Elderly offenders One of the biggest problem facing the correctional is not the disease all but the population whit elderly offenders are‚ that the population is increasing and the prisons are not sure how to solve this problem. The most of the elderly have been in prison for most of their lives. And when they are in prison for most of their lives most of them don’t have family members to take care of them or they don’t have any type of education and they have a difficult time in the real world
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compassion‚ caring‚ self-discipline‚ hard work‚ responsibility‚ intelligence‚ and honesty. I could go on and on with the characteristics that describe nursing. I believe in Christian values and attach them to nursing. I think of the words of Jesus and the Bible when taking care of patients; “And as you wish that others would do to you‚ do so to them” (Luke 6:31). The Bible is a great source of strength and rules to live by for me. Because of this‚ I chose Watson’s Theory of Transpersonal Caring. Jean Watson’s
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Equally shared parenting offers a way for both parents to forge equivalent and deep bonds with their children. Parents collaborate on childcare issues‚ great and small‚ and each spend about the same amount of time alone with their children. As a result‚ both become experts and both get to know their children emotionally and practically. When one parent leaves‚ the other is not an understudy who needs instruction or reminding. Equal childraising also means that your children will be exposed
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Elderly Client Project Winston Salem State University Nursing 3303 October 17‚ 2012 Elderly Client Project Mrs. F. Nowell is a ninety-four year old mother‚ grandmother and great grandmother living in a skilled nursing facility. She has several co-morbidities which are managed medically and chemically within a detailed nursing care plan. She is diagnosed with type II diabetes‚ hypertension‚ coronary artery disease‚ pedal
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focus on the abuse of the elderly. The capacity to abuse and take advantage of the elderly demonstrates that we as humans truly are the lowest animal. The first example that comes to mind is family members who’ve taken one of their parents into their home with the intention of taking care of them. While the children may feel a sense of responsibility to care for the parents‚ they may be doing so reluctantly. The children’s attitude towards caring for their parents may be positive at first‚ but
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neglect of the Elderly ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF THE ELDERLY ENG-126-1103A-10 COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ANTOINETTE J. WILCOX 07/31/2011 Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly Every year tens of thousands of elderly adults in the
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Advertising Images of Elderly The attitudes younger generations have of the elderly and the relationships they share‚ as well as perceptions older people have of themselves‚ are directly affected by stereotypes portrayed in television advertisements (Hillier & Barrow‚ 2011‚ p. 35).When the elderly are visible in advertising‚ it is typically in life insurance and emergency catastrophe product commercials. These ads implied that the elderly are feeble‚ stubborn‚ grouchy‚ lonely‚ ugly‚ helpless‚
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A Modest Proposal The Elderly The sight is found to be sickening for many; driving through the streets in any given American town and seeing‚ fit snugly between the McDonalds and Starbucks‚ some form of facility for housing the elderly. These individuals‚ no longer able to work for a living‚ are locked away in what is comparable to a modern day prison for senior citizens‚ left only to play round after endless round of trivial games such as Bingo and shuffleboard. With their failing eye sight and
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Substance Abuse Among the Elderly Substance abuse is widely recognized as one of the most serious social‚ ethical‚ and legal problems of the modern day‚ but few people realize how serious this issue affects the elderly population of the United States. Substance abuse is generally considered to be a problem of early adulthood‚ however‚ the truth is that substance abuse impacts older Americans on a large scale‚ and must be addressed through a multifaceted approach in which nurses play a key role. This
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Stereotypes are very common when speaking about the elderly community and a common misconception is that elderly people are typically forgetful‚ forgetting the faces of people they’ve seen many times‚ forgetting to do simple daily routines‚ and forgetting things that were mentioned to them recently. We tend to see this ideology a lot within the media such as on television shows or health ads. However‚ the image of the forgetful older person is generally nothing more than a false stereotype that has
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