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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...
staying alive. As global warming continues, it influences the sea level; as the waters continue to rise, they will ultimately "di...
of employment at the plant instead of clear skies. The issue for shareholders, the board and executives, at lest is bottom line p...
different is that we always had penmanship classes, all the way through school. Theres so much difference now; schools dont seem ...
there was a problem of infections in long-term care facilities and in hospitals (Dimond, 1994). These are called nosocomial infect...
Medical Center, 2002). It is estimated that 13 to 18 million adults suffer from incontinence at some time or other (Mercy Medical...
elderly, the most common of which include chronic disease, inflammation and blood loss (Williamson et al, nd). Smith reports there...
the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...
straight ahead and never acknowledged him, as women all about him were flirting and trying to get his attention. Naturally, it wa...
dog, and then headed for the door. She waddled. Her granddaughter who she rarely sees, Allison, laughs and calls her a duck. Veron...
well as to demonstrate projections for use in future planning for nursing paradigms to address depression in elderly populations. ...
their mental capacity often fades due to dementia, or Alzheimers, or a host of other maladies that create this state where there i...
are, of course, special considerations which go into treating the elderly. We know, for example, that the elderly often experienc...
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 ...
In twelve pages this report is based on a transcript of a restaurant conversation between an elderly mother and her two middle age...
In five pages this paper examines McDonald's liability in a case involving elderly customer Stella Liebeck who received 3rd degree...
In nine pages this paper presents an interview with an elderly woman of mixed Native American and European blood in a consideratio...
In five pages the occurrence of dementia in the elderly is examined along with a discussion of the caregiver's role in this progre...
In five pages this paper discusses the postoperative stresses that are represented by tracheal tubes particularly as they involve ...
osteoarthritis (Alper, 1998). Nicholas DiNubile, an orthopedic consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Pennsylvania Ba...
In six pages this opinion paper features research regarding how views of society, depression, and health issues contribute to the ...
emotional, physical and mental care. Dogs establish a fierce loyalty to their human families in a very short amount of time; bond...
The author considers the difficulties facing families who decide to care for elderly relatives with Alzheimer's. The author analyz...
In seven pages caring for the elderly is considered through two options with home health care oftentimes presenting more advantage...
In ten pages senior citizens are discussed within the context of health education and the problems that can exist with a considera...
in both hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Though the overall mortality rates for coronary heart disease h...
In four pages the article appearing in Lancet involving the epidemiologic issue dementia may pose for the elderly is reviewed and ...
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...