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Nursing Reflections

biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me ...

Cultures and Treatment of the Elderly

is well known that in Asian countries, as well as Asian communities in the United States, the elderly are treated with respect. Ye...

Chicago Heat Wave in Heat Wave A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago

other words, events such as the many deaths as a result of the Chicago heat wave would not occur if society was more aware of the ...

Bereavement, Death, and Senior Citizens

life requires a recognition that our bodies give to us both our lives and our deaths, so that social and cultural life can, in the...

Senior Citizen Driving Problems

did play a role in the demise of the innocent bystanders who got in his way during that deadly summer day. Whether age is a fac...

Senior Citizens, AARP, and Health Care

public policy. These groups are normally organized for the purpose of being with people of like-minded moral reasons for the soci...

Comparative Analysis of As We Are Now and Tuesdays with Morrie

instead into a nursing home which is understaffed, under-funded and where the staff are disinclined to treat their patients with d...

Evaluation of Gerontology

be expected to become even more top-heavy in the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the econo...

Case Study on Making Ethical Decisions

hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Andrew, but it can be assured that there is...

Understanding How Crime is Experienced by Senior Citizens Research Proposal

The National Crime Victimization Survey reports that the rate of violent crime victimization of persons ages 65 or older was about...

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...

Senior Citizens, Cognition, and Hip Fractures

Roland, 1996). Langjolois, et al (1998) showed that weight loss was a factor in hip fracture in older men and found that lower men...

Reduction of Elderly Depression Through Reminiscence Therapy Intervention

chemistry and another in biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the s...

Tutorial on Senior Citizens and Poverty

models and examples only. In this case, we are also providing instructions for your own research. * Finally, for this paper, you n...

Pain Management and Long Term Care Residents' Rights

old signs of questionable care still apply, however. Unexplained injury or falls, the occurrence of pressure sores, and evidence ...

Asian American Senior Citizens and Their Counseling Needs

is nonlinear and the cultural effects on elderly living arrangements persist longer than expected, especially as it concerns mode...

FRAT and its Uses

higher, at 60% (Dowswell, 1999). It is not only the incidence that increases, but also the rate of resulting hospitalisation, and ...

Older Adults Status Assessment

an assessment done on a younger and presumably more healthy person. For example, an older persons greater likelihood toward cardia...

Case Study on Social Workers, Socioemotional Issues, and Senior Citizens

emphasis upon a mandate for social and economic justice. According to Harry Specht and Mark E. Courtneys Unfaithful Angels : How ...

Senior Citizens and Substance Abuse

the prevalence of substance abuse among the elderly as it often goes unrecognized (Irons and Rosen, 2002). However, alcoholism do...

HIV and the Senior Citizen Population

In all honesty it seems to be a problem with the poor as well as the middle class, white and black, male and female, straight and ...

Controversy Regarding the Elderly and Prescription Drug Coverage

Security system and others had begun to focus on the idea of a program aimed at insuring Social Security beneficiaries" (Anonymous...

Senior Citizens and Short Term Care as Opposed to Long Term Care

older our bodies begin to simply wear out. The modern marvels of medicine can patch up many of our creaks and groans, it can even...

Overview of the Latino Family's Life Cycle

use of "Latino" and "Latina," which are Spanish words, have been viewed as more inclusive and politically correct (Delgado-Romero,...

Senior Citizens and Health Care Legislation

time will tell if these bills will eventually be passed into national law. The purpose of this paper is to introduce five...

Restraints and Education Needs Assessment

and arranging transportation; and ensuring that physician orders for residents are met and followed. Beyond these duties ar...

Community Concept

by any number of characteristics used for grouping individuals. These characteristics can include geography, relationships, cultu...

Community Activity Rooms for Seniors/Space Utilization

are physically connected to the community center, which is available for use by other older adults living in the neighborhood (Reg...

The Adoption of Technology by Senior Citizens

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at technology use by senior citizens. Adoption of technology is examined through the d...

Senior Citizens and Healthcare Issues

In eight pages such healthcare issues as managed care, health rationing, improved medical technology, and increased life expectanc...