...these diseases can cause a lot of harm. There are five main points that will be discussed they are age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, retinopathy, visual impairment in higher learning, and social support for the visually impaired. Macular degeneration often damages central vision and is prevalent in people age 60 and over with rare cases of people fewer than 50. Retinitis Pigmentosa is common among families; it’s not always related to hereditary factors. Retinopathy is a common problem for people with diabetes where retinal blood vessels break down and affect vision. People with visual impairments who are in higher learning are very common now days and accommodations are set up for persons. Social support for people who are visually impaired is key factors to helping those individuals have a normal and productive life. Introduction There are many eye conditions. They are listed as followed. Lazy Eye or Amblyopia is a very common condition. Usually present early in childhood, lazy eye can be corrected if caught early. Learn what you can do to correct this eye condition before it becomes severe. Aphakia is a condition where the lens of the eye is missing. It can greatly decrease your vision acuity and cause other problems if not treated. Astigmatism occurs because the cornea is shaped more like a football than a baseball. This different curvature causes 2 images to appear on the retina and causes blurry vision for any distance. Read on to learn more....
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...stage but once they have established their group values they reach the fourth stage which is when they all become effectively in a group. An example of this in a health and social care setting could be a college class. The first stage would involve all the students meeting for the first time and communicating together which allows everyone to share information with each other, then in the second stage is when a few arguments could occur between the students, an example could be individuals talking over the teacher causing others to get annoyed as they can’t listen properly and may miss something important. The third stage could be when the students start to become a group, they all start to agree or disagree on the group values. The final stage is when the group of students all get along with each other and agrees on the group values. A strength of the Tuckman Theory is that at the end of the four stages individuals are getting along and are forming effectively together. A weakness of the Tuckman Theory could be when a stage goes wrong, for example if there are too many arguments going on it can affect the whole group and it won’t form effectively like it should. Group communication links in with the Tuckman Theory due to the Tuckman Theory is about group communication, a group will communicate with each other during the discussion and progress through all 4 stages and hoping progress to the last stage. A weakness could be the individuals...
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...Yes, I would like to join the BARMER GEK [pic] Student adviser: Jan Köpsell-Axel-Springer-Str.50 in 10969 Berlin–phone: 030/25 33 144 2318 -fax: 030/25 33 144 2318 – mail: jan.koepsell@barmer-gek.de with effect from NB: You are legally required to provide the personal particulars requested. Missing, incorrect or incomplete information may entail negative consequences. Providing details of your telephone number and e-mail address is optional. *) The question regarding personal injury and impaired health serves solely to ascertain whether any claims for reimbursement or compensation may be enforceable against third parties (e.g. in the case of consequences of accidents, errors in treatment, occupational illnesses). Surname, first name Address in Germany: Postcode/Place name: | | Date of birth: Gender: Marital status: Health insurance number (KVNR) – if available: | Female Male | | | *if you have no VSNR – pleace tell us the following details: Place of birth: Country of birth: Pension insurance number (VSNR) - if available* | ...
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...Dangers of Texting and Drinking while Driving Ashlyn R. Fellman Western Governors University WGU Student ID# 000298280 Every year there are thousands of fatal car crashes due to distracted drivers. Distracted driving is not only caused from texting and drinking, but from eating, music, children, other people in the car, and even putting on makeup or fixing their hair. There are many laws out there to ban texting and drinking while driving to keep people from harm’s way but there are so few people who actually obey the laws. Research shows that drinking while driving and texting while driving are equally harmful because they both impair the driver’s vision, the driver’s reaction time, and the driver’s concentration and vigilance, all skills needed to prevent millions of accidents, deaths, and injuries every year. The driver’s vision becomes impaired when they look anywhere else but the road and how fast they are going also when they are drunk, their eyes are glazed over and bloodshot. Just one or two drinks in a person’s system affects their nervous system and motor skills. Alcohol slows reaction time and clouds depth perception, vision, sense of touch, coordination, and judgment even when they are not considered legally drunk (Kedjidjian, 1994). Drinking while driving may cause people to become drowsy which is just as dangerous. Drowsy driving makes people fall asleep at the wheel or close their eyes for a few seconds every couple of minutes...
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...ethical profession in the United States (US) (Cherry & Jacob, 2014). Therefore; how can the most trusted and ethical profession coexist with SA, addiction, or an impaired nurse? Townsend defines an individual with a substance abuse disorder as a person who fails at several attempts to control or stop a substance that interferes with that individual’s ability to perform daily functions such as obligations at home, school, or work (Townsend, 2014). It is this impaired ability that endangers patients, coworkers, the organization’s reputation, the nursing profession as a whole, and ultimately themselves. Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious issue that has reached epidemic proportions in the general population (Taylor, Lillis, LeMone, & Lynn, Walters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins). It is now believed that the incidence of drug and alcohol abuse in the nursing profession parallels the proportions of the general public (Valdes, 2014). Therefore; ignoring this issue is no longer an option. In order to cease the progression of this critical nursing issue it must be; defined and recognized as an epidemic, acknowledged as a treatable disease with known causative factors, and identified early enough to treat or even prevent. The Incidence of Substance-Abusing Nurses The first known report of an impaired nurse was over 150 years ago. Jane Gibson was one the nurses...
