What Are The Requirements for Accelerated Nursing Programs?

The U.S.Department of Labor's recent estimate reveals the country would be in need of a million registered nurses in the next 5-6 years.Now, if you are a graduate in any discipline and looking for employment, you are probably at the right place at the right time.The new accelerated nursing program is designed with people like you in mind.This program offers you the chance to qualify as a registered nurse at a quick pace and start earning.So if you enjoy being of service to others, yet do not have the time to spend 3-4 years for further study, then you should apply for this program.Just read up on the accelerated nursing program requirements listed below and gear up for the program.What is the Accelerated Baccalaureate and Master's Degrees in Nursing?The fast-track or accelerated baccalaureate program in nursing can be completed in 11 to 18 months.On completion of your study you become a registered nurse (RN).The accelerated master's degree in nursing takes about three years to complete.Both the programs are intensive, completing programmatic objectives in a short time; the learning process in the accelerated programs builds extensively on your previous education experience.The program provides you with equal hours of clinical exposure as you would in a traditional nursing course.These courses are held in 43 states across the US, in the District of Columbia and Guam.At present there are nearly 270 accelerated baccalaureate programs and more than 70 fast-track master's programs available in America.You must be a graduate or possess a bachelor's degree in any discipline to be eligible to apply for the baccalaureate program.What Are the Accelerated Nursing Program Requirements?To be eligible you must have a minimum of a 3.0 in your Grade Point Average (GPA).Since these intensive programs are full time with no breaks for sessions you will be encouraged not to work during the study.Your application process will also require you to go through a very thorough prescreening process where your capabilities and skills will be judged.The College of Nursing runs the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ACC BSN) for 16 months during each fall and spring on its South Carolina campus.The basic requirements for admission are -.A 3.0 in GPA on a 4.0 scale.A 'C' grade in the prerequisite courses.You must have passed in 3 out of 4 science courses - human anatomy, physiology, microbiology and elective science.3 references.A 100-word essay.A resume.Volunteer or work experience in a healthcare facility is an added qualification.Prerequisites for Graduate Applicants.If you are a graduate you must have gone through the following courses by the time you complete your studies at the College of Nursing.These are..Life span human growth and development.Human anatomy.Human physiology.Microbiology.Statistics.Science elective.Prerequisites for under graduates are..English composition/literature.Lifespan human growth and development.Human anatomy.Human physiology.Microbiology.Statistics.Science elective.Social science and humanities electives.General electives.The application deadlines in the College of Nursing are as follows..January 15 for regular admissions and November 15 for priority admissions for fall semesters;.September 15 for regular admissions and August 15 for priority admissions for spring semesters.What Scholarships Are Given in this Program?Scholarships or financial aid for students in the accelerated nursing program is still not wide-spread.Some of the nurse employers who are doing their bit are the Carondelet Health Network, Tenet Healthcare, and North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Duke University Health System,University of Missouri Health Care and some others.

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Life Extension: The Modern Anti-Aging Movement - Are We Standing at the Threshold of Immortality?

A Long Way From a Drop of Lanoline.Why is skincare the focus of longevity research? I guess a cell is a cell, and if you can crack the code for one human cell, it is only a matter of time to solving the puzzle with different types of cell - and skin is without doubt the most visible cells each of us have.And it's our faces in particular we often judge ourselves and others by, and we are in turn quickly scrutinized, and often opinions reached in a fraction of a second.Our faces often show the most visible signs of aging, and for many in modern society age is by nature "bad" and young or looking young is the ideal.That is why billions and billions of dollars each year are poured by consumers into all sorts of treatments to minimize wrinkles, to push back the effects of gravity, and to turn back the hands of time.And with that much money to be spent by consumers, there are many manufacturers eager to find the next step in arresting Father Time - and at least detaining him until the next stagecoach arrives, where hopefully he can be encouraged to move on before too much damage can be done.The Entire Issue Explained - In A Pair of Shoelaces.Some time ago a friend gave me a simple analogy that puts this entire issue in perspective.The science may not win a Nobel Prize, but it gave me the necessary ah-ha moment.The double helix of the DNA strand - our most basic foundation for life - is held together at each end by things that act in the same way as the hard plastic bits on the end of shoelaces do - preventing the DNA from unraveling, and the individual chromosomes scattering across the floor like dropping a string of pearls down a marble staircase.These things are called telomeres.Somewhere programmed into these tiny telomeres is the entire basis to how long the DNA stays intact - and by inference these are the keys to the length of life of the organism.Somewhere written into the telomere is a great musical score but like all musical scores it has a double bar somewhere to signify the end; but is it to be a minuet or a Wagnerian epic? But sure enough, when the time comes, and the telomeres blow the full time whistle, the DNA strand will unravel and die - and the circle of life begins again.Telomeres govern how often our skin cells are replaced; why a puppy and a child born on the same date may