Essays on Elderly

Quality and Safety Practice: Prevention of Patient Falls - Literature Review

Introduction Whether an elderly person is living alone, with others, within a nursing home, or under care in a medical facility, falling is a major threat. For seniors older than 65 years of age living in a community situation, one in three will suffer a fall every year; for individuals over 85 years of age, the rate climbs to half of all residents (Cameron et al., 2010; CBO, 2004; Neyens, 2007; Tinetti, 2003). If an elderly adult is institutionalized, the possibility of falling in a year rises to 1.5 to 2 times (Dijcks et al., 2005) and a serious ...

The concept of Compression of Morbidity was introduced by Dr. James Fries in the year 1980. According to his theory, most of the illnesses are chronic and develop in the later years of life. he postulated that the lifetime burden of a disease can be decreased if the time of onset of chronic diseases can be postponed and also if the postponement was greater than the life expectancy increase (Stanford School of Medicine). Lifetime burden of disease is not only important from the health point of view of the aged population, but it also is a major issue of ...

As robots proceed to ubiquity within societal environments, there has been a concern related to the consequences of proliferation (Sharkey, 2008). Humans are faced with the dilemma of having to choose particular options that they intend to act upon where every available option will have their moral obligation that connects to what they are related. Ethical considerations, however, in practice is to consider resolution means for such issues. There are different schemes that can be adopted for holding such moral deliberations. However, the option of the scheme in case of any, to apply is up to an individual to ...

The contemporary world has seen the exponential rise of cancer prevalence in the aging population to somewhat alarming levels. This segment consists of individuals aged 65 years and above and is the fastest growing age group in the United States. Recent statistics indicate that one in every eight people in America aged 65 years, and above develops cancer, with women accounting for 58% of all cancer cases (Browner, n.d.). Since cancer risk increases with advancing age, the elderly account for 56% and 70% of all new cancer diagnoses and mortalities in the country (Browner, n.d.). The cancer burden in ...

Nurse Home Visiting Programs

Nurse home visiting programs are used by public health nurses who work with families in communities. The nurses make visits to assess the needs, health status, and the environments in which the families are living in order to make the appropriate interventions and provide the available resources (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Hanson, 2015). The nurses assess the environmental status, such as paint conditions, aged houses, and dangerous equipment in playgrounds that pose safety hazards. The families benefit from the visits by getting recommendations such as the installation of fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in the houses. The nurses also ...

It is widely known that to obtain the necessary medical care for certain population groups is problematic. This applies especially to the elderly and to the people living below the poverty line. Since such people are often unable to afford the paid medical treatment, they have to rely only on the state aid. And such instruments in need are the government programs Medicaid and Medicare. Although these programs are quite different, they are both controlled by the division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Together they performed a great help for the certain groups of people ...

U.S has one of the largest and costliest health care system in the world. Healthcare is the second largest industry in the country. In spite of this achievement, the health status of the people in U.S, does not match the cost and infrastructure put into it (HealthCare.gov, 2016). Both communicable and non-communicable diseases still continue to harm a large sector of the population, when compared to other developed countries. Unlike other developed countries, people in U.S were expected to obtain individual health coverages and pay individually for health services. The right to health was not treated as a basic ...

Introduction

Africa has a population of over one billion people that is roughly 14% of the world’s population (Brown and Levasseur). Most of the people in the continent live in rural areas with some of these places densely populated. Areas that are highly populated are along the river Nile, the Maghreb region, West Africa, East African Highlands, and eastern half of South Africa.

Environmental Factors Affecting Population Distribution

Most of sub-Saharan Africa nations rely on agriculture for a living either through subsistence agriculture, export agriculture or a combination of both. Areas with fertile soils and reliable annual rainfall that can support the growing of ...

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY

Hospitals are complex business structures in addition to complex medical organizations. The structure of the hospitals is very important to ensure that all departments are properly supervised and functioning. Hospitals are sorted by bed count and on average a medium size hospital contains an inpatient unit of approximately 200 beds . Regardless of bed size all hospitals need certain departments functioning to be able to provide services and meet the overriding regulations that are required. The following organizational chart serves most hospitals well. Of course, larger hospitals may find that the departments need to be separated further and other managers ...

