Kaplan University Assessing the Elderly Case Study Project Evelyn Surelle Holmes Nu416 Nursing Care of the Older Adult Instructor Barbara Gunderson May 26‚ 2011 Ms. Lee is a 96 year old female who lives alone. Lately she has become a hazard to herself. She leaves pots on the stove and they could possibly burn her apartment down. She needs assistance with a cane but refuses to use it. Ms. Lee is a potential hazard to herself and possible to others who live in her building. Ms. Lee could possibly
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Hiring the Elderly: an Ethical Dilemma Abstract The purpose of this report is to examine the topic of hiring the elderly in Latvia from a business ethics point of view. Since there are several tendencies‚ like ageing population‚ lack of labour-force‚ a shift towards western values and standards of company conduct‚ etc.‚ that are observable in Latvia‚ the authors believe this complex issue to be of significant importance and controversy. While putting forward the principle-based
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the Elderly Population Alcohol abuse among the elderly is a widespread problem through the United States. It is hard to discover by physicians and medical providers‚ because many of these people have been abusing alcohol secretly for years. The population is extremely unlikely to admit that they have problems with alcohol‚ especially during a routine health care visit. As many as 15% of the population over 65 may be heavy drinkers‚ although this number is hard to pin down. Elderly people
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Elderly Interview (Setting of interview: age‚ former occupation‚ who else is present for interview; physical description of individual‚ including use of glasses‚ hearing aides‚ canes.) Elderly interview taking place in Mohave Valley‚ AZ at his son’s home. He occupies a bedroom‚ when he comes to visit. The environment is clean and neat in appearance. Very comfortable environment and no friends or family members are present at this time. There are two family dogs that walk about the home freely
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assignment is to review literature based on the chosen subject “Nutrition in the Elderly”. It will look at different aspects of best nursing practice in this area. Firstly it will discuss briefly what a literature review is and then how the literature search was carried out‚ and outline any limitations in the findings. It will also provide a brief outlook on elderly nutrition to give a reader a basic knowledge of the issues in the area of care.
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DUAL CAREER COUPLES AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT‚ FAMILY AND REALLOCATION ISSUES SERVICES PROVIDED BY LARGE CORPORATIONS AND SMALL COMPANIES ABSTRACT As the dual career couples phenomenal increase rapidly in the global economy‚ large and small companies need to provide reliable services in order to alleviate the work-life challenges to support dual career couples in the complex issues they often faced. This paper will focus in the family career and reallocation issues of dual career couples and what are
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The article that I have picked to write about is “ Couples and the Male Birth Control Pill: A Future Alternative in Contraceptive Selection‚” from the publication of The Journal of Sex Research. Written by William Marsiglio and Elizabeth G. Menaghan. First‚ the article focuses on male oral contraceptives‚ as to where the studied is conducted based on married couples selected from a newspaper. Secondly‚ the survey was put into two categories husbands that believed the woman was responsible for
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program will consist of different steps over a six month period. The program will include group discussions‚ individual couple therapy‚ separation‚ dates‚ and keeping a journal. Throughout the process‚ therapy will come after each task that is given so that the individuals can understand the importance of each. Being married is not always easy and can downfall quickly if the couple does not communicate how they feel. “The fastest way to get to the bottom of a problem is to communicate” (Esere‚ M.‚
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young couples face Many young couples rush to marry because they believe they’re ready for the long-term commitment. Unfortunately‚ young couples are at a higher risk for divorce than couples who marry later in life. A large percentage of young married couples face more issues in their marriage including financial burdens‚ family pressure‚ footless expectations‚ incompatibility of temperaments and adultery. Financial problems are one of the most difficult aspects of a marriage. If the couple is not
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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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