society‚ it seems that we treasure youth and either fear or are disappointed to reach old age. Our culture has a big influence on how the elderly are perceived has stereotyped this population‚ mostly seen through the media. Even in films‚ TV‚ books‚ and magazines old people are often portrayed as frail‚ weak‚ klutzy‚ or indecisive. We should look treat our elderly with respect for the fact that they are more associated with experience‚ knowledge‚ and wisdom than a younger population. Ageism describes
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Assessment: The Impact of falls in the Elderly Grand Canyon University: NRV433V-1030 Date: November 01‚ 20013 Falls and its related injuries is alarming problem with the elderly population that needed prompt attention of authorities and society‚ impact on the elderly population is serious. In the article many aspect of falls and its impact in the elderly population is studied. It is important to reduce the associated risk factors of falls in the elderly. Falls continued to be the major
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cant buy. Love is one of them. A person needs love and support all his life no matter how independent or successful he is. Old age especially demnads affection. When a person grows old‚ he inevitably needs someone to be with him. If we see around us‚elderly people of a family either live with their offsprings or in a separate old age homes under the supervision of professionals. I strongly feel that older people should spend rest of their lives with their progenies as it would help both their children
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prisons has increased by 50% since 1996. In the UK the number of elderly prisoners trebled in the ten years up to 1999 (Dawes‚ 2005). In Australia from 1987 to 1997 the number of prisoners over the age of 65 have tripled (Dawes‚ 2005). The characteristics of the sub groups of aging prisoners may give you an idea of why there is a ’greying population’. Firstly‚ child sex offenders make up a considerable number of elderly prisoners. The nature of their offending and the fact that many victims
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Issues Affecting the Elderly BSHS/342 University of Phoenix November 6‚ 2008 As we grow in to adulthood‚ there are many things that start to change in our life and like the physical characteristics‚ mental capability‚ along with other things. The aging process does not proceed at a uniform rate all over the body. As we age‚ the various functions and physiological reactions of our body gradually slow down. These changes are not apparent until perhaps 50 years of age
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created Chronic Disease! In the past‚ life expectancy was low and death rates were high. The “Dying Trajectory” was short. That is‚ we were relatively healthy until we got sick-then we died‚ mostly from infectious diseases. People did not live long enough to die from chronic diseases.” (Doyle D‚ 1998‚ p 10) Paraphrase: Current modern day medicine has created “death” from chronic diseases. By finding ways to cure premature death‚ dying now takes much longer. The results have tremendous physical‚ social
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Sentenced to death for a crime he may or may not have committed‚ a young black man named Jefferson now struggles to find the meaning of life. With the help of Grant Wiggins‚ a man who is unsure of his own worth‚ perhaps he can succeed in doing so in the story A Lesson Before Dying. It is the exciting tale of two men’s quest to find peace in life as well as in death. It is during this journey‚ however‚ that an underlying question arises on how man-kind has faith in religion and a god they can not
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large amount of the population in our country aren’t seeing and understanding what is happening behind closed doors to nursing homes. All nursing homes aren’t as safe and trustworthy as many assume. Nursing Homes‚ meant to be safe living for the elderly to be cared for in their golden years have turned into a nightmare for senior citizens across the country‚ being a target for countless acts of neglect and abuse. “It is an unfortunate fact that elder abuse is a widespread problem and older adults
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cRunning head: ELDER INTERVIEW Elder Interview Jorge Fernandez Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing NURS 3313 – Care of the Healthy Aging Adult Elder Interview General Appearance Normal Signs of Aging Mrs. L is a 64 year old female Caucasian who lives in West Texas. Her hair is naturally gray‚ but she dyes it‚ and appears thin and evenly distributed on her head. There are no signs of baldness but her hair is thinning. Tabloski (2006) states “the hair of a older person
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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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