Young Adult Literature and The New “Classic” It is a truth universally acknowledged that Pride and Prejudice‚ 1984‚ and The Great Gatsby are among the group of books privileged enough to be considered “classic works of literature”. And if you caught the Pride and Prejudice reference I just made‚ congratulations‚ because you’re among those who have read some of the aforementioned classics. However wonderful these classics are‚ the fact remains that they are being replaced by more contemporary
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As an adult become older and reaches age 50 and up‚ they encounter numerous life alterations namely social‚ personal and mental. Their purpose in the society also changes. People in ages 65 and above make up least ten percent of the population in the United States at present time and are the speediest budding age cluster in the country. Various amounts of them are no longer capable of taking care of themselves and require support from other people. The mature age group of people come across discrimination
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Mental Health Issues in Adults Mental health is defined in Healthy People 2020 as encompassing the ability to engage in productive activities and fulfilling relationships with other people‚ to adapt to change and to cope with adversity (USDHHS‚ 2010). In the United States nearly 57.7 Million adults (18 years and above) suffer from a mental health disorder in a given year and 6% of the population suffers from a serious mental illness (NIMH‚ 2010). The purpose of this paper is to look into the perspective
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of the registered nurse is defined and delineated; for what purpose? The scope of adult health nursing is to promote health and prevent illness or injury in patients from 18 to older than 100 years of age. Why do nurses need to know what interventions are within his/her scope? Nurses who practice medical-surgical nursing must have a broad knowledge base to meet the needs of patients in the variety of health care settings across the continuum. Additionally‚ nurses must use clinical judgment
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Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: How does the person describe current health? This is a 64 year old male with a history of hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ and GERD. PC reports he is in good health and recently lost 20 pounds to help reduce is blood pressure and “get in better shape.” He walks an average of 2-3 miles‚ 5 days a week for exercise and plays gold 3 times a week. He feels he is in better health than he has been in the
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The Characteristics of adults and young people as learners In this article we will consider the characteristics of young people and adults as learners. We will touch on the three main theories of teaching‚ identify and expand on three factors that have been identified as motivating adult learners and which the savvy teacher can use to increase the motivation of the learner. We will briefly consider five barriers that can affect a learner’s participation and or learning‚ looking at three of them
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Health History Examination Form Verbal History Student Name: Date: Client Name: Age: _34_Sex: _F__Marital Status: Married Race including Ethnic Affiliation: _Caucasian_Religion: Christian_ Current Occupation: Pharmacy technician_ Birthplace: Oklahomia City‚ OK Chief Complaint: Headaches History of Present Illness or problem: Patient stating that headaches have been occurring more often and severity is worse. Patient states this began
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Reflection: Adult to ill health. Y2 SEM 2 This reflection will reflect upon a key skill that I still need to develop in clinical practice. It will mainly look at numeracy. A significant event will be outlined in order to demonstrate my knowledge to the key skill and then discuss key skill in relation to nursing practice. The Gibbs model of reflection (1988) will be used to reflect on what happened; discuss my actions‚ thoughts and my feelings. A Personal Development Plan will be provided to show
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Just a couple decades ago‚ the idea of Young Adult literature (YA) was almost completely non-existent. In a short period of time‚ this genre has not only come into being‚ but caused a whirlwind of controversy. I realized several years ago that I had to jump on this YA train if I wanted to keep up with what everyone was talking about. The first book I read due to this “peer pressure” was Twilight. After ripping through the four-book series in a weekend‚ I was left to wonder‚ is this really the substance
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T3.1 1.2 In any context the principles of relationship building with children‚ young adults and adults are the same. It is very important I build I a relationship with them so they feel comfortable in my company. This relationship overtime will allow them to trust me and encourage effective communication. Whilst building this relationship it is important to remember things that are significant to them as individuals on a personal level‚ their family life or a hobby they enjoy. This will show them
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