conduct a biopsychosocial assessment of dementia clients, and take ethical consideration into account in respect to a single client that I have chosen, EP. EP is a sixty-nine year old African American female who was previously diagnosed with dementia as well as depression. I met EP after she was admitted to the short-term involuntary psych unit at the hospital to which I am employed as a mental health associate, making me one of her immediate caregivers. She was admitted after proving to be a danger to
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Health assessment patterns supporting patient focused care Mary Aguon, RN Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Introduction As registered nurses, a fundamental objective of the practice is to provide holistic and patient focused care. A diverse population, varying family dynamics, and distinct personal patient preferences serves as a challenge that nurses must overcome on a daily basis. In order to provide the upmost care for patients, nurses must conduct assessments and analyze data to
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seven distinct learning styles (Gardner, 1985). The first of these styles is known as the “Verbal-Linguistic” Learner. A student with this type of learning style prefers to learn by using words and being vocal in class. He or she will use stories and enjoy question and answer sessions in class settings (Gardner, 1985). As with any learning style, there are problems that may arise with this particular learning style. Some examples include: 1. Difficulty with online classroom learning environments- These
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has encouraged me to pursue a degree in this course so that I can use my personal experiences, knowledge together with the UK government health protection, to educate and enlighten those at risk, people of all ages, both male and female and different backgrounds. As a final year student on my BTEC in Health and Social Care, I am on target to gain better grades than my first year's performance which was affected by personal challenges. I have studied Effective Communication which has helped me to
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Psychology guest speaker Paranormal activity with Dane P. Dario Paranormal activity is a interesting topic that people have different opinions on. I was recently presented with some information on paranormal activities from Dane P. Dario a senior at Michigan State University. Dane has done a lot of research and has performed a lot of investigations on paranormal activities in Lansing Michigan. Dane seemed very educated in paranormal activities and is writing a book on his research. He
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Gerald Thomason 8-31-17 As a DSC student, I give my word that this work is my own and that I have neither given nor received unauthorized help. I, Gerald Thomason, agree. Blue Zones are notable geographic areas where exceptional numbers of people achieve longer lifespans than is usually the case. The common theme among these remote locations is a local commitment to certain dietary and lifestyle practices that play a considerable role in greater longevity. Learning about different cultural
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different from other students, even if the person is his close friend, for instance, his close friend Cal who often bugs Park to participate in activities “regular” students would take part in. Park is a bright young man since the story reveals that he is
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love of ballet and my first career choice became a goal to prevail. I was taken to my first live Nutcracker performance at a very young age. I remember seeing the dancers in their beautiful costumes and moving in a mesmerizing graceful style. That fateful day I decided my career path of ballet. I attended Texas Christian University on a merit scholarship as a Ballet Major, and this made it possible to train and dance every day. I worked extremely hard and earned an offer to join a ballet company
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Others 5. Procrastination I must admit, I would prefer to do the things I enjoy rather than the things I should be doing. I use these things to make excuses for not doing the things I should be doing. In the end, those things I should be doing get pushed to the bottom of the To Do List until I’m doing them last minute. Because I tend to give more importance to these things at any given time of the day, it makes prioritizing these activities that much harder. I always believed doing the easy
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WHAT DID I DO I attended a seminar held in Arcada about learning. I took part in the seminar. The topic was about "WHAT DO WE DO TO LEARN” . The seminar was interesting and everyone seemed to enjoy and involved. The room was full in the beginning but in the end so many people had left. Personally I feel that this was so wrong because if people had to attend the seminar then they had to stay until the end. WHAT I LEARNT I learn that you don’t trust one theory because this will make you lost
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