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Eldercare: A View of Nutrition Support

the largest of all of the programs funded through the Older Americans Act and that in 2010, the program funded approximately $819....

Nurse Attendees Responses to an Educational Program

The writer presents the simulated results from a questionnaire used to collect the perception of nurses who attended a training p...

Preventable Dangers in the Home

or preschoolers they sometimes neglect to hide outlets. A toddler for example may get a hold of keys or something metal and stick ...

Goodman: “Kaaterskill Falls”

is, its probably Elizabeth, a young mother of six who, more than most, seems to have one foot in the strict Kirshner sect and the ...

Fire Prevention and Public Education

by a ratio of 3:1 ("Fires"). With the past five years these statistics as these are easily accessible on the Internet and can be ...

Comparative Analysis of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables

This paper considers the similar falls of each family in a comparative analysis of these novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and William...

Adam's Fall and Paradise Lost by John Milton

In five pages Paradise Lost by John Milton is examined in an analysis of the fall of Adam....

Sikorski's Full Circle: A Homecomoing to Free Poland

the stories of his own childhood in a Communist country and the stories of his family and its heritage. Layer upon layer of Sikor...

Nursing Homes and Abuse of the Elderly

over the age of 60 years in 1995, and that number will probably increase to about 1.2 billion (2002, p.1094) in 2025. Informatio...

Elderly and Attachment to Home/Place in Rural Areas

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...

Nursing Project - Learning Review

being examined from the physical perspective it was also necessary to look at the falls from a practical, social and a psychologic...

Nursing Home Falls and Performance Improvement

falls. Of course, performance measures must utilize meaningful metrics if the performance they measure is to be of any use to the ...

Public Guardianship

proposes a commission that would develop a recommendation for the State Legislature to create such an office. It further describes...

Nightingale's Theory, Case Study of Elderly Woman

client who is the focus of this case study is an 86-year-old woman who has been living at home with her husband. Her medical histo...

Literature Review on Fall Prevention Interventions

homes. The sample was therefore living in a relatively controlled environment where interventions could be overseen by staff. The ...

Problems with Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly

paper properly! While two million older adults are abused in America each year, only 2% of these cases are reported by phy...

Los Angeles Air Pollution and Healthy People 2010

2008). Further significant improvement is unlikely in the near future, however. Californias Efforts Governor Arnold Schwar...

Gibbs Cycle Analysis of Constipation in the Elderly

First seen as an occasional point of minor and temporary discomfort, there seemed to be other, more "important" issues to assess. ...

Gilded Era/Welfare Reform & The Elderly And Privacy

or people at risk, a handful of businessmen capitalized upon opportunity by what those like Heilbroner et al (1998) believe to be ...

Nursing-Sensitive Outcome Indicators

nursing quality of care" (Hart, et al, 2006, p. 256). These indicators specifically indicate that complications, such as pressure ...

Senior Citizens in Miami, Florida

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...

Notes to Accompany a Nursing Educational Presentation on a Fall Prevention Strategy

The paper is made up of notes designed to compliment a presentation given at the instigation of a fall intervention program. The...

Reflecting on the Implementation of a Fall Prevention Program

The writer reviews a project from the perspective of a student, reflecting on the effectiveness of the project implementation. Af...

Aging Parents and the Responsibilities of Their Children

This paper places the responsibility for caring for the elderly parents on the shoulders of their adult children. There are four ...

Older Adult Emergency Department Care

This paper pertains to the care of elderly patients in emergency departments (EDs). Three pages in length, four sources are cited....

Adult Day Care Placement Benefits

not a socially accepted occurrence. In America, contempt and disrespect stem from the aspect of aging against ones will, with peo...

Infections of the Urinary Tract

This is significant to nursing because nurses have to learn to insert and remove the catheter from the patient which is sometimes ...

Patient Dignity and Concept Analysis

need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...

Health Care Policies, the Elderly, and Political Action Committees

In six pages this paper examines how PACs attempt to influence elderly health care policies with strategic recommendations offered...

Taking Care of the Elderly

The author considers the difficulties facing families who decide to care for elderly relatives with Alzheimer's. The author analyz...