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Nursing Dilemma/Elder Abuse

a nurse to determine which elderly patients are being abused because a sense of shame or a desire to protect the family member who...

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...

Abuse Cases, Elder and Child Abuse

This paper first describes 2 cases of abuse, one that pertains to elder abuse and the other to child sexual abuse. Then, the write...

APN Role in Protecting Elderly Abuse Victims

"an older person with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care or assistance with activities of daily living" (Gray-Vickrey,...

U.S. and Abuse of Senior Citizens

This 5 page report discusses the fact that the majority of the population is aware that there is a serious problem in America wi...

Comprehensive Overview of Domestic Violence

In eighteen pages a comprehensive overview of domestic violence is presented in terms of its various types and includes such issue...

Abuse and the Elderly

In eight pages the global aging population issue is discussed with elder abuse laws, increasing incidences of abuse and neglect, a...

Balancing Patient Confidentiality and Other Ethical Principles

This paper outlines a dilemma that arises when a patient requests secrecy upon revealing physical abuse to a student nurse. There...

Nursing Homes Centered on Clients

The most recent trend in nursing home care is client-centered treatment. This paper examines statistics in elder care, with almost...

Professional Ethics: Nursing Inmates

all aspects of professional nursing and a nurses obligation to patients to provide ethical and professional quality care. The firs...

The Nursing Issue of Drug and Alcohol Abuse among Nurses

results from alcohol or drug misuse and which interferes with professional judgment and the delivery of safe, high quality care" (...

Social Work Among the Elderly, An Overview

This paper presents an overview of urgent issues in social work that entail provision of services to older adults. Topics addresse...

Elder Abuse in the United States

sometimes illusive. Generally, the characterization of elder abuse is that it does occur in the United States and while hard to de...

Elder Abuse Among African Americans

verbal abuse, neglect or abandonment, and psychological abuse (Tauriac and Scruggs, 2006). Physical abuse is the most common, and...

Elder Abuse: What It Is, Why It Occurs and How to Prevent It

or she does)" (Elder abuse and neglect, 2007). Abuse may also take the form of financial exploitation, when the caregiver steals f...

Issue of Elder Abuse and Neglect

in both domestic environments, i.e., private residences, and in institutions, i.e., nursing homes (Jogerst et al, 2003). However, ...

Abuse of Senior Citizens

to the individual. Slapping, kicking, biting, pinching, and burning, inappropriate use of drugs, and, or, physical restraints; as...

Abuse and State Laws of California and New York

In four pages this paper discusses how domestic, elder and child abuse are being targeted by California and New York through recen...

Ancient Society of Sumer, Kingship's Role, and Epic of Gilgamesh

of the people of Sumer" (Greer 17), as represented by King Gilgamesh of Uruk. It is also an excellent historical tool which can b...

Time Perceptions in Poetry

in tone, but still harbors the undercurrent that there is reason to dread. The poem describes the "soote" (sweet) season of spring...

Elders According to Doctrine of Ecclesiology

the Bible is "overseer," the implication is that the verse is referring to a position of leadership in which the individual is res...

Problems of Open Borders and Solutions

laws to get it. There are no dearth of people who slip across the northern or southern borders of the United States; many are so d...

Health and Alcohol as Perceived by a GP Nurse

those under stress or who are unhappy with their lives. For this reason there has been a higher use in poorer social classes where...

The Field of Forensic Nursing

This paper addresses the new and growing field of forensic nursing. The author contends that forensic nursing is a necessity in t...

Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas

the reality of the good end" (Ross, 2005). Ross suggests that we can "have the satisfaction of being right, regardless of the dama...

Elder Neglect in Nursing Homes

be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...

Elder Abuse In Community Facilities

treatment, rendering them victims in the ongoing breakdown of Americas health care system. According to Marks (1996), there are -...

Possible Case of Elder Abuse

There are many kinds of abuse, including mismanagement of their money, physical and/or emotional abuse, and neglect. It is a trage...

Elder's Play Ceremonies of Dark Old Men

In a paper consisting of seven pages this 1969 play about a black family that offers hope despite social decline is examined. Fiv...