...Nursing the Older Person Date Due: Monday - September 14th, 2009 by 5pm (Submission will be via the ease system only) Weighting: 40% (marks out of 100). Word limit: 1500 words (10% margin) Please follow the marking guide for the Assignment closely. Presentation instructions. * Times New Roman font size 12 with a spacing of 1.5 lines * Assignment presented in ESSAY Style, and to include an introduction, main body and conclusion. * DO NOT USE BULLET POINTS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT. * Referencing is per University of Southern Queensland Library Guide to referencing Harvard * Note the computer word count on the assignment. * Attach marking guide as the front page of the assignment. Throughout the essay you are required to underpin and support your definition, description, discussion and analysis with relevant and appropriate nursing and health related literature and research. (Including a minimum of 6 RELEVANT and APPROPRIATE journal and text book sources correctly cited and integrated.) This is a reflective assignment; therefore you are encouraged to state your insights and opinions of the situation. Statements such as “It was my impression”; ‘I feel that…’; ‘From my observation ...’, ‘I believe that….”, “As I reflect upon the situation……”, are acceptable. These insights then need to be supported by relevant literature The Essay You are asked to critically reflect on your experience as a nurse, of caring for a person aged 75...
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...General Writing resources and Requirements NOTE: Please use this as reference for each writing assignment! Your grade may be adversely affected if you do not follow all of these requirements. Email or call your instructor if you have questions. The required literary essays for this course demand careful planning, drafting, revising/editing, and correct documentation. The following resources and requirements provide instruction on writing, research, and avoiding plagiarism. Carefully review them before writing your literary essays. Plagiarism Plagiarism encompasses more than the use of printed sources without giving proper credit. It means handing in writing in the name of one person that another person has composed, revised, edited, or proofread without the instructor's approval. Accordingly, the following guidelines are set down, and you must study and understand them from the outset. The instructor will assume, since this issue is clearly discussed, that you will be responsible for understanding and applying it. Any fact that is not common knowledge, any idea, phrase, or paraphrase that is taken from a printed source, from a lecture, sermon, or radio broadcast must be documented. Any work submitted in English 102 will be understood to be the work of the student submitting it and his work alone. Taking credit for someone else's proofreading ability, suggestions, ideas, or words is plagiarism. An exception to this definition is group work assigned and directed...
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...ageing which are disengagement activity theory according to my chosen celebrity and discuss if she might have any changes as she gets older Disengagement is the theory where the elderly naturally withdraw from all social engagement with others they saw their restraint possibilities. My chosen celebrity is Marilyn Monroe and probably remain socially active for a long time since her career is acting and she will not stop performing until she reaches retirement, so it would still be active and not withdraw from the social activity, however Monroe did not live past the age of 33 and this could not have been certain. She could have stop at any point her career and become a person withdraw from social life. Marilyn Monroe being in an acting career would stay socially active for a long while. As Monroe would be acting she would not have stopped until departure, this would mean Monroe would still be active and less withdrawn from society, however because Monroe did not live past the age of 33 this could not have been certain. Monroe may have stopped her career and became socially withdrawn faster than what was prophesied. Activity theory is a major theory that demonstrates that the elderly need to disengage but at the same time they should remain active to prevent the disengagement of going too far or become uncontrollable. Otherwise tell the elderly person need to withdraw from society but not to the extent that they find it difficult to communicate with everyone. Bromley said: "The...
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...the United States. It is estimated that in the year 000 “11,000 Americans age 65 or older experienced a violent crime”. Elder abuse not only happens in institutional settings, but it is also appearing in domestic settings. The close, extended, and often times unsupervised visits that helpers have with patients has increasingly highlighted the need to protect elderly clients. Like any other form of abuse, elder abuse is a multifaceted problem, and it is easy for people to have misconceptions about it. When you hear the words “elder abuse and neglect” you often times think of elderly people sitting all alone in nursing homes with no visitors. But I have mentioned earlier that elder abuse is not just a problem of older people living in nursing homes, but it is right in our midst. Most of the incidents of elder abuse doesn’t happen in a nursing home setting. Often times there are reports of nursing home residents who are mistreated, but for the most part elder abuse takes place in the home. When elder abuse happens in the home it is usually done by a family member or a paid caregiver. It is often times difficult to tell if elder abuse is occurring. Often times it is hidden by seclusion and covered up by seems like a happy home. Elder abuse/mistreatment is defined as “any intentional action or nonaction that causes harm to an elderly person. It is estimated that every year “.1 million older Americans are victims of either physical,...
