Physical Dimension Physical wellness encompasses a variety of healthy behaviors including adequate exercise, proper nutrition, and abstaining from harmful habits such as drug use and alcohol abuse. It means learning about and identifying symptoms of disease, getting regular medical checkups, and protecting yourself from injuries and harm. Developing such healthy habits today will not only add years to your life but will enhance the enjoyment and quality of those years. Tips for optimal physical
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Friedman Family Assessment Wendie Land NUR/405 February 21, 2011 Beth Edwards, MSN, BC, FNP Friedman Family Assessment A nursing assessment of a family is the basis of nursing interventions. Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) state, “By using a systematic process, family problem areas are identified and family strengths are emphasized as the building blocks for interventions and to facilitate family resiliency (p. 567). The following paragraphs will describe a family that has become more typical
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prevent himself/herself from getting old. The aging process entails new challenges such as failing health, loss of memory, graying hair, and life transitions like retirement, family relationships, lost career, cessation of social activities and maintaining ones standard of living. Nowadays, our elder relatives are still supporting their sons and daughter in caring for their grandchildren. This kind of situation is commonly seen in our country. Our elderly supports not only in caring but also financially
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teens are becoming infatuated with the word “perfect”, and as a result teens are becoming overweight. It is possible for teens to avoid risking obesity, by maintaining a consistent eating schedule, exercising daily, and controlling any sugar or caffeine intake. Teens need balanced nutrition that includes protein, iron and calcium for healthy growth. Many teens don't get enough iron or calcium on a daily basis. The best diet for a teen comes from a variety of high-quality foods in every nutritional
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Bigger Doesn’t Mean Better When the sun comes out in the County it is a common sight to see children running around in parks, forests, beaches, and even at the plaza. But what people don’t commonly see are the cars rolling by with young eager eyes peering out of the window wanting to run around and only to be driven to the nearest McDonald’s to be stuffed full of preservatives, empty calories, and saturated fats; then taken home to be sat down in front of a television screen to keep them occupied
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Three Day Food Intake Jess Keck SCI/241 March 29, 2015 Mrs. Skinner Three Day Food Intake Maintaining good eating habits is becoming less important. An unhealthy diet will impact the way a person looks and what a person is able to do physically. Health and diet play a major role in the longevity of a person’s life. People do not take the time to educate themselves on what a person eats and how it may affect one’s health. The recommended intakes of food are categorized into five major
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Organizational, Supervisory, & Social Support Causes of Burnout Human service professionals may become overwhelmed and stressed especially when dealing with large case loads, overtime, and balancing work and home duties. Some of the personal lifestyle stressors include insufficient sleep, little or no time off, lack of social supports, and so on. Cultural factors contributing to burnout would be declined feeling of community, pervasive competition, and frustrated expectations. Supervisory and
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activities to make sure children are active every day. NFL Play 60 gets many professional football players involved, helping to motivate children and communities as a whole to stay active. These programs are a great start, and really encourage the healthy lifestyle that all children should live to avoid childhood obesity. However, much more needs to be done to end this issue for
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Analyzing the Psychology of Aging Jason Russ Analyzing the Psychology of Aging Not only is the country’s population growing, it is aging as well. Older adults are the fastest growing population on the charts right now. There is no point and time when a person overnight just becomes “old.” Obviously everyone knows we simply just age; it comes with getting older. This thing called “aging” happens to everyone at a different rate. In this particular essay I will briefly be discussing five parts
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performing his/her main responsibilities that include maintaining health promotion, risk reduction and disease management. Maintaining health promotion From Florence Nightingale era in the 19th century to today’s world, nursing has become a new field where it is just not described “as the action of putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act “(“Healing Environment,”2011). Nursing turned to an immense expertise where maintaining health promotion is a master key. Health promotion
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