...The Trap Kerima Polotan Tuvera I was fourteen when we moved to Cabuyao. We reached the town at night and though it was notquite seven, the streets were empty. I had hoped we would get to it before dark, while there waslight enough for people to see us come. We knew no one, of course ² ´We·ll make friends,µ myfather had said ² and expected no welcome, but having left Tayug with reluctance, I had urgedmy father during the trip to drive faster so that we might arrive in Cabuyao early enough forsomeone to see us drive in.That was important to me.´Why, Elisa?µ my mother asked, and I could not tell her why, except that I had left behind inTayug one friend very dear to me. When the day came for us to go, we could not leave soonenough. I wanted the pain of missing Salud to start quickly. She said goodbye to me that morningby the plaza, asking, ´Are you taking everything, Elisa? You·re sure?µ When Mother frowned, Ihated Salud for betraying me.Several times that past year I had told Salud I felt that something was happening to me. I felt Iwas growing to be another person entirely. ´Something·s wrong, Salud,µ I said one day ² ´I·mgoing crazy.µ She had laughed and looked pointedly at my breasts and said. ´They·re growinglike mine, Elisa.µ She had a way of saying things like that, that angered and also disarmed me;she was 18 and the four years between us yawned like an abyss. During all that time I hadwatched her turn into a lovely, graceful girl, unfazed by adolescence, leaving me far behind...
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...Research Article The nurses'experience of possible HIV infection after injury and/or exposure on duty L Roets, Ph.D School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State LEZiady,M.Soc.Sc School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State. Keywords: Nurse, experience, HIV, infection, injury, exposure. Abstract: Curationis 31 (4): 13-23 The purpose of the research was to describe the experience of nurses in the studied hospital who had been exposed to possible HIV infection during injury or exposure on duty. A qualitative phenomenological descriptive study was used to describe the emotions and non-verbal reactions of the twelve participants during two subsequent in-depth interviews. These were conducted post-exposure, and after counselling and prophylactic treatment took place. The nursing staffs from a selected private hospital Were included in the study after exposure of blood and/or human body fluid. After completion of the study, it was found that the exposed staff's experience had two main categories. Firstly, they were grieving for the loss of the concept of being healthy and invincible, blessed with nursing sldlls and definite goals in life. The bereavement process included phases of denial, anger, anxiety and fear, with recurring thoughts regarding the adverse events, as well as acceptance which developed with time. The bereavement process and shock of the exposure had wider consequences to the family, as well...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Improving of effective communication skills help us better understand a person or situation and enable us to resolve differences, build trust and respect, and create environments where creative ideas, problem solving, affection, and caring can flourish. As simple as communication seems, much of what we try to communicate to others and what others try to communicate to us, gets misunderstood, which can cause conflict and frustration in personal and professional relationships. By learning these effective communication skills, you can better connect with your spouse, kids, friends, and coworkers. In simply, its activity or process of expressing ideas and feelings or of giving peoples information. The successful communication include, basic four skills such as Listing, speaking Reading and writing. 2. As officers in security forces and police department, it is necessary to enhance abovementioned communication skills for betterment of our self and others. From the above mentioned skills conversation skills is important to work in any environment. There for learning of conversation skills very important as we communicate with each verbally and non-verbally. CONVERSATION 3. Conversation is the essence of interpersonal communication. In many scholarly views they are equivalent and among no scholars the words conversation...
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...CHAPTER ONE CONVERSATION 1. Conversation is the essence of interpersonal communication. In many scholarly views they are equivalent and among no scholars the words conversation and interpersonal communication often men the same thing. Conversation occurs when two or three people exchange messages , weather face to face ,over the telephone, through apartment walls, or on internet. STAGES OF CONVERSATION PROCESS 2. There are five stages of conversation process Opening Feedback Feed forward Opening Closing 3. The opening. The first step is to open the conversation, usually with some kind of greeting. Greetings can be verbal or nonverbal and are usually both. Verbal greetings include, for example, verbal salutes ("Hi," "Hello"), initiation of the topic (The reason I called ") making reference to the other ("Hey, Joe, what's up?"), and personal inquiries ("What’s new?" " How are you doing?") Openings are also generally consistent in tone with the main part of the conversation, a cheery "How ya doing today, big guy?" is not normally followed by news of a family death. In opening a conversation, consider two general guidelines. Fist, be positive. Lead off with something positive rather than something negative. Say, for example, "I really enjoy coming here" instead of "Don't you just hate this place?" Second, don't be too...
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