Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Nur/440 June 30‚ 2014 Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Elderly people are a vulnerable population for many reasons. Characteristics of a vulnerable population include being susceptible to or at risk for health problems (de Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2012‚ p. 4). One thing that elders are susceptible to is being prone to a fall. Falls can result in a variety of injuries from fractures to chronic pain to reduced quality of life and increased morbidity
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Richard Rivas Criminology 06/06/07 Assignment 1 3). Situational crime prevention aims to remove whatever is attractive to criminals about committing that particular crime. An example of this is the method they use at the shoe stores in the mall. At footlocker they only show you one shoe‚ this makes stealing non-rewarding for thieves. It would not make sense to only steal one shoe even if it was in your size. This approach reduces crime in quick and practical ways‚ by removing the opportunities
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LRSA RESEARCH PAPER Diabetes Mellitus‚ Type 1 (Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) Kyle Ongesii January 22‚ 2015 Instructor: Melody Lickers Diabetes Mellitus‚ Type 1 Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong chronic disease also known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and previously known as juvenile diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused from lack of insulin. When the body’s pancreatic beta cells are damaged or destroyed‚ the body becomes dependent on insulin. Although Type 1 diabetes can occur
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Nursing 220Abstract Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin‚ a hormone needed to allow glucose to enter cells to produce energy. This paper explores the aspects of the disease as it relates to the pathophysiology‚ clinical manifestations‚ diagnostic testing‚ collaborative care‚ and nursing care.Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Diabetes‚ previously referred to as “juvenile diabetes” most often occurs in people under
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Research Discussion Summary This article looks at the overwhelming fall rate in older‚ at-risk adults‚ and points out that research has been done to find out whether exercise-based programs are successful at preventing and reducing the annual number of falls. The authors acknowledge the gap between the proven evidence and the real-world application. There is hardly any communication between healthcare providers who treat these elderly patients‚ and the community providers‚ who teach exercise programs
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Tips on Writing a Descriptive Research Paper Posted on 12th April 2011 by Robert Smith in Research Paper Writing This article contains tips on writing a descriptive research paper. So what is a descriptive paper? Descriptive essay is a sort of widespread essay writing in which the writer has been given a topic to describe a place or an object or a building and etc. When you sit down to start writing a descriptive research paper make sure that you think about the topic and the place‚ event or
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Descriptive research plays an important role in educational research because it has greatly increased our knowledge about what happens in the classroom. What is descriptive research? Descriptive research can involve collecting quantitative information‚ or it can describe categories of information such as patterns of interaction when using technology in the classroom. Although it may employ fundamentals of both quantitative and qualitative research‚ descriptive research does not fit neatly into the
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Sour taste in Sweetness Diabetes mellitus or simply diabetes is a disease characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from defect in the body ability’s to produce insulin. At least 16 million Americans suffer from diabetes‚ and the number has been increasing rapidly‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between 1990 and 1999‚ the prevalence of the disease jumped 41 percent nationwide. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Millions of Americans
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REPORT ON DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH DESIGN: SURVEY & OBSERVATION Submitted By- Under Guidance Of- Roll No- 31 to 40 (SD-1) Prof. Maninder Singh Neha Mittal Neha Vij Pooja Rehani Priyank Agrawal Introduction To Research Design Introduction To Descriptive Research Design Descriptive Research Design Advantages
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