age exactly the same chronologically, but the puppy has become a geriatric before the child reaches puberty.Telomeres, my friend explained, occasionally go on the fritz (that must have a very specific scientific meaning).One of the ways this occurs is they may forget their programming to release and unravel, and they just hang on, allowing the cells thus affected to multiply again and again without dying.In fact, when this occurs often they become very difficult to kill and to all intents and purposes once the telomeres act in this way, the cell - and those it propagates - are effectively immortal.This condition has a name which we all know.Cancer.But, what if we were able in some way to persuade the telomeres within a cancer to behave normally - would that not be the "magic bullet" cure for cancer? And the other side to that equation - if the telomeres in healthy cells could be persuaded to act as they do in a cancer - then is this the recipe for a healthy cell that does not die? Does the cure for cancer and immortality hang on just this one thread?Whatever your views may be, the reality is that some of the world's finest research scientists are working on that exact question and some would say it is only a matter of a decade or two before this is neither conjecture nor science fiction, but a reality to face up to.The changes that would take place in society even if life expectancy were to take a leap forward by say 10 or 20 years are enormous, but we should all be thinking that this is a distinct possibility.From the dab of lanoline a generation ago to what I know hold in my hand as an anti aging skincare treatment is more than just a revolution - and I have no doubt in a few years I will be saying this cream will not just slow the aging process and reduce the visible signs of aging, making your face appear younger - but it will actually be younger.But before that, let's look back at how this whole engagement with life extension and anti-aging started.Mankind has always striven for longevity and mused about immortality - but the past 50 years has seen some dramatic steps in reality toward this goal.Genesis.The thought of extending life has been on the mind of mankind for millennia.References to the search for ways to prolong life can be found as far back as the Epic of Gilgamesh.Gilgamesh was reputedly the fifth king of the kingdom of Uruk, the modern-day Iraq, around 2500 BC.According to the Sumerian list of kings, he reigned for 126 years.The Torah or Old Testament records Methuselah as living over 900 years, with life spans measured in centuries apparently commonplace before the time of Noah.Throughout the development of scientific thought from the Reformation onwards, scholars have applied themselves to solving this riddle and these endeavors continue today at the very leading edge of scientific progress.Unraveling Secrets.As the secrets of our existence are unraveled in ever more minute detail, we are beginning to understand what it is that makes us grow from tiny babies into adults.We now know, for example, that cell functions slow down as the body ages and that production of certain substances required by the body to regenerate decrease or cease completely.Skin, for instance, needs two substances to retain strength and firmness.The production of these substances namely collagen (strength, tightness) and elastin (flexibility) decreases with age.The decreases in production together with other factors that include the threat of free radicals make the skin age and become wrinkly.Free radicals are essentially incomplete oxygen molecules causing destructive chain reactions within cells.The same kind of thing happens in every cell, every tissue and organ around the human body.For example, people develop frown lines, crow's feet and wrinkles.Nutrients are no longer absorbed easily and vital cell functions, hormones and other substances are produced at decreased rates resulting in the body aging.A Brief History of the Life Extension Movement.Science has been looking for ways to slow down this process for centuries.The forming of life extension movements, however, did not really begin until around 1970.In this year, Denham Harman, the originator of the so-called 'free radical theory of aging', decided that an organization dedicated to the research and information sharing between scientists working in biogerontology (the field of science concerned with the biological aspects involved in the aging process) was needed.As a result, the American Aging Association was formed.In 1976, two futurists, Philip Gordon and Joel Kurtzman wrote a book on the research into extending the human lifespan.This popular volume was titled 'No More Dying.The Conquest Of Aging And The Extension Of Human Life'.Kurtzman was then invited to speak at Florida's House Select Committee (HSC) of Aging, which was chaired by Claude Pepper, an American politician and spokesman for the elderly.The aim of this talk was to discuss the impact on Social Security by life extension.In 1980, Saul Kent, a prominent activist in the field of life extension, published the book 'The Life Extension Revolution' and founded the nutraceutical (from 'nutrition' and 'pharmaceutical', in other words, a nutrition supplement) firm known as 'The Life Extension Foundation'.This foundation is a non-profit making organization promoting dietary supplements and publishing the periodical 'Life Extension Magazine'.Kent was later involved in work relating to cryogenics.He was jailed in the course of this work over a dispute at one point, although charges were dropped at a later stage.In 1982, American health writer and life extension advocate Sandy Shaw and her co-writer, Durk Pearson, popularized the term 'life extension' even further with the bestseller 'Life Extension. A Practical Scientific Approach'.Roy Walford, a gerontologist and life-extensionist, published 'Maximum Lifespan', another popular book on the subject.He and Richard Weindruch, his student, followed this up in 1988 with their summary on the research they had conducted into the ability to prolong the life of rodents through calorie restriction.The title of this book is 'The Retardation of Aging and Disease by Dietary Restriction'.Although this ability to extend life with