Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Nur/440 June 30‚ 2014 Overview of Fall Prevention in the Elderly Elderly people are a vulnerable population for many reasons. Characteristics of a vulnerable population include being susceptible to or at risk for health problems (de Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2012‚ p. 4). One thing that elders are susceptible to is being prone to a fall. Falls can result in a variety of injuries from fractures to chronic pain to reduced quality of life and increased morbidity
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Assignment: Develop a Proposal/protocol for the conduct of a systematic review in a subject area relevant to your current clinical specialty. Content Acknowledgement Abstract 1.2 Literature Review 1.2.1 Search Strategy A systematic review of the literature was undertaken
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Description The patient presents with dementia‚ poor posture (her chin close to her chest) and dislikes solids‚ there for has to be assisted to feed and chooses only to consume liquids. Her communication skills are also poor and doesn’t have the capacity to engage in a flowing conversation but has the ability to answer a question using the words ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or by saying individual words. I was given the task of feeding the patient at lunch time as she requires one to one support at meal times
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When it comes to counseling‚ not everyone is cut out to a counselor. The reason for this is because counselors have to be kind-hearted‚ caring people who put the emotional needs of their patients above their own. In “Caring for People God’s Way”‚ Tim Clinton outlines some of the characteristics that are associated with Christian counselors. According to Clinton‚ “A Christian counselor’s success depends on several distinguishing characteristics including personality‚ spiritual gifts‚ professional
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Aging and the Elderly The Individual and society coexist in such a way that the way society works is based on the knowledge gained from the elderly group of individuals who have contributed to the continuing change in the culture of the society. “Gerontology”‚ which is the study of aging and the elderly aids us in the understanding of aging. We try to understand this because with each year that passes‚ an individual’s mental‚ physical and social status change based on the many events that occur
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Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Paper Sandra Younge University of Phoenix NUR 403 Sharon Little-Stoetzel November 17‚ 2014 Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Paper Jean Watson began her theory of human caring in 1979 and over the years‚ she has been revising her theory to provide more specific explanations of her concepts and philosophy. The core of her theory remains‚ that human caring is based on values such as kindness‚ concern‚ and love of self and others.(Falk Rafael‚ 2000). This
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Running Head: MARKETING PLAN REHAB CENTER Marketing Plan for the Elderly Rehabilitation Center 21‚ May 2013 BA 350 Healthcare Marketing Executive Summary The Center‚ located in an area with many elderly people‚ has to have the correct type of marketing for it to be successful. Getting to know the local population and all of the environmental‚ technological‚ and social‚ as well as many others‚ is a critical element in knowing how to prepare a marketing plan. Utilizing resources properly
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http://www.reshealth.org/aboutus/mission.cfm Watson‚ J. (1985). Nursing: The philosophy and science of caring. Niwot‚ CO: University Press of Colorado References: Watson‚ J. (1985). Nursing: Human science and human care: A theory of nursing. Norwalk‚ CT Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring Michelle Risquet Vincent Guerrero Marie-Beth Unsay-Hernandez Felician University Watson’s core belief is that caring is the essence of nursing. Her primary
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characteristic that seems to be consistent through time is a nurse should be caring. Jean Watson incorporated a theory- The Theory of Human Caring. Watson (2002) developed a theory in which nursing is centered around helping the patient achieve a higher degree of harmony within mind‚ body‚ soul‚ and this harmony is achieved through caring transactions involving a transpersonal caring relationship. According to Watson‚ caring consists of carative factors that result in the satisfaction of certain human
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The elderly in America have many needs that can range from transportation‚ a little more money‚ and even just a little companionship but one of their major needs is advocacy. They need someone to stand up and fight with them for what the need. The elderly of today did so much for this country such things as fight both world wars and the Korean Conflict‚ they fought for equality‚ and the escalated this country to the greatness we have today. So what is an advocate? Advocate is a person or group
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