YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Elderly and Alternative Care Choices
Essays 541 - 570
worst for the population aged 50 and above. People of middle age and older are likely to be experiencing the physical problems tha...
"an older person with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care or assistance with activities of daily living" (Gray-Vickrey,...
In order to determine whether or not the consent form signed is valid we need to consider the concept of informed consent. The con...
is three times the average for all other age groups (AOA, 2010). Average doctor visits in a year were 6.5 for ages 65 to 74 and 7....
This research paper presents a discussion of prescription, non-prescription and herbal drugs that can be utilized in treating the...
The writer looks at the way in which a nursing program may be evaluated to provide instant results. The tool advocated is a self c...
The writer reviews an intervention program designed by the student to assess and reduce risks with the aim of preventing falls in ...
The writer looks at literature which has been used to identify different risks in the home environment that may impact on the fall...
This essay discusses osteoporosis - what it is, risks, and incidence. It does so in the context of a film entitled Fire in the Dar...
A gerontological issue that is relevant in today's society involves driving. This paper examines studies on driving as it respect...
Abstract Substance abuse among the elderly is growing problem. Substance...
The writer reviews and present the main theme of fifteen articles that would be useful in a project to assess the impact that fal...
This paper is an annotated bibliography written in support of a nursing paper examining environmental factors which may influence...
higher risk for UTIs than others. Risks include older age, poor hygiene, and/or poor hydration. Two of the greatest risks can be p...
with chronic conditions to live longer, despite the presence of these conditions. However, the pharmaceutical innovations that mak...
then developing a quantitative instrument for assessing risk behaviors related to the onset of substance abuse behaviors among the...
the family owned a car, the elderly womans family had the opportunity to visit family or friends or even take a Sunday drive. Th...
viewed demonstrated variables in relation to the methods for disseminating information and best-practice approaches to reducing fa...
rates per 100,000 by ethnicity in San Francisco are reported as: African-American, 1,302; Asian/Pacific Islander, 446; Latino, 535...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at alcoholism diagnostic instruments. An effort is made to find a suitable instrument ...
This research paper presents a case study that illustrates how to properly address an instance of polypharmacy in an elderly patie...
issue via conceptual analysis, inasmuch as Walker and Avant provide specific steps that allow one to wholly define the ambiguous a...
the difficulties and losses inherent with aging. The assumption is often made that, with age comes transcendental wisdom, but res...
the non-emergency sections of the hospital or when they are in the doctors office or the resident clinic! Heart attacks happen! ...
to proper interaction with culturally diverse patients: "These standards provide comprehensive definitions of culture, competence,...
at both the federal and state level. This also holds true for the health care industry, and perhaps more so because of the impactf...
All of the results of this reengineering, however, were not as positive. The process had not taken into consideration the fact th...
In two pages this paper examines the nursing field and the growing complexities involving managed health care. Two sources are ci...
In eleven pages this paper discuses PPOs and HMOs in an evaluation of these managed care system's pros and cons. Twelve sources a...
facility is (2000). Most also are not aware that Medicare pays for hospice facilities (2000). This article is important in pointi...