Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Every 18 seconds‚ an older adult is in the emergency room because of a fall‚ according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That translates into a person 65 or older dying‚ due to a fall‚ every 35 minutes‚ according to the CDC. Falling in adults 65 and older is a complex problem confronting public health‚ the health care system and families. Statistics alone do not begin to measure the pain‚ suffering and loss of independence that
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Fall Prevention Shannon Cournaya Nursing 6052 July 21‚ 2013 Fall Prevention “A fall is an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level” (Who). “Falls are problematic in all care settings and can result in serious injuries including death. “More than 40% of people hospitalized from hip fractures do not return home and are not capable of living independently again; 25% of those who have fallen pass away each year” (Stop Falls). Falling
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Developing Implementation Plan According to Hill and Wee‚ 2012. Fall in the hospital among adult patients is a big problem for the health care sector‚ especially the nursing profession. Cognitive impairment‚ medically –induced immobility‚ past medical fall history‚ weak muscle and certain group of medications like psychotropic/benzodiazepines‚ are some factors that have been noted to be responsible for elderly patients vulnerability to falls. Educating the patients at risk for falls‚ lowering/stopping
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The Risk Factors Of Falls And The Causes Various conditions increase your risk of falling‚ and these risk factors include: a vitamin D deficiency‚ problems with vision‚ lower body weakness‚ poor footwear‚ balance problems or difficulties walking‚ use of particular medications (inlcluding anti-depressants‚ tranquilizers‚ and sedatives)‚ pain in the feet‚ as well as hazards in the home. Those hazards include clutter‚ throw rugs‚ uneven flooring‚ and broken steps. However‚ there are often multiple
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its literary editor. He also wrote for the Nation‚ and - under the pseudonym of Y. Y. - contributed‚ from 1913 to 1945‚ a weekly literary essay to the New Statesman. In politics he was a socialist and adherent of Sinn Fein and the Gaelic League; he also edited some of the works of James Connolly. He is remembered today for the remarkable sequence of essays he wrote over a period of more than forty years. They never fall below a high level of elegance and fluency‚ and while some are too self-consciously
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Visual Core Concepts: Louis Vuitton Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Qianqian Zheng University of North Texas Visual Core Concepts: Louis Vuitton Fall 2012 Ready-to Wear Collection [pic] (Photos created by Viamos‚ 2012) Louis Vuitton ’s Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear collection is a great example of the concepts referencing the past. Louis Vuitton ’s origins design concept "trip"reoccur here‚ and famous designer Stephen Jones ’ squashed hats also reappearance and got develop in the collection
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My favorite season of the year Everyone has their own special season and everybody likes a certain one; it could either be winter or fall because of the Holidays. However‚ summer is the one season where you can enjoy the bright and sunny sky while doing activities‚ where you do not even have to worry about doing homework or going to school‚ and where lots of teenagers and college students will often take summer jobs. Typically‚ the summer days are the longest and the summer nights are the shortest
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“Why I deserve the Jennifer Velasco Scholarship” When I made the Sterling Varsity tennis team I set up a goal for myself and it was to be the number one in the team‚ I started playing tennis when I was a freshman and I also joined the USTA tennis association. Tennis became to be more than a passion to me it was even more than a hobby‚ I really enjoy spending time in the courts and listening to all my coaches giving me advice of how to get better. From my freshman year to my senior year I practiced
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Tribute to the Dog by George Graham Vest The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us‚ those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has‚ he may lose. It flies away from him‚ perhaps when he needs it most. A man’s reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action
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Synchronized Skating Speech Everyone has a hobby. However everyone’s is unique. My hobby has to deal with strength‚ balance‚ and memorization. My hobby is synchronized skating. Synchronized skating is where 20 girls skate in unison. It is an all around good sport. The sports main season is winter however you are always skating‚ you have to single skate year round. The team skates in the spring because there are tryouts‚ in the summer you learn the main structure of the program and you go to boot
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