusions is an infringement of God’s

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    STAFFING   - Ahmad Sheparuddin Executive Director HR & Administration PHP Group Staffing is the process of acquiring‚ deploying‚ and retaining a workforce of sufficient quantity and quality to create positive impacts on the organization’s effectiveness. The managerial function of staffing is defined as filling positions in the organization structure through identifying work-force

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    Current Issue in Aging Celia Langlinais University of the Rockies Abstract The difference between aging with Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease was the main reason to worry‚ and kindle gerontological curiosity into this field. Unexpectedly‚ the majority of the people have issues involving risk factors‚ screening‚ and evaluation of dementia with Intellectual Disability (ID) and or‚ with or without Down syndrome (Perkins‚ Friedman‚ 2012). The American Journal on Intellectual

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    What Affects Childhood Obesity More: Genetics or Environment? Shannon Fincher ENG 122 English Compositions Prof. Amanda Price June 27‚ 2012 Childhood obesity is a major problem in the United States today‚ but who is the major culprit in contributing to our children’s obesity? Some feel if your parents are fat than you are predestined to be fat. Some say that genetics are your biggest issue and there is no way to fight it. We live in a society where everywhere we look there is a fast food

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    Health care should benefit all parties involved not just the big insurance companies. As I watched Sicko I thought to myself “oh gosh I hope I don’t get sick with cancer I can’t afford it.” It is very sad that we as one of the wealthier countries do this to our own people. Health care should meet certain moral standards like making sure all of the individuals that are paying are going to be taken care of. I think it is very unjust to put customers through the ringer to try and obtain insurance when

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    CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY Nutritional Status of People For thousandths of years our lives have hinged on our ability to find sufficient food for survival. While the world can produce enough food for every human being‚ there are still individuals who are literally starving to death. Factors Influencing Food Choice 1. Food availability You can only choose what to eat from the foods that are available to you. There are a number of factors that influence the types of foods available

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    Study on IIUM Students on the Issues of Group Workings Saiful Bahri ABSTRACT Under organizational behavior comes group behavior‚ how individual behave when working in group. This paper examines the posible errors that can be found in tasks done in group. The result showed that some of the errors are done on purpose due to laziness of IIUM students. Although‚ these students are aware of what causes the problems and what they should avoid to have a free-problem group work but they still manage

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    acknowledgement of obesity as a disease was a wise decision for the Canadian Medical Association to implement. Obesity is a major health issue worldwide with its prevalence having more than doubled since 1980 (“Obesity and overweight‚” 2016). It is a common misconception that the sole causes of obesity are a poor‚ unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. In truth‚ the etiology of obesity is far more complex and multiple factors contribute to its presence (Chan & Woo‚ 2010). At the molecular level‚ obesity is the

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    feeding program is to provide targeted families and their children‚ an incentive to attend school. It is popular strategy for achieving both educational and social objective among school children‚ which includes combating and fighting hunger and malnutrition. She further said that its potential impact on education is that aside from alleviating short-term hunger among children‚ proper nutrition improves children’s cognitive functioning and attention. Better nutrition provides them better assistance

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