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Improving the quality of dying old adults is essential. Dying older adults have diverse mouth problems. They experience dry, painful mouth, and have oromucosal infections. They may also experience salivary gland dysfunctions and dysphagia. Besides, their oral cavity may be affected by the side-effects of their treatment. Any form of swallowing disorders may cause aspiration pneumonia among the terminally ill. Dental professionals must implement proper and regular oral care for patients who are under palliative care. Terminally-ill patients should have regular health monitoring for both patients who exhibit oral distress. Oral care for dying adults prevents common oral hygiene problems such as periodontitis and tooth loss. It reduces tooth loss, halitosis, and caries development that may compromise the patient’s self-esteem. Venkatasalu et al. (2020) note that palliative care patients usually lose their ability to express their suffering and, therefore, may lead to underreporting of their oral health challenges and problems. Venkatasalu et al. (2020) also note that Xerostomia, oral candidiasis, and dysphagia are common oral conditions that affect patients undergoing palliative care. As a best practice, palliative patients should have an early diagnosis of their oral conditions to minimize the effects of pain and suffering that comes with it. This paper presents a teaching plan for Joe, an 84-year-old patient who has pancreatic cancer and is experiencing Xerostomia. The paper presents intervention measures, diagnosis, and an education plan for the patient. Xerostomia among Cancer Patients Cancer patients experience diverse side effects from their treatments. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are common causes of Xerostomia among cancer patients. Furthers, prescriptions given to cancer patients may cause damage to the salivary gland and cause side effects of cancer treatment. Cancer patients, therefore, must seek remedy to the condition to stay hydrated (Nakajima, 2017). There are several ways to manage dry mouth. The patient may apply water frequently, always after 2 hours during the day and after waking up. Saliva substitutes and lip moisturizers are possible remedies for the condition. The Case of Joe The client, Mr. Joe, is a terminally-ill pancreatic cancer patient aged 85 years suffers from Xerostomia. He has a dry mouth and suffers from oral candidiasis. He also experiences stomatitis. Improving the dry mouth condition is an important intervention to managing the problems of stomatitis and oral candidiasis that affects Joe. In regular care, it is important to address the problem of dry mouth through standard oral care. Oral cavity screening would be similarly important to address Joe’s problems. Another intervention measure would be hydration therapy when Joe complains of thirst. The common cause of thirst is the drugs, and it can be resolved through hydration therapy. Oral care is also important to improve in improving oral cavity conditions. Joe does not know ho
What makes a good leader of a country? A leader can be defined as someone who leads others. According to Greer, “a leader can be someone who is in charge or commands others in an organization or a country” (30). Leadership cannot be based solely on an individual’s responsibility. It is important to add that a leader is not just about politics. Thus, leaders can be found in every sector including sports, entertainment, and corporate sector among other areas. The argument about leadership focus on: what are the right qualities? What should the leaders do to strengthen these qualities? How are these qualities developed? This paper seeks to argue the qualities that ultimately define a good leader in a country. To answer the question on what makes a good leader appropriate, it is important to acknowledge that traditional qualities that have defined a good leader such as aptitude, strength, determination, and vision are not sufficient in today’s world. In this changing world, a leader- in addition to the listed qualities- needs a high degree of emotional intelligence. A look at history can reveal a number of highly skilled and intelligent leaders who took over leadership of their country only for them to perform dismally. Therefore, it can be concluded that finding the right leader is an art and science. Notably, “although leaders may share general qualities, each leader has a personal style of doing things. Some leaders are passive and analytical while others are very proactive and confrontational” (Daft and Lane 52). Another important thing to acknowledge is that a leader, especially in a country or state, will often face different situations that will often require different approaches. While pursuing diplomacy, the leader will be required to be a sensitive negotiator; while consoling victims of a disaster, the leader will need to show empathy and comfort; when dealing with state enemies, the leader is needed to have a forceful authority. The general conclusion, in my opinion, is that, to be leader, intelligence, hard work, and vision are important aspects to consider. However, even with all these, a leader should have the emotional intelligence to be successful and sustain the leadership status that is made possible by the primary characteristics listed. There are various aspects of emotional intelligence that are critical to good leadership. According to Goleman, “they include self-awareness, enthusiasm and responsiveness. Others include group skills and self-regulation” (21). Researchers have carried out studies in the corporate world, and the results have shown that emotional intelligence is often what distinguishes the outstanding leader. The first component I analyze is the aspect of self-awareness. This refers to the ability to have a deep understanding of one’s emotions, strengths, weaknesses, motivational factors. To be self aware means that one is honest with his or herself. It also implies that the individual is neither critical of others nor unrealistic. Further, individuals who are self aware can predict how different emotions will affect them and the performance of their work. For exa
