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    Pharmaceutical Care

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    I. General Principles of Health Care Sickness - has been one of man’s greatest adversaries Medicine - Latin word “medicus” - it is a HEALING ART - Aims to help people become more active‚ live longer‚ live happier lives with less suffering and disability. - has become a part of the health care industry * AT THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY (1900): - men and women were frail at the age of 40. - life expectancy was 47.3 years. * BY THE AND OF THE 20th CENTURY: - Medical Advances - Life expectancy

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    Pets for the Elderly

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    Pets for the Elderly Most people in the English language have heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” While that very well may‚ or may not‚ be true—what about pets? Wouldn’t it be better if that Granny Smith were a Husky puppy? If that Delicious Red were a fluffy‚ gray kitten who purrs in your lap? Don’t misunderstand me‚ I’m not condoning eating the family pet‚ but instead supporting the idea that owning an animal can help your‚ and your family’s health. In 1999‚ people who

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    Depression in the Elderly

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    Depression in the Elderly Depression is a common but not a normal mental condition. It is treatable and can get better over time; but if not given immediete attention‚ it can lead to suicide. Depression depends on each individual‚ but almost one-third of the elderly population suffers from this mental condition. There are many factors that cause depression in the elderly. From the video "Maturing and Aging"‚ somewhere in our 60’s we begin moving out of the center stage of society where we are no

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    Health Care and Pfizer

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    Introduction Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company that is here to help us have a better health. It was founded in (1849) by two cousins Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart. It was made to discover and developing new ways to prevent and treat disease and also to improve health in the world. The company focuses on meeting the world help needs. Pfizer specializes in many medicines. They have medicines to help all health needs in the world. Throughout this report‚ I will be discussing all different

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    Care plan

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    Program – Region 6 Nursing Care Plan and Evaluation Student: __ Instructor: _Date: _1-28-2010_____ Instructions: 1. The nursing care plan evaluation is based upon the application of criteria appropriate for the student’s skill set. 2. All nursing care plans must be typed (Times New Roman‚ 12 point font). The nursing care plan form is available on Blackboard™ in each clinical course. 3. The grading rubric must be attached – last page of nursing care plan. 4. All relevant assessment

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    Principles of Care

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    The core principles of care include: * Dignity * Equality * Respect * Fairness * And privacy Dignity: Dignity is a person ’s right to be treated like a human being.  When we talk about human dignity‚ we mean human rights.  If people are treated with dignity‚ they usually have the right to make choices for themselves.  Dignity also means people are treated with respect.  When we talk about dignity of the elderly‚ for example‚ we mean treating them like adults and not like children

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    Observation of Elderly

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    Reflection: Observation Of Elderly I work as a Pharmacy Technician and the majority of patients I encounter are elderly. I wasn’t sure where I was going to do my observation but then realized what better place than where I work in the pharmacy. Our older patients tend to be on more medications and have more chronic health conditions than our younger ones and it seems the elderly have a harder time being compliant with their medications. The most common reason for non-compliance is slight

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    Elderly Gambling

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    Gambling Away: The Well-Being of the Elderly over Sixty Dominic J. Williams‚ Billy McCoy‚ Georgina Williams‚ Jessica 5-1-13 Dr. Janet Chang SW 301A Cal State San Bernardino Certificate of Authorship: As students of Cal State San Bernardino‚ we fully acknowledge that all work written is original set by the standards of the University. We also give due credit to all references used to their original authors‚ and cited correctly according the APA writing style. Student’s signature:

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    Nursing Challenges In Care

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    CFP 208 A1 Nursing Challenges in Care Imagine waking up in the morning and no knowing your partner or spouse lying next to you in the bed. Imagine waking up and not knowing your own name‚ how old you are or when your birthday is. Imagine having to look at your children‚ grandchildren‚ brothers and sisters and asking who they are. Imagine seeing the one you devoted your life to and them not remembering you. Imagine going to visit them every day and every time having to explain to them who you are

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    Ineffective Health Care

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    America has one of the most inefficient and ineffective health care system in the world as a developed nation. On average‚ America continuously spends more on healthcare than any other nation. Most nations spend about 10%-11% of their GDP on healthcare while America spends a whopping 17.1%. Although our expenditure is extremely high‚ the quality of health is not rising at the same rate. Compared to other developed nations were are lagging behind in terms of quality and pricing of healthcare for our

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