With ~800‚000 stroke cases every year in the United States‚ stroke is considered the major cause of disability in adults [1]. The ability of the brain to reorganize in response to pathological or environmental changes such as lesions is critically important to the recovery of motor function after stroke [2]. Re-establishment of ipsilesional cortical excitability has been associated with improved functional outcomes of the paretic limb following stroke [3‚4]. Numerous approaches to modulate cortical
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Immigrant Farm Workers as a Vulnerable Population Ronda LaVigne HCS 531 August 29‚ 2011 Doris Chimera‚ RN‚ MA‚ MHA Immigrant Farm Workers as a Vulnerable Population This essay will provide an overview of immigrant farm workers as an example of a vulnerable population in society. A sample population demographic and background information about the community provides characteristics and context about why this group constitutes a vulnerable population. A discussion
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Vulnerable Neighborhood Jessica Garcia Nur/440 11/28/2011 Sheila De Vaugh Vulnerable Neighborhood Angelo Reyes is the character that I pick in the Neighborhood who is in a vulnerable population. Angelo is a 40 year old Hispanic married male architect. Angelo has been married for three years and has been a compliant diabetic since he was thirteen years old. Angelo’s community is 15 % Hispanic population. Angelo and his wife Rachael are in the process of getting worked up for infertility
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TEXT DESCRIPTION OF THE SIX-STROKE ENGINE INTRODUCTION: The majority of the actual internal combustion engines‚ operating on different cycles have one common feature‚ combustion occurring in the cylinder after each compression‚ resulting in gas expansion that acts directly on the piston (work) and limited to 180 degrees of crankshaft angle. According to its mechanical design‚ the six-stroke engine with external and internal combustion and double flow is similar to the actual internal reciprocating
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How to Prevent Heat Stroke Heat stroke can be a risk‚ especially in the summer months. If you want to enjoy the outdoors in hot weather‚ you should keep hydrated and avoid overly exerting yourself in heat and humidity. If you have to be outside‚ drink plenty of fluids and take breaks in a cool place. You should avoid liquids that dehydrate you‚ such as caffeine drinks and alcoholic beverages. Instructions 1. Prevent Heat Stroke o 1 Limit the time you spend outdoors to the early morning
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Fetal Stroke causing Developmental learning Disabilities | Curry College‚ Psy 3350 | Dwayne Wilson 5/5/2010 | A very starry time if life is when you find out something is wrong but don’t have an answer for the reason why. My daughter‚ Schae had processing delay troubles from the beginning. After many tests‚ the last being an MRI we found that She had an In utero stoke in the frontal lobe. As part of my research I found a great deal of information on the effects of a stroke but only
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STROKE or CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA) Definition ← is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain Epidemiology ← Stroke is currently the second leading cause of death in the Western world‚ ranking after heart disease and before cancer ← The incidence of stroke increases exponentially from 30 years of age‚ and etiology varies by age ← 95% of strokes occur in people age 45 and older‚ and two-thirds of strokes occur
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The Safeguarding Policy of HIT Training for all assessors Safeguarding Policy Policy Statement HIT Training Ltd is strongly committed to practices that protect children‚ young people and vulnerable adults from abuse‚ neglect or significant harm. Staffs recognise and accept their responsibility to develop the awareness of the risks and issues involved in safeguarding. The company also recognises that it has a responsibility to protect staff from unfounded allegations of abuse. The company is committed
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Patient Satisfaction Patient satisfaction is at the core of patient centered medicine. Improved patient satisfaction not only leads to an enhanced patient experience—something every sick or injured patient deserves—it is also associated with improved treatment outcomes. Measuring and reporting on patient satisfaction with health care has become a major industry. Background Patient satisfaction is a widely used health care quality metric. However‚ the relationship between patient satisfaction and
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A Vulnerable Population the Homeless Veterans Patricia Dilbert NUR/440 April 7‚ 2014 Deanna Radford‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNE A Vulnerable Population the homeless Veterans In this presentation‚ we will explore a vulnerable population with the focus on the homeless veterans. According to Mckinney Act”(1987) A homeless person is one who lacks a fixed‚ regular and adequate nighttime residence. One who has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter
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