Description Within my college course iam doing my placement in an elderly care home. The unit I’m in tends to be more frail elderly clients. Due to the data protection act 1998 I will be changing names of the clients nursing staff and location to safeguard their confidentially. It is also complies with the NMC 2012 “you must respect people’s right to confidentiality” (NMC2012). Within the home there is an elderly gentleman called Alec‚ Alec has osteoarthritis and uses a wheelchair his mobility
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Role opportunities for nurses in Community Care in elderly Community nurses focus on • Health promotion • Disease prevention • Wellness (Westley & Fletcher‚ 2004 cited in Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004). To achieve these goals‚ nurses are involved in • Client and community education • Counselling • Advocacy • Care management (Westley & Fletcher‚ 2004 cited in Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004). Health promotion: Community nurses may inform health promotion strategies according to individual
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8 Ways to Combat Elderly Depression (#6 Will Surprise You) Depression among the elderly is not uncommon. In fact‚ WebMD states that late-life depression affects about six million Americans age 65 and older. But only 10% receive treatment for depression. One of the core problems with elderly depression is the illness goes untreated because depression symptoms manifest differently for the elderly. Anxiety and depression is often confused with other symptoms. This stems from medications and illness
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hearing problem and could not communicate in the first languageproperly‚ so the non-verbal communication plays a role. Caris-Verhallen et al (1999‚ p.809) state that the non-verbal communication becomes important whencommunicating with the elderly people who develop a hearing problem. Hollman et al (2005‚ p31) suggests some effective ways to maximize the communication 5 with hearing impairment people such as always gains the person’s attentionbefore speaking‚ visible
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in-depth interviews on the perspectives of elderly persons were held with 4 participants aged above 60‚ recruited from a community medical center. Results All respondents rated themselves as ageing successful. Five themes were identified: Good health and ability of self-care‚ good family relationship and being cared for‚ feeling of contentment‚ economic security‚ and social activities. This reflected the multi-dimensional perspective in local elderly people. Conclusions A life span perspective
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1 A study on the Social activeness and Death anxiety among the elderly *S. Thenndral *Hannah Paul Abstract: The world health organisation recognises anyone above the age of 60 as elderly‚ the phase after which is termed as ‘late adulthood’. This period is marked by characteristic physical‚ cognitive and psychosocial changes‚ social activeness being one such area in which the change is clearly visible.(Papalia‚ D.E.‚ 2008) The indulgence of oneself in social activities like attending
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Many adults have elderly parents who could benefit from living in a retirement home. However‚ it’s hard to decide to send an elderly parent to a retirement home because there are several other care options available. Furthermore‚ this decision can be made more challenging because most retirement homes have several pros and cons that should be fully considered beforehand. Here is a brief look at some of the most important pros and cons to consider before finding an elderly parent the right retirement
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people to help them with everything‚ they maybe unable to move which means any physical abuse they wouldn’t be able to move away from. Physical abuse Physical abuse is when someone inflicts pain or harm to a persons body. the elderly and disabled are more at risk of this as they may not understand what is happing or be able to defend themselves. physical abuse can be caused in many different ways such as: * Biting * Hitting * Punching * Restraint * Slapping * Pushing
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by term Epidemiology? How the study of Epidemiology helps us to know the health status of the community? Discuss the importance of Surveillance in the community health. Epidemiology is the study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why. Epidemiological information is used to plan and evaluate strategies to prevent illness and as a guide to the management of patients in whom disease has already developed. Like the clinical findings and pathology‚ the epidemiology of a disease
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Title: Should The Elderly receive free bus rides? Specific Purpose: To persuade to the public in letting senior citizens have free bus rides. Thesis Statement: Don’t you think elderly people deserve free public transportation? Introduction/Attention Grabber: We frequently hear discussions regarding society not taking good enough care of the Elderly. Based on what I saw in the seniors and their struggles‚ I think that providing them with free public transportation would be a good place to
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