Introduction

Pain is one of the common problems that affect many old people worldwide (Tse, Leung & Ho, 2012). Despite the high number of old people who are affected by it, this condition is normally undertreated. According to the Maslow Hierarchy Model of Needs, the high pain prevalence is likely to affect negatively the fulfillment of the psychological needs (Tse, Leung & Ho, 2012). This challenge comes in the wake of an increase in the life expectancy of senior citizens aged 65 years and above in the past few decades. Since 1999, the life expectancy of these group has improved by 11 ...

Introduction

The increasing number of ill elderly or frail elderly is a significant challenge in western countries. The elders can be given care by the parents at homes and sometimes by nurses. The problem is mainly found in western nations that have developed homes for elderly people. The number of the patients is increasing thus reducing the bed spaces in the available hospitals, hence forcing many of the families to take care of their patient at homes. Paying for the forma care caregiving can be too expensive for most families and hence with improved education and awareness the care can ...

The leadership among nurses involves their ability to identify a specific goal or target, motivate the action of other people, and provision of support and motivation to be able to accomplish goals set by the institution. According to studies, nurses will be able to act as efficient and effective leaders if they portray particular characteristics and apply certain strategies (Frankel, 2011). Some of the effective characteristics of an effective leader include creativity and innovativeness, good role model, appreciative, trustworthy, and encouraging. Creativity and innovativeness are necessary for leaders especially when thinking of an effective and efficient strategy that can ...

Introduction

An evaluation plan refers to a roadmap that identifies the goals and objectives that one is conducting. The evaluation plan will also describe the process to be executed in conducting a research exercise. It includes the information that will be collected and defines the methods that will be used to analyse the data collected. The plan will be responsible for carrying out the project. The question under evaluation is: What is Vocational Rehabilitation in patients with prolonged fatigue complaints satisfying optimal evaluation facets to be further pursued? This evaluation question is important because it helps to address the health ...

Budgeting is a tool that helps the estimation of a project’s future cash flows. Given the limited amount of resources, priority choice or setting will remain a reality in the implementation of healthcare programs. Having a budget can be beneficial in planning for the future of the program implementation. Budgets also help create operational efficiency and assess the decision made by the directors. Economic evaluations of this budgets will inform the policy makers the efficiency of the allocation of resources (Wyatt, 2012). In order to come up with an appropriate budget then a health program planner needs to ...

A nurse in a nursing home care facility observed that there is an increasing incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) among its elderly residents. Most of those who got infected happened to be using catheters. Thinking that the UTI may be caused by catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), the nurse looked up the Internet to see if there are ways to minimize the incidence of CAUTI among the residents. The nurse discovered that CAUTI is one of the types of infections in long-term health care facilities that are most common (Nicolle, 2014; Matthews & Lancaster, 2011). Fortunately, the nurse saw ...

AGEING IN AMERICA

In the year 2013 (the latest year for which data is available), there were 44.7 million aged individuals in the United States (above the age of 65 years). The aged population consisted of 14.1% of the total population of US. In other words, approximately one in every seven citizens of America was aged (Administration for Community Living, 2016). For the purpose of the study about different racial groups in the US undergoing ageing, we will specifically discuss the Asian Americans and African Americans. (The Older Asian Population in America, 2016) As compared to the other ethnic groups of the ...

What assessment tool would be used to determine the patient's risk for falls? Provide evidence to support your answer.

The St. Thomas’s Risk Assessment Tool in falling elderly inpatients (STRATIFY) would suitably be used in the assessment of this patient. It is based on the assessment of a total of five fall risk factors namely transfer and mobility risk, agitation, visual impairment, frequent toileting as well as fall presentation as a complaint which are rated on a scale of 1 to 5. These are essentially the major risks that are common in elderly patients who are risk of falls.

Nursing diagnoses:

Actual: NANDA-I diagnosis: Acute confusion which is related to declining cognitive capabilities and as evidenced by the patient ...

