Ways to Stop Elderly Abuse The most effective prevention programs use a combination of strategies to protect vulnerable elders. In 2002‚ the National Center on Elder Abuse commissioned a review of prevention research related to abuse in nursing homes and other long term care settings. Strategies identified in the literature include: Assure coordination between law enforcement‚ regulatory‚ adult protection‚ and nursing home advocacy groups. Support education and training in interpersonal caregiver
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Theory and Practice Upon reflection of the many theories that could potentially guide clinical practice‚ the one theory that stands out is Watson’s theory of caring. This theory will guide my practice as a student nurse practitioner. Watson’s theory of caring is based on all of the elements of meaningful interactions with a patients that include communication‚ relationship building‚ authentic presence‚ listening‚ and meeting the holistic needs of our patients (Norman‚ Rossillo‚ & Skelton‚ 2016)
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Abstract Diabetes is prevalent among the elderly Latino community. The process of accepting and acknowledging the seriousness of having this condition can have a mental effect on the elder. There are factors that need to be taken into account that will change for the typical Latino elder living in the central valley. Since much of the Latino community in the central valley works in agriculture‚ income is low and adherence to medication becomes difficult. Economic factors directly affect their health
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Brief Position Statement: Abuse in the elderly population In response to growing concerns over elder abuse in the United States‚ in 2010‚ president Obama signed into law the elder Justice Act (EJA) as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Act. The EJA is a complete elder abuse prevention law to address any form of abuse suffer by the elderly population. The Act requires residential care facilities along with the general public to be familiar with warning signs of elder abuse‚ and notify staff
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highways. Counter-arguments state that most statistics show more elderly drivers get into more fatal accidents is completely false. They describe how it is impossible to record all the accidents of each age group properly. The reason for that is because not all accidents are reported and senior citizens are just the kind of people who will report any accident. Another statement that adds to this counter-argument is the elderly are more likely to report more accidents because they are more prone
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Assignment #1 Position Paper THE UNETHICAL ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE ELDERLY By Mike Poitras Waking up in the middle of the night frightened and shaken up is a terrible time that each one of us can remember feeling. Then having someone close to us who we trusted come in‚ pick us up‚ and hold us tight produced a sense of security. We were able to take that security‚ and build a dignified and confident person that grew wiser with age. It seems though that in some instances‚
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R:Today we are gonna have a debate on whether we should live with parents after getting married. And we’ll start from Rice stating her views. R:I think we should live with our parents after getting married mainly for three reasons as following: 1. Living together with our parents enables us to take better care of the elders. Paying back what parents have given us is always an important part of our traditional virtue. The older our parents grow‚ the more they need to be cared about. It’s a responsibility
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Single parent’s versus dual parents has always been an interesting discussion point to me. The argument on which family a child would benefit more from has supporters on both sides. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting between the two different households and hopefully my audience will have a better understanding of some of the challenges and obstacles that each of these parents deal with on a day by day basis. One of the points I will discuss will be the guilt that both types of these
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issue for the parents and kids in The Veldt. One instance of this would be the kids louring their parents into a trap and eventually killing them. This obviously shows a lack of respect and mental health on the kids behalf. I don’t think the parents much respected their children either‚ they showed this by threatening to turn off the nursery and even the whole house without even discussing it with the kids. The family doesn’t function as a family but more like a couple. The parents being the man
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single and double parent households. Sometimes it takes one strong parent and others it takes two strong parents. Whether it’s the birth parent(s)‚ family member(s)‚ or even a surrogate parent(s) to raise a child. Single and double parent households have a lot in common and differences. Many would agree that living in a double parent household would be better then living in a single parent household. I guess it all depends on the situation and what you make out of it. Single parent households can
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