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Stereotypes of the Elderly, Tattooed Persons, Feminists and Politicians

the observation of one or two members of that group. For instance, one young African-American mother cheats to get welfare, and su...

Toni Morrison and Edward P. Jones

white. The reader is offered clues, but then are clues that could be perceived from either direction. For example, in the beginn...

The Impact of Age on the Reliability of the Psychiatric Interview

advances in research or clinical practice, the interview method has been one of the most fruitful, producing the majority of the b...

Troubled Teens: SUDs and DBDs in Adolescent Populations

226) and occurs in as much as 26 percent of the adolescent population, and include alcohol, tobacco and illegal substance use. Su...

Pharmaceutical Joint Ventures in India

November 1992. The cost was just over $10 million, equally split between the two companies. At that time, Eli Lilly was one of the...

Nursing-Sensitive Outcome Indicators

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

Research and Intervention for the Elderly

As our world continues to evolve we are faced with a greater and greater percentage of...

A Look at Two Frivolous Legal Cases in the Media

but the true facts reveal McDonalds true colors and why this elderly woman received such a large award. The facts of the case are ...

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....

UTI's Planning Health Program

rates per 100,000 by ethnicity in San Francisco are reported as: African-American, 1,302; Asian/Pacific Islander, 446; Latino, 535...

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 ...

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...

Practicum Example for a Nursing Course

of falls in elderly chronic patients at that home. 1c. Discuss findings with supervisor/mentor. 1a. The creation of a detailed...

Research on Polypharmacy and Elderly

with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...

Pressyres Teenagers Face

is rampant and the increasing rise in cyber-bullying has led too many adolescents to attempting suicide with many succeeding. Soci...

Social Support Services for the Elderly

the support services that are available vary widely according to location (Seggewiss, 2009, p. E90) The rapidly increasing number...

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...

Public Guardianship

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

Morocco and Political Reform

for centuries. During the 1990s there had been a few political reforms and a bicameral legislature would emerge ("Morocco," 2005)...