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The Elderly and Substance Abuse

then developing a quantitative instrument for assessing risk behaviors related to the onset of substance abuse behaviors among the...

Overview of Cancer

which refers to tumors that have invaded surrounding tissue; or it may be considered to be "metastatic," which refer to tumors sen...

Diversity

dominant in relation to both numbers and the capacity to maintain status. The vying for power in this country may result in grea...

Falls and the Retired Population - An Annotated Bibliography

The writer reviews and present the main theme of fifteen articles that would be useful in a project to assess the impact that fal...

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...

Events Shape Our Lives

the family owned a car, the elderly womans family had the opportunity to visit family or friends or even take a Sunday drive. Th...

Nursing Research on Fall Prevention

viewed demonstrated variables in relation to the methods for disseminating information and best-practice approaches to reducing fa...

Fall Prevention in the Elderly in Home Care

percent of that total population lose their ability to walk (Tonarelli, 2010). Hip injuries and falls of any kind can reduce the ...

UTIs Pressure Sores Pneumonia in the Elderly

higher risk for UTIs than others. Risks include older age, poor hygiene, and/or poor hydration. Two of the greatest risks can be p...

Risks in the Home that Impact on Fall Rates

The writer looks at literature which has been used to identify different risks in the home environment that may impact on the fall...

How Osteoporosis Affects the Elderly

This essay discusses osteoporosis - what it is, risks, and incidence. It does so in the context of a film entitled Fire in the Dar...

Failures in Fall Prevention Practices

The writer looks at the best practice strategies to reduce fall rates in elderly community based patients. The research based bet ...

The Influence of Environmental Factors on Falls

This paper is an annotated bibliography written in support of a nursing paper examining environmental factors which may influence...

LEADERSHIP AND THE FIVE BASES OF POWER

This 3-page paper discusses the five bases of power and how it works with leadership and dependency. ...

Indonesian Women, Their Status

This research paper offers an overview of the status of Indonesian women in regards to educational achievement, employment status ...

The Elderly and Driving Behavior

A gerontological issue that is relevant in today's society involves driving. This paper examines studies on driving as it respect...

Assessing a Fall Prevention Implementation Plan

attitudes and motivation. However, in a criticism of the educational program, it has become apparent that certain aspects of these...

Evaluating a Nursing Educational Program

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...

Review of Achievements in the Development and Implementation of Nursing Program to Reduce Falls

The writer reviews an intervention program designed by the student to assess and reduce risks with the aim of preventing falls in ...

African American Subjugation and Slavery

This research paper offers an overview of the fundamental causes that motivated the implementation of slavery in the American colo...

Using socially Oriented Media by Youth

This 3 page paper gives an overview of some positive and negative parts of social media use. This paper includes things such as ad...

Electronic Commerce and Technologies

This 3 page paper gives an overview of how social media and mobile devices help electronic commerce. This paper includes and descr...

Sickle Cell Disease, an Overview

This research paper offers a comprehensive overview of sickle cell disease (SCD). First of all, the writer describes the gene muta...

The Elderly and Mental Health

This essay presents a discussion on mental health practice and the elderly, focusing on the biases of the student as a mental heal...

A Case Study, Polypharmacy

This research paper presents a case study that illustrates how to properly address an instance of polypharmacy in an elderly patie...

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 ...

Observation of Older Adults, A Field Study

This essay discusses a student's observations of elderly adults and the student's interpretation of the observed behaviors, drawin...

Penney's Management Beginning and Now

This essay discusses the department store, J.C. Penney. The essay provides a brief overview of the founder and the founding of the...

The Elderly, Medications for Hypertension and Depression

This research paper presents a discussion of prescription, non-prescription and herbal drugs that can be utilized in treating the...