Population pyramids are a useful tool for analyzing the population’s age and gender structure. The countries with the rapid population growth have more young people than elderly people. On the contrary, the countries with the slow population growth tend to have a large number of elderly people (Rowntree 23). Sometimes the population pyramids have a very unusual pattern which can be explained only by means of the analysis of the country’s past history and socio-economic development. For instance, in Figure 1 one can see the population pyramid for Qatar in Southwest Asia. There are much more males ...

Purpose of the initiative

There is an immense emphasis on a continuous improvement of the quality of health services rendered to elderly patients to guarantee optimum desired health outcomes (Birren et al., 2014). As such, the operations of Mount Sinai hospital need to take into account patient’s satisfaction and wellness. It is evident that elderly patients face a variety of health complications associated with old age which have devastating effects on their general health and their families. Hence as a health institution, we ought to be at the forefront of addressing elderly health problems and ensure our patients live a satisfactory life ...

Physical body effects occurring during the aging process

The skin is one of the peripheral body organs that clearly indicate changes in the aging process. It is evident by the continual loss of skin elasticity in adults. In the process, wrinkles are formed alongside the pigmentation related to senescence. Collagen and elastin are protein fibers whose presence makes the skin consume slack and stay adherent tightly onto the underlying skin structures (Abdulraheem, 2014). Changes in the eyesight are prominently evident in the elderly, especially those above their 50s for whom their decline in visual acuity seems to be accelerating. The reason most elderly people above 50s use ...

Yancik, Rosemary. "Cancer burden in the aged." Cancer 80.7 (1997): 1273-1283. Web. In this journal article, Yancik uses demographic and epidemiological data to explicate the burden of cancer on people aged sixty-five years and above. According to the article, aging is presented as one of the risk factors for cancer. The author associates high cancer incidence and death rates in this population segment with preexisting health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and arthritis that pose a clinical challenge to healthcare practitioners. Furthermore, the author predicts that cancer diagnosis among the elderly is likely to become complex given the ...

Anemia

This is a condition that normally develops when blood lacks enough hemoglobin or red blood cells. Hemoglobin being part of the red blood cells is responsible for binding oxygen. When one has abnormal or too few red blood cells or the hemoglobin is low or abnormal, the cells in the body will lack enough oxygen (World Health Organization. 2015). Symptoms like fatigue occur in people with anemia because the body organs lack what they need to operate appropriately. Other possible symptoms are; feeling tired, a feeling of the heart racing, feel having short of breath, experiencing worse heart problems ...

End-of-life care becomes an issue at some point for elderly clients

End-of-life care is an inevitable part of the life of elderly clients and should be treated with a particular attention from the nurse's perspective. Observing the recent trends in the end-of-life care one can not but mention the fact that elderly people decide to die not in their own home, but prefer to move to specialized institutions (BBC News, 2016). In this pepper we will highlight the main reasons of this trend and, furthermore, focus on the ways nurses can support the client during end-of-life care. The possible reasons for people preferring not to die at home can be ...

{Author Name [first-name middle-name-initials last-name]} {Institution Affiliation [name of Author’s institute]} Acute pain represents a sudden occurrence of pain that does not last for a long period while chronic pain indicates an underlying problem that may become take the form of a disease. Two approaches describe the assessment of Acute Abdominal Pain (AAP), the first one is based on a classification of the abdomen into systems and second is abdominal topography divided into four quadrants. Three types of abdominal pains according to systems are Visceral, parietal and referred. Visceral includes poorly localized pain in hollow or solid organs ...

The American court system is one of complex court systems across the world. Approximately, 17000 courts operate within the US at local, state and federal levels . The structure of these courts, including the legal duties of the court staff followed by the steps involved in the criminal process have been influencing the trends of American court system over years. There were several controversies and debates about the actions and inactions of the courts in the past. However, the court system has transformed over time into an effective judicial body, which delivers justice to the Americans. The past trends of ...

