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N330 Care of the Older Adult and the Family in Retirement Study Guide for Final 1. Why is it important to study gerontological nursing? Our society is rapidly aging‚ with an increasing proportion of the population being over the age of 65. This growth of the older population is expected to increase dramatically over the next 25 years. Consequently‚ there is a growing need for professionals to be trained to work with older persons. 2. Review the roles of the gerontological nurse.
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The social model of gerontology refers to the “impact of social and sociocultural conditions on the process of aging and its social consequences‚” (Hooyman‚ 5.) So what exactly does this mean? Simply put‚ social gerontologists mostly study the ins and outs of the older generations (across many decades of aging) and how those lives are affected on a day to day basis by social constructs. When we use terms like “older generation‚” we do not mean it in a degrading way. As our textbook accurately points
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Human development is a process of growing into maturity. Human development entails growth from a one cell zygote to an adult human being. Human development lets us know who we are and it shows us how we interact on a day to day basic. Within the foundation of human development we learn to understand bio-psychosocial dimensions‚ the concept of human diversity and cultural competence as well as the connection of general systems and social order. All of these characteristics are put in place so you can
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Rebuilding a Life GRO497: Gerontology Capstone (CWM1348A) Instructor: Kimberly Cox 01-13-2014 Life on earth is only time borrowed for all living species‚ and there are no mysteries of someday all people leaving this globe. However‚ society attempts to live the best way possible while on this planet‚ and wishes to age sustainably in a great way and/or no matter of the challenges presented. This paper provides the reader with a predominant outlook of rebuilding a life‚ including basic conflict
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1) After suffering from a sudden stroke‚ Mrs. Norton’s lost her ability to carry out complex tasks (IADs‚ instrumental activities of daily living‚ pg. 140) such as clean‚ perform tasks around the house‚ and drive. As the result of the stroke‚ her right arm became paralyzed and so she also cannot perform basic daily activities (ADLs‚ activities of daily living‚ pg. 140) such as shower‚ put on clothes‚ or even feed herself. Since her husband cannot give her the proper care she needs at home‚ Mrs. Norton
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Regulatory Agency Jennifer Mendoza HCS 430 May 6‚ 2012 Brenda Young Regulatory Agency The health care industry has to have a good leadership foundation to carry out rules‚ regulations‚ and procedures. It is important for the success of any organization. In a healthcare organization‚ good leadership is more than just important; it is significant to the organization’s success. The Joint Commission is an organization which requires that the health
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Problems faced by the individual. A man’s life is normally divided into five main stages namely infancy‚ childhood‚ adolescence‚ adulthood and old age. In each of these stages an individual has to find himself in different situations and face different problems. The old age is not without problems. After a certain age health problems begin to crop up leading to losing control over one’s body‚ even not recognizing own family owing to Alzheimer are common in old age. It is then children began to
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NRS 353 Gerontology and Gerontic Nursing Practice Assignment 2: Assignment Questions Questions and Answers about Elderly People and Patients Submitted by: Fujimi Sakai Student No: 11413992 Lecturer’s Name: Christine Haley Due date: 25 January 2010 Date of submission: 25 January 2010 Introduction Health of older people has some issues which nurses should know. Older people tend to suffer some health problems‚ however‚ some people do not know about problems of older people and may
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Communicating with Electronic Medical Records Katrina Mabone HCS/490 May 23‚ 2013 Kendrick Brown Communication is the key to relating in all environments. When communication lines are broken‚ it makes take in jobs and personal relationship suffer. In medical environment communication is key in running hospital‚ nursing home and community care providers. With technology our communication has advanced because now we have electronic medical records. Electronic medical records are a
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