calorie restriction had been known since the 1930's, when gerontologist, biochemist and nutritionist Clive McCay did some research into the subject, it was the work of Walford and Weinbruch that gave solid scientific grounding to the McCay's findings.Walford's scientific work was driven by a personal interest in life extension.He practiced calorie restriction as part of his own life and eventually died at the age of 80.The cause of his death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive motor neuron disease.A4M, the 'American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine' was founded in 1992 to create a medical specialty for anti aging that was distinctly separate from geriatrics.This allowed scientists and physicians interested in this particular field of science to hold conferences and discuss the latest developments.The sci.Life-extension, a Usenet group, was created by California-born author, philosopher and translator Brian M.Delaney.This represented an important development within the movement of life extension.It made it possible, for example, for the CR (Calorie Restriction) Society to be created.A more recent development is the proposal of Dr A.De Grey, a biogerontologist at Cambridge University.This proposal suggested that damage to cells, macromolecules, organs and tissues can be repaired with the help of advanced biotechnology.This is evident in hair restoration products, for instance.More than Books.Although it would appear that most of the work revolving around life extension has been done solely by writing books or founding societies or organizations of some kind or another, the reality is that these books were written in response to or based on very specific, detailed scientific research that have yielded positive results.They are no longer the works of hopeful minds, but the works of dedicated scientists who have spent their lives working on discovering facts about aging and trying to find ways to slow down, or even reverse the process.Many breakthroughs have been made, and in many ways, we are already able to extend lives to a certain extent.The average lifespan of a human being is already far greater than it used to be as a result of medical, pharmaceutical and nutritional advances brought about by research and development.The work continues, and scientists around the world are continually conducting research, comparing results, discussing options and making advances on our behalf.Driving Forces behind the Development of the Life Extension Movement.What factors are driving this movement into ever greater efforts to find solutions to the extension of Life? The answer to this question actually includes a whole range of factors.Expectations Have Risen.As the 'baby boomer' generation (born between 1946-1964) enters retirement age, expectations of this group are dramatically different from those of the preceding generations.They have greater expectations and desires to enjoy their life as pensioners to the fullest and for as long as is possible.This expectation covers not only length of life, but quality of life as well and this is not a passive request but an active and strident demand in many cases.Pharmacology.Progress in pharmacology has led to a wide selection of drugs that allow people to live longer and fuller lives being developed over the last two decades or so.The work is still very much in progress and many more drugs are being developed daily.One of the classic examples of a drug raising the quality of life for older individuals are erectile dysfunction treatments - notably Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.These drugs have dramatically reduced the number of fatalities or serious injury resulting from elderly men rolling out of bed, as well as a number of more qualitative benefits.Advances in Genetics.Some of the latest scientific research and subsequent advances made in biotechnology and genetics are providing some hope that it may be possible to hold back some of the fundamental causes of aging.As we outlined previously, chromosomes containing DNA strings are essentially capped with a binding substance known as telomeres.In effect, the telomeres are consumed during cell division and over time, they become shorter and shorter.This was first observed by a scientist called Leonard Hayflick, and the process of limited cell division was subsequently named the Hayflick Limit.Advocates of life extension work on the thought that lengthening the telomeres through drugs or gene therapy may ultimately extend the Hayflick Limit and thereby fool the cells, and as such the body, into 'thinking' it is younger than it actually is.Developments in Precision Manufacture.Advances made in the fields of nanotechnology, miniaturization, computer chips and robotics also provide hope for potentially life extending solutions.In the 1970's, a popular TV series starred Lee Majors as the 'Six Million Dollar Man'? Science fiction then.Today, it is science fact.Millions of people now walk through life with artificial ankle, knee and hip joints and healthy feet.A generation ago, mass production of this kind of technology was a distant dream.The same applies to many individuals with artificial limbs.Artificial legs used to be crude wooden contraptions that were just able to keep a person balanced.Today's artificial limbs are almost fully functional.The Blessings of Medical Progress.Who would have thought even 50 years ago that it would become possible to bypass a coronary artery, or even replace a heart completely? Yet there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of individuals enjoying their lives after having this kind of surgery - few of whom would be alive just half a century ago.Millions of people no longer have to wear glasses, because of the availability of laser surgery.This, too, was science fiction just a few years ago.Today, it is advertised next to shampoo in magazines and on TV.In other words, science is moving rapidly towards not only extending life, but making the quality of these extra years better as well.Is it Science, Science Fiction or Lunacy?What should the average person believe? This question is almost as difficult to answer as finding solutions to extended life.Even among scientists, opinions are divided.Some