A group composed of two to thousands of individuals which aims to achieve a common goal is termed as an organization. The behavior, principles, standards, philosophies, customs, language and practices of a particular organization is termed as organizational culture. Studies have identified four characteristics that comprise cultures in organizations namely: power, bureaucracy, achievement and innovation, and support (Butts, n.d.). Organizational ethics is referred to as the ability of an organization to accurately give definition to its mission and vision. Organizational ethics involves procedures, results, and character along with culture and trust. It also involves identification of different values that ...

Part 1

Notably, the abuse of older people has been observed to gain ground in recent times. The minority groups have mostly been on the receiving end and, in particular, the Hispanic community. In general, the abuse of older people may either exist as an act of omission which is also referred to as neglect or as an act of commission (Rodriguez, 2015). The harm may be intentional or unintentional. Such abuses occur in physical, psychological or financial forms. Whichever the case, such abuses are likely to result in sufferings, pain and injuries which would have been prevented in the first ...

Columbia Southern University

Life is an extraordinary gift and entails two dynamic cycles. One in which where we experience youth and then a wonderful path which is aging and it is said that with age comes wisdom. It is through this process that we live and learn that as we get older the body starts to become more physically incapable of performing as before. Many will start losing the ability to see and hear, rational reasoning becomes a factor resulting in dementia. It is with these initiating factors that caregivers neglect and abuse elders or dependent adults who should be providing their ...

Google has been developing many various technologies that can improve human life and make it easier and handy to use. The company has been present in the market a long time and has so far provided many interesting and useful technologies. With the evolving of sophistication of information technologies the more complex systems are being built for individual usage. Almost everyone on this planet in developed world has the access to the internet or the communication tolls that are sometimes needed in the rear to use the google technologies. The research paper will examine five Google technologies implemented or ...

Business Decision-making Plan:

Introduction: Decision making is an important aspect toward the survival and success of any business. Decisions that are entrenched on a substantial body of facts and logical reasoning can steer the company into long-lasting prosperity (Walden, 2014). However, decisions that are made based on inadequate logic, emotionalism, and imperfect information can drastically bring the business down and fail in its operation. Bad decisions have been the prime contributors to the decline and fall of vast, capital-intensive companies over time. All entrepreneurs realize the painful demand and necessity of choice, which is often inevitable.

In the management of the Newman ...

IDENTIFYING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS TOWARDS TAKING UP AND SUSTAINING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH TYPE II DIABETES

(PART 2)

Introduction

Type II diabetes mellitus has a wide prevalence in the UK and across the globe, with significant impact on the aging population. Literature reviews have been consistent to define the disease as a growing epidemic with lifestyle implications. Lifestyle modification has been considered to be an important preventive measure against the development of the disease. Feinglos and Bethel (2008, p. 337) supported this view, indicating that behavioral and lifestyle changes should be included in the treatment program for diabetes mellitus, not only as a treatment approach but also as a preventive measure as well. However, it is ...

Discussion 2

Aging research and statistical methods present various pieces information about its essence when it comes to elderly people’s cognition, psycho-social functioning, and overall health. In this writing we present the statistical method’s role in determining the variables’ role in identifying their relationship with each other in terms of a person’s well-being in the latter part of their life. Thus, the aging research through experimental and quasi-experimental designs will determine the factors that are needed in health research.

In the field of aging research, the mentioned designs are two of the most applicable pieces of information when ...

The institutional affiliation

Ethical issues are central in the health care industry, especially when working with elderly people. Currently the humanity faces a problem of an aging population and the number of people after their 65 increases dramatically. So, the primary preparation of the health care providers needs to be conducted in order to meet the requirements of older adults. The important point to note is that the development of useful health care policy options is a stable foundation of a future economic reality. Thus, those renewed strategies should be more beneficial and valuable for a new generation of taxpayers along with ...

Classmate 1 Comment

The answer presented by the first classmate portrays filial piety as the aspect of respecting one’s ancestors, fathers, and elders. The practice is highly prevalent in countries found in East Asia such as China, Korea, and Japan. Filial piety was common during the ancient times. People believed in ancestral worship saying that there was always a forefather watching over the current generation. Unfortunately, most individuals today have stopped trusting the tradition. Those who conduct the activity only do it because they are directed to do so and not because they place any value. According to the passage, the ...

