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    Mayeroff's Caring

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    Mayeroff’s Major Ingredients of Caring Related to Coaching Soccer This essay explains how Milton Mayeroff’s “Major Ingredients of Caring‚” in his book‚ On Caring‚ relates to coaching soccer. There are eight “ingredients” that Mayeroff discusses in his book that all relate to becoming a successful coach. If a coach anaylzes and considers each ingredient‚ he can deeply develop his skill as a caring trainer and guide of the players in his charge. Mayeroff’s basic principle is that when a

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    Weaknesses Of Dementia

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    long-term effects of the programs. Finally‚ the following areas should be kept: training of the direct care workers‚ follow up of direct care workers‚ and acquiring the sample from four facilities. The research article mentions the umbrella term of Dementia‚ more specifically focusing on the residents with moderate

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    Dementia Case Study

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    suffers with dementia and is cared for in her home. I will describe the range of needs of the older person and my understanding and application of concept associated with caring for an older person with Dementia. Dementia is the umbrella term used to describe various conditions which cause brain cells to die‚ leading to the progressive deterioration in memory and the ability to carry out everyday activities such as washing‚ dressing‚ eating‚ and completing complex tasks. Dementia may also affect

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    Understanding Dementia

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    Understanding Dementia Dementia is not a disease but a group of conditions resulting from a disease such as Alzheimer’s and Vascular dementia or a group of symptoms which may result from age‚ brain injury‚ confusion‚ difficulty in performing day to day or familiar tasks‚ changes in personality‚ mood and behaviour. Dementia is a condition in which there’s a gradual loss of brain function‚ it is a decline in cognitive/intellectual functioning. Dementia causes permanent and progressive damage to

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    Parenting and Caring

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    Community and family studies Module: parenting and caring Dot point: becoming parents and cares Biological parents: the child would have parents genetic material‚ parents are parents from the moment the child is convieced. IVF (in vitro fertilisation) • Fertilllisation happenens outside the body‚ women are usully given hormones to stimulate the egg’s production. • Once fertilised‚ the embroyo is inserted into the uterus. GIFT (gamete intra fallopian transfer) • Modified form of IVF • egg

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    Dementia Evaluation

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    Introduction The purpose of this review is to evaluate three assessment batteries used for the evaluation of neurocognitive disorders; specifically‚ dementia and aphasia. According to Murray and Clarke (2014)‚ dementia is defined as “a chronic‚ progressive deterioration of memory and at least one other area‚ such as personality‚ communication ability‚ or executive control functioning.” In contrast‚ Murray and Clarke define aphasia as “a disruption in using and understanding language following a neurological

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    What is dementia

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    WHAT IS DEMENTIA? Dementia is a term that describes a collection of symptoms that include decreased intellectual functioning that interferes with normal life functions and is usually used to describe people who have two or more major life functions impaired or lost such as memory‚ language‚ perception‚ judgment or reasoning; they may lose emotional and behavioral control‚ develop personality changes and have problem solving abilities reduced or lost. There are different classification schemes for

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    Theory in Caring

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    unifying focus. 2 Care (caring) is essential for well being‚ health‚ growth‚ survival‚ and to face handicaps or death. 3 Culturally based care is the broadest holistic means to know‚ explain‚ interpret‚ and predict nursing care phenomena and to guide nursing decisions and actions. 4 Nursing is a transcultural humanistic and scientific care discipline and profession with the central purpose of serving individuals‚ groups‚ communities‚ or institutions worldwide. 5 Care (caring) is essential to curing

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    Dementia Care Challenges

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    Challenges for professional care of advanced dementia The research purpose of this study was clear‚ as it was intended to report on the challenges for health professionals in caring for people with advanced dementia living in long term care facilities. This study used a qualitative methodology based on action research. “Action research collects information from key stakeholders and provides ongoing feedback to participants‚ thereby facilitating change that improves practice.” (Chang et al.‚ 2009

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    Dementia Awareness

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    Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” The literal interpretation of the word ’dementia’ means deprived of mind. Is usually taken to mean mental deterioration or group of conditions/disorders of brain. Specific diseases eg Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Cerebral Vascular e.g. stroke. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected

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