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Educating the Elderly About Strokes

(CVA) (Heart Center Online, n.d.) but it is also called a brain attack (Cornforth , 2002). A stroke happens when oxygen and other ...

Female Senior Citizens and Stroke

cerebellum are affected, then hemi/quadriparesis, hemisensory loss and ataxia, and abnormal eye movements will be noted, along wit...

STROKE SIGNS, PROTOCOLS AND LESSONS

or knowledge; affective, or feelings/emotion and attitude and psychomotor, in other words, manual or physical, skills or action (C...

COMPARISONS BETWEEN IBM AND LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS

workforce so the workforce can be flexible enough to compete in a highly competitive market. In addition to developing employees, ...

Educating God's Lost Flock in 'The Lamb' by William Blake

In four pages this paper discusses how William Blake educates others on the gifts from God humans possess in his poem 'The Lamb.'...

Los Angeles Air Pollution and Healthy People 2010

2008). Further significant improvement is unlikely in the near future, however. Californias Efforts Governor Arnold Schwar...

Nursing Research on Fall Prevention

viewed demonstrated variables in relation to the methods for disseminating information and best-practice approaches to reducing fa...

Nutrition and Health Problems in the Elderly

self-reported diabetes ranged from 1.6% among persons aged 18-34 years to 12.5% among persons aged 65-74 years" (Current Trends Re...

Patient Scenario on Stroke Examination

affect patient outcomes (Finley, 2004). The degree to which Mr. Smith will be affected by the stroke, and, indeed, his very survi...

Stroke Victims and Their Rights

The generic term "stroke" refers to a cerebro-vascular accident (CVA), which may occur on the left or right-hand side of the brain...

Tennis and a Kinetic Analysis of a Forehand Ground Stroke

This paper provides an overview of the kinesis involved in tennis' forehand ground stroke, requiring over one-hundred and thirty m...

Preventing Strokes and Physical Activity

In twelve pages this paper examines the stroke risks posed by physical activity in this literature review on stroke prevention. E...

Silent Stroke as a Predictor of Future Events

The writer presents a research proposal which argues that findings indicate that silent stroke could be wide spread in the U.S., a...

Occupational versus Nursing Therapy for Stroke Patients

For different reasons, each profession believes that the morning routine of washing and dressing is essential. Both the nurse and...

An Overview of Existing Research on Stroke and Diabetes

In a three page paper, the author reflects on a range of studies on diabetes, stroke, and skin impairment in patients with comorbi...

Hemorrhagic Stroke Management

there are small ruptures in the small vessels of the cerebral arteries, which is generally caused as a result of hypertension, whi...

Diagnosing a Stroke

The general symptoms of strokes, both ischemic and hemorrhagic, and transient ischemic attack will have a sudden onset (Caplan, 20...

Public Health and Food Safety

Families with young children, in particular, should be educated as to how to avoid the risks of food born illnesses. Community he...

Religion and Approach to Dramatic Arts

of Peter Pitzele, "Scripture Window." For example, the group of fifth graders could be given the story of the Good Samaritan where...

Dependency and Physical Changes of the Elderly

In five pages this research paper takes a nursing perspecitve regarding the elderly's physical changes and increased dependence th...

Elder Neglect in Nursing Homes

be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...

Elderly and Attachment to Home/Place in Rural Areas

trying to improve this situation. It seems important to spend some time on this aspect of the topic in light of the fact that it d...

The Effects of Music on Managing Postoperative Pain Study Proposal

the elderly patient. Significance Careful consideration...

Elderly and Volunteerism

Eastern Europe and Russia assisting entrepreneurs and city economic departments make the transition to a market economy. ...

When Elderly Parents Must Be Cared for by Adult Children

This paper consists of five pages and examines the problems connected with adult children caring for their elderly parents by disc...

Fear, Residence, Elderly Women, and Crime

In eight pages the relationship between the housing arrangements of elderly women, their fear regarding crime and why they might b...

Aspects of Learning Among the Elderly

This research paper addresses pertinent literature on the topic of elderly learning. The author contends that further education a...

Improving Health Outcomes in the Elderly

In a paper of five pages, the author reviews strategies to improve health outcomes by reducing barriers to health promotoin progra...

Aging of the World

This study uses several research studies about social workers as its core. The focus is on social workers and the elderly. Technol...

79 Year Old Woman with Multiple Diseass

the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...