Introduction:

This paper is developed with the purpose of identifying NANDA, NIC and NOC elements and their linkage to the plan for nursing care the scenario chosen for the purpose is of a patient with cognitive heart failure. As suggested by Clark and Lang (1992) nursing terminologies are base for nursing care and planning, these terminologies help to define and describe nursing care. NANDA, NIC and NOC are the terms which are used for nursing profession on continuous basis, nurse select which nursing diagnosis is required to base on the patients actual health and condition and potential health needs with ...

One of the determinants of intelligence is through the use of IQ tests. Emotional intelligence is one of the seven types of intelligence that can be assessed using these kinds of tests (McQueen, 2004). Emotional Intelligence Quotient can also be used to refer to a person’s ability to be able to recognize, evaluate, and even manage feelings and emotions of his own or of another person. Emotional Intelligence is commonly used in different fields of profession to be able to identify particular similarities and differences when it comes to personal and other person’s emotions. Moreover, information about ...

PERSONAL EXPERIMENTS

Outset of the Investigation Having entered the domain of sociological research I have often found myself asking why it is that the progressive generation of today of which I am part still lack in empathy towards the older generation, typically those in their sixties and after. The fast-paced growth of technology had made many so self-centred that they cannot pause to think of others, and become all out cyber prospectors. I have talked to many of my friends and many of them seem to shrug off the problem of the elderly. The genera mindset is that these lives are ...

The development of different connections and relationships between leaders and staff in the nursing practice can be achieved through transformational leadership. Aside from this, transformational leadership has also been proven to help in the clinical expertise of the health care sector. Nurses who possess transformational leadership have an advantage especially when dealing with followers and achieving greater goals. Some of the benefits of possessing transformational leadership skills include improved outcomes and satisfaction of patients (Denker, 2014). According to Smith (2015), some of the attributes of transformational leadership include improving the attentiveness and awareness of the staff and other subordinates ...

For the last six years, Elsie has been working as the customer service manager in a microfinance institution. She agreed to give an interview concerning the elements of her job and the problems she has encountered over the six years. Elsie says that her job involves direct contact with the customer on a daily basis. She is often the first person to have immediate contact with most consumers. Elsie is very proactive in developing good relations with the buyers and has created a solid customer base in the region. She has encountered different problems during her tenure as a ...

Part 1: Who are you?

Who am I? I am female of Hispanic ethno-cultural origin and my passion is in working with the elderly. I am currently taking up Psychology as part of the required course modules in the degree course that I am pursuing. I still live with my elderly parents and I have an older sister who I dearly love. I am very passionate and driven in my work with the elderly. I loved working with those diagnosed with Dementia and Alzheimer’s. I would love to be an instrumental contributor to uplifting their lives in whatever means I can: through a ...

The primary reason why demographic winter would cause concern is the fact that the very essence of the process called “demographic winter” results in a nation’s – as well as well world population’s in general – shrinking. This is pure mathematics: less people are being born, more people are living longer. This ensues several conclusions. First of all, the structure of a society in which demographic winter happens is so that the working groups of people are constantly and incrementally getting smaller. This means a couple of things, including the decline in productivity of a nation (given than less ...

Preventable hospital re-hospitalizations are key quality and patient safety concerns. Statistics suggest that one in every five Medicare enrollees is re-hospitalized within 30 days of discharge from an acute care facility, and an estimated 75% of these readmissions are avoidable. Readmissions are expensive costing the United Sates (US) healthcare system an estimated $17 billion annually. The 2010 affordable care act established the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. This program offers a financial incentive to hospitals to reduce excess readmissions (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2013). In efforts to avoid Medicare penalties, hospitals around the country have implemented programs aimed at ...

Abstract

The essay presents considerations of various challenges faced by the hospitality industry in relation to various changes in the population. Demonstrates issues related to decreases and increases in the population, the relative age of the populace, and the expectation that those populations. Impacts that these changes have on the societies in which the hospitality facilities are located are also considered. The essay demonstrates that these challenges can be mitigated by understanding the relationship that the changes in population have with the ability for hospitality managers to provide adequate services to their customers. In understanding the expectations of these populations, ...

