he primary focus of my research are the factors involved in the advantages of long-term facilities and how these institutions‚ its’ professionals‚ and next of kin can improve to support the elderly in the resolution of life. My hypothesis is that if the elderly can be nurtured by specific factors the elderly population can improve their general health by maintaining a healthy state of mind with activities that consist with being interactive with others and environment‚ also having the freedom to
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Long Term Care As the baby boomers generation is aging‚ a growing number of the elderly population needs to be cared for. When the person needs help with physical or emotional needs for an extended period of time‚ it is called long term care. The required care might be as simple as walking‚ bathing dressing‚ using the bathroom‚ feeding‚ administering medication‚ and doing the laundry. An elderly might need the different cares mentioned for various reasons. It could be because of a disability‚
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I am a very determined person. I have very high goals for myself. Delivering my sister’s baby made me want to be a nurse. I feel like I am going to change my major while I am here. I think me‚ writing down my plans for this class‚ will help me stay on track. Also if I do not understand something I will already have a plan on how I can understand it better. I think if I did not have the motivation I would not be getting my school work done or coming to class. Some of my weaknesses as a student‚ I
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issues regarding patient care such as‚ attentiveness‚ responsibility‚ competence and responsiveness. Attentiveness involves nurses being able to recognize the needs of the patient and their families. The development of a close relation between nursing staff and patient through receptibility helps the nurses to be receptive to what the patients need. A nurse has the responsibility to care for their patients and be a support system for their patient. A nurse must exhibit competence while caring
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is not just a job‚ but much more than that. Nursing requires compassion‚ trust‚ empathy‚ honesty‚ knowledge‚ and commitment. According to the American Nurses Association (2010) nursing is defined as‚ “the pivotal health care profession‚ highly valued for its specialized knowledge‚ skill‚ and caring in improving the health status of the public and ensuring safe‚ effective‚ quality care”. I believe nursing is a profession that builds relationships with the
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Nursing to me is not just a career choice; it’s a way of life‚ and one that I’ve wanted to pursue since I was a child. I’ve witnessed firsthand the miracles that nurses can work and I know that every nurse is somebody’s hero. Likewise‚ the most inspirational people in my life have been nurses and I strive each and every day in my classes to absorb as much information as I can‚ in hopes that one day‚ somebody will say the same thing about me. I believe that one of the most vital choices you can make
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Long-Term Care Options for the Elderly I selected the topic of long-term care options for my research paper‚ because of the importance of allowing the elderly to remain in their residence as long as possible in their final years and what options they have if they choose not to live in their own home. I will look at programs and services that provide long-term care for the elderly. My grandmother‚ 89 years old‚ has recently decided to move into an assisted living facility after living by herself
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There were several long-term events that led to the outbreak of World War One. The most prominent factors include: nationalism‚ militarism‚ imperialism‚ the Balkan and Morocco crises‚ and the alliance system. Ironically‚ these things were either started in response to‚ or upheld because of‚ one of the other factors. The alliance system was one of the last factors to emerge before the war. Consequentially‚ the contributions of this system to the beginning of the Great War have to be considered. Although
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come up with a suitable plan to achieve the company’s financial goals. Budgeting is an important tool that would be beneficial to both long term and short term planning. A budget‚ usually a short term plan‚ is in the range between a year and not more than two‚ provides in-depth and detailed specifics which allow managers to measure the actual results against forecasts and thus‚ helps them gauge the progress of the project. A long term plan however identifies possible threats and opportunities which
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Future of Long-Term Healthcare The United States has faced many challenges as it entered into the 21st century. First is ensuring that individuals receive the medical care and support they need throughout their life with dignity and quality. With the aging of “baby boomers‚” the number of individuals 65 and those with disabilities will increase from 12.4 percent in 2000 to about 20.4 percent by 2040. This will represent a need for increasing nursing facilities‚ assisted living‚ other residential
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