Kaplan University Assessing the Elderly Case Study Project Evelyn Surelle Holmes Nu416 Nursing Care of the Older Adult Instructor Barbara Gunderson May 26‚ 2011 Ms. Lee is a 96 year old female who lives alone. Lately she has become a hazard to herself. She leaves pots on the stove and they could possibly burn her apartment down. She needs assistance with a cane but refuses to use it. Ms. Lee is a potential hazard to herself and possible to others who live in her building. Ms. Lee could possibly
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Problem In our society‚ malnutrition and under-nutrition is a rising problem for the older adult population. Approximately 35%-85% of residents living in a long-term care facility‚ 60% of hospitalized older adults‚ and an estimate of 5%-10% of older adults living in community settings are malnourished (Maher and Eliadi‚ n.d.). These statistics sadly show that hospitalized and long-term care patients are more likely to become under nourished compared to the elderly population in the community
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Identifying elderly people’s needs for communication and mobility Sauli Tiitta HIIT (Helsinki Institute for Information Technology)‚ Finland sauli.tiitta@hiit.fi Keywords Elderly people; communication; mobility; participatory observation; narratives‚ user needs; security and group coherence. Abstract The Finnish parliament’s future commission has listed challenges in elderly peoples lives that could be overcome using new technology. The two most important inhibiting factors affecting the
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both about India and about the “Anglo-Indian society which presided over it.”2 In 1882‚ he married Caroline Balestier‚ an American‚ and went to America to live in his wife’s home in Vermont. There he remained until 1899‚ when he returned to England alone. Kipling wrote literature until his death on January 18‚ 1936‚ just after his seventieth birthday.3 However‚ much of Kipling’s poetry continues to be read today. One such poem is “The White Man’s Burden‚” which was a response to the Americans conquering
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The Hazard of Elderly Drivers “The Congress shall have Power…to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States…” (Section 8 [1] United States Constitution). Under the Constitution of the United States of America‚ government has the ability to implement laws that provide for the general well being of its citizens. Regardless of the circumstance‚ the government must act in the best interest of the civilians living within the United States. One of the most
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general population (“Depression in the Elderly”). These suicidal thoughts or actions are one of the many depressive symptoms in old age. These symptoms of depression in old age can be lessened by exercise. By having the elderly implement an exercise routine into their lives‚ they can stop themselves from being part of the statistics showing depression in old age. A high rate of elderly depression and differing and sometimes mistaken factors cause the elderly to have to accept depression as part of
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He stood overlooking the balcony on the 4th story of a hotel‚ seeking for any target in the shadows created by the ebony night. As a scream penetrated the air and sliced through the eerie silence‚ he jumped off of the balcony to rescue the poor victim who was being attacked. He flew through the air with the help of his cape and landed on his two feet in front of a frightened female. Heroism. You may think this word includes wearing a cape‚ a costume‚ or a pretty face‚ but that isn’t the case.For
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towards children‚ abuse of animals‚ insults of a racial‚ sexist‚ or religious nature‚ and indifference to the unfortunate. Although all of those topics are worthy to be discussed‚ this essay will focus on the abuse of the elderly. The capacity to abuse and take advantage of the elderly demonstrates that we as humans truly are the lowest animal. The first example that comes to mind is family members who’ve taken one of their parents into their home with the intention of taking care of them. While the
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For elderly people‚ a number of dietary and health related problems arise: Malnutrition: Malnutrition is very common amongst elderly people‚ as they tend to dramatically lower their food intake‚ especially after losing a partner. Elderly people will often eat small meals infrequently‚ rather than sit down and eat proper meals they have cooked. Fluid intake: Paired with malnutrition‚ however less common‚ fluid intake can dramatically drop due to elderly people just not wanting to eat or drink‚ especially
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The 2012 Summer Olympics‚ officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad[2] and commonly known as London 2012‚ was a major international multi-sport eventcelebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games‚ as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It took place in London‚ United Kingdom‚ from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The first event‚ the group stage in women’s football‚ began two days earlier‚ on 25 July.[3][4] More than 10‚000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated
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