it is inevitable that more and more elderly patients will be admitted into hospitals for one reason or another‚ due to complications associated with aging. This coupled with long-term care in nursing homes that employ a sizable number of LPN’s means that LPN’s will be undoubtedly be in close contact with the elderly for some time. For quite some time‚ there has been a particular attitude noted in the nursing community as a whole‚ associated with the elderly‚ and it is not positive. To explore this
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Introduction Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs which can develop from bacteria‚ a virus‚ or toxins and is the sixth leading cause of death in the states. People who are at a higher risk in contracting the disease are the elderly‚ those who are hospitalized for other conditions‚ those with coughs after a stroke‚ smokers‚ those who suffer with malnutrition‚ alcoholics‚ those who have bronchitis‚ those with sickle-cell anemia‚ those undergoing radiation treatments or chemotherapy‚ and those
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Throughout the world and throughout history. The Young has always outnumbered the Elderly. However this is changing. Rapidly. The World is now witnessing a tremendous change in the ratios of elderly to the young. Over the next 40 years‚ the population of people aged >60 will grow by 1 billion to 2 billion. How does the fewer young support the high ratios of elderly? As they grow older‚ they are likely to be less productive due to health issues. How would the world economy cope with less money
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have abusive episodes. They also beat them out of resentment of the parent for talking about personal things outside of the house. Those who are financially reliant on the elder can experince abusive episodes. The adult child tends to despise the elderly person if they become to dependent. It is made even worse if they have long term relationship problems. Spouse/Partners who feel resentment for thier loss of freedom. When incessant psychological battered people overract‚ they take thier anger out
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Elderly with Mental Illness-50 years and older G) Previous work experience in the field Mental Health for 11 years Case Manager for 10 years Family Preservationist at Head-Start Center in 2001 H) Types of populations social worker has serviced
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what’s needed for their older citizens? Medical coverage does not adequately pay for all of seniors medical expenses. Americans could learn how to show respect to their older generation from other countries. There are many misconceptions about the elderly generations. The American culture could use some changes for the good of elders and what they have learned can live on throughout generations. The hidden expenses of elder’s medical care. 11% of older Americans reported trouble paying their medical
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Dealing with the Impact of an Aging Workforce In 1946‚ America received its first round of baby boomers that continued for the course of 18 years in which more than seventy-nine million babies were born. With that being said‚ most of the first round of baby boomers are turning 66 this year while the last flood of baby boomers will turn 48 (About.com.Geography ). With this becoming a reality for many employers it is no wonder that management faces many new challenges. However‚ this challenge is
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be useful to me in the future. I work in a nursing home and I love helping people with their activities of daily living. Many people that I helped have a great stories to tell about their life and the things they had done. The things I love about elderly is that they have an inspiration and motivation stories that will just give you hope. Our textbook had mentioned this in a few chapters. Some of them
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the elderly Social attitudes towards the elderly‚ particularly by younger people‚ can have a significant impact on older people’s end-of-life experience and the level and quality of care they receive. Help the Aged has suggested that categorising death due to ‘old age’ reveals how we tend to assume that these deaths are ‘timely’ or ‘natural’ and therefore less worthy of our time and concern (Block 1‚ Unit 4‚ page 117). It is instructive to consider the impact of such views. If elderly people
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INTRODUCTION What affect does losing a spouse have on elderly individuals? Often grief goes unnoticed in our elderly populations‚ especially when they must leave their home and are placed in an assisted living facility Conlon and Aldredge (2013). Bereavement/grief is one of the most painful and stressful life events that threatens healthy aging in elderly people (Mercan‚ Barlin‚ & Cebeci‚ (2016) & Conlon and Aldredge‚ (2013). The impact of losing a spouse can lead to physical and mental challenges
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