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This essay discusses osteoporosis - what it is, risks, and incidence. It does so in the context of a film entitled Fire in the Dar...
The writer looks at the best practice strategies to reduce fall rates in elderly community based patients. The research based bet ...
A gerontological issue that is relevant in today's society involves driving. This paper examines studies on driving as it respect...
attitudes and motivation. However, in a criticism of the educational program, it has become apparent that certain aspects of these...
The writer looks at the way in which a nursing program may be evaluated to provide instant results. The tool advocated is a self c...
The writer reviews an intervention program designed by the student to assess and reduce risks with the aim of preventing falls in ...
the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...
elderly, the most common of which include chronic disease, inflammation and blood loss (Williamson et al, nd). Smith reports there...
they were raised in an era of conservation and sacrifice (the 1940s and 1950s) and believe they should be able to live through it ...
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...
staying alive. As global warming continues, it influences the sea level; as the waters continue to rise, they will ultimately "di...
life as is possible for an 80-year-old with her various health conditions. What is Polypharmacy? McCloskey (2002) quotes Chest...
of employment at the plant instead of clear skies. The issue for shareholders, the board and executives, at lest is bottom line p...
and forgetful. It can be a very serious problem for the elderly who are often on a smorgasbord of necessary pills to treat a varie...
and John noted a resistance to mechanical ventilation as a part of the treatment plan. John stated in one of his few lucid period...
warrants. The hardship that media bias has caused the elderly population is immense and far-reaching, severely impacting everythi...
by a factor of 11! Consequently, the elderly, who comprised only 1 in every 25 Americans (3.1 million) in 1900, made up 1 in 8 (33...
able to evolve in a manner that is in correspondence with their desires (Atchley, 2002). At the same time, this learning takes pl...
geographic community. Aggregate An aggregate is any subgroup of a defined community. The subgroup can be defined by any cr...
an adolescent and grown adult. His elementary and middle school years were full of academic lessons, caring for his siblings and ...
proposes a commission that would develop a recommendation for the State Legislature to create such an office. It further describes...
The writer reviews and present the main theme of fifteen articles that would be useful in a project to assess the impact that fal...
This paper is an annotated bibliography written in support of a nursing paper examining environmental factors which may influence...
higher risk for UTIs than others. Risks include older age, poor hygiene, and/or poor hydration. Two of the greatest risks can be p...
on some theological idea that only God can end life. We wouldnt allow a dog or cat to suffer; why then do we force humans to do so...
out the parameters of the problem and review previous the results of research in this area. She discusses how patients older than ...
of many elderly patients. The failure of the policy to realise real benefits was seen in many areas. This is not to say...
well as to demonstrate projections for use in future planning for nursing paradigms to address depression in elderly populations. ...
In three pages this paper discusses dementia in elderly patients and how dementia can result in this consideration of etiology and...