Introduction Ageing of an individual is conceived as a perpetual process associated with the passage of time. Various studies on ageing suggest that advances in technology and modernization have resulted in the increase of life expectancy and decline in the birth rates of people. Because of this‚ the twenty first century may be called as the "Era of Population Ageing". This situation has dramatically also given rise to the various issues confronting the elderly‚ making process of
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& Ostwald‚ S. W. (2001). Dementia family caregiver training: Affecting beliefs about caregiving and caregiver outcomes. Journal of American Geriatrics Society‚ 49(4)‚ 450–457. Tremont‚ G.‚ Davis‚ J. R.‚ & Bishop‚ D. S. (2006). Unique contribution of family functioning in caregivers of patients with mild to moderate dementia. Dementia &Geriatric Cognitive Disorders‚ 21(3)‚ 170–174. Schaufeli‚W. B.‚Van Dierendonck‚ D.‚ & Van Gorp‚ K. (1996). Burnout and reciprocity: Towards a dual level
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Nursing Older People ‚ 13:18-20. Dyer‚ C.B.‚ Hyer‚K.‚ Feldt‚K.S.‚ Lindeman‚D.A.‚ Busby-Whithead‚J.‚ Greenberg‚S.‚ Kennedy‚ K.D.‚ and Flaherty‚ E. (2003). Frail older patient care by interdiciplinary teams: a primer for generalists. Gerontoloy and Geriatric Education. ‚ 24(2)51-62. Edvardsson‚ David.& Nay‚Rhonda.(2009).Acute Care and Older People: challenges and ways forward. Australian Journal Of Advanced Practice‚27(2)62-69 Fergusson‚ E Gilster‚ S. Acconrinti‚K. Dalessandro‚J. (2002). Providing a
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Self-Determination in the Elderly 1 Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Self-Determination in Elderly People Maritta Valimaki‚ Helena Haapsaari‚ Jouko Katajisto and Ritta Suhonen Research and Design Professor Pollack April 10‚ 2007 Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Self-Determination in Elderly People: A Critique ABSTRACT Self-Determination in the Elderly 2 This
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is the Sandwich Generation: • The Sandwich Generation is a generation of people who care for their aging parents while supporting their own children. • The key objective of The Sandwich Generation® is to help family and professional geriatric caregivers increase their understanding of elder issues‚ better handle often emotional elder care responsibilities and reduce the stress of care giving. • Carol Abaya categorized the different scenarios involved in being a part of the sandwich
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As a result of reading Dr. Atul Gawande’s Being Immortal‚ I found myself contemplating old age and end of life care from a couple different angles‚ which I suppose was the goal of Gawande while writing his book. As it turns out‚ I knew very little about end of life care before reading this book‚ but now feel as though I have some guidance to at least begin thinking about what that should look like. Not only did this book encourage me to think about my own mortality‚ but also that of my loved ones
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purpose of this paper is to be of assistance for the readers to get the hold of the strengths and weaknesses of proposed assessment scale in the geriatric population.
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Funding Health Care Services Recommend How Ambulatory Services Should Be Funded There are many businesses like ambulance services that are private. Their fees are collected by the person that is using the service to be transported to the doctor or the use of their insurance they use to assist with their services. The community also provides some of the services and they are supported by taxes. In some cases‚ this is very rare. The hospital provides some of the ambulance services which are paid
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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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Transformational Vs. Transactional Leadership In Professional Nursing Introduction Leadership development in the nursing profession is important because it directly impacts the care that is delivered to clients. Transactional and Transformational leadership styles are two very different methods of leadership in the nursing profession. This Essay will compare and contrast these two styles and support that transformational leadership style inspires quality care‚ job satisfaction and improved patient
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