Reflection: Observation Of Elderly I work as a Pharmacy Technician and the majority of patients I encounter are elderly. I wasn’t sure where I was going to do my observation but then realized what better place than where I work in the pharmacy. Our older patients tend to be on more medications and have more chronic health conditions than our younger ones and it seems the elderly have a harder time being compliant with their medications. The most common reason for non-compliance is slight
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Parole for the Elderly Students Name CJHS/430 Date Instructor Solitary confinement of prisoners exists under a scope of names: confinement‚ control units‚ supermaxim jails‚ the gap‚ regulatory isolation‚ greatest security‚ or changeless lockdown. Detainees can be sent to any of these units for many reasons: for disciplinary reasons even though while they are under scrutiny; as a component for conduct change‚ when associated with posse contribution; as reprisal for political activism;
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prisons has increased by 50% since 1996. In the UK the number of elderly prisoners trebled in the ten years up to 1999 (Dawes‚ 2005). In Australia from 1987 to 1997 the number of prisoners over the age of 65 have tripled (Dawes‚ 2005). The characteristics of the sub groups of aging prisoners may give you an idea of why there is a ’greying population’. Firstly‚ child sex offenders make up a considerable number of elderly prisoners. The nature of their offending and the fact that many victims
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1. INTRODUCTION Aging is a natural process that is associated with loss of functional reserve. 20 to 62% 1–6 of the elderly experience functional decline when an acute health problem prompt hospitalization in this group. This functional decline experienced by elders during hospitalization is not entirely explained by the acute episode which led to the hospitalization or admission‚ but we have noticed further deterioration in the functional ability of these older adult as a result of care and services
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Buying a Home: Old Versus New Are you currently looking for a home? What kind of home are you looking for? A cozy one with lavish fireplaces? How about a brand new home with the latest technology? Whatever you are looking for‚ there are many rewards for purchasing your own home. Homeownership gives you comfortable‚ peaceful and secure feelings if you go for an old home or a new one. Either is worth the investment. The buying market is favorable today with low mortgage rates‚ incentives from the
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(2010): Pain: elderly patients. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2011; 69(2-B): 387-394. The authors reviewed various double blind‚ randomized‚ controlled trials along with their systematic reviews to evaluate different methods of assessing and managing pain in demented and non-demented elderly people. They utilized articles published in Scopus‚ Pubmed and Web of Science from the years 1966 to 2010. In this literature they reviewed the physiology of pain in the elderly and the different
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Our Elders are People Too Our Elders are People Too. A large amount of the population in our country aren’t seeing and understanding what is happening behind closed doors to nursing homes. All nursing homes aren’t as safe and trustworthy as many assume. Nursing Homes‚ meant to be safe living for the elderly to be cared for in their golden years have turned into a nightmare for senior citizens across the country‚ being a target for countless acts of neglect and abuse. “It is an unfortunate fact
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Should Old People be allowed to Drive? The debate of whether old people should be allowed to drive is often brought up by younger drivers‚ the reality is that all able bodied people who are healthy should be able to drive but as old age arrives it is inevitable our health will decrease. There are many different arguments on this subject and it is a wide spoken debate amongst road users‚ I will concentrate on both opinions and arrive at a conclusion as to whether old people should be allowed to drive
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Over medication in the elderly is a growing problem in our society‚ and it seems to be a problem that is not being addressed with much concern. As stated in this article‚ “It is undeniable that drugs do save lives..” but my question is‚ why is it so overlooked that so many elderly are being given drugs in a combination that can threaten their life? Take for example the lady that goes into the hospital for an asthma attack‚ and as side affects from medications occur‚ she is just pumped full of more
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Intrinsic factors‚ the personal and individual behavior plays a significant role in developing frailty. Personal characteristics which include biology and physiology were discovered to be reliable predictors of functional limitations in elderly‚ who consequently develop frailty (Chang‚ Yang‚ Nieh‚ & Wen‚ 2015; Chen‚ Mao‚ & Leng‚ 2014; Fried et al.‚ 2001; Tocchi‚ 2015). Personal characteristics such as cellular senescence (LeBrasseur‚ Tchkonia‚ & Kirkland‚ 2015)‚ ethnicity‚ female gender and age (Espinoza
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