some of the problems that adults in the late stage of life encounter are decline in mental and physical health‚ coping with the idea of death and with the coping death of a loved one. There are many social and cultural factors that impact how an elderly person copes with the changes of the last stage of life. Biological Changes Aging leads to deterioration of the external and internal body; aging causes memory loss‚ organ problems‚ bone and cardiovascular diseases‚ as well decreased
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Perioperative 5. Benzodiazepines ( Lorazepam/ Ativan) Classification: anesthetic adjuncts‚ antianxiety agents‚ sedative hypnotics Perioperative use: Decreases preoperative anxiety and provides amnesia. Adverse reactions: APNEA‚ CARDIAC ARREST‚ bradycardia‚ hypotension. Contraindications: Severe hypotension; Sleep apnea; OB‚ Lactation: Use in pregnancy and lactation may cause CNS depression. Do not use for pt. with seizure disorders. Interactions: Additive CNS depression with other CNS depressants
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Aging Positively Abstract A functional assessment of the elderly involves a multi-dimensional diagnostic process designed to evaluate an elderly individual in terms of functional capabilities‚ disabilities‚ medical and psychological characteristics. These assessment tools provide objective data to detect potential impairments among our aging populations. With these tools we are able to evaluate how elderly individuals are aging‚ what assistance is need‚ how to make sure their environment
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Set in a man’s world‚ the female characters in All about Eve have the mindset that “all females have one career in common‚ whether they like it or not” and without this‚ “your not a women”. This stereotype which is encapsulates the women in All about Eve‚ provides them with the drive for a career. “Love or hate‚ success or failure‚ whatever it is” males have the ability to achieve‚ with their “little loyal [women]” to shadow behind them. Eve‚ “the golden girl”‚ sacrifices her time and money to develop
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NURSES ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ELDERLY The world is aging; however chronological age may have little relation to the reality of aging. When caring for this group of people nurses must consider culture‚ ethnic and racial diversities. Elderly clients will expect that the nurse render culturally competent care and one major aim is to help promote independence and help client maintain or restore activities of daily living. The age 65 becomes the boundary of old age. Why does the age group
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ELDERLY CARE MINISTRY PROPOSAL We are grateful to our church elders for recognizing the need to minister to the elderly people who reside in our community’s assisted living facility‚ and for their desire to impact the residents‚ their families and over time the community at large with the love of Jesus Christ. We appreciate the confidence and support bestowed upon us in designing a ministry plan to care for both member and non-member elderly residents. It is our goal to establish a ministry
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Stereotypes are widespread beliefs about individuals that are formed just because they belong to a certain group‚ “regardless of their individual characteristics” (OpenStax‚ 2014‚ p. 434). Often these stereotypes prove to be harmful and lead to prejudice mindsets and discriminatory actions. While some stereotypes may be based on physiological characteristics‚ they are taught‚ not inherited‚ and therefore this is a social phenomenon. Social psychologists seek to understand how individuals interact
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early management of diseases‚ illnesses or emergency situations and leads to patient safety‚ positive clinical outcome‚ and avoidable deaths and reduced hospital stay (Rivers et al‚ 2001). In the following paragraphs‚ I will be critically writing about the assessment and care given to an acutely ill patient in a cardiac ward where I had my second placement as an adult student nurse while his present condition to underlying past medical history. The patient’s consent was gained prior to this assessment
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There are a lot of stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims in the United States throughout history until our present day. As I seen in the documentary film and also from my previous knowledge this stereotypes are always in growth. In most of the western countries cultures with the United States being one of them have that view that Arabs and Muslims are ignorant‚ reactionaries‚ and uncivilized. This kind of stereotypes always made life very miserable and difficult for Arab and Muslim American to live
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Elderly Health Care in the United States The population of the elderly in the United States has increased steadily over the 20th century. The declining mortality in the elderly age groups‚ do to increased knowledge and technology in the medical field‚ has an exerting impact on the accumulation of the elderly and the vulnerable with in our society. General health and well being for this demographic is a growing concern as well as financing Medicare. With these growing numbers of the elderly population
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