do believe that extending the quality of life is as possible as extending life in general.Others brush off the thought as un-scientific nonsense.This is often simply based on the fear of anything 'new' disturbing the status quo of established limits.Fortunately, real scientists do keep on looking, because if every single scientist had decided that some of the advancements already in medical, pharmaceutical and technological fields could not be possible, we would all still be dying at 30.So where does that leave us?There is no doubt what-so-ever that there are many charlatans out there trying to make a quick buck out of people's desire to retain their youth.Even today, many products being sold in their millions are essentially non-effective - often given fantastic names and have the most bewildering ingredients to make them look scientific to consumers and justify their cost.But the facts are while many advancements are being made and research points to the possibility of eventually finding the key to maintaining youth for longer, the scientific community is still warning the public that many of the products being sold today are unreliable to say the least.Although food supplements may assist in keeping a body healthier - something that can often be achieved by simply adopting a healthier life style and diet - there is as yet no categorical and undeniable proof that they slow down aging as such.The same goes for many hormone treatments.Although they may have a short term effect of some kind, it is not yet scientifically proven that they will actually work in the long run.The fear that it may not work is based on the fact that taking hormones, a good example is the hormonal acne treatment, will ultimately actually slow down the body's own production of these hormones.In addition, many treatments may have potential (and yet unknown) side effects in the long run that could be harmful to the user's health.This includes the fears that such hormone treatments could increase the risk of cancer, diabetes and other major illnesses.Other ideas, like the calorie restriction method, are working for rodents.In fact, studies conducted with rats on 30 to 50 per cent restricted diets have shown to almost double the life span of rats.Similar studies conducted on primates have also shown tendency to extend life to a certain extent and prevent a list of age related illnesses.There are as yet no studies on humans, although some are actually living on calorie restricted diets.Whether this will prolong their lives, however, is a question of having to wait and see.The theory is that by reducing calorie intake, the metabolism of the body is slowed down, thereby slowing the aging process as well.Nutritionists say there is a certain amount of calories a body of a certain size and weight needs to have to maintain health.Reducing this amount by up to 50 per cent is hardly a good idea in the long term.Time will tell, as they say, but how will anyone be able to tell the difference? If a person lives to the age of 80, is this because they are on this diet or would they have lived to this age anyway?Where Will This Lead?Many believe there is realistic hope and expectation of making significant strides in the area of longevity within the next two decades.This group typically believes the answer will ultimately lie within genetics and biotechnology.It is too early to make definite predictions, but the research so far shows promise and, as mentioned earlier, some of the results of this research are already being used in certain treatments to improve patients' lives.At present, overall aging is difficult to slow down, to say the least.Some products indicate they will assist in maintaining overall health/longevity, but the area we are seeing the first commercial products being developed is in the area of skin care and given the size of this market, it is likely that this will continue to be the weather-vane of longevity treatments.Science or Snake Oil?It will be difficult to tell these two apart for many years.Charlatans are likely to about, because it is difficult to disprove many theories easily.Equally difficult will be positive proof from those with an ethical perspective on the trail of a real breakthrough, as products based on valid research and using technology or ingredients that will actually have an effect rarely promise overnight results.This is something that anyone looking to find improved youthful looks, etc, will have to bear in mind.None of these products can perform miracles.Even the best of them will take time and regular use in order to achieve the desired effect.The bottom line is that where we stand now, we can be sure there are some things which are ineffective or even harmful; there are some that show some promise and there are some that are starting to cross the line of being able to demonstrate results - albeit modestly at this point.In the meantime, it is wise to research products very carefully and to refuse to be baffled by weird and wonderful sounding ingredients or fantastic sounding promises of instant youth.Regeneration will take time - let's face it, it has taken a lifetime to get to this point, turning back the clock can never be possible over night.Skin Care and the Life Extension Movement.One may well ask just what all this, and in particular the life extension movement as such, could possibly have to do with skin care, health and beauty products.The fact is, much of the research into life extension is resulting in new approaches to skin care as a kind of by-product.A greater understanding of how genetics and cellular processes affect the aging and condition of skin allows these research and development teams to investigate different compounds, their compatibility with human cells and genetic make up.Many compounds found in nature are not just compatible to human skin but in fact the skin cells actually have natural receptors for these compounds.Because life extension research has discovered these receptors, skin care developers can now use this knowledge and create the formulae for their products to provide maximum effect.Another skin care 'by-product' of life extension research is the use of nanotechnology.The use of nanotechnology, or, to be more precise, nanoparticles, has