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    enjoy new experiences are the goals many of the elderly have dreamt of much of their lives. Instead of living their dreams‚ the elderly – those 65 and older – have become a target of crime. The United States Department of Justice reports that “persons 65 or older experienced about 2.1 million criminal victimizations.” Most of these crimes were committed as robberies and thefts so the perpetrator could get money. During these crimes‚ 33% of the elderly victims were injured with 9% of the injuries

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    Caring For Elderly

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    CARING FOR ELDERLY Everyone has already heard of the infamous quote ‚ " We often forget that while we are growing up ‚ our parents our growing old too." ‚ but still choose to ignore it. In a country like India ‚ also known as the ’ageing India’ ‚ where anyone above sixty or sixty-five is considered to be elderly ‚ which consumes 54.77% of the population ‚ out of which 70% are economically dependent and only 31% reside in urban areas being able to avail good quality facilities ; shockingly has minimum

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    Evolution of Community and Public Health Nursing Kimberly Schrodt NUR/405 November 11‚ 2013 Karen Harriman American Revolution Key health issues during the American Revolution‚ there were high rates of smallpox‚ yellow fever‚ cholera‚ typhoid‚ typhus‚ tuberculosis‚ malaria and infant mortality. Community and public health’s major goal was Improving sanitation among all areas in all communities. The AMA developed a committee to take surveys on sanitation and taking vital statistics.

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    Neglect of the Elderly

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    The Neglect of the Elderly With the growing number of senior citizens in our expanding society‚ abuse and neglect of the elderly is a widespread issue in our society. Neglect can come in many ugly forms and can be quite horrifying when actually investigated. When we as a society fail to meet the needs of our senior community we are only creating a perhaps dreadful prelude to our own inevitable destiny. Elder neglect is the failure to fulfill obligations to a senior citizen. According

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    Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Courtney Austin NUR/405 8/11/2014 Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Maricopa community schools are the local schools for the Gila River Indian Community. Native American children attending these schools are generally obese and do not participate in extra-curricular activities. The Leading Health Indicator (LHI) that applies is Children and adolescents who are considered obese. Recognizing this LHI‚ nursing diagnoses can be generated

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    strike at any time. They can be predicted‚ or unforeseen‚ large-scale or local‚ extreme or limited. In the following paper‚ I will be discussing the importance bioterrorism and the importance of incorporating bioterrorism knowledge among nurses and nursing students. Many of us think that this is not going to happen to us‚ or it is not going to happen yet. Therefore‚ many people are not properly prepared for a disaster. We‚ as nurses‚ play an important role‚ not only in educating and preparing people

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    Elderly Abuse

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    Elderly Abuse and Neglect When discussing abuse and neglect we often think of children first.  That being said‚ children are not the only ones who will be abused and/or neglected.  In fact‚ this happens to some elderly as well.  While some elderly may be productive enough to care for themselves‚ others are not.  The end result is a complete (or close to complete) dependency on someone else for their needs.  In addition‚ just like with children‚ this dependency can lead to abuse and/or neglect.

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    in the United States. It used for patient diagnosis and treatment‚ and is important for collecting and communicating accurate public health statistics. The DSM consists of three major components: thediagnostic classification‚ the diagnostic criteria sets‚ and the descriptive text. The Multiaxial System of Diagnosis in DSM IV Criteria The DSM uses a "multiaxial" system for assessment. This assessment model is designed to provide a comprehensive diagnosis that includes a complete picture of not just acute symptoms

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    Social Diagnosis Mary E. Richmond’s (1917) scholarly work‚ Social Diagnosis‚ is a 511 page comprehensive approach to social work at the beginning of the 20th century. This book provided a systematic framework for social work by formulating questionnaires concerning nearly every aspect of the profession to be used at the initiation of services. The author expressed the specific intent to provide common ground for all case workers so they could "develop a knowledge and mastery of those elements"

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    Elderly Care

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    Elderly Care In the Hispanic tradition‚ “family” has always been a central part of their identity and culture. The parents would take care of the children‚ and once the parents became too old to fully care for themselves‚ the children would take care of them. In fact‚ long ago‚ it was traditional that the youngest daughter would bear the responsibility of caring for her parents until their death. This would mean that she would more than likely have to give up her own desires for marriage. Although

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