Essays Tagged: "caregivers"

Should Medical Marijuana be legalized?

ny other illness for which marijuana provides relief. (B) To ensure that patients and their primary caregivers who obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes upon the recommendation of a physician ...

(4 pages) 155 0 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Protecting Dad From the Bad News, concerning fidelity

was diagnosed with metatastasized colon cancer.He is a home health agency patient, and his primary caregivers a re his two daughters. Ralph is unawareof the severity of his condition and wanted to kn ...

(2 pages) 56 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Parental Kidnapping

among families that are dissolving, as in divorces or foster care placement, and one of the former caregivers does not accept the legal ruling granting custody to another person or group. The unautho ...

(3 pages) 46 0 4.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

A womans struggle in the work force.

logists have also completed some works on this topic. According to functionalists, women's roles as caregivers in contemporary industrialized societies are crucial in ensuring that key societal tasks ...

(5 pages) 204 0 4.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The human brain and its biomolecular reaction on alcohol.

any researchers have suspected that infants must benefit from the close physical attention of their caregivers, but the extent and nature of the benefit was unclear. Now an increasing amount of biolog ...

(12 pages) 130 3 3.5 Sep/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

A review of the play Delany Sister.

where African American women were not aloud to be anything but a mammy, house cleaners, cooks, and caregivers. They were not taught to be proud of being black. They had a hard time going to school. T ...

(3 pages) 54 1 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

"Teaching with a Multicultural Perspective." Submitted for Intro to Education Class.

gative stereotypes. Children are easily influenced by the culture, opinions, and attitudes of their caregivers. Caregivers' perceptions of ethnic and racial groups can affect the child's attitudes tow ...

(9 pages) 410 0 3.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Discuss what you consider to be the importance of social environment and innate faculties in acquisition of language? - Discusses theories behind how and why a child learns language.

actors which most affect and encourage language development are social. The way in which parents or caregivers talk to their children, Child Directed Utterances, is thought to encourage them to learn ...

(9 pages) 484 2 3.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Healthcare Administration: Making a Positive Difference in the Lives of People and Communities

AbstractWhen we think of hospital staff, we often think of physicians, nurses, or other caregivers. These caregivers are only a part of the staff required to manage an efficient hospital. ... ho care about the quality of care patients receive. They team up with physicians, nurses, and other caregivers to provide patient care. Their ultimate goal is to help provide safe, comfortable and com ...

(3 pages) 467 0 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Child abuse

, which needs to be addressed. At a young age children have little control over their lives, and as caregivers/guardians we need to protect them from any harm whenever possible. I chose to write my es ...

(6 pages) 145 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Describe and evaluate research into attachment and/or sociability in the first few years of life

oduce viable offspring. The function of sociability is therefore to gain the attention of potential caregivers and increase the probability that they will interact in future. Attachments serve a numbe ... example crying behaviour is displayed from birth and is thought to gain the attention of potential caregivers and if the caregiver is able to pacify the infant this acts as a positive reinforcer that ...

(7 pages) 100 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Research paper - Parenting Roles

s a whole changes. So why is the society's opinion the way it is? Why should mothers be the primary caregivers in the society's view? Are there any physical or psychological deficiencies of males that ... les are actually interchangeable - women can be as good breadwinners as men, and men can be as good caregivers as women.Back in the 1800's the family included everyone living under the same roof. Both ...

(5 pages) 112 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Critical Thinking Case Study: Let it Pour

me of these problems include, a loss of power to insurance companies, government agencies, and even caregivers; rising operational costs; reduced revenue due to a reduction in the patient population; ... ). The religious and moral stance that the mission statement makes is so widely interpreted by both caregivers and patients alike, that it is causing wide variances and inconsistencies in the care giv ...

(7 pages) 713 0 4.8 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Development of Children: Birth to 18 Months

mount of changes. These changes are influenced by the interactions that adults, such as parents and caregivers, have with these infants. Adults play a very important role in the development of infants ... ire is sleep, food, and diaper changing. However, they need much more than that. Loving parents and caregivers teach infants about human relationships, build their personalities, and help them through ...

(4 pages) 110 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Coping with Autonomy: The Challenge of Adolescence.

Attachment refers to the close, emotional bonds of affection that develop between infants and their caregivers (Weiten, 2001). Before a child reaches adolescence they are attached to the primary careg ...

(4 pages) 101 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

What is attachment and why is it important to young children?

dcare which is not of quality standards can impact the attachment a child has with their family and caregivers negatively influencing social and learning development. However, on the contrary research ... ated resources creating an atmosphere that enhances learning and development, trained and qualified caregivers, a place where both families and children can gain access to services relevant to their n ...

(6 pages) 165 2 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Main features of the dyadic relationships between babies and their primary caregivers, and the importance of such relationships for children's psychological development.

also argued that the propensity to form strong emotional bonds with particular individuals (primary caregivers or mothers) was a fundamental characteristic of human young; it had the survival value by ... e, protection and security to the infant. The dyadic relationships between babies and their primary caregivers allow infant-mother interactions and thus, a crucial determinant in children's psychologi ...

(9 pages) 45 0 0.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Womens Rights

rence on Women (Beijing, 1995), women have gained a new perspective from their traditional roles as caregivers for children and the elderly -- they have found a new voice to express the need for more ...

(6 pages) 62 0 3.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Electronic Medical Records

ades old technology and forms of communication, which can no longer satisfy the collective needs of caregivers. Patient health records largely remain as they were 40 years ago. The vast majority of ph ... nuity of care and positive patient outcomes. It benefits everyone involved by assisting the various caregivers in making correct assessments and administering proper medication treatments. Adopting ef ...

(4 pages) 152 0 3.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Summary Of Alice In Wonderland

the fire so that the prisoners actually see the fire it's self, just the faint light it casts. The caregivers for the prisoners walk on a wall near the fire carrying objects. The prisoners can see th ...

(2 pages) 4 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers