Dysphagia and dehydration after a Stroke: A Literature Review Background. Stroke is a major cause of mortality in the United Kingdom; it is the third biggest killer in the UK (National audit office 2005) around 53‚000 people die every year from this long term condition. (Scarborough et al 2009) In people under the age of 75 it is a main cause of premature mortality with 1 in 20 dying because of an acute stroke and the complications that arise. In socially deprived areas a person is 3 times more
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Supplemental Instruction Leader is a great job opportunity for us undergraduate students to acquire leadership experience. It is an opportunity for us to gain experience leading and strengthen our communication‚ public speaking‚ and teaching skills. Personally speaking‚ that is one of the reasons why I would like to work as a supplemental instruction leader. The other reasons why I would like to become a SI leader is to gain practical experience for my future career and assist OSS. Last year‚ supplemental
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Many events over the course of my life have had a large influence on me. The one that has had the greatest effect on me was my mother’s stroke. I came home from school one day and went to my friend’s house. At around six o’clock‚ my dad picked me up and we went to the car. We questioned him about where our mother was and he said that she was in the hospital. I initially had no reaction‚ as I did not know how to react to the news. Then I immediately began to worry about whether it would impact our
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plan is focused towards frail‚ elderly clients who have suffered a stroke and will be returning home upon release from their hospitalization‚ having care provided to them primarily by a family member. You often hear the word acute when physicians refer to a stroke‚ this implies that the stroke is a short-term condition when in actuality; the implications of a stroke are long term and become chronic (Young‚ 2001). When a stroke is treated as just an acute condition‚ the clinical outcomes are not
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Prioritizing Patient Safety Patient Safety – Start up: “Patient safety” the new mantra is now revealing out its structure as a major component to be concentrated by the health care providers. Patient Safety that emphasizes the reporting‚ analysis‚ and prevention of medical error that often leads to adverse healthcare events. Lack of patient safety – the silent killer having its impact more than any other disease or traffic accidents and it is holding a record of leading position
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priority order) PATIENT-CENTERED GOALS NURSING INTERVENTION RATIONALE EVALUATION Risk for hypovolemia related to excessive fluid loss secondary to caesarean section as evidenced by: Subjective Data: Patient states: “I feel lightheaded and weak.” Objective Data: Elevated pulse (97)‚ blood loss from C-section of 704 mL‚ low hemoglobin (8.1) and hematocrit levels (24.7). (Before C-section‚ her hemoglobin levels were 13.1‚ her hematocrit levels 36). Short Term Goal Patient will exhibit no
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Assignment Details See attached two cases and note the following instructions. Both cases carry equal marks. Question 1 – 50% of marks Question 2 – 25% of marks Question 3 – 25% of marks You are expected to show understanding of the process design course learnings and apply them to the case. Process flow‚ calculations of key metrics around process performance etc. You are expected to show critical thinking in analysing the current situation at‚ recognising bottlenecks‚ inefficiencies etc
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SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION IN PHILIPPINE EDUCATION CURRICULUM Alazada‚ Noreen Dianne Sanga Bachelor of Science in Development Communication Education 102 Section U March 17‚ 2011 INTRODUCTION When the researcher entered the College of Development Communication two years ago‚ there are many instances that the decline in the proficiency of Filipino students in Mathematics and Science examinations all over the countries in Asia was mentioned by the professors. “Filipino students have low
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diagnosis for him. Methods of Health History Interview Methods Informed consent obtained and applied the principled of privacy and confidentiality in the interview. Some communication skills used the interview such as touching‚ giving instruction‚ using a normal voice‚ leaning the body forward‚ introduction of self‚ paraphrasing‚ reflection and summarizing. Closed-ended questions like “ are you ready?’ or facilitation questions which allow George to further give details on how he was diagnose
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Visual Logic can be installed from the CD that accompanies our textbook. It is a nifty tool for creating program flowcharts‚ but that is only half of the story. Until this software came along‚ flowcharts were static diagrams that outlined the flow of execution of a computer program. When a Visual Logic flowchart is done‚ you can run the program “behind” the flowchart. This is a great learning resource for budding programmers. You can even create interactive programs that allow the user to input
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