Caring for Our Elderly Caring for Our Elderly It is estimated that the number of Americans over the age of sixty five years old will multiply times four in the next thirty years. With this being said many of us will be faced with providing care for our loved ones ("Elderly Caregiving‚" n.d.). The current research studies completed in geriatric studies indicate that currently family members are providing approximately eighty two percent of the care for their elderly family member. Generally
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The Stages of Dying and of Losing a Loved One Usually‚ a person (or their loved ones) will go through all or some of the following stages of feelings and emotions. The dying person’s stages can often be more predictable than the stages experienced by a loved one who has just suffered a loss. 1. Denial • The dying person being able to drop denial gradually‚ and being able to use less radical defences‚ depends on: - how he/she is told about his/her status; - how much time he/she has to acknowledge
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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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What is aging? Is it a word? Is it a look? Is it something that happens to us as our birthdays come year after year? Well according to Adult Development and Aging sixth edition (The Meaning of Age) Aging normally consist of three processes the first one is called primary aging which is a normal disease free development during adulthood. During this time period many changes occur. The second one is called secondary aging which is the development changes that are related to disease‚ lifestyles and
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Death and Dying Tonia Larson Kaplan Univerity HS101 Unit 9 03/26/2013 1. List 2 examples of legal issues affecting healthcare and describe how you determined your choices to be legal issues. Two examples of legal issues affecting health care are- labor and employment issues because it seems like there is always some kind of a lawsuit being brought forth about age discrimination or requests for accommodations for employees with disabilities. Medical malpractice
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Caring and Compassion in the Nursing Profession Honor Code: As a student‚ I have neither given nor received aid/help on this assignment. Caring and Compassion in the Nursing Profession Nursing is a physically and emotionally demanding job. There are six virtues that should be followed when working as a nurse. Caring and compassion can be viewed as “nursing’s most precious asset” (Schantz‚ 2007). Caring and compassion are two different characteristics with similar meanings
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Bureaucratic Caring illustrates the importance of spiritual and ethical caring in relation to organizational cultures. Watson’ theory of Human Caring illustrates the fact that caring is central to the discipline of nursing. The paper will elaborate on Watson’s theory‚ Ray’s theory and then compare both theories. The theory of human caring was developed in 1975 and 1979 by Jean Watson. Watson is also the founder of the Center for Human Caring. The theory is used to guide new models of caring and healing
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Music has always been the world’s universal form of communication. The Recording Industry Association of America implies that "it touches every person of every culture on the globe to the tune of $40 billion annually‚ and the U.S. recording industry accounts for fully one-third of that market" (RIAA). As technology rapidly increases‚ file sharing amongst consumers becomes faster and easier to do. The new phenomenon of the MPEG Layer 3 encoding (MP3) and the peer-to-peer (P2P) networks present a challenge
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Szabo‚ Liz. “Cost of Not Caring: Stigma Set in Stone.” USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network‚ n.d. Web. 5 Jan. 2016. This source begins by introducing the inequality and lack of funding in the mental health care system. The government acts as the source of the stigma in mental health‚ as certain laws prevent a parity of physical and and mental health. This tells the mentally ill that they are less deserving of a decent life than others. The article then continues to describe the struggle
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Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring Dr. Jean Watson developed a theory of human caring that has become essential in nursing. Caring is at the core of nursing and is vital in providing positive patient outcomes. Watson’s theory of caring can be applied to patient situation and his or her environment. She based her theory upon human caring relationships and experiences of human life. She acknowledges a caring relationship and a caring environment preserve human dignity
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