How to stop elder abuse in a nursing home According to Sokolove Law thousands of elderly Americans are abused each year in nursing homes responsible for their care. A recent study found violations at 94% of nursing homes in the U.S. (1) I feel it is much higher than that because I’m a C.N.A. (certified nurse’s assistant)‚ and have been in the nursing field for almost 8 years now. Although abuse is illegal it still manages to happen more frequently and needs to be stopped. “According to the Nursing
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OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND NURSING A major health problem in the United States is substance abuse. Substance abuse is the misuse of‚ illegal drugs‚ alcohol‚ inhalants prescription drugs‚ and other substances that change how the mind and body work. Drugs that are most commonly abused are alcohol‚ nicotine‚ marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ barbiturates‚ cocaine‚ opium alkaloids‚ and synthetic opioid. These drugs are either excessively used or not used for its intended purpose. Substance abuse transcends economic
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The Organization as a Person: Utilizing Metaphoric Analysis to Transform Organizations Leadership Advance Online– Issue XV‚ Winter 2008 by Antonio G. Marchesi What is an organization? Is it a place‚ a process or a person? Individuals at all levels of employment often wrestle with what many deem to be the daunting task of succinctly articulating the nature of the organization. Countless texts exist that attempt to provide a model for describing the construct and function of organizations. However
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There are several different types of abuse and each type affects people differently. There is child abuse and spousal abuse‚ but there is also physcial and mental abuse. This paper will go over each type of abuse‚ how the abuse affects the person‚ how people can recover from abuse‚ and just some general information To start off I will discuss spousal abuse and its affect on people. Surveys in the US and Canada have shown each year about 12 percent of all spouses push‚ grab‚ shove or slap their
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Brevard PHI-105 Instructor Roundtree May 19th‚ 2013 Child Abuse Primary prevention of maltreatment is the level of prevention most sought out in stopping child abuse. This level of prevention focuses on creating an ideal environment in which child abuse is least likely to ever occur. The environment can range anywhere from personal to public. The personal environment‚ or macro system‚ would be considered the internal make-up of a family such as cultural values or financial status. The public environment
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‘At Home or Outside: How Safe is my Child? 23/1/13‚ ICG A very good morning to all of you and a warm welcome to this seminar on ‘At Home or Outside: How Safe is my Child?” Thank you for sparing your valuable time to be here to discuss and deliberate on an issue that is slowly making our society hollow and will cause a major collapse of all value systems if timely action is not taken. It can be very difficult to talk about child abuse or more specifically child sexual abuse‚ which we are discussing
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that has caused this nurse to no longer practice. This paper will discuss and define stressors for the professional nurse and explain burnout as well as strategies to manage the stress and prevent burnout. Lastly it will go over a case study and discuss some examples the nurse used to decrease stress and prevent his or her burnout. Definition of Stressors and Burnout Stressors can be thought of as physical‚ psychological‚ or social force that puts real or perceived demands on the body‚ emotions‚
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residence can be engulfed in flames.Heat and smoke from fire can be more dangerous than the flames. Inhaling the super-hot air can sear your lungs. Fire produces poisonous gases that make you disoriented and drowsy. Instead of being awakened by a fire‚ you may fall into a deeper sleep. Asphyxiation is the leading cause of fire deaths‚ exceeding burns by a three-to-one ratio. Everyday Americans experience the horror of fire but most people don’t understand fire. There is little time! In less than 30 seconds
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Week 1 Question 1-How values congruence is relevant with respect to organizational versus professional values. According to McShane and Von Glinow (2010) values congruence is “how similar a person’s value hierarchy is to the value hierarchy of the organization‚ a co-worker‚ or another source of comparison” (McShane & Von Glinow‚ p. 49). Values congruence is relevant with respect to organizational versus professional values. It is important to view values from the perspective of the individual
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How to Stop Biting Your Nails With Hypnosis A nail-biting habit can be embarrassing. You are ashamed whenever someone sees your nails. Worse still‚ this habit can break down your teeth. Your nails are covered in grime and bacteria that can also hurt your health. Luckily‚ you can stop biting your nails with hypnosis. By using hypnotherapy to prevent nail biting‚ you can rewire your subconscious and stop your bad habits. Stop Biting Your Nails With Hypnosis Nail biting is an extremely common
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