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    total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation. It was developed by a British economist called John Maynard Keynes in the 1930’s in an attempt to understand the Great Depression. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or ARRA‚ also nicknamed the Recovery Act‚ was a stimulus package put in place by the 111th U.S. Congress and was signed into law by the President Barack Obama in February 2009. Work on the bills had started way before President Obama officially took

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    Working with Older Adults.

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    Area of practice 1 Working with adults. This essay is based upon the case study three‚ to which I will identify the needs of the service user in this case study. It will also indicate any gaps in this scenario and what further information I might need and how I collected such information. Once all available information has been collated it will be necessary to analyse and make sense of that information in order for it to be of use in making an assessment of the service users needs. Working

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    Older Adult Assessment

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    NRSE 210 Older adult assessment: Part I Subjective Data a. Biographic data Name: M. C. Address: 1257 Sunrise Lane Cheshire‚ CT 06410 Phone Number: (203) 898 – 7643 Age: 60 Birth date: February 27‚ 1953 Birthplace: Fuchou‚ China Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race: Asian Ethnicity: Occupation: chef at a Chinese restaurant (China Dragon) Primary Language: Chinese Source of history: the patient himself‚ seems reliable and his 31 year old son D.C. who also seems reliable

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    Disabilites Disability has several definitions. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a disability as: a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity; a record of a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity; or when an entity takes an action prohibited by the ADA based on an actual or perceived impairtment. I chose the movie Edward Scissorhands as my example for disabilities‚ and how it makes life so different from

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    Older folklore of Sweden

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    Katedralskolan‚ Uppsala Swedish folklores How can we see them in the modern Swedish society? Ottilia Friberg Tutor: Joan Lindberg Contents - Introduction - The most common Swedish folklores: Näcken Skogsrået-The Wood Nymph Trolls Witches Tomtar- Gnomes - Analysis – what traces of the folklores can we see in the modern Swedish society? - Conclusion - Abstract - Bibliography - Source criticism: Introduction For hundreds of years‚ the Swedish people have told stories about supernatural creatures

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    Virginia Western Community College Practical Nursing Program Spring 2013 NUR 135-PN Drug Dosage Calculation Review of Problem Areas Reconstitution of Non-injectable Solutions Prepare the following nutritional solutions for the designated time period. 1. Order: 1/2 strength Isomil 6 oz. p.o. q4h for 24 hours. How much formula and water will you use to prepare a 24-hour supply of feeding? 2. Order: 1/2 strength Ensure 8 oz

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    Assessing Needs Many older patients are prescribed multiple drugs‚ take over-the-counter medications‚ and are often prescribed additional drugs to treat the side effects of the medications that they are already taking. The increase in the number of medications often leads to polypharmacy‚ which is defined as the prescription‚ administration‚ or use of more medications than are clinically indicated in a given patient. One widely used ADL tool is the Barthel Index : measure functional levels of self-care

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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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    Option 2 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed‚ in effort‚ to protect the hiring rights of disabled persons in the workforce. It sought to make the bigotry and prejudice that faced disabled people in the hiring process illegal and‚ also‚ to lesson the economic burden put on firms to accommodate disabled persons needs in the office by making it illegal to refuse to hire and accommodate to save money. The logic was that if all businesses must‚ then no business can gain a competitive

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    Annesia Woolery Polypharmacy 3B 1. List as many concerns about this list of drugs in this patient as you can. Mr. Rog is taking too much fish oil. This is not water soluble and can become toxic. Fish oil and omega3 fatty acid capsule is the same and he needs to take just one of them. Too much intake of omega fatty can result in bleeding and hyperglycemia. Vitmine E has no dosage there should be a recommended dosage as this can also build up to a toxic level. This person may have cognitive deficit

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