Long and short scales

important to screen elderly patients at each inpatient hospital stay, so that they may receive the proper treatment, if needed. A review of the literature across the nursing, medicine and psychology disciplines has shown that the Geriatric Depression Scale is a highly valuable tool when screening for geriatric depression during inpatient admissions. It has shown to consistently have a high degree of validity and reliability, when used alone or in conjunction with other screening measures.…

throughout the world but one institution its well known for its global scale and distinct influence that brought a new dimension to trade of slaves. The atlantic slave trade was a period of time during the late 14th to the early 19th century, where more than 12 millions of African slaves were forcibly brought to the Americas in order to supply the demand of indian labor on the new world. Although, slavery has existed for a long time in the old world between Africa and Europe via the…

school diploma , complete the application packet available from the admission office , schedule an appointment to take the computerized placement test , pay an application fee of $25 ; have at least a 2.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0 and had sucessfully completed with a minum grade of "C" the following courses : English Composition , Chemistry for health sciences , Chemistry for health science lab and Intro. to micro- computer…

milestones and abilities were observed to determine is Anna is on a postive developmental track for for a child of 4-5 years old. Anna is four years old and assements in for form of a developmental checklist, an anecdotal record and a time play rating scale were used in order to determine her progress. The results will lead to a personalized curriculum to help Anna continue to thrive in areas she is profient in, while also encouraging further development in areas that Anna needs improvement on. …

The collection of statements by trained interviewers were collected as primary data sources. The outcome of these questions was then compared to existing scales and surveys of well being. The Index of Physiological Effect as well as the Index of Overall Life Satisfaction describe how patients feel about their present life and responses are averaged into a mean score (Evans et al, 1985). The Index of Well…

The short term health effects include slow movement, and reaction time, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Now if you’re driving and the pills you took an hour ago kick in, not only are you risking your life, but you’re putting other lives on the road in danger as well. These side effects are just short term so they will go away after a certain time period; however, the longer term side effects are the ones…

finances can be horrifying. Am I going to meet my debt commitments? Will I have enough to retire? The Quick family has seen the low side of financial happiness as well as been very blessed. Following are the financial goals in the short term, intermediate and long term. Our short term goals are to pay all bills, buy groceries and have a small entertainment budget monthly. We paid off a motorcycle so what would have been that payment we are going to take a portion of that money and do small home…

). These occasions happened during the final stage of the Second World War. Thereafter, atomic bombings led to the terrible consequences: up to 129,000 people were killed, many other people were badly injured, and hundreds of thousands suffered the long-term impact of radiation poisoning (American History USA, n.d.). There were not only negative effects on human beings, but also on the environment. Nuclear attacks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the first nuclear weapons which used against human…

Without the cork being invented the wine would not be able to be preserved as long as it can now. It has not only led to a social impact on society, but an environmental impact as well. Nowadays corks may be recycled into things such as flooring tiles, sports equipment, or even as a knife holder. Some people go as far as collecting their corks and using them for crafts and decoration around the house. Scale…

1.Provide the proper APA reference of the article? (1 point) 2.Discuss your process of obtaining the article you read. What was your topic / area of interest? Why did you choose the topic? What key words did you use to find your article? What problems or issues did you run into? Describe how successful your search was or was not. (2 points) The topic of pathological love is a very interesting topic, I wanted to see it relates to depression. It is an uncontrollable emotion that one…