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Patient Assisted Suicide, 2005.
An argument in support of patient-assisted suicide.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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The writer proposes that each person should have the ability to choose his or her moment of death. The writer argues that if a person chooses to die because they are in severe pain, or due to extreme illness, then they are justified in doing so. The writer believes that, although taking one's own life may seen as wrong, there are situations in which taking ones own life is just as appropriate as dying of a natural cause.
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"In this philosophical study, Thomas Nagel's thoughts on the meaningfulness of life, the Lucretian viewpoints on the inevitability of death, and David Hume's philosophical position on importance of "naturality" of our actions governing suicide will be discussed in order to prove my argument on death. Also, the philosophy of Robert Brandt in support of suicide will be mentioned in order to further strengthen my viewpoint. In my opinion, destiny is not something that is out of my control. For me, death is something that cannot be avoided. In essence, one can argue that although taking one's own life may be seen as immoral, there are relativistic situations in which dying due to the cause of one's own choice is better than dying of a natural cause."
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Young Adults Caring for Parents, 2005.
A discussion on the aging "Baby Boomer" generation, and their need for long-term care by their children.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper examines how, at the present time, the North American, baby boomer, population is aging. The writer argues that medical technology has aggravated the problem of changed demographics through an extended life span, which is characterized by low quality of life. The paper discusses how the likelihood of young adults becoming caregivers for their chronically ill parents is increasing.
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Income Disparity and Age, 2005.
A comparison of income disparity and pension plans for the elderly in the US and Canada.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 10 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper compares statistics from the United States and Canada in terms of income disparity and age, showing how the elderly earn less and may be retired so that they are dependent on pensions and government payments to live,. The paper analyzes how the retirement system in Canada is better shaped to maintain a level for the elderly than is the Social Security system in the United States.
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"Income inequality has been examined from a number of perspectives, noting the wide disparity between the income of the richest and the poorest, between people in different jobs, between genders, between different racial groups, and on the basis of age. Many such inequalities are evidence of unfair distribution, while that for age suggests certain characteristics of working life as the cause. An examination of the age disparities in the United States and Canada show why this is so and also suggest some differences between the two countries. Income disparities exist within age groups and have more to do with unfair distribution caused by such other factors as race and gender, along with expected differences on the basis of education."
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Caring for an Aging Population, 2005.
An examination of health care availability for the elderly.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper addresses a single issue in the matter of health care policy related to the elderly and the aging population. Specifically, the paper seeks to examine current policy issues and decisions surrounding health insurance coverage of the elderly. Often individuals who are in need of greater care but do not always have the financial resources to afford sufficient health care coverage.
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"One of the most important health-related issues facing the elderly population, both for the elderly themselves as well as policy-makers, is providing adequate and acceptable health care to a population that is rapidly aging. Healthier lifestyles and new medications have individuals living longer than ever before. In the United States, for example, the population boom following World War II has resulted in a contemporary generation that is moving into old age and will soon put a significant strain on a health care system that is admittedly not up to the task of providing for all the health care needs of the elderly. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the major issues associated with health care of the elderly and some policies that could be implemented in order to address the existing problems."
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Social Security and the Future of America, 2005.
Baby boomers are the American children created after World War II that have been the most significant portion of the population for many years. This b...
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses "Baby boomers', the American children born after World War II that have been the most significant portion of the population for many years. The paper describes how this baby-boomer generation has led the country, altered lives through technological advances, and inspired those that will follow in their footsteps to take the reigns of the most powerful nation in the world. The paper examines how, by the year 2035, the majority of baby-boomers will be elderly and dependant upon the system that they have supported to provide for them in their aging years. The paper focuses on the problem, that with the largest portion of the population in the country's history looking to Social Security to provide for them, what will be left in the social security budget to meet their needs.
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Learned Helplessness, 2005.
A discussion on learned helplessness in the older adult.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper describes how theories of learned helplessness suggest that the self-perception of personal status affects the actual physical status of the individual. The paper discusses how researchers propose that there is a correlation between self-perceptions and self-fulfilling prophecies, where the perception of one's mental, physical, and emotional status appears to be realized. This paper briefly reviews this theory in regards to the cardiovascular system.
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Pressure Sores, 2005.
A discussion of pressure or bed sores.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper discusses pressure sores, what causes them, and how to treat them. The paper further examines how nurses should be vigilant in preventing pressure sores from occuring.
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"A pressure sore is also known as a pressure ulcer or bed sore. A pressure sore is a "localized area of cellular damage resulting from direct pressure on the skin causing ischemia, or shearing or friction forces causing mechanical stress on the tissues" (Clay, 2000, p. 45). Prevention of bed sores should be basic for nursing, yet it is not just a widespread problem but is one that is rapidly increasing. Part of the reason is that some nurses are not aware of this issue or how to prevent it."
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Alzheimer's Disease, 2005.
A review of the role of the nurse in caring for a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper is a literature review of an article on advanced practice nursing in the care and management of Alzheimer's disease. It cites statistics and focused briefly on the pathology of the disorder, diagnostics and is primarily interested in the needs based management of the patient, caregivers and family members, with the author stressing quality of daily life.