Introduction This book looks at the inventory accuracy, inventory theories, and how they get integrated within inventory and warehouse management. The author of this book shows his many years of experience in warehousing and inventory control. The author presents his approach in a playful manner to make readers enjoy reading the book. The book is easy to read and has excellent tips that guide the readers to understand it very well. Plant managers and people working in inventory control management can benefit a lot from this book. The author discusses all operations and activities that take place in the warehouse, and inventory control businesses. Analysis The book starts by making or helping readers to understand the factors that lead to the occurrence of errors. It ends with error-resistant processes, technology use, motivation of employees, and appropriate measures for continuous improvement in the workplace. The book also includes information about employee training, an important concept in operations management. The author covers many topics in operations management, supply chain management, operations research, and industrial engineering in a comprehensive manner. The author provides reasons why many standard solutions do not provide relevant results, and offers remedies to these barriers. He focuses on practical solutions of conflicting priorities that affect inventory accuracy. These practices do not only look good in the book, but also in the real world operations, warehouses, and in inventory control businesses. As earlier mentioned, individuals responsible for the integrity of their organization’s inventory should read this book because it offers the best insights about inventory management. The book also contains valuable clues and tactics for both the new and seasoned warehouse controllers. It addresses how the current technology can be integrated in warehouses and inventory management. How the book relates to operations management Operations management describes how managers oversee
The Most Appealing Ideas Expressed by the Author In her book The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language that Helps Children Learn , Paula Denton focused specifically on the ways in which an educator can apply speech and language in order to improve students’ understanding of what is communicated. In particular, the author reviewed various aspects of the classroom communication that help teachers deliver valuable information. The main idea of the author is very appealing. To be more precise, Denton is convinced that the kind of language used by an educator in the classroom can serve as a powerful tool for the establishment of contact between the teachers and their students. In this book, the author explored an educator’s language as a way of encouraging children, boosting their confidence, and enabling a friendly and welcoming atmosphere in the classroom. In order to support the claims made in the book, the author used examples and real-life experiences that provided a good demonstration of how the described strategies are expected to work and what effect they may produce. In addition, I found the idea of language as an instrument of enforcement very interesting. In particular, the author stated that by means of communicating the children’s strengths to them and acknowledging their achievements an educator is able to modify their behaviors and create sort of guidance that works unconsciously, leading children in the right direction, making them more decisive, self-aware, focused, and determined. Also, a separate chapter in the book is dedicated to the process of listening. Specifically, listening is explored as an active part of communication that facilitates further delivery of instruction and the needed level of student compliance. The Implications of The Ideas in the Book for Me as an Educator The ideas expressed by Denton in the book are unique in their approach to teacher-student communication and the language used by educators in particular. Also, for educators, these ideas imply the need to master some aspects of psychology that represent communication. To be more precise, in order to be able to employ language for the purpose of modifying, guiding, and enforcing certain behaviors and preventing others, educators need to be aware of psychological mechanisms according to which children’s brains work. In that way, a teacher would have an opportunity to analyze reactions and responses of their students in order to select the most suitable manners and styles of communication. Ideas of the author imply that educators need to pay more attention to unique communication patterns that occur in classrooms and use self-reflection in order to understand what kind of language could trigger them. Via this form of analysis, teachers would gain an ability to read the classroom atmosphere on multiple levels. In turn, this skill would provide educators with better control over the class that could result in the improvement of discipline. In other words, according to the author’s ideas, educators should be more focused on t
Demography is the study of trends in human population growth. Changes in human population can be established through observing time or space. Human population changes in response to several factors, which include birth and death rates, migration, aging, and death rates. These very crucial dynamics are used to establish human population patterns. To understand demography, it is important to define the term, which is made up of two words, ‘ Demo ’ and ‘ Graphy ’. Demo means people while ‘graphy’ means measurement, hence measurement of people (Knox, et al). The analysis of human population can be done using groupings as a criterion. Such groups can be defined through different criteria including education, nationality, religion and ethnicity. This paper will be looking at demographic transition over time and space to identify how these two factors affect population. The paper will also show how economic and political stability relates to the population. The level of economic development has a direct impact on the factors that contribute to changes in the population. The changes in population can be ei
