I watched the film “Mimi and Dona”‚ a documentary that showed an aging mother was caring of her disable daughter. She has an intellectual disabilities that affects her ability to process information‚ plan and problem solve‚ and interact socially. There was a very upsetting moments in the film when Dona moved out of her mother’s house to the community service in order to receive the care she needs. The main reason‚ Mimi is very old mother‚ who is 92 years old‚ and they want to find a secure place
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patient in performing their daily occupations in life. With late-stage dementia‚ the severe loss of motor control is evident at this stage. The client may not be able to perform self-care task on their own. At this stage‚ it is time to educate the caregiver on proper positioning to avoid bed sores and to increase comfort‚ safe transfer and contracture
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WORK-LIFE CONFLICT Aneela Akbar BBA-IV (A) Submitted to: Sir Ali Raza Date: 11-03-2014 Work life conflict Introduction: in this era of globalization individuals are surrounded by a huge burden of work and responsibilities within and outside their work place. It is a very challenging task to manage the balance between work and routine life activities. The individuals who fail to maintain this balance become the victim of work life conflict leading toward its disastrous impacts on individual’s
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shortages of young labour‚ sluggish economic growth and higher tax burdens to support
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“When Living is A Fate Worse Than Death‚” the author Christine Mitchell describes the case of baby Charlotte who dies of a terminal illness. Charlotte’s parents want everything done to save the child’s life‚ but the caregivers believe that prolonging the child’s death is more of a burden. The author builds credibility by strengthening the argument using a tone of concern and emotions to appeal to readers. However‚ towards the end‚ the author uses biased and generalizations cause the argument to weaken
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the care for patients who have Alzheimer ’s disease during the three stages of the disease. The majority of Alzheimer ’s patients are cared for at home by nursing caregivers or in a nursing home facility. Impact on Today ’s World Of the many illnesses know today‚ Alzheimer ’s has an effect not only on the patient but on the caregiver or nurse as well. Many journal articles‚ papers‚ and books discuss the impact on the role of the nurse and the Alzheimer ’s patient. These articles show that over
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physically affect the human mind. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with a progressive and rapid course that‚ so far‚ cannot be stopped or reversed. The psychological impact of the disease is huge‚ on both patients and caregivers. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons‚ which are responsible for the transmission of information form the
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and lack of motivation to perform task. Individuals may begin to feel as if they are a burden or hindrance to their caregivers. They develop guilt because of the disabilities that they have and feel as if they do not belong or do not have a place in society. Individuals may become withdrawn and lack self-advocacy skills which can lead to issues with their health and physical well being. When caregivers and/or parents are unwilling to wait and allow the individual time to perform task the individual
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20(2)‚ 15. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/874154230?accountid=35812 Picot‚ S.‚ & Lee‚ J. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Elder Care (2nd ed.). New York‚ NY: Springer Publishing Company. Satusky‚ M. J. (2011‚ Nov/Dec). Caring for the caregivers. Orthopedic Nursing‚ 30(6)‚ 349-350. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/916420718?accountid=35812 Smalley‚ J. (2005‚ December). What ’s your nursing philosophy? Nursing Management‚ 36(12)‚ 59-61. Tan‚ H. H.‚ & Lim‚ A. K. (2009‚ January)
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In fact‚ some risk factors for caregivers can include anxiety and depression (Brinkley). Alzheimer’s disease usually changed the personality of patients when severe stages were reached. Patients can wander and lash out at others. This change in personality has an emotional toll on the family members or caregivers (Brinkley). As patients’ personalities change‚ it is important for families to learn to “differentiate between
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