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...Like Mexicans Gary Soto The essay “Like Mexicans” by Gary Soto describes the similarity that people have, no matter their origins. Soto explains in this essay how a specific race does not describe how people are. When Gary was younger he received two advices from his grandmother. A Good Advice and a bad advice, the bad was to be a barber to work less and earn money and the good was to get marry with a Mexican girl, advices that he always remember. In this story the Soto’s family expect that Gary gets marry with an Mexican woman, when he gets older, because they think Mexicans are better wives for their behave and how they treat their husbands. They assume that people should get marry with people equal to them, meaning same culture, nationality and economic status. At the age of 20 when Gary was older he met a Japanese women with who she felt in love and thought she was the one to be his wife and make a family. The new was not accepted immediately for his family and friends, his best friend Scott disagree with Gary’s decision of having this relationship with the Japanese women named Carolyn. The argument Scott use to disagree this relationship was that Carolyn was too good for Gary, for her race. Once Gary visited Carolyn’s home he saw her family and the way they live, he realized that race does not define your economic status or your intellectualism. No matter what race people are: Black, Asian, Mexican or “OKIES” (a name his grandmother used to call people whose were different...
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...REQUIRED JOURNAL RETAKE ASSIGNMENT English Composition (ENG100) Student name: Julianna Gedye Student number: 22061202 Exam number: 250494 Date: 12/8/2015 Evaluator: JLC September 30, 2015- ENTRY 1: ME, A WRITER? Attitude: I do not write a lot since I got out of high school. I do text my parents with full paragraphs without using abbreviations. I really do not like writing, but if I have to then I will. With this class, I know I have to write and I’m willing to, but I might take longer writing in third person then first person with a topic I’m not familiar with. I am great at looking at a picture and can write a story based it. I feel comfortable writing in the English class as long as I have the time to write and think about my steps needed to write the paper. Inventory: When I took that quiz, I felt that is was accurate based on who I am. I was between being independent and social. I usually am social when I need to be but mostly independent. I was closely related to creative but was also close to pragmatic. Spatial had a five for a score. I am usually looking at the data and using it the way I think it works. I had a score of six for rational, I also had a score of five for concrete. My rational skills are high, and I think I would work on being more emotional about things that need it for writing. I believe that being concrete is good...
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...United Nation in the Population division, this occurrence though thought to be predominantly in the developed countries, is spreading to the developing countries as well (1). One of the associated problem that comes with an expanding aging population is the rising economic burden on the healthcare sector. Loss of independence and decline in functional status in the older person had been cited as one of the major factors on the healthcare financial uptake (2). If we could find ways to stop or minimize this, then it could reduce the economic healthcare...
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...Name: Course: Lecturer: Date: Are Statutory Rape Laws Patronizing To Girls and Discriminatory To Boys Cover letter The purpose of the essay was to show that there is discrimination in the statutory laws where the boys are the ones who suffer. When there is sex between two teenagers below the age of 16, the girl I protected while the boy is charged. Charging the boy alone while they are both supposed to be protected by the same law is discriminatory. The essay seeks to show this using the case of a 14-year-old boy and three girls. From completing the topic, I learn more about statutory rape and the legal age of consent to sex. I learnt that statutory rape was initially meant for protecting girls from older male advances. However, with the advocacy of equal rights for both sexes, all children must be protected. During the research, I encountered several problems especially with finding relevant sources for information. Most scholarly articles addressed statutory laws without considering discrimination of boys. Therefore, finding the relation between statutory rape and discrimination of boys was challenging. Additionally it was hard to find materials relating to young boys since most statutory rape cases focused on older mature offenders with minors. I enjoyed learning about the statutory law and its consideration for boys in the current are. In addition, I enjoyed learning about the arguments posed by both sides, despite supporting the claim that it discriminated...
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...Mary Wright 10/28/12 English 1301 Essay # 3 Persuasive Essay Many times in places where alcohol is sold, the server or cashier has to deal with problems with the customer. Some range from simple problems like when a customer is just in a sour mood; to the more difficult problems like when they have to judge the age of the customer for alcohol sales. Most of the time it is easy to judge the age, but there are times when it is hard to tell if the customer is over the age of forty so they can buy alcohol without being carded. The only way to solve this problem is to require that everyone, by law, is to be carded regardless of their appearance of age. When it comes to dealing with a law, many people feel that they are above the law and can get away with anything. Cashiers and servers have to deal with the customers who are just old enough to buy alcohol, and think they don’t have to be carded anymore; and the ones who are don’t look quite like they are forty and still have to card them. The law does require us to card anyone who appears to be under the age of forty. Most of the time the customers have their I.D.s, but there are many times where they “forgot”, sometimes they truly forget, and still hope we sell the alcohol to them, but legally we are not allowed to sell the alcohol to them if we ask for their I.D. A lot of the time making the decision of carding a person can make us very uncomfortable, and scared for our jobs. For example a few weeks ago I had two customers...
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...Civil Rights Act of 1964 ensures that every person is allowed the same chance of getting hired based on their job qualifications regardless of, sex race, color, religion, or national origin. | Employers are required to post signs with the Title VII description in employee break-rooms. | Equal Employment Opportunity Act | Employers are not allowed to discriminate against employees on the basis of age, race, sex, creed, religion, color, or national origin. | McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green | Equal Employment Opportunity Act is to ensure that the Civil Rights Act requirements are being followed and gives power to the Employment Commission. | Meeting requirements by hiring people regardless of their national origin or race | Equal Pay Act | Requires that men and women working in the same place be given equal amount of pay for equal work. | Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co. 1970 | It ensures everyone is paid the same wage for identical jobs regardless of their sex. | Today employees are getting paid based on their knowledge and experience. | Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 | Protects employees ages 40 to 65 from discrimination. | Gomez v. Potter | ADEA is that it protects the older employees from discrimination. | Companies like to use older persons as door greeters | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in... View Full Essay Join Now Please login to view...