Introduction Across the world, religions have a significant influence on regimes. Islam is one of the religions that influence political regimes in Arab countries. Islam is a religion that is dominant in the Middle East and among Arabs in diverse countries. The fundamentals beliefs of Islam are that Allah is the creator of the universe and the prophet Mohammad is His messenger. Such beliefs contrast that of Christians, who trust in God as the creator of the universe and Jesus as the savior of humanity from condemnation as sinners. Owing to the diversity of religions, Western countries and the Middle Eastern countries, which are dominated by Christians and Muslims, respectively, have different views of religions. According to Hashemi, while Western countries view religions as a source of illegitimacy, the Middle Eastern counties, particularly the Islamic countries, perceive Islam as source legitimacy (1). The differences in perceptions explain why the constitution of the Western countries separates religion and state, whereas the Islamic countries integrate Islam and state. In this view, this essay examines Islam as a source of legitimacy and illegitimacy among Arab regimes. Islam as a Source of Legitimacy Among Arab regimes, Islam is a source of legitimacy because Islamic countries have constitutions that regard Islamic doctrines and laws. Islam has a significant influence on Arab regimes because leaders use Islamic doctrines and laws as pillars of their regimes. Since Islamic doctrines and laws dictate the lifestyles of people, Islamic countries adopt and use them in formulating laws and regulations that govern people. Hashemi argues that Muslims believe in Shariah law as the foundation of regimes because it is a traditional Islamic law, which provides a platform for religious leaders to influence political regimes (2). In this view, Shariah laws link Islamic religion to the political regime and thus legitimize it as a regime that supports and respects Islamic doctrines and laws. A survey conducted among Islamic adherents in 39 countries indicated that they want Islamic doctrines and laws to govern their lives, societies, and politics. Hence, the survey shows that Islam legitimizes Arab regimes in the Middle East and other parts of the world. Islam is a dominant religion is Arab countries in which people consider it as a true religion. The doctrines and beliefs of Islam form the basis of hadith, the Islamic traditions as taught by the prophet Muhammad. These doctrines and beliefs guide people on a daily basis because they define religious practices that Muslims must adhere so that they can live holy lives, which are in accordance with Islam. Since citizens of Arab countries are virtually Muslims, they support Islamic leaders because they understand Islamic religion and can advance doctrines and beliefs that the Quran stipulates. Muslims abhor secularism and liberal democracy since they perceive that they go against their religious beliefs and doctrines (Hashemi 8). Muslims hold that secularism and liberal democracy violate their beliefs and doctrines because they of
Introduction Immediately after the Second World War, various political stands which encouraged international trade were undertaken. Particularly, the signing of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947 played the major role in opening the doors for global business expansion. The agreement provided an efficient trading platform for member states. Additionally, modern transportation, communication, and technology innovations are increasingly making the world a global village. As more opportunities for expanding into other market rather home markets becomes present, companies are quickly learning that new global strategies are needed. Unlike in the familiar home market, the new foreign market might possess unfamiliar challenges. Such challenge might include cultural diversity, need for a specialized knowledge or skill, legal and political implications, just to mention a few (Morgan, 2008). Forming a strategic alliance is a common and highly preferred strategy of expanding globally. Strategic alliance can be defined simply as a form of collaboration whereby two parties enters into an agreement to pursue certain set of objectives and/or goals. Obviously, each party of agreement believes that the relationship will provide them with an opportunity to accomplish more with a relatively minimum effort as oppose to when they strive to achieve a certain goals on their own. An organization seeking to expand its operation in an unfamiliar market should carefully analyze the potential partners; measure the feasibility of the alliance taking into account all the factors that can either make the alliance successful or unsuccessful. It should establish its main need of entering into an alliance and hence chose a partner that can fulfill these needs. For instance, if a multinational company wishes to overcome cultural barrier, it should chose a local firm that is well vast with the cultural influences that might affect consumer preferences (Morgan, 2008). The Case of McDonald McDonald is the leading US fast food retailer. Its undeniable success was evident by 1963, whereby through its franchises it was
