PREPARATION OUTLINE Title : Care for the elderly Organisational Pattern : Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Visual Aid : Power point slides General Purpose : To persuade Specific Purpose : To persuade my audience to care for the elderly with respect and dignity Central Idea : The elderly are often neglected and are vulnerable so we must care for them to prevent untoward incidents. Introduction I. We as a human being, we age and it is said that there will be more elderly people in the future. A. According
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patient becomes progressively drowsy and sleeps for most of the day and night, sometimes waking only to eat or go to the bathroom. Each episode lasts days, weeks or months during which time all normal daily activities stop. Individuals are not able to care for themselves or attend school and work. In between episodes, those with KLS appear to be perfectly healthy with no evidence of behavioural or physical dysfunction. KLS episodes may continue for 10 years or
The purpose of this journal article is to inform people about everything that is going on within the nursing homes from the work conditions for CNA’s or the understanding the different ethnicities within nursing homes and how that effects their care. The authors of this article are Priscilla D. Allen and Katie Cherry. Priscilla D. Allen is credible to speak on this subject, because she is the Associate Director of LSU’s Life course and Aging Center and Associate Editor of The Journal of Comparative
around the same age, they serve as examples of the lives both of them could have had if things ended differently for them. While Rose has a satisfying life, Nancy does not. Nancy’s existence has been difficult, while Rose has known nothing but love and care throughout her life. They are foils to each other because of their similarities and differences, and one can see this by comparing and contrasting certain things about them. One can compare and contrast Rose and Nancy by looking at their similar backgrounds
In The View from 80, Cowley claims that aging and becoming an elderly member of society can be a brutal and unforgiving process. In his introduction, he compares aging in our society to the tradition of killing elderly members the Ojibwa tribe with a tomahawk. Cowley uses literary devices such as lists, personal accounts, anecdotes and imagery to convey his argument to the reader. His writing is effective due to the fact that he includes the three vices of aging and taps on the physical and psychological
General purpose: to persuade Specific purpose: to persuade my audience that the use of cellphone while driving has become a life threatening not only to the driver but also to other motorist and pedestrians. Thesis: Preview: -To discuss on how we can decrease the percentage of those who use their cell phone while driving. - To discuss the cons and the outcome of the use of cell phone while driving. A. Attention getter: B. In todays society not only has technology increased over the years
Humans develop differently in their own ways, this is because not everyone is the same and not everyone goes through the same experiences. Understanding how development works is crucial for understanding the growth and fulfillment of human potential. Erik Erikson describes this development as the eight stages of psychosocial development, in which he covered pretty much every stage of any individual's life. His background is something that influenced his work and helped him come up with an incredible
Early Childhood Education: Theoretical Perspectives Abstract Studies confirm that high-quality education early in a child’s life leads to continued success in school, at work, and results in a healthier well-rounded student who is emotionally and socially strong. In most early childhood programs and schools, technology will be part of the learning background of the future. To make sure this new technology is used effectively, we must confirm that teachers are fully trained and supported. In this
A tragic hero is defined as a character who is noble in nature, has a tragic flaw and discovers his fate by his own actions. According to the novel Okonkwo is a tragic hero. Okonkwo’s flaws were his fear of being weak and like his father. He looked at his father as being a deadbeat, weak and lazy. He even characterized his father as being woman like. Okonkwo got angry very easily when dealing with things that he didn’t like such as a weak man. Showing love and affection wasn’t something that he did
Playing a sport involves physically exerting yourself and competing against another team or individual for fun or for competition. In sports, when you are playing hard and pushing your limits it creates room for development. As your body develops so does all aspects of your health. This means that sports improve your mental, physical, and emotional/ social health. The first and most obvious way sports can improve your health is physically. When you are pushing your body to extremes you become more
If you haven’t already, you will go through trials in life. Through those trials, the feelings of affliction that you experience are grief. Grief encompasses many types of losses – death, abilities, friends, relationships jobs, financial stability, etc. Each one of these examples can cause us to feel distressed. Later, I’ll be sharing my story of grief and loss. What event or events warrant feelings of grief or loss? People can grieve over a wide range of events in life from small changes to extreme
1. Prevents diseases; such as diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, certain types of cancer, arthritis, high blood pressure etc. 2. Boosts energy- by eating a balanced diet including whole grains, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meats etc. and the body will have enough energy to perform different activities. 3. Regular physical exercise- this improves muscle strength, giving you more energy. Also, exercise helps deliver oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and gets your cardiovascular system
You might feel exaggerated by watching people having a casual talk with PCs in the 1987 American TV serial “Star Trek: The Next Generation”. That is all going to happen in the near future, it seems, with the new inventions in the technology. And yes, I’m talking about Voice Search. Voice Search: Voice Search — This is a common jargon of every Netizen in present days. When your hands or eyesight is occupied with other tasks, it might be carking to type on your phone to do an internet search. In such
What do you know about Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that attacks the brain and affects all aspects of a person's life, it is fatal and made up mostly of memory loss and confusion symptoms, which increase as time goes by. My research on dementia has helped me broaden my understanding of the short story "Babysitting Helen". It taught me that Helen's symptoms, memory loss and confusion , trouble performing day-to-day tasks, and repeating of actions and words are normal for people
try love again, she married a man that she calls “love at first sight”. I choose to interview Ms. Bravo owing to the fact that she was the only person there from a different ethnicity background; due to the location of the YMCA there are not many elderly people from different ethnic background. During the interview Mrs. Bravo speaks about her reason she comes to YMCA, her life before and after her husband death and how the music from the active adult classes makes her reminisce about the good times
Capstone Project: Falls Prevention and Risk Assessment of the Elderly Population while in Long Term Care facility Evidence Based Practice – NUR 4775L Dr. Susan Poole, DNP, CNE November 22, 2015 Capstone Part I: Falls Prevention and Risk Assessment of the Elderly Population while in Long Term Care facility Introduction to Problem According to Centre for disease Control (CDC) more than 1.4 million people 65 and older live in nursing homes. If current rates continue
Driverless cars are also better for elderly and disabled people. “The Ruderman Family Foundation and Securing America 's Future Energy (SAFE) finds that by removing the sorts of mobility obstacles that driverless cars resolve, it would allow 2 million more people with disabilities to get to
people “grouped” in those categories, the elderly who are grouped together by ageism can be full of self-doubt, depression, anxiety, and ageism can lead to serious medical issues. The stereotype of ageism often causes a person over the age of 65 to refrain from asking for help. This is generally due to the fact that throughout a person's life they hear that the elderly are incapable of caring for themselves. While this is sometimes the case, not all elderly people need help with activities of daily
Ageism is discrimination or prejudice based solely on a person’s age, an extreme issue in many elderly clients that reside in sheltered housing communities, as well as quality of life. Bodner, Cohen- Friedel, and Yaretzky conducted a study involving awareness and beliefs about ageism and quality of life in sheltered housing versus those feelings in seniors who live outside such an environment. It was anticipated that that seniors within sheltered housing would have elevated agist attitudes. To test