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    Caring for Others

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    Caring for others When our son was diagnosed with Anorexia we were shocked‚ and felt like our whole lives had turned upside down. I felt like I’d let him down and couldn’t understand how I hadn’t realised what was wrong with him. We had always been close and able to talk as a family. Our son was admitted to a specialist unit for a few months and the staff helped all of us in a supportive‚ caring way. Over this period of time I felt that I had stepped out of normal life. When going out I would

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    Depression in the Elderly

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    Depression in the Elderly Depression is a common but not a normal mental condition. It is treatable and can get better over time; but if not given immediete attention‚ it can lead to suicide. Depression depends on each individual‚ but almost one-third of the elderly population suffers from this mental condition. There are many factors that cause depression in the elderly. From the video "Maturing and Aging"‚ somewhere in our 60’s we begin moving out of the center stage of society where we are no

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    Ministry to the elderly

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    Ministry to the Elderly Introduction Human beings have always dreamt of a long and happy life. Thanks to the progress in medicine and‚ hygiene and nutrition‚ the dream of a long life has become a widespread reality. But the dream of longer life often does not translate into a happy reality. In a globalizing trend to identify value primarily in terms of economics‚ old age easily is seen as a lack of productivity. At the emotional and social level‚ studies have shown that the main consequences of

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    Caring Theory

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    NURSING AS CARING 1 Boykin and Schoenhofer: Theory of Nursing as Caring NURSING AS CARING 2 Introduction The theory of Nursing as Caring was developed by Anne Boykin and Sarvina Schoenhofer. In the late 1980’s‚ the two were involved in research involving elements of caring and the practical implications of caring elements when they discovered there was little to no research or literature in this area. Caring and its

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    Caring Theory

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    of Caring By: Shari Semelroth RN‚ BSN Mennonite College of Nursing Abstract Do we honestly make an effort to improve the environment‚ care‚ medical treatment‚ and interactions with those patients who are suffering a loss? Do we adequately provide the care that they need? These questions are answered in Swanson’s Middle Range Theory of Caring. We examine the five caring processes and their applications to one’s daily nursing routines. Many healthcare organizations have adopted the caring theory

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    Parenting and Caring

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    Community and family studies Module: parenting and caring Dot point: becoming parents and cares Biological parents: the child would have parents genetic material‚ parents are parents from the moment the child is convieced. IVF (in vitro fertilisation) • Fertilllisation happenens outside the body‚ women are usully given hormones to stimulate the egg’s production. • Once fertilised‚ the embroyo is inserted into the uterus. GIFT (gamete intra fallopian transfer) • Modified form of IVF • egg

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    Caring in Nursing

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    Caring in Nursing Compassion and Caring Every individual has his/her own unique perception of caring. There are so many ways to show caring that the possibilities are endless. Nurses are often associated with caring because they support‚ comfort‚ and help the patient recover to the best of their ability. Their experiences dealing with different patients that have unique situations on a daily basis help them become better caregivers. Personally I have had several experiences with some great nurses

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    Advocacy for the Elderly

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    Public Health Project Michael Nichols University of Phoenix Nsg/544 Stephanie Fisher Advocacy Public Health Project This paper will attempt to discuss one facet in a public health aggregate‚ dealing with the care and welfare of the elderly population. The subject interests the student because the parents of the students are reaching this stage in their lives. Many questions come up as a result of their healthcare and healthcare decisions that are made each day or that may need to be

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    Tyler Dow English 10 PD 2 Ms.Watson Elders Driving Percentages show that elderly drivers are responsible for 5% of all people injured in traffic crashes‚ 13% of all vehicle occupants’ fatalities and 18% of all pedestrian fatalities. Cutting down on collisions caused by elders‚ the NH driving safety rate would rise. When a crash involved an older and younger driver 30% of the time it was the elders fault. Elderly drivers have the highest accident rate per mile driven. Elders have lost their

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    Caring in Nursing

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    assignment will review literature pertaining to theoretical perspectives of nursing‚ arguing that while our society may be less caring‚ Registered Nurses‚ even though now university education are not less caring‚ than those who were hospital trained. They are however much more technically competent. Shields (1991) reviewing Sister M. Simone Roach’s book "The human act of caring. A blueprint for the health professions" (1987) suggests that the central theme of Roach’s book is an analysis of how the

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