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Essays 211 - 240
need to be less oriented to rules and dilemmas, and more attuned to practical matters of everyday social experience" (pp. 19-22); ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Americans 65 years or older increased by 74 percent between 1970 and 1999, from roughly 20 mi...
combination of these drugs is prescribed although there are some drugs that are combinations within themselves, such as Combivir, ...
An interview conducted in 2006 with John P. Stewart, executive director with the Baltimore Commission on Aging and Retirement Educ...
avoidance, such as creating a buddy system, which pairs elderly neighbors with each other. Buddies check on one another and accomp...
2008). Further significant improvement is unlikely in the near future, however. Californias Efforts Governor Arnold Schwar...
aforementioned variables are unsatisfactory, depression can occur in a number of different ways. Major depressive disorder ...
First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...
reveals about diabetic populations. The normal digestive processes of the body turn any form of carbohydrate that is consumed in...
p. 29), as stated in its title. Mean age was 81; 218 participants completed the study. The researchers evaluated the differences...
she does "light housekeeping," which is also not consistent with someone who needs assistance getting out of bed. However, the stu...
In eleven pages this paper examines such strategic pain management for senior citizens as guided imagery, meditation, and massage ...
This paper consists of eight pages and discusses the abuse of senior citizens in a detailed overview. Eight sources are cited in ...
In six pages elderly abuse is examined in terms of its types and various situations. There are 4 sources cited in the bibliograph...
In seven pages this paper examines senior citizen health care and housing in an emphasis upon social support and funding. Twelve ...
In five pages this paper discusses the postoperative stresses that are represented by tracheal tubes particularly as they involve ...
In ten pages this paper examines how the mental impairment of senior citizens over age 70 can be attributed to the medications pre...
In six pages 4 articles on aging are compared regarding research issues. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....
The processes of cognition are compared in this paper consisting of eleven pages between babies and senior citizens. Nine sources...
In four pages the article appearing in Lancet involving the epidemiologic issue dementia may pose for the elderly is reviewed and ...
in both hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Though the overall mortality rates for coronary heart disease h...
emotional, physical and mental care. Dogs establish a fierce loyalty to their human families in a very short amount of time; bond...
In twelve pages this research paper discusses the impact of aging not only on the elderly member of the family but on the family i...
In thirty pages this paper discusses elderly care in a discussion of nursing, holistic care, communications, and local policies, a...
carpet in two rooms; wet walls; wet ceilings. The long-term results for some residents have included buckled walls and buckled, cr...
quality of a patients life, (4) implementing managed care policies that threaten quality of care, and (5) working with unethical/i...
"Demographers predict that the numbers of elderly people will double in the next 30 years" (pp. 3). As the population of America ...
In six pages life's 8 stages as theorized by Erik Erikson are applied to a sample interview with a woman age 72 who discusses reli...
question was directed at the nurse. One of her companions noted that her daughters name is Nancy, but Nancy died three years previ...
In eight pages the global aging population issue is discussed with elder abuse laws, increasing incidences of abuse and neglect, a...