Professional Summary Fully credentialed LVN with experience providing compassionate care in a hospital environment at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. During my clinical hours at UCLA I gained in depth experience on various units such as medical surgical‚ pediatrics‚ labor and delivery‚ postpartum care‚ neurology‚ liver transplant unit‚ oncology‚ and gynecology. My training includes performing full health assessments‚ keeping accurate health records‚ performing both male and female catheterizations
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This is a recent report of evidence of neglect at Partridge Care Centre‚ which is a residential nursing home specialising in looking after people with a range of neurological conditions. The centre has rooms for one hundred and seventeen residents‚ but is less than half full. In August 2011 Partridge care centre was at the centre of a police inquiry after three people were taken to hospital with “diabetes related problems”. Two women
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on future social work practice with older adults and their families. Given the far-reaching social‚ economic‚ and demographic changes in the aging population‚ the authors argue for a methodological and practice-oriented transformation in future geriatric social work. The authors suggest that if older adults are to maintain their independence and well-being‚ a resilience-enhancing social work intervention will be especially effective in fostering the specific survival skills that older adults often
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from http://www.merckmanuals. com/home/special_subjects/hospital_care/problems_due_to_hospitalization.html Flaherty‚ J.H.‚ Liu‚ M.L.‚ Ding‚ L.‚ Dong‚ B.‚ Ding‚ Q.‚ Li‚ X.‚ & Xiao‚ S. (2007). China: The aging giant. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(8)‚ 1295-1300. Retrieved from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/561748_3
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References: Bulter‚ S. S. (2006). Low-income‚ Rural Elders ’ Preceptions of Financial Security and Helath Care Costs. Journal of Poverty‚ 10(1)‚ 25-43. doi:10.1300/J134v10n01-02 Bulter‚ S. S.‚ & Cohen‚ A. L. (2010). The Importance of Nature in the Well-Being of Rural Elders. Nature & Culture‚ 5(2)‚ 150-174. doi:10.3167/nc.2010.050203 Butler‚ S. S.‚
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I. Introduction The Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FESI-I) is a brief geriatric diagnostic tool that is designed to measure a patient’s fear of falling during physical or social activities‚ inside or outside of the home‚ regardless if the activity is actually carried out or not. The tool is a 16-question survey‚ presenting situations that the older adult may develop a fear of falling in attempting to complete. The patient responds on a Likert scale of 1-4 (1 being the least concerned about
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the overall structure of the social care sector. Social Care services sector’s role is to deliver social care systems which offer care equality for all individuals‚ while allowing people to retain their independence‚ dignity and control. During the past 20 years the need for social care services in the UK slightly increased. This is mainly due to demographic factors such as an increasing aging population. Therefore this means that more care and residential care homes are needed. Also‚ a number of
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quote‚ spoken by Mother Teresa‚ describes why I aspire to be a nurse. The technology and medicine we have in the world today is extremely advanced. However‚ this advanced technology and medicine would be worthless without the compassion and quality care given by trained nurses. I remember when my mom got the phone call that my grandfather had stopped breathing and that he only had a few hours to live. My grandparents live in Florida‚ however; they were driving to New York for a wedding. After they
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Samantha Klein Sociology 101-03 Mrs. Spessert April 18‚ 2013 The 3 D’s in Geriatrics After attending a workshop given by Diana Hoffman‚ L.S.W.A. called “The 3 D’s with Geriatrics: Dementia‚ Delirium and Depression‚” I have gained a deeper understanding of the disorders. Beginning with dementia‚ it affects the ability of the brain that thinks‚ processes and stores information. Having dementia can result in changes in mood. Dementia patients can have hallucinations and trouble focusing. They often
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good support system can counter loneliness and goes a long way toward dispelling feelings of isolation(Senior resource). Death or the fear of death is something all elderly go through. How am I going to die? Will I die in my sleep? Who will take care of my loved ones‚ my animals? These are some questions which the elderly will ask themselves. Compared with middle-age adults‚ elders focus more on practical matters of how and when death might happen (Berk‚ 2004). As the elderly ages‚ one is able
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