First Assignment

The type of event that I attended that was of great importance was the orientation I had to go to when I first started at Indiana State University, the setting of the event took place inside of the Indiana State University auditorium, the event took place on the second day of my arrival at college. There were at least 300+ people and a huge place with a lot of chairs, there were, what I assumed at the time, college professors and staff from different departments. The audience consisted of myself and several students who were first time attendants like ...

Proposal for Heath Promotion Program for the Elderly

[Institution Title] Proposal for Heath Promotion Program for the Elderly

Analysis of the Behavioral Theory The proponent of the Heath Promotion Program for the elderly relating to injury decided on using the PRECEDE/PROCEED model as a working framework for the program. The PRECEDE/PROCEED model is a behavioral theory that involved the active participation of the community with the intention of creating an effective community health promotion intercession . The decision to choose this particular model for a behavioral theory originates from the intensive study that evaluated the risks that the elderly confronts when they are outside the house. The study ...

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Abstract

Insomnia is a very frequent condition which affects women in particular and older people more frequently than younger ones. The reasons for which these groups are more affected have to do with psychological and physiological causes. At the request of a large pharmaceutical company, this report tries to understand how a new insomnia drug could be efficiently marketed in the case of these target groups. Awareness campaigns which illustrate the causes of insomnia in different targeted groups increase the trust of people in the company. Marketing campaigns should be conducted on a variety of media most often employed ...

1. Identify the health behavior theory used in this article. The studies explained in this article rely on social cognitive theory. Since the studies are aimed at developing theoretical-based and culturally appropriate interventions to promote Hepatitis B testing, a theoretical framework had to be developed. Health Behavior Framework was developed. The framework relies on Social Cognitive Behavior since it shares various constructs with the social cognitive theory. 2. Identify the level of intervention targeted by the intervention (individual, interpersonal, community). The interventions developed in the trials were implemented at individual and community level. Concerning the individual level, knowledge of ...

One of the theories that can be applied in the nursing practice include the theories of complexity, chaos, change, and innovation. These theories can be seen and applied to different sectors and areas in the nursing profession. Two of the theories can have always been discussed alongside each other are the theory of complexity and the theory of chaos. The chaos theory involves structures and methods that follow the normal rules and laws but through an unconventional way. Some of the chaotic systems that can be seen in the field of nursing include flow of fluids, irregular beat of ...

A Comparative Study of Pragmatic Properties of the English and Chinese Language

Introduction Just like humans and knowledge, language is able to evolve. The question to consider is that are these changes good or bad? The establishment of a language take years to perfect and right now, no language in this world is flawless. Two best examples are two of the most spoken language in the world Chinese and English. Fact Monster (2014) uploaded a list of the most spoken language in the world, Chinese took the top spot with over 1,197,000,000 speakers around the world. English only came in third with 335,000,000 after Spanish. One ...

Osteoarthritis is a common disease affecting many across the world, especially, the elderly (65 years and above).It is usually caused by the wearing out of the cartilage located on the bone ends (Hochberg et al., 2012). The disease is usually associated with mild symptoms in its benign stages and with time, progress to severe levels which are characterized by debilitating symptoms such as pain within the affected joints, stiffness, tenderness, grating sensation and bone spurs (Loeser et al., 2012). Osteoarthritis has got no cure but symptoms can be managed through lifestyle modification and use of pharmacological approaches (Berenbaum, ...

Research design

The study will utilize a quasi-experimental design whereby the researcher would be allowed liberty to select subjects for the study. This is something caused by the nature of the study (Parahoo, 2014). The study essentially involves elderly persons and it would be prudent to allow the researcher liberty to choose among subjects who are capable of fully participating.

Ethical considerations

It is of great importance to undertake steps to protect the subjects of the study, in terms of upholding their safety, autonomy and confidentiality. In this regard, thus study would be guided by a set of ethical principles (beneficence, non-maleficence and ...

