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and that maintaining the most stable possible environment has been found to help alleviate the impact of such behaviours: it might...

forgetful. It can be a very serious problem for the elderly who are often on a smorgasbord of necessary pills to treat a variety o...

Yet, birth and death are part of life and in some way they are each nearer to the darkness--the before and after life--that people...

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 ...

I left it on the hall table for you. It had a map from Christine. Where is it? Ill check." "No. I thought you had it. There was n...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

their web site with which this nursing organization is involved. For instance, the AACN promotes a specific cardiovascular health ...

Week, 2005). The etiology of the condition revolves around the inflammation and swelling of the synovial membrane as it is invade...

view According to experts, financial abuse is when someone uses another persons property or assets -- and in the case of t...

well taken, because there is still an attitude in society in general that abuse only occurs among "those" people; i.e., the poor, ...

There is no question that animals offer unconditional love and support, which is what most people desperately need when living out...

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

up and start moving around herself. I remember she would occasionally complain about stiff joints. She was affected every ...

for a few days. They engage in many risky behaviors. Further, juveniles are not rational actors who look at the potential results ...

cerebellum are affected, then hemi/quadriparesis, hemisensory loss and ataxia, and abnormal eye movements will be noted, along wit...

Unburdend crawl toward death", states King Lear in the opening act. Having decided to step down from the throne, King Lear has pos...

the facility of national service volunteerism. Foster Grandparents -- history, goals and funding Many older Americans are in a po...

human life. Without its influential element, myriad individuals would not be able to properly function within their world. The p...

The vastly different reports of the incidence of urinary incontinence among the older population is the result of the different wa...

a list of advantages for patients, which include: * Greater coordination of services leads to higher quality care for the patient ...

activities" (Orems Self-Care Model Concepts) that patients need to undertake to meet their own health care needs on a routine basi...

This research paper begins by discussing the roles and core competencies of various advanced practice nursing specialties. The wri...

This hypothetical interview provides students with an example of how an interview with a nursing manager might be described. The m...

This essay offers an analysis of the nursing profession. Specifically, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are ident...

(p. 835) among Medicaid residents of Massachusetts nursing homes between 1991 and 1994. This mixed method (i.e., quantitative as ...