the deans list, and raised four children by her self. She was the matriarch of my family, She was a great woman who cared for humanity. Sadly she also suffered the disease of addiction. Unfortunately that series of events left my poor mother in a nursing home not able to care for her self. Physically she is here, mentally she is not. The loss of my mom brought broken hearts, lost souls and God willing the dawn of a new day. My experience with addiction is that is can be life threatening. In my family
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Many efforts have been made to address suicide prevention in the veteran population. Finally, in 2007 the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs united forces to introduce the Veteran Crisis Line. This national hotline is available 24 hours/7 days a week and is open to veterans, their families, and friends. Every call is attended by a well-trained specialist that provides emergency services for individuals that are currently contemplating
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strong foundation in general psychology. Students will gain insight into the cognitive and affective processes that underlie the individual Grand Canyon University • MS in Addiction Counseling • The program prepares students to treat substance abuse and dependency disorders. • Courses provide comprehensive survey of counseling theories, group counseling, social and cultural issues, psychopharmacology, family issues, and more. • A supervised internship provides 150 contact hours of
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occasional CHF, and osteoporosis. The nursing home facility’s physician explains the treatment plan to the resident, which includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, and a low salt diet. The resident has no complaints, except that he is happy to be wheeled around in the wheelchair by the staff. He refuses PT and OT. Also, he keeps a salt shaker in his shirt pocket and takes his meals in his room. What is your plan as the Administrator in the nursing home in caring for this resident
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your textbook. Chapter 9 1. Intimate Partner Violence- the actual or threatened physical or sexual violence or psychological/emotional abuse. It includes threats of physical or sexual violence when the threat is used to CONTROL a person’s actions a. Incidence pg. 215 b. Definitions c. Characteristics pg. 216 d. Types of Abuse/Violence pg. 217- emotional, physical, financial and sexual e. The Cycle of Violence- box 9.1 pg. 217; pg. 216-217 paragraph
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from the default culture's perspective in some significant ways. For example, BigFoot and Funderburk (2011) have discussed how Native American conceptions of family are different from the contemporary norm, and how this results in the need to adapt nursing interventions in this sphere to the cultural context of Native Americans. Further, these alternative conceptions are often supported by a whole alternate philosophy of life: for example, while Native American culture certainly doesn't advocate passivity
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for help, which was granted with a leave of absence and rehabilitation. The administrative issue at hand is whether the administrators should disclose confidential information concerning an employee to safeguard the patients and promote competent nursing care (Badzek, Mitchell, Marra, & Bower, 1998). The Impact If confidentiality is not maintained the nurses dignity and respect for person could be compromised and her inability to maintain privacy will deny her right to expression of autonomy
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levels The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of the three levels of health promotion: primary, secondary, and tertiary. To be included in this discussion, how health promotion is defined, the purpose of health promotion in nursing practice, nursing roles and responsibilities evolving in health promotion, and comparison of the three levels of health prevention. Three current journal articles relating to youth violence were chosen for examination of content and comparison regarding their
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Running Header: Substance Abuse Adolescent Substance Abuse Dana Sweitzer Liberty University Abstract Adolescent substance abuse is a major problem in society. There are many risk factors that can contribute to adolescent substance abuse. One of the main risk factors is peer pressure. When adolescents start at a young age there is an increase in health problems, addiction, and over all poor social outcomes. Parental influence has substantial effect on adolescents because the adolescent sees
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with the man and was forced to have sex with him." Per nursing staff Mrs. Shermer story changed multiple times about the sexual assault. At the time of assessment, Mrs. Shermer denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. She reports reports substance abuse and homelessness as the primary stressors contributing to her current distress. When confronted about admitting being suicidal and having a plan to the nursing staff and to this clinician, patient reports at time she
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