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

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 ...

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

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...

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

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 ...

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

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

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...

professional must carefully evaluate this patient using all that is known about each of these conditions. Pain such as that being...

the American population becomes progressively older. This report warns that we are on the threshold of becoming a basically "geria...

medication are adequate, symptoms are controlled and most asthma-related problems are avoided (Francis, 2004). There are two maj...

Inferiority, 5. Identity verses Role Confusion, 6. Intimacy verses Isolation, 7. Generativity verses Stagnation, and 8. Integr...

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...

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...

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

This research paper/essay concerns a home visit with an older woman suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF, hypertension and...

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) are licensed registered nurses (RNs) who have advanced graduate degree education. They ...

There are dozens of nursing theories that have been developed over decades. Each has its own value and each is beneficial for nurs...

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...

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

well. This study also appears to be sound scientifically. Its primary means of data analysis is statistical; the methods b...