The progression in medical science and technology permitted today’s generation to enjoy advance medical health care and live longer lives. However, there are difficult struggles that came with getting older, in addition to the challenges that are faced by the families who have to take care of elderly family members. For instance, the majority of the ageing people would have to contend with the different medical conditions that develop as they age. One of the common illnesses that occur with ageing is the dreaded Alzheimer’s disease. The challenges that families may face in caring for an elderly ...

Vignettes

Vignettes The interaction of social, psychological, and biological aspects make up the biopsychosocial perspective. This perspective attributes complicated events or phenomena to a number of causes.

Florence should be depressed and ashamed (psychological) about having her children in foster care. She can only visit them with supervision. She most likely is lonely and without friends because of her negative reputation of having been in jail (social). Since she is renting a room and not living with the family members, and is still on probation, the connections with family and friends is very minimal or absent. The Hispanics believe strongly ...

Question 1: Think of significant events in your family life: has your religion influenced how you marked the occasion? How might someone from different family/religious background have marked the occasion? Answer 1: Some of the significant event in my family life have been the festive occasions and family functions which have strengthened and vitalized the bond amongst the family members. My religion its effect on my life has always sufficed to form the plinth of faith over my family. This family faith has not only exceeded in marching ahead of trivial issues that came up but also eradicated them. ...

Abstract

Prevention of pressure injury may beneficial because it helps in reducing treatment costs. A treatment plan can be effective in addressing the risk of old people from acquiring pressure injuries. Professional collaboration is recommended because the efforts of nurses, nutritionists, and physicians play a critical role in prevention. The patient needs may be fulfilled if the environment and the care providers are collaborative. Therefore, a collaborative approach can be effective in achieving positive patient outcomes. This may help in reducing health costs incurred during admission or treatment of injuries. However, knowledge and skills are critical for patients who are at risk ...

The Covid-19 virus is a newly discovered infectious disease transmitted via droplets created when an infected individual sneezes, coughs, or even exhales. Due to their weight, these droplets quickly fall on a surface. The virus is revealed to have originated from Wuhan, China, from which it spread to all the corners of the globe. I first encountered the virus on television, where the public was being warned of a new infectious virus. I had just come from the store to attain the groceries necessary for my grandmother, who I had lived with all my life, and me. Upon arrival, I found her ...

Violence

Violence is universally defined as the deliberate application of force, usually physical, against oneself, other people or a group of people, which causes physical harm or severe injury that may consequently lead to death. The act has to be intentional in spite of any of the premeditated outcomes. Any activity that presents injurious risk is depicted as violent.

Unfortunately, violence is not only present in my community but also globally. It is the cause of death for a little over 1.5 million people in a year (WHO, 2002). Theses violent acts range from suicides, homicides, wars, domestic violence, wars and many ...

A Diet After All

Revised Article:

Older people who are struggling with excess weight or obesity are often pressurized by family and friends to take up diets resulting in intentional weight loss. However, a recent study has revealed that weight loss among the elderly may not necessarily prolong their lifespan. Never the less, the researchers who published their findings in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also noted that there is no apparent harm in weight reduction either.

Weight loss among older citizens has traditionally been a cause of concern as it is often a symptom of ...

Disease management constitutes an important area in the clinical research where drugs possess a significant position. The effect of drugs on various organ systems has been the area of much research interest which gradually made feasible the development of several classes of drugs. Drugs may have dual role of promoting and inhibiting the vital biochemical and molecular pathways that play influential role in the disease outcome.

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are considered as anticongestive heart failure and antihypertensive agents. They have gained wide spread physician and patient satisfaction. The ACE inhibitors prevent the ...

Question a

In order to be a D.O, there are some qualities that an individual needs to possess, and I believe that I have these qualities. From the onset, it is clear that a D.O gives quite a comprehensive care plan that looks at the entire body, rather than treating specific symptoms. This calls for an individual who is through, has a broad based experience in many issues and has the ability to see beyond the obvious. I have these abilities and capacities, given that I have worked in various fields, different positions and handling various responsibilities. As such, I have gained the skills and ...