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    Older Adult Interview

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    interviewing a 60 year old gentlemen who I will identify as Mr. E to protect his privacy for this assignment. The goal of my interview was to gain insight on aging from an older adult. I interviewed Mr. E in his home on a weekday evening. He expressed appreciation and was surprised that he was the focus of an interview in which his life story and thoughts would be recorded. Mr. E was born in a ranch in Guadalajara‚ Mexico. He is the youngest son of nine children. His father passed away when he was 1

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    Aging Older Adults

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    effects of aging older adults’ process and respond to medicines differently than in younger people. Age-related changes in the body‚ liver‚ kidneys‚ central nervous system‚ and heart contribute to the older adult to become more vulnerable to overdose and side effects. Furthermore‚ age-related challenges such as memory loss or poor eyesight can make it harder to follow instructions for taking medication (Hamilton‚ Gallagher‚ & O’Mahony‚ 2009). As a result of financial issues older adults in attempt to

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    Ageism In Older Adults

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    With the older adult population steadily increasing‚ society has a long way to go with embracing this population as it relates to the negative effects that ageism has on older adults. Western cultures are excessive about obtaining and maintaining youthfulness and constantly trying to find ways to combat the process of aging. As a gerontologist‚ it is my role to educate older adults as well and the general community about the issues affecting older adults including ageism. In order to be successful

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    and stool testing for occult blood”. (Day et al‚ 2010). Symptoms include frequency of defecation; hardness of stools; abdominal fullness or bloatedness‚ and abdominal pain. (Prynn‚P.‚ 2011). It is non-life-threatening; it causes distress that leads to patient discomfort and diminished quality of life. Constipation is considered a major health concern for providers of care‚ especially for patients in high-risk groups such as the elderly; less mobile individuals‚ and the neurologically impaired. The

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    | Hyponatremia in the Older Adult | 168344 | | Vivienne Ellison 09039422 | 8/6/2011 | | Hyponatremia in the older adult. Management of defects in water homeostasis in the elderly is often difficult because of age related changes and diseases that are associated with impairment of water metabolism. The feeling of thirst is often impaired in the elderly (Kugler‚ 2000). Hyponatremia is a serum sodium concentration of less than the

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    Older Adults in the Media

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    Grand Canyon University December 6‚ 2009 Older Adults in the Media Grumpy Old Men The story is about two retired older men named John Gustafson and Max Goldman. The two have been friends since they were children. They are constantly playing pranks on each other and giving each other a hard time. The audience finds out that the reason the two fight is because a long time ago John won the heart of the woman Max wanted. Their antics get even crazier when an adventurous single

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    Sexuality In Older Adults

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    sex life and that’s not a good time. That’s why they get divorced all the time.” – Snooki. (Lo‚ 2015) Let’s talk about sex; or should I say the lack thereof? Amongst the older generation of people‚ sexuality is not something necessarily discussed as happening too often. Research shows that with increasing age comes a decreased desire to have sex. (Taylor & Gosney‚ 2011) There are numerous reasons as to why the older we get‚ the less sexual activity we engage in. The sexuality of older adults begin

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    Stereotypes‚ social biases‚ and misinformation are known to impact older adults lives in many different ways. When you are constantly being stereotyped as an older adult it can produce many trust issues. As an older adult‚ you could miss out on many genuine relationships with people because your trust is gone. Ultimately‚ an elder won’t be able to focus on building the ABCDE in a new relationship because there mind will be totally consumed with the way people are judging them based on stereotypes

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    Older Adult Assessment

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    NRSE 210 Older adult assessment: Part I Subjective Data a. Biographic data Name: M. C. Address: 1257 Sunrise Lane Cheshire‚ CT 06410 Phone Number: (203) 898 – 7643 Age: 60 Birth date: February 27‚ 1953 Birthplace: Fuchou‚ China Gender: Male Marital status: Married Race: Asian Ethnicity: Occupation: chef at a Chinese restaurant (China Dragon) Primary Language: Chinese Source of history: the patient himself‚ seems reliable and his 31 year old son D.C. who also seems reliable

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    LIFE HISTORY PROJECT By Lorraine Ward PSY 355 5/14/09 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Life History Research ……………………………………………………………. 4-8 Works Sited Page ………………………………………………………………….. 9 Appendix ……………………………………………………………………………… 10- 15 Photo

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