Clinical Issue Summary The term pressure ulcer (also known as the “bed sore”) is an acute condition when pressure contributes to the development of additional health issues in an immobile person. The source of the problem is the lack of blood flow that could prevent the soft tissues from destroying under pressure applied by the weight of the body itself. Moreover, pressure ulcers may be typical of patients who are confined to wheelchairs. It makes it essential for the care providers to receive adequate training in order to be able to respond to all kinds of potential complications and establish an environment where long-term care is viewed as one of the most viable options. Prevention and treatment pieces of training are essential because they help reduce the impact of ulcers on patients and reduce the amount of time required to treat certain conditions that only affect immobile individuals. As the evidence on the subject suggests, pressure ulcers are a critical healthcare concern that has to be addressed on a statewide level to help providers prioritize accordingly and engage in learning activities (Smit et al., 2016). There is also an opinion in Smit et al.’s (2016) article that pressure ulcers contribute to the development of patient education and require care providers to review their decision-making methodology prior to assessing any risks related to pressure ulcer consultations. Accordingly, an additional way to resolve the issue of pressure ulcers in patients could be to provide the latter with wound care team consultation sessions intended to decrease the risk of getting exposed the above-mentioned condition. Appropriate learning initiatives could help care providers and patients develop a unified approach to the problem and create more opportunities for the deployment of consultation-based strategies intended to prevent pressure ulcers in all types of patients. PICOT Are patients in a nursing home who have wound care team consultation at decreased risk for pressure ulcers compared with those receiving standard protocols over 3 months? Literature Review Qualitative Research Articles The research completed by Moore et al. (2015) focused on the idea that eHealth applications could be used to improve consultations held by the wound care team (including the sessions related to pressure ulcers). Even though the amount of qualitative evidence on the utilization of eHealth applications is still limited, the researchers found that wound care teams could significantly benefit from consultations with patients with pressure ulcers. The main idea behind such improvised training sessions would be to implement technology and experience the cost reduction while also educating patients and helping the latter discover more approaches to preventing and treating pressure ulcers. As per the information presented by Moore et al. (2015), it may be concluded that eHealth applications can be implemented to the existing care environments in order to help the wound care team transfer important factual data to patients via consultations
This paper outlines various aspects required for the effective implementation of engineering and construction projects by examining the approach used by the Custom Woody Company. This is a family business found by Ron Carpenter in 1954. Initially, Ron Carpenter learned carpentry under apprenticeship. Ron Carpenter then used his entrepreneurial skills to establish the Custom Woody Company. The company started by producing cabinet furniture. Nowadays, the company imports hardwood and utilizes the local indigenous softwood as raw materials. Currently, the family running the business has a formidable workforce. Owing to an increase in demand, Ron Carpenter has decided to move to subcontract work, which involves supplying and installing countertops, and other necessary cabinets required for new commercial construction. Most construction and engineering companies often survive on contracts and subcontracts (Adams, 1995). In subcontracts, a general or main contractor hires subcontractor, who performs specific tasks as a part of the overall projects (Adams, 1995). The subcontractor is then paid by the main contractor for the services rendered. There are a number of advantages and disadvantages when both subcontracts and main contracts are considered. Main contractors generate a higher income as compared to subcontractors because the construction tender is fully awarded to them by the client (Conrow, 2003). The main contractor controls the whole projects. Winning a tender for the production of big products requires a massive investment. On the other hand, subcontractors venture into subcontracts due to the lack of capital and workforce required to complete the project at hand. As a result, they offer their services on contracts. This is advantageous because subcontractors provide specific tasks within a specific period. By examining the case of the Custom Wood Company, a number of lessons can be learned. Ron Carpenter decided to move into subcontract work owing to an increase in the demand for cabinet furniture. Looking at the company’s reputation, it would have been better if Ron had prioritized winning tenders as the main contractor. This would enable his company to generate more income. In this case, the company should aim at acquiring major construction projects and hire subcontractors to offer other services. In this case, the Custom Wood Company will produce the required furniture, while the subcontractor works on the other aspects of the project. This will give the Custom Wood Company a higher bargaining power because it will be in charge of the overall management of the project. Looking at the Woody 2000 project, a number of issues concerning communication and the management of people are observed. The figure below represents a project organization chart. The Woody 2000 ought to have used this organization. The relationship between participants working on the Wood 2000 project was poor. The project lacked proper coordination and communication. The project was managed by Spencer Moneysworth who was resp