had a huge impact on the way nutrients and other components of skin care products are being delivered to the skin cells.In some ways, nanotechnology has already revolutionized skin care.It is now possible to use active ingredients previously difficult to effectively deliver to the skin, as well as making old, proven ingredients even more effective.Some ingredients used in cosmetics for hundreds, if not thousands of years by certain cultures can now be even more effectively used to improve skin condition and maintain a healthy, youthful look.Even the moisturizing effect of skin care products can be improved with nantechnology.For this effect, so-called nanosomes are used.Nanosomes are small, pocket-like particles that melt or disintegrate on skin contact.By doing this, the moisturising effect is accelerated, assisting the skin faster and more efficiently.Nanotechnology plays a key part not only in slowing the aging of skin, but is believed to actively assist in repairing and healing skin cells and tissue.Another breakthrough in life extension research that is beginning to make itself felt in skin care products is the research into stem cells.Stem cells are elements of all life, plant, animal and human.Stem cells have two properties other cells do not have.These properties are the ability to develop into any kind of cell type and the ability to divide almost indefinitely.The use of plant stem cell extracts in skin care is likely to become one of the next 'big things' in the industry.And prepare for the debate when human stem cells are proposed as part of an anti-aging skincare regime, as will inevitably occur!One thing we can be certain of, is that science will continue to search for answers to the question of life extension, and business will drive the commercialization of discoveries.But whether these lead us to a utopian future or potentially a minefield of strife as we debate who will use and who will benefit from these new godlike powers.In the meantime, at a practical level in the skincare, health and beauty industry we remain hopeful and expectant we will see the emergence of products that not only promise results, but produce them.

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Quick Look Nursing : Growth and Development Through the Lifespan includes chapters in biological, psychological and social information that includes information on genetics, fetal development, cognition and information processing, roles of families, peers, school and society and many other chapters. The Second Edition includes all the new key learning features such a Closer Look, Warnings, Questions to Ask, key terms, and an updated glossary and references.

Jesus Came to Set You Free

This and similar words are usually spoken to justify the reason for the belief of the faithful.But if one wants to use the Socratic Method and ask questions in other to get clarification on the issue, one meets with either untenable arguments that demands blind faith, or a silent cold stare.Enlightenment should also come to mankind through the work In The Light Of Truth The Grail Message on this issue.Since the coming into being of the earth billions of years ago, it is pertinent that it follows the path assigned to it through the laws of God.And that is through the fact that it is subject to the laws of birth, growth, ripeness, over-ripeness, decay and death.It came into being as the last precipitation of the radiation of God.Just as the spirit incarnates at the middle of pregnancy, so did the human spirit first come into the earth at the middle of its lifespan.From that time, a time of development was allotted to the human spirits who are incarnated on earth.Now, as the human spirits who were first incarnated into the animal bodies of primeval apes have the duties of ennobling that body into a more refined body, Lucifer was sent to help mankind develop their intellect which he needs for his development.With that, mankind was meant to convert their environment into a paradise on earth.But instead of achieving this, Lucifer estranged them from their origin and from God.Hence it became clear that before the allotted time of development is reached, the human beings will be lost because they are not just going to be standstill in their development but retrogression will set in, more so since the world judge, whom Christians call the holy spirit, Muslims call the Mahdi, Zoroastrians call the Shaoshyant, the Hindu call the emergence of the yoga- this World Judge has been promised to mankind for a long time.After a failed two attempts at helping mankind, it was realized that if things continue as is, no one will be saved during the judgment.Hence the coming of Jesus.Jesus came to stem the tide, bring the gospel of his father before the coming Judge appears so that the human spirits will not altogether be lost.Hence he kept alluding to the coming Comforter whom his father will send, who will "take what is mine and give to you" and who will reprove the World of sin (i.E.Bring the judgment).As usual, mankind conspired against him and killed him.That he did not, even in the face of death deny his teachings meant that he shed his blood THROUGH mankind.In that sense we can even say he redeemed us to his father by his blood, but not in the sense that his death took away our sins.In fact his death made all mankind doubly guilty-guilty of our sins and of his murder.Those human beings who in their hearts live according to the will of his father can count themselves as being saved from eternal damnation in the judgment that is going on now that the we are in the end times.The great tribulation that is around the corner is partly the repercussion of our murdering Christ.Christ at the end of his life cried "it is finished"- mankind have finished burdening themselves with the guilt of his murder.At the blast of the seventh trumpet-known as the last trumpet- in the book of revelations; at the pouring of the seventh bowl of wrath of the almighty, an angel shouted "it is finished"- mankind have finished paying for it.Thus did Christ come to set us free. it applies only to those who do the will of the father, not for those of blind fate who think that because Jesus came and died for them; therefore they have a license to sin.

