Section A (Biographical Questionnaire) Table 1 Biographical information of elderly persons |Research participant |Age |Gender |Marital status |Occupation before |Health | | | | | |retirement | | |2 |3 |3 |Yes |5
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Some people claim that elderly care should be provided by nursing homes these days. In my opinion‚ senior citizens are advised to live with their descendants by dint of their needs of emotional support as well as the responsibility of younger family members. To begin with‚ one reason for the elders to stay with their families is that they are likely to suffer loneliness if they reside at nursing homes. While nursing homes are capable of supplying a variety of professional service‚ they fail to provide
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How successful were the Liberals in promoting the welfare of the children‚ workers and the elderly in the years 1906-1914 24 marks The Liberal party introduced many acts in 1906-1914 to promote the welfare of the children‚ workers and the elderly. Each of these acts showed they were trying to make a welfare state but each came with limitations. The main act concerning the elderly was the Old Age Pension Act of 1908. It was established to provide a pension of five shillings per week for a single
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In many countries‚ the proportion of elderly people is increasing steadily. Does this trend have more positive than negative effects on society? ================================================================== It is undeniably believed that the developed technology and sufficient welfare have magnificently provided a great chance for having mankind life extended. Combining with the fact that young couples tend not to breed‚ elderly individuals are now occupying an increasing percentage
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patients are prescribed multiple drugs‚ take over-the-counter medications‚ and are often prescribed additional drugs to treat the side effects of the medications that they are already taking. The increase in the number of medications often leads to polypharmacy‚ which is defined as the prescription‚ administration‚ or use of more medications than are clinically indicated in a given patient. One widely used ADL tool is the Barthel Index : measure functional levels of self-care and mobility‚ and it rates
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Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Scenario Once a patient is admitted to the hospital‚ one key element is asked before a medication can be prescribe. That is the patient allergy. As mention in the media presentation‚ “no one drug works for every patient and you can never say a patient will not have a bad reaction to a drug” (Laureate Education‚ 2012) I can recalled a particular situation a few years ago with the administration of Narcan (naloxone). One morning during rounds‚ I received EB with
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feel you meet at this point? Critical thinking‚ technical skills. Which competencies do you feel you could develop further? Communication assessments What barriers would you anticipate in trying to develop these competencies? Nervousness around elderly‚ due to fear of doing more harm than good. How do you think the demographics of the aging population will affect the need for healthcare professionals in the next decade? By the year 2020‚ the need for nursing will increase dramatically. The need
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Atypical Presentation Case Study Michaela P. Capulong For Kaplan University Nursing Care of the Older Adult NU416-02 Professor Barbara Gunderson November 3‚ 2015 Atypical Presentation Case Study Atypical presentation of illness‚ chronic medical conditions‚ and altered mental status can complicate a prompt diagnosis and successful treatment. The given scenario of Ms. N is a good example of atypical presentation of illness. The presenting symptoms of the resident on admission are atypical clinical
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reduction in 180-day hospital readmission‚ and reduced average cost per patient by 17%. Another care transitions model that has been evaluated is the Naylor model developed by Mary Naylor and colleagues. The intervention targeted high-risk‚ high-cost elderly patients and was provided for a longer period. The program evaluation reduced readmissions by 36% and costs by 39% per patient during 12 months following hospitalization. This program not only provided interventions in the hospital setting but also
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GNT1 Task 1 Advanced Pathophysiology Assessment of Geriatric Patient with Multisystem Failure The key immediate assessment of the patient to assess homeostasis‚ oxygenation and level of pain would be: breath sounds oxygen saturation respiratory rate and pattern vital signs cognitive ability urine output finger stick glucose restlessness If available lab results‚ I would like to see the resulted complete blood count with differential and complete metabolic
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