Is old age really golden age? What are its pros and cons? Old age in human beings is the final stage of the normal life span. In most contemporary countries 60 or 65 is the age of eligibility for retirement and old-age social programs. Thus retirement is the golden age when senior citizens can escape the daily grind of work and the routine chores‚ moreover they spend their time doing gardening‚ taking holidays and chatting with friends. Many developed countries have certainly the greatest respect
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Is old age really golden age? What are its pros and cons? Human life is a long and complex process which passes through many stages. Each stage contains new circumstances and requirements to which one has to adapt. The great English poet W. Shakespeare described and divided the human life span into a number of stages: an infant‚ a schoolboy‚ a lover with agonies of adolescence‚ a soldier as a youngish‚ a justice as an adult‚ a pantaloon who is over the hill‚ and the second childhood with "sans teeth
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Definition of Osteoporosis: Osteoporosis‚ which means porous bone‚ is a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced. As bones become more porous and fragile‚ the risk of fracture is greatly increased. The loss of bone occurs silently and progressively. Often there are no symptoms until the first fracture occurs. Typically as a result of hormonal changes‚ or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. http://www.iofbonehealth.org/what-is-osteoporosis General Effects of Osteoporosis on the Body:
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In Strong Bones‚ Healthy Body Targeted Solutions for Osteoporosis‚ Elias (2013) began by noting the importance of recognizing that Osteoporosis is a growing medical problem. Elias (2013) stated that 44 million Americans‚ young and old males and females‚ are estimated to have some level of Osteoporosis. Elias (2013) goes on to say that with age‚ the ability to restore bone tissue and our bone mineral density declines‚ and as a result our bones become brittle and weak. Elias (2013) further describes
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Fall Prevention Policy Each unit in the hospital have fall prevention committee that develops policy on how to prevent fall incidents among patients and how to reduce injuries related to fall during hospitalization. Some of the fall prevention policies include wearing of non-skid foot wear‚ use of bed alarm‚ and mandatory hourly rounds. Intravenous Therapy Policy This policy was designed by the hospital to outline nursing care and management of peripheral and central intravenous therapy (IV) for
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PROBLEMS 0F OLD AGE SHIJO RAPHEL CONTENTS Introduction Definition Characteristic of old age Social cause of old age problem Current statistics related to the old age problem Solution and remedial measure to solve old age problem Action taken by trainee for solving the problem Comments and suggestion Conclusion Introduction The elderly population in India is continuously increasing and also the problems faced
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According to the centers of disease control and prevention‚ stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke occur when blood vessels carrying oxygen to the brain ruptures or is blocked by a clot. When oxygen and nutrients carried within blood are unable to reach the brain‚ the brain cells die. There are three types of strokes: Ischemic‚ transient ischemic attack (TIA) and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke caused by chronic cholesterol deposits or atherosclerosis developing in
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Introduction to Psychology SSC101 Muqadam Ali | 11476 | “The possible factors and effect of negative attitude of young generation towards older people” Table of Content S no. | Title | Page No. | 1. | Acknowledgment | 1 | 2. | Executive Summary | 2 | 3. | Introduction | 3 | | * Definition | 3 | | * Role of Older people in the society | 3 | | * Opinion of young generation towards older people | 4 | 4. | Methodology | 5 | 5. | Results | 6 | 6. | Discussions
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Definition/Description of the injury Arthritis is joint pain or joint disease that results in pain‚ stiffness‚ and loss of range of motion. Not only does it affect joints‚ it also affects the areas around joints such as the muscles and tendons. Certain types of arthritis can affect the skin and internal organs. Arthritis can arise from multiple things such as genetics‚ age‚ injury‚ stress‚ obesity‚ infection‚ developmental disorders‚ calcium deposits and inflammation. Arthritis is not one disease‚ it is
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Just a few kilometres from the world famous resting place of Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa is a sprawling complex with freshly painted blue and white buildings. Through the years‚ not too many people‚ even in Kolkata‚ had given the campus much regard‚ treating it as just another effort by Christian missionaries to spread the good word. An elderly couple with a sister But on October 11‚ all of that changed and Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity suddenly found itself relegated‚ almost by default
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