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Psychology and Classroom Management

There are different fields of psychology each assuming a study of different aspect of human behaviour as it relates to social, mental, emotional and developmental issues.Whilst clinical psychology looks at diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain, emotional disturbances and behaviour problems, child psychology looks at the mental and emotional development of the child and is also a part of developmental psychology which takes into consideration the study of change in behaviour that occurs throughout the lifespan of the child.Cognitive psychology looks at how the human mind receives and interprets impressions and ideas while social psychology examines how the actions of others influences the behaviour of an individual (Webster's New World Medical Dictionary).Consequently there are several schools of thought on the subject and countless tests, assessments and research have been carried out in these different branches of psychology, each addressing issues and causes as they relate to human behaviour.The branch of psychology relating to the child however has seen a great deal of interest over the years.Understanding the mystery that is the child has been the subject of endless studies and debate.Out of this has emerged a great spotlight on the family hence greater recognition is placed on the impact of various family related factors on the overall development and social interaction of the child.Some of these factors include the roles of parents or guardians, spousal separation.Children are seen as vulnerable beings who are therefore easily affected by changes to their 'familiar'.Since these impacts so greatly on the child, quite a lot of children enter the school system each year plagued with varying behavioural issues.These issues as we will come to see later on can have dire consequences for the child as well as those having responsibility for the child.The idea that children are extremely complex individuals is brought out in the emphasis that psychologists place on childhood studies.On the one hand are those children who are anxious and afraid while on the other are the ones with aggression and deceit.However there are also those who do not fall into either of these groupings.From some of the highlighted studies carried out in different parts of Britain, it was found that the percentages of school age children who are considered as having behaviour problems is quite high with some studies showing as high as 33% in combined levels of behaviour difficulties.These problems are as varying in types and levels as they are in root causes among which are gender and class.Some of these problems are seen from quite an early age and while some children will grow out of it others will continue to display difficult traits for quite some time.This may to a great extent depend on the cause of the problem.It becomes obvious that the role of the teacher can offer a situation that in itself can be quite a complex and daunting task especially for an individual who has no understanding of psychology as it relates to the child.Having the knowledge of how and why children react the way they do to certain situations,and understanding how and why they are influenced by the people and situation created by their environment, will undoubtedly assist the classroom practitioner in assessment of and planning to meet the needs of these children.An understanding of how the classroom situation may offer challenges particularly to younger children is crucial to helping children adjust to and consequently enjoy their school life.It is however in understanding the behaviour and more importantly the root cause of it that any individual can begin to address it in the appropriate context.Barnes proposes two contrasting perspective on behaviour as it relates to children with difficulty.The first from a medical point of view where the child's behavior is inherent while on the other hand the problems are borne out of the social situation of which the child is a part.Whether or not either of these models is in fact correct is not very relevant but presents the idea that difficulty in children can be borne out of various contributing factors.Also, he highlights the idea that a "difficult" child can be something of a perception on what difficulty is.For one individual a child may be problematic while for another who is able to identify certain traits and characteristics, the child is perfectly normal and manageable.The term difficult is quite relative.Difficulty in children will therefore manifest itself in different ways /forms and to different individuals.In this respect one might question whether this is indeed a difficult child or is it rather that the child is relating to different situations and individuals in a different way, testing the boundaries perhaps? An individual who is firm and set certain boundaries for the child may find it far easier to deal with that child than one who is more relaxed and does not set clear boundaries.Then again there are those children who because of some of the factors mentioned before, will display difficult behaviour.This behaviour will manifest itself in different ways.While some troubled children are withdrawn and shy others will act out their insecurities in a totally different way often being boisterous and angry, refusing to conform to requirements.Some of the common factors that often manifest itself in school age children are tantrums, withdrawal, and refusal to conform among others.It is in understanding the groupings children's behavior is generally classified into that the teacher will be able to cope in the classroom.One of the key roles of the teacher apart from the ability to teach is the ability to maintain class control which involves managing behaviour in the classroom.As mentioned before, classroom behaviour will manifest itself in different ways.This involves children who refuse to do as asked, including completing tasks, children