Falls within the aged population are prevalent especially in individuals with dementia‚ as they tend to have marked impairment in their gait and balance (Shaw‚ 2007). Falls tend to occur at the bedside and are associated with agitation‚ aggression‚ restlessness‚ attempts to ambulate or lack of awareness of wandering in people with dementia (Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) (2009). Falls risk assessment is the responsibility
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A Literature Review of The Rise and Fall of Alexandria Book Review of The Rise and Fall of Alexandria How the modern world was actually established is often overlooked and attributed to the powers and domination of Athens and Rome. What authors Justin Pollard and Howard Reid urge readers to understand‚ however‚ is the significance that the city of Alexandria had on Western Civilization. Both authors have worked in British and American television‚ and are accomplished in the film/documentary
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Okonkwo is a tragic hero in "Things Fall Apart" Question ( 2 ): Discuss Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe ’s “Things Fall Apart” is a tragic hero. Answer: In Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart” Okonkwo is a tragic hero. Aristotle’s Poetics defines a Tragic Hero as a good man of high status who displays a tragic flaw ‘hamartia’ and experiences a dramatic reversal ‘peripeteia’‚ as well as an intense moment of recognition ‘anagnorisis’. Okonkwo is a leader and hardworking member of the Igbo community
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The fall of Mughal Empire Under Aurangzeb’s successors the decay of empire was hastened by several causes and the spirit of lawlessness rampant throughout the land. In such circumstances ruin of Mughal Empire was inevitable. Aurangzeb‚ as a ruler of India proved to be a failure. He hardly realised that the greatness of an empire depends on the progress of its people as a whole‚ largely owing to the emperor’s each of political foresight. The symptoms of the integration of Mughal Empire appeared
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we look at our past is to get a better idea of where we are going. One of the most important events in our history was the fall of the Roman Empire. It is essential that the causes that lead to Rome ’s collapse be investigated‚ in this way we can compare them to our own civilization‚ and hopefully prevent our own extinction. There are several aspects that lead to Rome ’s fall‚ all of which fit into four basic categories; political‚ military‚ economic‚ and spiritual. We will look at each of these
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The House and the Ushers One of the central themes underlying the short story‚ The Fall of the House of Usher‚ is that of the nature of the house. The way it is described and the way it is so mysterious. Another central theme about this story is the nature of the people that live in the house. They are portrayed very much in the same manner throughout the story. Thus‚ they have several similarities with each other. All of which are of a bad feeling‚ showing how bad things are for the people
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involved to reduce the fall by applying the planning and intervention technique; however‚ the nurse needs to prioritize the patient specific needs to prevent fall prevention in acute care settings. The article indicates that further study needed to find out successful outcome and identify the effective strategies. Abreu et al. (2012) article indicates that fall prevention is difficult‚ but it is important for the nurse to monitor the patient and understand the guidelines to prevent fall. The article also
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Rome Takes a Fall Did you know that Rome was one of the biggest empires of all time? By the 5th century AD‚ Rome was starting to fall. An empire can fall by having a bad economy‚ military‚ and/or government. These were the reasons that Rome fell. The most important reason‚ however‚ was the military. The first main reason reason that Rome fell was because of its economy. The economy was a main issue because of the rising taxes. This led to economic hardship‚ driving people out of the
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" It’s only 10 years..... and my home had been destroy....." Lacie murmured when she went back to her a place that has been fallen from a big‚ strong country to a place that no one know. It remind her of the story of her life‚ the reason why this country was fallen. Ten years ago‚ this place was known as Kios. But that time was terrible‚ there were war every where. Poverty caused every one to suffer and from it‚ a dangerous disease spread called Red cell. Lacie‚ a child in the rich house‚ was still
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deal with the problems the empire was having. There was many reasons to the fall of the Roman Empire but three stood out the most. The preliminary reason was the economy begins to decline. The alternative reasoning was Rome started to face unheaval in the military and polictics started to decay. Ultimately the third reason was invadors overran the western empire. In the first place one of the main reasons to the fall of the Roman empire was the econmoy started to decline. In the thirst century
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