There are two kinds of alpacas – the Huacaya and the Suri. Huacaya are far the most frequent, representing 90 % of the Peruvian herd and undoubtedly the most in North America. Huacaya fur generates from the alpaca’s body is described by the crimp and loft. The Suri has fur that drapes from their body in pencil-sized ringlets. Although lacking in the crimp of the Huacaya fiber, Suri fiber’s smoother fiber shaft gives the fiber a more lustrous look and a smoother handle. “The alpaca is a member of
unanimous operational definition, this being indicative of the numerous screening tools available for the identification of frailty. The operationalization of frailty relates directly to the determinants used, determinant in this case referring to a characteristic whose presence in a patient may precipitate a diagnosis of frailty. It is important to note that determinants of frailty vary between screening tools thus allowing clinicians or researchers select tools that best suit their unique needs.3 This
A nurse must understand the developmental level of a client to better assist them in providing the best quality of care. This is so important to understand the different levels of development and to be able to identify the clients level of knowledge. This will allow the nurse to promote healing and proper well-being for that child. Adolescents may be able to understand what is going on a little better, but yet parents are still the guardian and make the final decision. The pediatric nurse must continually
Communicating Characteristics By Gillum, Hayley As humans we all have different ways of communicating different things depending on the relationships we have with others. Whether it be verbal or nonverbal, there are certain characteristics that we either do or do not communicate to others. I asked some friends and family members to think of words that would describe me and why they think I communicate those specific traits. The five words that they helped me come up with were trustworthy, loyal, ambitious
Being trustworthy is a necessary trait of a leader. As Barbra Brooks Kimmel, CEO and cofounder of Trust Across America, said, “ Trust starts with trustworthy leadership. It must be built into corporate culture.” Throughout my experiences as a leader in my troop, I learned that trust takes a long time to develop and can be lost in
accepted because of the lack of trust which this person has. In coherent society this problem is usually connected with the leadership qualities which a person possesses. Under these conditions, the question of leadership obtains great importance. Trustworthy leader can be more
traits and actions believed to constitute a successful prince during the Renaissance era. Similar to Baldesar Castiglione’s portrayal of the “ideal Renaissance man”, Machiavelli’s prince must be respected (if not admired), educated, reasonable and trustworthy. However, while Castiglione emphasizes the importance of performing morally good deeds, Machiavelli seems to believe that morality can be forsaken if they prevent a prince from achieving optimum rule over his domain. While Machiavelli exhibits many
Have you ever wondered what your spirit animal is? Spirit animals serve as protectors, guiders, helpers and companions. Throughout my childhood adventures, the porcupine spirit, which represents being trustworthy and companionable, aligned with my persona. Currently, my character embodies the helpful, organized, caring traits of the otter and the squirrel spirits. In the future, I hope to obtain the adventurous and guiding qualities of the caribou. As a result of various experiences in my life, the
Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect and Excellence (“I CARE”) are the Core Values, while Trustworthy, Accessible, Quality, Agile, Innovative, and Integrated are the Characteristics that apply universally across all of Veterans Affairs. The five Core Values define “who we are,” the culture and how every VA employee care for Veterans, their families and other beneficiaries. The Core Characteristics define “what we stand for,” and help guide how to perform the core mission; it shapes the strategy
importance to what it means to be “a lady”. She reflects her ideas through a dated, aristocratic Southern mindset. From her talk with Red Sam, readers are able to tell that she longs for the good old days when children had manners, when people were trustworthy, and that there were many plantations that she could go to. All of these things lead to the Grandmother’s attachment to being “good” by coming from a decent family and acting like a proper member of her social class and those who do not are strangers