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...cannot see until he or she is within twenty feet. In addition, a person can be classified as legally blind if she has a field of vision no greater than twenty degrees at the widest diameter. (A normal field of vision is close to 180 degrees.) Only about 20 percent of legally blind people are totally blind. Legally blind individuals typically use Braille and visual aids. * Low vision. People with low vision can read with the help of large-print reading materials and magnifying objects. They may also use Braille. * Partially sighted. Partially sighted individuals have less severe loss of vision than people in the other three categories. A person with partial sight may be able to see objects up close or far away and with corrective lenses may be able to function at normal levels. Adjusting attitude: To avoid the rejected feeling of the visually impaired, people need to treat the blind the same way they would...
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...develop emotional attachment to on line events created by online friends and also enjoyment of the aspects of the internet that allow them to meet ,socialize and exchange ideas through chat rooms and social media. Equally to other addictions internet addictions use the virtual fantasy world to connect people and leads to work and activities in the daily life being impaired and is characterized by withdrawal symptoms like depression, and loneliness, especially when the victims get off the net for long (Johnsons 2009). EFFECTS OF INTERNET ADDICTION TO EDUCATION. Education is one aspect of the real life which is impaired by internet addiction. Internet addiction has led to reduction in performance of students in both college and secondary level. This is because of the mismanagement of time (Brenner, 1997; Scherer, 1997). where by the student spends most of his time surfing the internet and access of social websites and blogs that involves chatting day and night and interactive gaming has led to late evening use ,sleep disturbances and social isolation thus students get less time to do homework and assignments and even to attend classes the next morning. Surfing the internet also reduces a student’s concentration especially when the student is on social websites such Facebook or twitter when the lecturer is teaching because it leads to rudeness ,distractions and incompatible with sound pedagogy....
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...overweight? Why student get overweight easily? Accountings to Health officials have some encouraging news. The percentage of students deemed overweight has continued to drop over the past few years, down from 21.4 per cent in the 2010 school year to 20.9 this year. Sadly, the rate is still significantly higher than 16.4 per cent 15 years ago. Some 60,000 of 300,000 primary school children are still considered obese. HKU Associate Professor Ye Baijiang thinks the main reason is child lack of exercise. Although, parent always encourage child to do sport. But they think that revision is more important than sport. So child under the pressure of homework and feel tired that become child just want to rest or the Internet. (Weight that is higher than what is considered as a healthy weight for a given height is described as overweight or obese. Body Mass Index, or BMI, is used as a screening tool for overweight or obesity. If your BMI is 25.0 to 29.9, it falls within the overweight range.If your BMI is 30.0 or higher, it falls within the obese range). That is the main reason about many schoolchildren in Hong Kong are overweight. Following I will talk about the negative effects of obesity and give some suggest methods to solve this problem. Body A: Internal influence, Many health problems are related to childhood obesity. Compared to children with a healthy weight, obese children have more metabolic risk factors (including enlarged waist circumference, raised blood pressure, impaired glucose...
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...1.0 INTRODUCTION Children exhibit differences from one another in terms of their physical attributes (e.g., some are shorter, some are stronger) and learning abilities (e.g., some learn quickly and are able to remember and use what they have learned in new situations; others need repeated practice and have difficulty maintaining and generalizing new knowledge and skills). The differences among most children are relatively small, enabling these children to benefit from the general education program. The physical attributes and/or learning abilities of some children, however—those called exceptional children—differ from the norm (either below or above) to such an extent that they require an individualized program of special education and related services to fully benefit from education. The term exceptional children according to Heward, W. L. (2006 ) includes children who experience difficulties in learning as well as those whose performance is so superior that modifications in curriculum and instruction are necessary to help them fulfill their potential. Thus, exceptional children is an inclusive term that refers to children with learning and/or behavior problems, children with physical disabilities or sensory impairments, and children who are intellectually gifted or have a special talent. Although the terms impairment, disability, and handicap are sometimes used interchangeably, they are not synonymous. Impairment refers to the loss or reduced function of a particular body...
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...the disease progresses, patients will need advanced care. This poses a burden to our society, as it will create an enormous strain on the health care system,...
