hospitalized older adults‚ and an estimate of 5%-10% of older adults living in community settings are malnourished (Maher and Eliadi‚ n.d.). These statistics sadly show that hospitalized and long-term care patients are more likely to become under nourished compared to the elderly population in the community. According to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI‚ 2007)‚
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poem White Man’s Burden and Johnson’s response poem Black Man’s Burden‚ one can find several contrasts and very few similarities in the perspectives of these two men and what they believed was our nation’s rights when it came to spreading Western culture and beliefs. The white man’s burden and The black man’s burden are both different viewpoints of the ways of Imperialism‚ such as positive consequences ways and negative consequences. The poem by Kipling‚"The White Man’s Burden" addresses the
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Elderly Driving: A Peril to Society The older you are the wiser you will have become is a classic saying that adorns the elderly with experience and wisdom. One might recall endless stories beginning with “back in my day‚” but what about the stories in present-day? Countless senior citizens have provided some interesting news stories for reporters in recent years; major accidents‚ which many have only seen in movies‚ have become real life due to elderly driving. In 2003‚ George Weller‚ an 89-year
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Cars‚ a Blessing or a Curse? Cars‚ a Blessing or a Curse? This is a question which has caused numerous amounts of arguments over the past few years. Most people’s instant reaction to hearing this question is to reply with something along the lines of “Oh I couldn’t live without my car!” which gives the impression that they are a blessing however‚ with the number of road accidents increasing with the availability of cars becoming easier‚ are we just giving people ammunition to a war in which we are
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the Elderly Population Alcohol abuse among the elderly is a widespread problem through the United States. It is hard to discover by physicians and medical providers‚ because many of these people have been abusing alcohol secretly for years. The population is extremely unlikely to admit that they have problems with alcohol‚ especially during a routine health care visit. As many as 15% of the population over 65 may be heavy drinkers‚ although this number is hard to pin down. Elderly people
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“Health is a blessing that money cannot buy” Izaak Walton I absolutely agree with this quotation. Today we live in the world where the primary goal of existence for most people is to earn as much money as possible. However‚ there are some values which are more important. And one of them is our health. First of all‚ health provides us with opportunities. Being of sound mind and body means that you can get a higher promotion‚ you may choose active kinds of sport‚ you may travel or do whatever you
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first computer was invented about fifty years ago. Nowadays‚ new Smartphone‚ notebooks‚ tablets are created almost every day. Moreover we use more and more technology for our daily life: vacuum‚ sprinkler system‚ alarm clock‚ to name only a few. Furthermore‚ robots have already replaced humans for some kind of work. Could it be that these new machines harm us more than they facilitate our lives? We are going to try to set forth both sides of tomorrow’s technology. Today people are often confronted
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assignment is to review literature based on the chosen subject “Nutrition in the Elderly”. It will look at different aspects of best nursing practice in this area. Firstly it will discuss briefly what a literature review is and then how the literature search was carried out‚ and outline any limitations in the findings. It will also provide a brief outlook on elderly nutrition to give a reader a basic knowledge of the issues in the area of care.
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NURSES ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ELDERLY The world is aging; however chronological age may have little relation to the reality of aging. When caring for this group of people nurses must consider culture‚ ethnic and racial diversities. Elderly clients will expect that the nurse render culturally competent care and one major aim is to help promote independence and help client maintain or restore activities of daily living. The age 65 becomes the boundary of old age. Why does the age group
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Elderly Solutions in Assisting the Elderly How to improve the problems that are affecting the elderly. The solution is to improve the programs that they have for assisting the elderly. The prevention strategy I would use is Tertiary prevention because it has to deal with helping people that are in need of help. This prevention strategy mentions about focusing on individual rather than large groups. It also mentions about rehabitation for people that are in need. Whether
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