YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :A Review of Elderly Care Literature
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has been estimated that between 49 and 83 percent of all elderly adults experience pain on a regular basis (Briggs, 2003). Desbi...
the cracks of indigent health care. The hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Mr...
Nursing homes have changed for the better over the years, but they still carry a negative connotation and generally only those who...
need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...
runs $127 on average (Cummings, 2002). The goal of the ALF is to help senior citizens maintain as much independence as possible wi...
not a socially accepted occurrence. In America, contempt and disrespect stem from the aspect of aging against ones will, with peo...
This is significant to nursing because nurses have to learn to insert and remove the catheter from the patient which is sometimes ...
of falls in elderly chronic patients at that home. 1c. Discuss findings with supervisor/mentor. 1a. The creation of a detailed...
nursing quality of care" (Hart, et al, 2006, p. 256). These indicators specifically indicate that complications, such as pressure ...
to the area (via migration or birth) than those that are dying. The bulk of the increase in Florida is due to people migrating dur...
paper properly! While two million older adults are abused in America each year, only 2% of these cases are reported by phy...
2008). Further significant improvement is unlikely in the near future, however. Californias Efforts Governor Arnold Schwar...
First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...
or people at risk, a handful of businessmen capitalized upon opportunity by what those like Heilbroner et al (1998) believe to be ...
whoever the client might be, that is, an individual, family, group or community. The third provision indicates that nurses are als...
This longitudinal study examined gender differences in depression between a cohort of 754 men and women over age 70, beginning in ...
This paper is an annotated bibliography written in support of a nursing paper examining environmental factors which may influence...
The writer looks at literature which has been used to identify different risks in the home environment that may impact on the fall...
market and market share is growing in a rapidly expanding market (Yin, 2006). For Nokia, or any of the companys existing or pote...
In seven pages this paper examines senior citizen health care and housing in an emphasis upon social support and funding. Twelve ...
the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...
there were no caregiver present to assist the elderly individual during the day and evening, the frail older person frequently fou...
By addressing this need, which includes rehabilitation designed to aid her mobility, nursing intervention can also have a positive...
percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...
p. 7 Chapter 2--Review of Related Literature... p. 7 Articles summarizing research ............ p. 8 Studies Students w/langua...
it is discovered that her death was called by a massive pulmonary embolism. Two years later, her husband files suit against the n...
trying to improve this situation. It seems important to spend some time on this aspect of the topic in light of the fact that it d...
is, a high level of "energy and vitality," contributes significantly to quality of life for the elderly (Spirduso, Francis and Mac...
In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...
Eastern Europe and Russia assisting entrepreneurs and city economic departments make the transition to a market economy. ...