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...Running head: OLDER ADULTS PATIENT EDUCATION ISSUES ESSAY AND Older Adults Patient Education Issues Essay and Interview Older Adults Patient Education Issues Essay and Interview As healthcare professional, caring for the older adult as a patient is an important and sensitive matter, which requires respect and tolerance because of the generational differences that usually exist between the health professional and the patient. In this 20th century the number and proportion of older persons living in the United States has increased dramatically (Falvo 2011 p.297) representing more than 26% of the United States population. These older adults, including baby boomers place tremendous demands on healthcare due to aging and pathological changes, but they also require lots of support from their professional caregivers and their own children. Studies have shown that the incidence of illness and associated disability increase with age and that over 80% of older adults suffer from multiple chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis or chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. In addition to these diseases the older adult is confronted to the normal physiological changes that occur with aging such as cognitive and sensory changes. The older adult who is challenged with visual or hearing problems but is sick will promptly require medical attention and treatment thus the involvement of a healthcare professional with the help of a third party such as a family...
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...To obtain a driver’s license, a person takes one test, usually when they are a teenager. How can that same test evaluate one's driving ability when they are a senior citizen? Although some people argue that they only have to pass a driver’s test once, it is a wise practice for all adults to test again as they get older. Some people believe that once you pass the test, there is no need to test again because you gain experience with years of driving and that is a valuable thing. However, it is a fact that "the elderly drive less, but have more accidents per mile than younger drivers." (Dugan, 2013) With this being true, it is only logical that people need to test more as they age to check their eyesight or reflexes or other things that may impair their driving ability. Most states have some kind of restriction on renewing a driver’s license once you hit a certain age. For instance, some require an eye exam. Others make the person renew in person and not online. Illinois makes a person over the age of 75 take a road test. The states do not share their ideas on how to handle this issue. ` According to Debate.org, some argue that "Knowing the rules of the road and knowing how to drive safely without making stupid decisions is way more important than age". However, when getting older, often times your ability to make...
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...thought and effort towards healthy eating, and little time for excerssise. The modern American has tons of technology at the touch of finger that causes us to do less physical things. According to Havard Medical and the CDC obesity has been on the rise for many reasons over the past 20 years. The causes of obesity are different for different people according to age, race, sex, and genetics. But the most common reason is overeating. The body cannot take in more calories than it can burn, or it will be stored as fat the excess fat is what causes an individual to be overweight. Genetics certainly can play a role in obesity, but learned behavior can as well. Being taught poor eating habits in the home can carry on into future generations. Older Individuals have a tendency to slow down, burn less calories and have some health issues that can affect weight....
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...Life Span Perspective Essay Mary "Beth" Walker PSY/375 October 28, 2014 Erica Yahya Life Span Perspective Essay Changes are always occurring in the development of an individual's life, from the day an individual is conceived to the day that the individual passes away. This essay will describe the physical and cognitive changes in the field of psychology that is called "Lifespan Development." This essay will also describe some of the theories involved in the field and how heredity and environment shape an individual. Each and every person goes through several stages, starting with infancy, childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle age, older age and then eventually death. The infancy stage, is the birth to two years old and is crucial stage for the development of relationships with others. The infant is totally dependent on an adult and learns that the world surrounding them is a safe place; this is the stage when bonding occurs. The childhood stage is two through ten years old. There are numerous changes in this stage; the child becomes less dependent on the adults in their life and gains more self-control of their physical and cognitive abilities. From the age of ten to twenty years old the individual is in adolescence, the adolescent is developing their identity and the thought process is more complex and logical. The early adulthood stage is from the age of twenty to forty years of age. In this stage the person is gaining financial independence, working in...
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...Achievement of Desire," an autobiographical essay, Richard Rodriguez reflects on his life as a young boy as he suffered to balance life in the academic world and the life of a working class family. Through out his essay, he identifies as a “scholarship boy”, someone who pushes his family and friends away all for the sake of “knowledge”, a definition he found in a book he came across called The Uses of Literacy by Richard Hoggart. Rodriguez explains that in order for him to achieve success, it was necessary to disconnect himself from the life he knew before education. Even though leaving home and branching out towards new ways of thinking are considered key elements in education, it does not necessarily mean that we have to alienate ourselves in the process to become successful. Rodriguez is present in three different forms in his essay, the child, the graduate student who first comes across The Uses of Literacy, and the adult who has “completed his path” in education. The first section in his essay focuses on his life and the difficulties he faced growing up in a bilingual environment. We notice how he associates academic success with alienation from a very young age; as he mentions in his essay “He takes his first step toward academic success, away from his family” (Rodriguez, pg. 4). Rodriguez also focuses on his parents a lot and elaborates how they helped shape the person he is today, and not strictly in a positive way. In the begging of his essay, Rodriguez mentions how he wasn’t...
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