Views on Ageism Aging is considered to be a physiological process of change which starts from birth and continues until death. The World Health Organization accepts the age of 65 and over as the period of agedness in chronological terms (World Health Report 1998). In the present day‚ problems related to the aged and the aging periods have started to occupy the world countries’ agenda more and more (Yılmaz‚ & Zeyneloğlu‚ S. 2012.). For‚ along with the fall in birth rates‚ improvement in nutrition
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These hospitalizations are one of the problems and evidence that Mrs. Fisher’s cardiac condition is worsening. Her CHF and A-fib are causing fluid retention and increased cardiac pre-load‚ decreased cardiac output‚ compromised coronary circulation‚ which is resulting in angina‚ dyspnea‚ and weakness (Copstead‚ 2013; GCU‚ 2013a). Numerous cardiac medications demonstrate an attempt to treat these signs and symptoms (GCU‚ 2013b) but Mrs. Fisher may neither truly understand her disease process‚ nor
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the incidence of falls. One of the causes of falls at my current place of employment is patients taking multiple medications. Polypharmacy is when a patient uses four or more medications to treat an illness. The usage of many medications often lead to a fall. Baranzini‚ Diurni‚ Ceccan‚ Poloni‚ Cazzamalli‚ Constantin and Callegari (2009)‚ explain that “Polypharmacy is
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Study Guide Competency: 742.1.1 Compassionate and Respectful Care of Older Adults 1. Go to the Care of the Older Adult Learning Community. Select documents‚ select documents‚ scroll down and select 24/7 Webinar Availability. You want to watch the video Therapeutic Communication and Health Perceptions 1. Read Chapters 4 and 5 and make sure you note the ways to communicate or assist a patient with disabilities such as hearing deficits‚ vision impairments‚ or aphasia and dysarthria. Be familiar
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limitations of elderly patients. Various geriatric practitioners use the information generated to develop treatment and long-term follow-up plans‚ arrange for primary care and rehabilitative services‚ organize and facilitate the intricate process of case management‚ determine long-term care requirements and optimal placement‚ and make the best use of health care resources. The geriatric assessment differs from a standard medical evaluation in three general ways: (1) it focuses on elderly individuals
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Select one of the case studies located in Case Studies in Abnormal Behavior. Obtain instructor approval of your selected case study prior to beginning this assignment. Prepare a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word analysis of your selected case in which you address the following items: Provide a brief overview of your selected case. Explain the biological‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral components of the disorder analyzed in your selected case. The Case of Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley
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Cognitive Disorders Definitions Cognition: The act‚ process‚ or result of knowing‚ learning‚ or understanding -represents a fundamental human feature that distinguishes living from existing -has a distinctive personalized impact on the individual’s physical‚ psychological‚ social & spiritual conduct of life -Direct relationship with ADL’s Cognitive Disorders: Psychiatric disorders that are manifested in deficits in memory‚ perception‚ & problem solving. 1) Delirium 2) Dementia 3)
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all individuals and varied based off of dosage and duration of use. Ip‚ Trinh‚ Tenerowicz‚ Pal‚ Lindfelt‚ and Perry (2014)‚ conducted research on older (>40 years of age)‚ and found “AAS misuse is prevalent among older men and is associated with polypharmacy‚ more aggressive alcohol use‚ and a higher incidence of substance dependence and anxiety disorders compared to nonusers.” The list of possible side effects outnumbers the benefits‚ and has three main
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Initiating change: We discussed these findings during our monthly Doctors meetings‚ the team were surprised by the findings but agreed that we all tend to look at the patient notes and cross off medications frequently but do not always discuss or document the changes. Both medical and none medical prescribers agreed that this could potentially result in a drug error whereby the incorrect medication had been omitted and there would not be any supporting written evidence. We revisited the General
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A Reflection of Five Weeks of the Co-operative Nursing Experience Rebecca Tutt‚ RN University of Texas at Arlington In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N3300 Specialized Topics in Nursing (Co-Op) Beth Mancini‚ RN‚ Ph.D. March 7‚ 2013 Online RN to BSN Introduction The co-operative nursing assignment has given me the opportunity to use my critical thinking‚ decision-making‚ leadership‚ and clinical nursing expertise learned throughout the RN-BSN program. “The fostering of critical
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