deal with day to day problems and prevent them to go back by avoiding relapse. Relapse prevention teaches new skills to individuals who do not know how to face the cause of their addiction. Alan Marlatt developed the “Relapse Prevention Model.” This Model uses a behavioral cognitive approach to help individuals how to recognize a high-risk situation that might bring them back to relapse. The Relapse Prevention Model is root in a research-based program that has proved to help people stay drug and/or
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Surgical Site Infection Prevention Lisa M. Ehret Walden University NURS 4001‚ Section 5‚ Research and Scholarship for Evidence-based Practice October 19‚ 2014 Surgical Site Infection Prevention Surgical site infections (SSI) are infections acquired after a patient undergoes an invasive surgical procedure. A surgical site infection is considered a hospital acquired infection‚ and in the United States is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality from hospital acquired infections (Korol
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Childhood Obesity Prevention Obesity in children and adolescents has almost tripled over the past three decades in the United States (American Heart Association‚ 2015). Obesity in children is increasing at a faster rate than obesity in adults (Lakshman‚ Elks & Ong‚ 2012). Obesity in children and teens is described as having a body mass index (BMI) at the 95th percentile or above (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). This increase in childhood obesity places a major health challenge
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Department decided to undertake a 5 year strategic planning effort to address the primary prevention of sexual violence. There are 2 main reasons for the development of the plan. Firstly‚ the Centers for Disease Control identified sexual violence as a key health issue and it is providing grants to various states for the development of primary prevention plans. Secondly‚ Minnesota is a leader in sexual violence prevention work. There are also 2 main objectives of the project namely‚ to create a strategic
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those with weak immune systems. MRSA infections are mostly non-life threatening but can be fatal if left untreated due to its resistance to antibiotics commonly used. Even a healthy person can be a “carrier” and not be infected. To aid in the prevention of MRSA infection‚ hands should be washed using soap and water or cleansed with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Wounds need to be covered with clean bandages. Personal items like towels or razors should not be shared‚ and clothes should be dried
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include poor health promotion practices. Smith wrote: "People with disabilities therefore represent significant health needs and investment in health care resources‚ both in terms of the primary disability and secondary complications. Although the prevention of these conditions is important‚ of equal importance is to make living with them as healthy as possible‚ as many disabilities are life-long. Although health promotion may be significant in leading to lower levels of premature mortality‚ higher
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lack of interest in surroundings‚ personal appearance decline‚ excessive weight loss‚ rebellion‚ running away‚ serious decline in school performance. There are 3 ways to prevent suicide. They are Primary‚ secondary and tertiary. Primary is prevention and it is based on screening‚ education‚ assessment‚ evaluation of any high risk situations or individuals. Secondary is intervention and it is based on accessing treatment for the disease state. This might be medication‚ psychotherapy‚ psychological
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Workplace Violence Prevention and Management Program Recent events in Hawaii have made both employers and employees more aware of workplace violence and they are getting more concerned regarding their personal safety. The Xerox shooting and the Sheraton stabbing are good examples of such violent episodes. Both incidences exhibited prior evidence of violence in the workplace; and if proper intervention by management was initiated‚ these tragedies could have been prevented. Therefore‚ employers
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According to The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)‚ a child who is being looked after by the local authority is known as a child in care. In some cases a child will have been placed in care voluntarily by parents struggling to cope. In other cases children ’s services will have intervened because a child was at risk of significant harm. There are a number of reasons why a child may need to be put into care. Living with a disabled child can have a number of effects
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Running Head: CONFLICT PREVENTION STRATEGIES Team Dynamics: Conflict Prevention Strategies University of Phoenix Team Dynamics Conflict Prevention Strategies "Team" as defined by DeJanasz‚ Dowd and Schneider (2001) "[I]s a formal work group consisting of people who work together intensely to achieve a common group goal" (p. 310). With the guidance and counseling of over 500 wealthy Americans in the development of his theory of success‚ Hill (1934) states that one of the most powerful tools
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