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higher risk for UTIs than others. Risks include older age, poor hygiene, and/or poor hydration. Two of the greatest risks can be p...
In five pages this paper discusses the causes of pressure sores, how to treat them, and the role of physical therapy in healing th...
In ten pages this paper presents an extensive literature review on the topic of pressure ulcers or sores. Fifteen sources are cit...
Of course it is not only the unacceptable nursing home that has escaped the attention of regulatory agencies in which pressure ulc...
rates per 100,000 by ethnicity in San Francisco are reported as: African-American, 1,302; Asian/Pacific Islander, 446; Latino, 535...
In fifteen pages this paper applies wound assessment teams, Braden and PSST assessment tools to the consideration of the U.S. pres...
front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...
At the same time, it is also the case that Black women...
is rampant and the increasing rise in cyber-bullying has led too many adolescents to attempting suicide with many succeeding. Soci...
Each child is unique and develops at his own pace, an important realization adults must understand to keep from imposing undue pre...
self-reported diabetes ranged from 1.6% among persons aged 18-34 years to 12.5% among persons aged 65-74 years" (Current Trends Re...
In fifteen pages acupuncture or the ancient Chinese technique of stimulating pressure points is discussed through definitions, his...
This paper presents a six page examination of hypertension or high blood pressure in a discussion of various treatments, natural r...
"Students construct their own knowledge or the slightly narrower Students construct their own knowledge based on their existing sc...
change and its rationale (which was based on the results of empirical research), implemented the change and then "supported the c...
and Pocock, 2010). The question that is addressed in this paper is to assess if this is having a disproportionate impact on women ...
2006, pp. 669-683). Based on this, the researchers found that hip fractures were greatly reduced in the women taking the supplemen...
the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...
This paper concludes that because at least one study questions its effectiveness, cranberry should probably not be the only treatm...
This essay offers a scenario teaching nurses and assistant to prevent UTIs associated with catheters. The essay describes the sett...
This study uses several research studies about social workers as its core. The focus is on social workers and the elderly. Technol...
In a paper of five pages, the author reviews strategies to improve health outcomes by reducing barriers to health promotoin progra...
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...
In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...
third of women with urinary tract infection will experience a recurrence during the following year, with recurrence being most com...
way the Social Security Administration does and proclaim that anyone age sixty-two or over will be considered "elderly". It seems...
is, a high level of "energy and vitality," contributes significantly to quality of life for the elderly (Spirduso, Francis and Mac...
trying to improve this situation. It seems important to spend some time on this aspect of the topic in light of the fact that it d...
This paper consists of five pages and examines the problems connected with adult children caring for their elderly parents by disc...
In eight pages the relationship between the housing arrangements of elderly women, their fear regarding crime and why they might b...