Abuse happens all around us and it affects all people no matter their age‚ race‚ sex‚ etc. It is becoming more and more common with the elderly population. “Up to 2 million older adults in the U.S. have been abused by a caregiver.” (Caple & Smith‚ 2017) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines elder abuse as‚ “an intentional act‚ or failure to act‚ by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older
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Villanueva 1 Recognizing and Responding to Child Abuse Nursing 32 – Pediatric Clinical Instructor Gwen Green-Brown Nursing Research Article Villanueva 2 Erika Villanueva February 17‚ 2008 Nursing 32 – Pediatrics Clinical Nursing Research Article Gwen Green-Brown Recognizing and Responding to Child Abuse Childhood abuse occurs nationwide among a variety of races and ethnicities. It affects several children
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paralysis on her right side from a stroke she suffered over twenty years ago‚ and it’s really taken a toll on her health. As I sat down beside her with a pen and paper I told her I wanted to get her point of view on how she feels about being an elderly person in this hard economy. I needed to know if they were able to cover all their needs on a fixed income. Did she really feel like her and my grandfather’s needs were really being met? As she began to tell me about her fears Davis 2
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An exploratory/descriptive 2-group design was used. Facilities in the complaint group were identified from narrative data that appeared suspicious for mistreatment based on definitions for physical‚ verbal‚ psychological‚ medication‚ sexual abuse‚ neglect‚ financial exploitation‚ and physical restraint. Facilities in the comparison group were those that had no citations or complaints in 2007–2008. Narrative were content analyzed‚ and chi-square analysis was used to answer 3 research questions.
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Substance Abuse among Juveniles Unit 9 Final Project Substance abuse by juveniles is a major problem in our communities. Substance abuse among juveniles 12 and older is on rise (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration‚ 2010). For some juveniles‚ drinking or using drugs is the only way they feel they can cope with problems in their lives. The rise of substance abuse by juveniles is contributing to a number of problems such as increased crime and school dropout rates. The
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“Few dispute that the growing elderly population will have a dramatic impact of social services‚ housing‚ and health care. The controversy centers on whether this impact-and the way that society responds to it-will be positive or negative.” As time passes‚ our youth and knowledge starts to unravel. As we get older‚ we lose certain senses such as‚ sight and hearing. These senses are specifically important and much needed when driving. The elderly are at much higher risk for being involved in a car
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of the first steps in protecting animals and creating effective cruelty laws is knowing what animal cruelty actually is. There are two categories: passive cruelty and active cruelty. The first involves acts of omission‚ meaning the abuse happens as a result of neglect or lack of action. Passive cruelty might seem less serious‚ but that is not the case; it can lead to terrible pain and suffering‚ and ultimately death.1 Examples include starvation‚ dehydration‚ untreated parasite infestations‚ inadequate
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private and public zoos and advocates better conditions for all animals. Animal abuse is not just the result of a minor personality flaw in the abuser; it is a symptom of a deep mental disturbance. Research in psychology and criminology shows that people who commit acts of cruelty towards animals rarely stop there‚ many of them move on to their fellow human. Cruelty to animals‚ also called animal abuse or animal neglect‚ is the infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals‚ for purposes other
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ATTENTION GRABBER: Most people hear the word abuse or neglect and automatically assume it has something to do with women or children. The truth is‚ it doesn’t just apply to women and children‚ it also effects the elderly as well. INTRODUCTION: According to the CDC and Prevention Website‚ Elder abuse is having the intent to perform an act. As well as the refusal to work by a caregiver or someone that has some sort of relation that has a valued expectation of trust. In which produces a threat of injury
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work productivity is shortchanged when all alcoholics are considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical professional and a referral to treatment only about 10 percent of the time.According to a study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2004‚ in considering the state averages of the percentages of people with alcohol
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