who are constantly out of their seats disturbing others, consistent talking and even bullying.Ultimately the teacher has to be able to deal with and understand difficult children.This task can prove quite challenging.Pupils come to school from all types of backgrounds and situations and consequently with all types of issues.With the focus of the Education system today so result driven, teachers are placed under extreme pressure to ensure that students achieve often unrealistic targets.Schools are often also guilty of placing expectations on pupils based on school type, region and age rather than focus on the individual child and his/her circumstances.Therefore they are seen as problematic when their behaviour falls outside the acceptable range of tolerance and age appropriateness.In order for all students to achieve their maximum potential the classroom atmosphere must be free of any and all situations which may be stressful to both the pupils and the teacher, for there to be a consistent approach to learning and teaching in the classroom it is important that the teacher be armed with a lot more than an excellently drafted lesson plan.This awareness begins with the process of the entire school understanding key issues in child development and child psychology.While most schools today have a behaviour policy and generally they do try to enforce this, it is more important for schools to focus on child development issues in order to understand and deal effectively with behavior in children.What teachers need most therefore are not so much insets on enforcing the behaviour policy but looking more closely at understanding the causes of the behaviour.Some schools of thought believe that schools should develop a 'consistent' Behaviour Management Plan that incorporates different techniques.These techniques together should enable the schools to deal with the most common classroom behaviours.This involves the teacher's ability to develop and apply different strategies that will address behaviour in the classroom.This encourages the use of a fixed set of rules.The problem with this however is that as we have mentioned before no two children are alike and similarly no child's problems are the same.Assuming however that the teacher has got grounding in psychology as it relates to children, this model can in effect be quite instrumental and effective.It is however important that key issues are addressed.Some of these will include consideration given to the stage and development of the children in question, ensuring that the child is treated with respect and fairness, considering whether it will enable the child to meet targets and achieve goals and whether it allow for continuity outside of the classroom.However to conform to this school of thought without taking into consideration the above issues associated with that child could possibly lead to further problems for the teacher and ultimately the child.A teacher who is armed with the psychological facts is undoubtedly in a good position to be able to understand and therefore cope effectively with children displaying difficult behaviour.Being aware of the fact that a child with temper tantrums may only be craving attention, other children behaving out of sort or acting up in class may simply be rebelling against the inability to express themselves at home.Expressions of fears and mistrust in others may stem from deeper more disturbing causes either imminent or suffered at an earlier stage in their development.Problems at home, in their society, within their peer groups, childhood development and socialization, parental bonding or lack of it, sibling rivalry, peer pressure, molestation are only a few of the issues that children come to school with.The teacher is not just a facilitator but a confidant and often has to deal with issues that students will confide in them.It is also important therefore that the teacher be aware of certain protocols governing student's confidentiality issues and how to proceed in identifying the right channel through which to direct the child.Since the child spends a much greater part of the day in the care of the teacher, the teacher is in a good position to spot inconsistencies and changes in a child's behaviour patterns.This is where being able to identify and put a name to symptoms might prove crucial to helping a child going through a difficult situation.The ability to differentiate between behaviour that is relevant to a child's developmental stage as against behaviour that is distinctly caused by psychological disturbance, will be crucial to the early years teacher.But an understanding of when this behaviour is a normal attribute for a child of that age and when it is not, is key to pinpointing the emergence of a problem.Clinginess, bed wetting and tantrums are named as key traits among these young children.While these will be acceptable in very young children it becomes a concern if these traits continue into later stages of development.Certainly, an awareness of how children relate to environmental changes and routines will sometimes impact negatively on their behaviour.Some children may display different patterns of behaviour at home than at school.Then again acceptable behaviour will be relative to the expectations of those making the judgment and also to each individual child.Since one must first underpin the cause of the problem in order to be able to attempt to find a solution, the teacher who has no understanding of psychology will try to apply various conventional methods of discipline to remedy a child's behaviour and in doing so may only worsen the situation.Some simple remedies can sometimes alter a child's behaviour in a radical way.So a child who acts up because he/she lacks attention,given small 'jobs' or tasks of responsibility in the classroom can change so much of that child's behaviour because the child now begins to feel self-worth and see him/herself as being as good as or even better than other children.All that the child needed was a confidence boost.

