CLINICAL ISSUES Acute care management of older people with dementia: a qualitative perspective Wendy Moyle, Sally Borbasi, Marianne Wallis, Rachel Olorenshaw and Natalie Gracia Aim and objectives. This Australian study explored management for older people with dementia in an acute hospital setting. Background. As the population ages, increasing numbers of older people with dementia are placed into an acute care hospital to manage a condition other than dementia. These people require special care
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patients’ periods of depression from their exacerbated moods, giving rise to the term “bipolar.” Falret also recognized the tendency for these moods to run in families and this inspired continued research into the twentieth century. There was an article in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorder in 1952 that stated manic-depression could likely be traced in families. By the time the 1970s rolled around legislation established the standards of ethics for care and treatment of mental-health patients, and
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Review of the Literature and the Problem Statement A recent national survey of 123,078 college students indicated that 11% reported they had been diagnosed with or treated for depression within the past year. Further, 22% had experienced depression in the past 12 months; among those endorsing depression, 39% said that it has affected their academic performance (American College Health Association, 2013). Other research further supports that depression is a significant predictor of both lower grade
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educational setting. This research paper will provide clinical and anecdotal information on DS with real-life observation of a student with Down syndrome. History of Disorder According to the National Down Syndrome Society (2013), during the early nineteenth century, John Langdon Down, an English physician, published an accurate description of a person with Down syndrome. It was this scholarly wok, published in 1866, that earned Down the recognition as the “father” of the syndrome. Although
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late 18th/early 19th century and in North America the term Mother Goose Rhymes, introduced in the mid-18th century, is still often used.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 History * 1.1 Lullabies * 1.2 Early nursery rhymes * 1.3 19th century * 2 Meanings of nursery rhymes * 3 Nursery rhyme revisionism * 4 Nursery rhymes and education * 5 See also * 6 Notes ------------------------------------------------- History[edit] Lullabies[edit] Main article: Lullaby
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effective or increase in the risk of harm when compared with generally accepted practice” (Velo & Minuz, 2009, p. 624). These effects may vary from virtually no harm with minimal inconveniences to inexorable toxic fatality for the patient. This article focuses on a prescription error that mistakenly took the life of 11-month old Tranlya Sampson as her mother was prescribed a drug that is commonly used to force dead fetuses out of the mother’s womb as well as two unborn twins that lost their lives
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or other prereferral intervention team) and ultimate IEP Team referrals. Initial referral concerns also differed significantly between ELL and non-ELL students. IC Teams were found to be more effective than existing prereferral intervention teams in decreasing the special education referrals of ELL and non-ELL students. The results of the present study serve as a foundation for future research in the areas of at-risk ELL students and their referrals to prereferral intervention teams and special education
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civilian bystanders providing extra manpower and releasing pressure in the response ( Dynes 1994, Drabek 1986). Emergency planning in the UK: a unique perspective. Part A) Nature of Emergencies Joshua ST.Lyon 1370 Words The 1953 floods are an early example of a response under the Civil Defence Act (1948). The response for this event was not effectively backed by the Civil Defence Act (1948) which did not provide many statutory responsibilities. The local authorities could only carry out normal
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This article was downloaded by: [92.98.159.160] On: 14 March 2013, At: 21:43 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Wine Research Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cjwr20 Winemakers and Wineries in the Evolution of the Italian Wine Industry: 1997–2006 Raffaele Corrado
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Abstract This paper examines four published articles and one chapter in a textbook that reports results from research conducted in counseling sessions involving bullies, the bullied, and others affected by bullying. Reality Therapy (RT), Choice Theory (CT) and Bullying Prevention Programs (BPP) are examined to see their effect on clients becoming autonomous in directing their actions. School shootings have brought to light the effects of bullying and bullying seems to be occurring at epidemic proportions
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