This exercise was actually really difficult. I have learned a lot by participating in this activity. I have done activities in my past work experience and put myself in other people’s shoes, to see what it was like having disabilities.…
Geriatric conditions such as functional impairment and dementia are common and frequently unrecognized or inadequately addressed in older adults. Identifying geriatric conditions by performing a geriatric assessment can help clinicians manage these conditions and prevent or delay their complications.…
The delivery of Healthcare is a high touch enterprise that calls for interaction among every stakeholder within the healthcare sphere. Communication, whether interpersonal or intrapersonal, is a crucial part of these dealings and may be transformed by the intellectual use of communication tools. Information is the means of support of healthcare. Therefore, communication systems are the backbone that supports the whole idea. Care of patients in the nursing homes now almost unavoidably entails many different people, all with the need to share patient information and talk about their organization. As a result there is an ever increasing attention in the information and communication technology that sustain health services. There exists a huge gap in the wide understanding of the function of communication services in the delivery health care. This paper will review different types of communication methods for the health care organization, including the advantages and disadvantages of using traditional, electronic, and social media for health care communication. The review will then discuss effects of HIPAA and other regulations on the use of these media for health care communication.…
Aging is the length of time during which a being or thing has existed length of life (Webster dictionary). Growing old and becoming an elderly person can be challenging but, yet it can be very rewarding, it can bring a lot of good and bad. Aging has its rewards, but it presents the challenges of all stages of life. Growing old consist of gradual, ongoing changes in the body, changes such as shrinking in height in which the elderly tends to get shorter as he or she age. Elderly people tends to have less appetite which causes them to lose weight, and a decline in strength and vitality, which can sometimes make them feels very weak at times and needs either a cane or a walker or even someone to help assist them in walking.…
a. Define Baby Boomers-(those born from 1946–1964) reach retirement age (as of 2011). They will make up the world’s largest part of society. In addition, the boomers will be the largest cohort of retirees ever. Also, the boomers may become the most-engaged cohort of older adults. The boomers will be the healthiest cohort of older adults. The boomers will be the best-educated cohort of older adults. First, the boomers will be the longest-lived cohort of older adults.…
Everyone forgets something at times. It may be where they put their car keys, a phone number they have known for years or what time an appointment is. This happens to people of all ages, not simply seniors. The elderly, however, often worry when this occurs and wonder if they are showing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease. Here are five questions to ask your doctor if you are concerned about forgetfulness.…
This made it very easy for me to become the optimistic, self-confident woman that I am. It has always been fairly easy for me to meet and connect with new people and I had very little trouble with self-esteem. Likewise, I have always loved the stage and never once have experienced stage fright, but that all changed when I was put in the driver’s seat. This experience, along with some others, has changed the way I approach certain situations. For instance, I began my first job at TJMaxx and the first time a customer became upset with me I stayed calm and collected as I explained to them the situation. Luckily, my manager was standing there with me to back me up. For that incident, I knew that there was no way out but to fix it to the best of my ability. Although the customer still left a bit irritated, my manager complimented me on the way I handled the…
On Nov. 9, 2015 it was about five minutes till 11:00 P.M. and the girls from D2 dorm were really loud. The girls upstairs were running through the halls, yelling, pounding, and also blasting their music really loud. I wanted to log a complaint with your office, due to the fact that the noise in the dorms is keeping me from getting the rest I need and sidetracking me from really taking advantage of my training. I wanted to alert you as well as my Resident Assistant’s as to what is occurring so that I can be able to get the rest I need, so that I can be rested for receiving the training I need to be prepared for the job. The quality of the experience in the dorm is important for the student to be able to rest up, and reflect on how they are being prepared for the job through their training.…
Talking to your interns and yourself reassured me that I wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement, specially with the DEA. I first met you at Rutgers Newark Career Fair for the Spring 2016 semester, you intrigued me in the many opportunities that the DEA has to offer and I am fully confident that I have the desired skills sets and abilities to intern with the DEA.…
As a resident assistant, “my community” is my floor and the thirty two residents who reside in my wing. For me, it is almost impossible to properly do my job without fulfilling the citizenship portion of the social change model. I actively help others in my community by sitting at the duty desk, leaving my door open, and being a part of our floor GroupMe. All of these things are ways that I make myself available to my residents to answer their questions and get to know them. Essentially through these forms of communication, my residents can reach me at anytime during the day. Whether it is a resident who had a bad day and wanders down to the lobby to talk, a resident who messages the group to ask what bus to take from College Avenue to Busch,…
In my line of work I have the chance to observe and interact with many different groups of people and many individuals all stemming from different backgrounds and subcultures. I work for an event marketing company and part of my job is to be very sociable and outgoing at any event we host. The majority of events we host are at bars or clubs, and a…
I remember when I was 17 how elated I was when I got my first official job working at the mall but that that changed quickly. I remember my view on the world was naive to say the least but that was abruptly shattered as soon as I was exposed to such a negative work climate. I remember my boss introducing me to all my coworkers and he made a snide remark about an older coworker. The lady was about 68 years young or so who worked with me, and she seemed to talk about her grandchildren all the time. I guess to some it was off putting but I liked that she cared about her family. The problem with her work performance was the fact that she wasn’t computer literate. Now mind you we didn’t work at a store where you needed to have incredible understanding…
I hopped off the bus, my backpack bouncing against my back. A combination of gravel, road salt, and snow crunched beneath my boots as I turned down my driveway. Leafless trees lined my pathway, their branches heavy with wet snow. All the way down the drive I slipped and slid as fast as I could without landing in a snowbank. I didn’t particularly want to contribute to my dour mood. It had been a stressful week: there had been a rehearsal for the musical every day; several important deadlines were coming up; and, most importantly, I hadn’t heard from my camp yet about being accepted into the Aide/CIT program.…
In this article by Barrett & Soltys (2002) if gives examples of the different types of cases that Geriatric social workers has to deal with on a daily basis. Their multiple roles range from being a coordinator within the clinic settings for both inpatient and outpatients and displaying the role as the patient advocacy. It discusses the different treatment processes that social workers are a part of in order to help the person return back to their meaningful life. Since the duration of medical stay are shorten in order to keep cost down, it is the social workers duty to work with the patients effectively on their way to rehabilitation, at the same time remaining humane and not becoming machinelike. Social workers work with patients throughout…
My choice for the service learning project was a retirement community called Westminster Thurber Community. I chose this community because of its location at 717 Neal Ave. Columbus, OH 43215. I attended a total of four two-to-three hour days during the month of February and March. The dates and times are listed in order; 2/26 from 2pm-5pm, 2/28 from 3pm-5pm, 3/10 from 3pm-5pm, and finally 3/31 from 2pm-5pm. I showed up rain or shine always about fifteen minutes early so that I could get acquainted with the community and socialize with the residents as I waited for Jamie.…