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This is significant to nursing because nurses have to learn to insert and remove the catheter from the patient which is sometimes ...
are, of course, special considerations which go into treating the elderly. We know, for example, that the elderly often experienc...
of employment at the plant instead of clear skies. The issue for shareholders, the board and executives, at lest is bottom line p...
staying alive. As global warming continues, it influences the sea level; as the waters continue to rise, they will ultimately "di...
they were raised in an era of conservation and sacrifice (the 1940s and 1950s) and believe they should be able to live through it ...
her mater grandmother remained a homemaker. This traditional family format was also reflected in her paternal grandparents in whic...
life as is possible for an 80-year-old with her various health conditions. What is Polypharmacy? McCloskey (2002) quotes Chest...
of many elderly patients. The failure of the policy to realise real benefits was seen in many areas. This is not to say...
they need. While everyone hurts with high prescription costs, senior citizens tend to rely more on prescription drugs for their ov...
need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...
more personal, incorporating "personal health behavior change" (Anderson, Palombo and Earl, 1998; p. 205) as well. 2. What...
In three pages this paper discusses dementia in elderly patients and how dementia can result in this consideration of etiology and...
well as to demonstrate projections for use in future planning for nursing paradigms to address depression in elderly populations. ...
pets do make a difference has spawned a variety of organizations eager to further research and create service programs involving a...
et al, 1999). It is not uncommon for people to treat their symptoms as a cold, overcome the initial attack and then appear to fal...
dog, and then headed for the door. She waddled. Her granddaughter who she rarely sees, Allison, laughs and calls her a duck. Veron...
straight ahead and never acknowledged him, as women all about him were flirting and trying to get his attention. Naturally, it wa...
question was directed at the nurse. One of her companions noted that her daughters name is Nancy, but Nancy died three years previ...
carpet in two rooms; wet walls; wet ceilings. The long-term results for some residents have included buckled walls and buckled, cr...
"Demographers predict that the numbers of elderly people will double in the next 30 years" (pp. 3). As the population of America ...
out to those Americans disabled by ignorance or handicapped by prejudice and teach them a better way" (Bush, 1993, p. 35). Since ...
out the parameters of the problem and review previous the results of research in this area. She discusses how patients older than ...
In thirty pages this paper discusses elderly care in a discussion of nursing, holistic care, communications, and local policies, a...
quality of a patients life, (4) implementing managed care policies that threaten quality of care, and (5) working with unethical/i...
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...
treatment over plates of types of cells resulted in greater proliferation of those cells than in control groups. TT require...
This longitudinal study examined gender differences in depression between a cohort of 754 men and women over age 70, beginning in ...