Watson (2009) “Caring is a professional ethical covenant that nursing has with the public to sustain human caring in instances where it may be threatened” (p. 469). In this paper‚ I will give a brief description of Watson’s background‚ and concepts of the theory of human caring. I will also define a caring moment reflecting Watson’s theory of human caring and incorporate four of her carative factors. I will also explain how my patient-nurse interaction may be described as a caring moment‚ explain
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I was apprehensive choosing this because I somewhat knew I will be dealing with elderly people and thus I am going to be asked questions or talked to for more than 5 minutes. I also expected the session to be fast paced and for some reason with music blasting indiscriminately across the whole pool. When I arrived at the site on Friday afternoon after physical therapy myself‚ I felt ready to give some therapy to someone else for a change although still a little fearful that I might snap someone’s
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Suicide Among the Elderly: Symptoms that are ignored University of California‚ Irvine Professor Webster P117D November 27‚ 2007 Suicide among the elderly: Symptoms that are ignored More than 30‚000 Americans every year commit suicide. A suicide happens every eighteen minutes. The highest rate of suicide of any age group occurs among the elderly. The elderly make up 12.6% of the population‚ yet they account for almost 18% of all the suicides. An elderly suicide occurs every
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Proposed Solution for Elderly Drivers Rhyen Eugenio ENG100T Professor Hayashi How would it feel to lose your ability to drive due to a natural cause such as age? At some point in everyone’s life‚ they will become old. A lot of the things that people do at the younger ages become harder as they become older. A growing problem nowadays is being able drive during later years of people’s lives. From the article “Older‚ dangerous drivers a growing problem” written by Robert Davis and Anthony DeBarrows
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Nice Place for the Elderly A.) Security 1.)Curfews 2.)Lost faculties (No need to drive) 3.)Away from con-artists B.) Activities 1.)Entertainment/Songs (Brownies example) 2.)Activities/Crafts (Beta Club example) 3.)People of similar age C.)Health Care 1.)Takes stress off of the family 2.)Help with prescriptions and medicine 3.)In case of emergency... The Nursing Home: A Haven for the Elderly Today’s nursing homes are excellent environments for our elderly. These establishments
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Cultures Ethnography Project: The Elderly Introduction: Throughout my career as a paramedic‚ I have encountered countless different cultures and sub-cultures. However‚ those I have encountered most would include the elderly by a huge margin. Due to their age‚ they routinely must request assistant from emergency services because of falls‚ medical emergencies‚ or just assistance getting through a certain task; such as getting up the stairs to their home. “The Elderly” is a subjective term that refers
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Mandatory Testing Needed for Elderly Drivers In July of 2003‚ an eighty-four year old man drove through a crowded farmer’s market in Santa Monica‚ California‚ killing ten people‚ including a seven-month old and a three-year old. He also injured around forty others. According to many news reports‚ the driver apparently panicked and hit the gas instead of the brake‚ speeding through the crowded street. This mistake is common among elderly drivers who no longer possess the necessary skills
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Long-Term Care: The Impact of the Elderly Providing accessible‚ affordable‚ and high-quality long-term care services to an aging population presents a growing challenge to long-term care providers. As the oldest members of the baby boom generation approach retirement‚ federal and state policy‚ makers are exploring policies to care for the increasing number of elderly and to finance expanding long-term care needs. Other concerns include how to provide an adequate mix of institutional care and home
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Depression Among the Elderly Depression is very common in Americans age 65 and older‚ affecting approximately 18% of that particular population. Depression in older persons is typically associated with new dependency on others and disabilities that prevent the person from living the independent life that they used to. Many people in this stage of their lives have probably experienced depression over several episodes within their life‚ but for many‚ this could be their first time. Depression
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Loving Brother Do you know what makes a good or bad brother? Well a good brother‚ like Doodle’s brother‚ will instruct him to better himself‚ hope for the best‚ and will safeguard him from any imperilment. The narrator in “The Scarlet Ibis” was a caring brother because his actions helped motivate Doodle to become self reliant. A good brother will try to teach their sibling what they should know and how he was supposed to do it. The narrator taught Doodle many things. The narrator cared enough to
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