Doing a complete health assessment or “viewing” the patient as a whole is a vital technique that every nurse should use on a daily basis‚ however I have not practiced this kind of assessment in my working environment. As a nurse in a long term care facility‚ I only do a partial assessment for example when a patient is getting admitted a full body inspection is done: vital signs taken‚ the abdomen is palpitated‚ bowel and breath sounds are auscultated but the cultural and spiritual aspect of the patient
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Literature can show either developmentalist or declinist views on Aging in the way in which the author talks of Aging‚ or for example the way the author portrays ones Aging experience. While an author with declinist views may paint themselves or an elderly character out to fit the classic decaying‚ weak stereotype‚ authors whom possess developmentalist views will instead paint the aging journey out to be one of growth or beauty. Author May Sarton displays this developmental view in her At Seventy: A Journal
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1.1 Identify different types of equipment and their uses. There is a wide range of office equipment that can be used to help in the work place. For example in a small office you could have – Equipment Its uses Computer The computer can be used on a daily basic to write emails‚ letters‚ complete research on the internet and to design leaflets or flyers. Telephone The telephone will be used to communicate with people internal and external. It can be used to information people of changes
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Genetic Variation are the differences within individuals in a population. They are what make us genetically different from one another. Genetic variation occur because of mutations in our DNA and recombination. There are multiple types of mutation such as point mutations or chromosome mutations. Point mutations are the most common where only a single DNA nucleotide is affected. Within point mutations are frameshift and substitution. Frameshift mutations are when a base is either added or deleted
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The Aging Population: Baby Boomers Carolyn A. Bounds HCS/490 January 8‚ 2014 Dr. Michael O. Minor Aging Population: Baby Boomers After 16 years of war and depression‚ World War II ended in 1945‚ and more babies were born between 1946 and 1964 (78 million) than ever before and never since‚ which gave way to the name “baby booms”. The first stage of the boom occurred during 1945-1950‚ and the second was from mid 1950-1964. Financial advantages turned out to be plentiful after the war;
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care for the aging population. With many Americans‚ who are ultimately living longer than ever before because of medical advances‚ procedures‚ and medications‚ we are left with the question of how to effectively care for an aging population? Are patients getting the best possible care while staying in hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and assisted living communities‚ or are nurses and other helping aids understaffed‚ unprepared or uneducated for the task? Supporting the elderly population has been an ongoing
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investigates the effect of aging population of the U.S population on future demand and supply for health care. In recent decades‚ there is a debate on health policy which U.S aging population is a dominant contributor of raising the claim of national health spending yearly. For instance‚ average health spending for Americans per elderly was exceeded triple of Americans (ages 34 – 44) in 1999. However‚ this can not be use as a model to a country that it is all population ages continuously through time
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Aging populations are the most significant factor in population change in MEDCs. How valid is this view? (30) Throughout the world‚ MEDCs face the issue of an aging population and population change. This is due to the stage in which that county is according to the demographic transition model which indicates that as birth rates decline and death rate remain stagnant‚ an aging population is created. In the UK for example the baby boom of the 1950s due to increased confidence and the feeling of
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Canada is experiencing a rapid increase in the aging population. In 2011‚ it was estimated that one in seven Canadians were over the age of 65 years. In 2036‚ this proportion is expected to increase to one in four older adults (Statistics Canada‚ 2011). As the number of older adults increases‚ this will have far reaching effects on society. One of the effects will be an increased need for professionals in all areas of the workforce who have a strong gerontological skills and knowledge in order to
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similarities and differences in the buying behaviour of young and middle-aged women when purchasing facial skin care products. The objective is to study what kinds of factors affect the buying behaviour of both young (20 to 35 years old) and middle-aged (40 to 60 years old) women and then compare the findings from both groups. Furthermore‚ the aim is to discover what kind of attitudes Finnish women have towards facial skin care products containing natural ingredients. The objective is to also study the extent
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