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...Risk Assessment A risk assessment is something that is produced to help carry out a risk assessment of what might cause harm to the service users and what needs to be carried out in order to avoid the risks from taking place . It is something by law that is expected for all the workplace to carry out. This links in with the HSAWA as every workplace when opening up a business they need to follow the rules and regulation in order to keep the environment safe as well as the employees. When creating risk assessments it’s about producing a table of which identifies all the possible hazards that could take place in the workplace. Every workplace must produce a risk assessment and by creating this you are pointing out all the risk that could take place but also putting in place steps to prevent it from happening. The process of doing risk assessments is to identify hazards and state what they are but also analysing the hazard as to what risks are involved with that hazard and what harm it could bring. Finally, stating the steps that need to be taken in order to eliminate or to control the hazard from occurring. Doing a risk assessment is really important they form an essential part because doing a risk assessment is the key to a good occupation because they help they help to create awareness of the hazards and risks. The aim of having a risk assessment is the process of trying to remove hazards and remove the risk that it accompanies and adding precaution to stop the risks from taking...
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...Observation Chart for Specific Disabilities Plan your classroom observations to include all disabilities. Complete the chart below with the information that you learned during your observations. You may also use your Dictionary of Developmental Disabilities Terminology for additional information. Disability Age Placement Specific comments and accommodations Hearing & Visually Impaired Language & Speech Disorder Speech disorder- development delay, phonological disorder, speech defect, difficulty with pro annunciation, the student does not use developmentally expected speech patterns. Language disorder- disabilities of reception, integration, recall and or production of language. This delayment and disability maybe spoken, written, or both. (p 583, Turnbull and Turnbull, shank and Leal) 8 3rd grade -regular Ed Mary was in a regular Ed 3rd grade class. Her modification was that she was aloud extra time to verbally respond in class. She went to see a speech therapist once a week. The therapist worked on her pronunciation of specific sounds. Spanish is her first language but it was determined that her disorder was not due to being second language learner but rather because of developmental delayment. The speech therapist worked on one sound per lesson and then evaluated her progress at the end of the lesson to make sure she has mastered that specific sound, if...
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...Ashley Reffey Liberty University HLTH 551 Dr. Dempsey December 1, 2013 Introduction Biblical principles and ethical guidelines attempt to provide sound reasoning regarding aborting an impaired/handicapped fetus. Medical advancements have provided parents with the opportunity to determine if their child will be born with certain defects. Upon learning that their child might be impaired, some parents choose to abort the fetus. This paper will discuss why terminating an impaired fetus is considered sinful and is not condoned by the Bible. Subsequently, the topic of why neither physicians nor parents have the authority to decide whether or not to abort an impaired fetus will be further discussed. Provide a clear Christian position regarding the treating and/or the terminating of impaired infants. Please provide clear biblical support and rationale. Unborn babies, regardless of being impaired/handicapped, are human beings and have an equal right to life just as babies who are born fully functioning. Abortion, regardless of the circumstance, is considered murder in the eyes of God. This is displayed by Genesis 9:6 which states, “Whoever takes the life of a man will have his life taken. For God made man to be like Him.” All human life is of equal worth and should be treated as such, from conception to natural death. Beckwith (1998) proclaimed, “To promote the aborting of the handicapped unborn is no different...
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...Anthology Teaching students with special needs Fabian Francis 081123090 Mr. A. Solomon Mico University College April 23, 2012 Introduction This anthology seeks to give readers an understanding of various disease and sickness students in a physical education class may suffer from. Time to time it has been a problem for students suffering from the disease, teachers and normal students in the class to react positively in a physical education class. As the motto of the Ministry of Education states that “Every child can learn, every child must learn,” it is the duty of the school and the teachers to make sure students with special ability enjoy the physical education class like the manner of some has. This anthology gives a brief descriptions of the different disease along with a few games that teachers can use in the class to accommodate both students with special needs and the normal students. At the end of this anthology are pictures that will give you an idea of the type of diseases suffered by some students. Definition of Terms Obesity An obese person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. If a person's bodyweight is at least 20% higher than it should be, he or she is considered obese. If your Body Mass Index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 you are considered overweight. If your BMI is 30 or over you are considered obese. Autism Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication...
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...Student Resource Passport to Class: Name___ ________ Foundations for Effective Leadership and Management Module 16: Quality Control, Safety, Performance Appraisal and Problem Employees Required Reading: Marquis, B.L. & Huston, C.J. (2015). Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. Chapters 23, 24 & 25 Recommended Reading: Institute of Medicine (1999). To Err is Human: Building A Safer Health System. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press | | Student Response | Objectives | Discuss concepts of quality control, quality assurance and quality improvement. Chapter 23 | Discuss the following:Quality control - refers to activities that are used to evaluate, monitor, or regulate services rendered to consumers.Quality Assurance - Quality assurance models seek to ensure that quality currently exists.Quality Improvement - assume that the process is ongoing and quality can always be improvedDefine the following terminology * Critical Event Analysis – process used to determines discrepancies between care provided and unit standards. * Root Cause Analysis – process used to obtain further information regarding why the standard was not met. * Benchmark - the process of measuring products, practices, and services against best-performing organizations. A tool for identifying desired standards of organizational performance. * Standard -...
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