Elder Care Services and Gum Disease It has been said that the mouth is the window the health. In other words‚ problems with the teeth and gums are often an indication of many more severe ailments within the body. By keeping up on your loved one’s oral health‚ you may also be reducing the chances for heart disease‚ kidney disease‚ liver disease‚ and digestive problems. Or‚ looked at from the other way‚ seniors with poor gum health have an increased risk of each of those disorders. Dr. Cynthia Carlsson
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This essay is to discuss the statement: ‘Infection prevention is every healthcare professional’s responsibility’. In order to identify the healthcare professional’s responsibility the author will be drawing from three different sources including documents from the Department of Health‚ the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s code of conduct and the Royal College of Nursing. After this‚ the essay will talk about two different practises that healthcare professionals can use to break the chain of infection
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Cause and effect of chronic disease and its impact in the United States ********* **** Techniques 1 – Week 3 ****** ****** – Student ID: ******* Instructor: ******* ***** April 18‚ 2010 The United States is experiencing an unsustainable disease burden; 130 million people today suffer from chronic diseases‚ taking a tremendous toll on individuals‚ families‚ and communities. In addition to lives lost and quality of life lost‚ we are also a nation in crisis‚ an economic crisis. We spend over
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. People affected with sickle cell disease produce abnormally shaped red blood cells that causes health problems. Sickle cell disease is caused by a defective gene passed on from the parent to the child. Sickle cell disease is condition that is considered serious and lifelong. People of African descent are mainly affected with sickle cell disease in addition to ‚ Caribbean‚ Middle Eastern‚ Eastern Mediterranean
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Rhesus disease is an infant wellbeing condition that is brought on by an incompatibility between the mother’s blood classification and the baby. Here’s the significance: Most individuals have Rh-positive blood‚ implying that they create an Rh protein on the surface of their red platelets. Also called erythroblastosis fatalism during pregnancy. In the newborn‚ the resulting condition is called hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). Be that as it may‚ around 15 percent of Caucasian ladies and around
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there is a brain made out of sand inside an hourglass on a black background that fades down to white. The heading “Alzheimer’s Disease” in big font and all capitalized is above the smaller words “The 5th leading cause of death in adults over 65.” This image comes from the Alzheimer’s Association and can be found on their website. Alzheimer’s disease is a very serious disease of the brain that has more than three million cases per year. I believe the image effectively gets the point across. When I look
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Cardiovascular Workout Log You will need to document six hours (or 360 minutes) to include a variety of physical activity. A variety of physical activity can be defined as a minimum of three different activities. Students are expected to log activities multiple times per week for each week enrolled in the HOPE course. You cannot complete and receive credit for this HOPE course if you do not complete each of the topic workout logs. You may either copy and paste this document into a word processing
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RAPE PREVENTION Robert Honeysucker CRJ 305 Instructor Robert Jackson April 28‚2013 This paper proposes a crime prevention program to address the issue of violent crime‚ particularly that of rape. It will touch all facets of the criminal justice system. It will deal with the city of Austin‚ Texas‚ comparing it to similar cities like Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin‚ and Seattle‚ Washington. Although the cities are doing a good job in this area‚ things can be improved. This
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Suicide Prevention 10/29/13 RNSG 2260 Suicide is a subject not often openly talked about‚ due to the stigma that comes along with it. On average‚ more than 100 Americans die by per day by suicide. 50% of these cases involve the use of firearms [1]. Suicide is more common in men‚ than women. Psychiatric disorders increase the risk of completed suicide‚ which is a suicide attempt that results in death. In the majority of suicide cases‚ most have had at least one unsuccessful attempt prior to completed
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Assignment 5- Prevention of Falls Kortney Franco Kaplan University NU 416- Nursing Care of the Older Adult 07/30/2014 Assignment 5- Prevention of falls When dealing with the elderly population it’s important to make sure they are cared for properly. Usually by this age it is hard for the elderly adult to care for themselves and need extra help around the house or need help with activities of daily living. Usually elderly patients are very resistant to getting help because
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