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Quick Look Nursing : Growth and Development Through the Lifespan includes chapters in biological, psychological and social information that includes information on genetics, fetal development, cognition and information processing, roles of families, peers, school and society and many other chapters. The Second Edition includes all the new key learning features such a Closer Look, Warnings, Questions to Ask, key terms, and an updated glossary and references.

Marketing Through a Recession

The debate is over - we are facing up to flat sales, a global downturn and even the prospects of a full-blown recession.With the media pumping out gloomy (and wildly differing) recovery timescales, businesses everywhere are quickly preparing for the inevitable rounds of cost-cutting.And as the Board settles in for a rough ride, one of the first budgets to be hit is good old Marketing.On the face of it, this may sound like common sense - after all, if no-one is buying, why spend money promoting to an unresponsive audience? But while 'recession' and 'marketing' are never going to be the best of bedfellows, any marketer who has lived through previous downturns will proffer an alternative view, suggesting that 'battening down the hatches' may not be the best tactic for interim survival before the eventual return to growth.This safe, tried-and-tested strategy aims to ride it out, suffering lower sales but achieving cost-cutting to suit.Now, this may appease the finance guys and shareholders but it does little for long-term recovery in what will, by then, be a very hungry and competitive marketplace.If you 'freeze' your scheduled marketing plans till everyone has agreed the bad times are over, you may find yourself playing an expensive game of catch-up.In other words, don't be surprised if your more savvy competitors have been working on your best clients during the 'downtime', chipping away at relationships you have built over many years.Now let's consider an alternative, which still accepts the need for managing costs but chooses to concentrate on continued smarter marketing to maintain the company's profile while riding out the storm.With tough times ahead, the temptation is to cancel every ad campaign, product launch and roadshow, while doing the minimum of PR - after all, who wants to admit to yet another bad sales quarter? The good news is that this will probably be the tactic employed by most of your competitors.But let's consider an alternative view, one where your team re-shape their efforts around fewer objectives.First off, a re-worked marketing plan should recognise that a downturn has a finite lifespan - while it could go on for some time, eventually it will be followed by a fragile recovery, but a recovery nevertheless.This should be built into the plan, training and activity management.Preparing the plan of action - Here are few examples of a focused use of your marketing effort..- Firstly, make sure your staff are up to speed with enforced changes to product development, promotions and so on.Your clients will look to their account manager or support engineer for information so keeping everyone prepared with the answers can only help the relationship during difficult times.- Work with your existing customers to understand their changing needs, while informing them of your plans.It's better they hear that a product's development is stalled first-hand than be left in the dark.- Next, consider those prospects who, before the downturn, were close to reaching a deal.Keeping them aware of updates relevant to their project may help them work their schedules around your own plans, becoming a low-key beta site while things are quiet, for example.- Don't neglect the more casual contacts - maybe longer-term enquirers - who can be kept aware of your company's opinions on trends, future technologies and your strategies to meet these developments.- A common aim throughout is a balanced relationship with your audience - after all, an honest appraisal of the situation is likely to be far better received than either no communication or messages that are unrealistically up-beat.- If you use external agencies for event management or PR, consider bringing some of the more basic projects in-house.Besides reducing costs, this also helps build your team's skills and their understanding of how to manage the agency in the future.The first signs of spring - At some point we will finally start to see the first signs of recovery (OK, more likely government stats showing some degree of stability).All your efforts working with your clients mean they have trusted you to track any market or technology changes on their behalf - positive or negative - and, when the commercial climate suits, will be ready to work with you.By preparing for this phase, we will have prepared our 'recession exit strategy' with each individual client and can commit resources to their previously shelved projects.The result is a managed marketing slowdown in conjunction with your clients, eventually leading on to a jointly defined schedule for a return to 'business as usual'.And all for a reduced marketing spend combined with a collaborative approach to client management.

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