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"With the gradual lengthening of the human lifespan, geriatric medicine is faced with new problems: Alzheimer's disease, loneliness and depression, elder abuse and failing senses. For the registered nurse, the problems are compounded as the role of the nurse is to provide care and comfort. Alzheimer's disease presents a difficult set of complex issues which make it difficult for the RN in practice. Traditionally the Advanced Practice RN was there to help educate the family, and bring some comfort to the patient, comfort on an ever changing concept to the patient of what that comfort entails. This paper presents a literature review on management techniques that are patient oriented and seen from a "needs that are unmet" basis of disruption. Following the review, a patient assessment is presented."
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Aging in the US and Africa, 2005.
A comparison between the elderly in the USA and Africa.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper briefly compares and contrasts the role of the elderly in the US and Africa, how they are treated and their roles in society. The paper looks at the abandonment and isolation of the elderly in the United States and the integral and powerful role Africa's elderly play in both the tribal and familial structures. This paper briefly suggests that the US could benefit by emulating Africa's attitudes towards the elderly.
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"It is difficult to make generalized comparisons between the entire country of the United States with the entire continent of Africa, but if we focus on some of the dominant paradigms of the two areas, perhaps some useful discussion can be had. Looking at white, middle-class, urban and suburban people in the US, one can extrapolate some patterns in attitudes and lifestyle commonalities among the elderly that are relatively similar across the country. This is more difficult when looking at the entire continent of Africa, but if one focuses on the sub-Saharan portion, specifically in the less-urbanized and less Westernized countries, one can begin to make some generalizations about the lives of the elderly."
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Community Health Nursing, 2005.
A discussion regarding the web of causation in relation to caring for the elderly.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the web of causation and how it is related to health care. It further discusses the concepts of the web of causation model and the elements involved in developing a problematic approach to issues through the use of the web of causation. The paper then takes a look at how the web of causation can be applied to nursing when it is in relation to the elderly at risk for falling.
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" The web of causation is a scientific tool used to study all elements contributing to a specific event or illness in order to develop an approach toward a resolution to the problem. As Parascandola and Weed (2001) explain, "the web is not intended^ to be a theory or to provide causal explanations, but merely to act as a metaphor for the idea that causal pathways are complex and interconnected" (p. 905). The model was developed so that every facet of a concern could be studied to provide the most effective treatment, resolution, or approach to a variety of nursing situations. To fully comprehend factors related to an issue the problem must first be identified, as well as those elements of the problem directly related to the problem, and elements indirectly related to the problem."
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Assisted Living Review, 2005.
A discussion regarding assisted living facilities for the elderly.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper reviews an existing assisted living facility. The facility chosen provides service from partial assisted living to secure assisted living for Alzheimer's and other memory loss disorder medical consumers. This paper also presents an extensive checklist of all items necessary before a decision is made to finalize living arrangements.
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"Growing old in America is not generally thought of as a gentle process, rather one fraught with higher medical costs, rising inflation, and familial separation and loneliness. Unfortunately the elders in our society are oftentimes forgotten, seldom revered, and generally not appreciated. With mega computer technology in our midst young people today seek companionship, information, and support all too often from lifeless machines that are incapable of projecting warmth, feeling, or a sense of security rather then from those whose life is more dramatic and colorful. Therefore, to get a sense of what it is like to be a senior citizen in today's society an assisted living facility was chosen to be reviewed with respect to the medical consumer serviced, the needs of the facility's residents, the proprietor's mission and policy statement, and core competencies of the overall facility and staff."
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Adult Development and Aging, 2005.
A summary of adult development, with particular focus on the aging process.
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This paper summarizes the three basic stages of adult development and some of the physical and psychological and intellectual changes that occur as humans age.
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"Two of the most significant aspects of adult development and aging are the changes in maturation and learning, which together affect the physical and biological aspects of a person, as well as their personality and cognition, intellectual perceptions and self-awareness (Rubin & McNeil, 1985, p.258). The stages of adulthood are broken down into early, middle and late, and all have different physical and psychological effects on the individual, but the most important aspect on adult development into aging is the life experiences of each individual (Rubin & McNeil, 1985, p.258). The stages of adulthood are not necessarily indicated by the age of an individual, but by their external life structure elements, such as work and family life, as well as internal aspects of self (Rubin & McNeil, 1985, p.259)."
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Women's Bodies, Sociology, and Aesthetics., 2005.
A review of Anne Balsamo's writings in 'Technologies of the Gendered Body' and her opinion on how the social constructions of beauty are developed.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses Balsamo's introduction to the plastic surgery industry supported by women and a popular media source reporting that a celebrity woman is less interested in her appearance, both pointing to the foolishness of women in so adhering to external ideas of what beauty is, and to points of self-mutilation. The general point highlighted in this paper, is that one of women's reality being skewed, rather by choice, in accepting and complying with social constructions of beauty, in a day of relative choice.
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"Anne Balsamo's chapter on cosmetic surgery in 'Technologies of the Gendered Body' expresses the contrast between Anthropometry as a past measurement of men, and a plastic surgeon's assessment of what is ideal in women's appearance. (1996) Pseudo-science once allowed persons' characters to be assessed in terms of the shape of their skulls, nature of their noses, or the ways in which their eyes were set. In the early 21st century, women consult the plastic surgeon as an expert on what can be done to alter imperfections that the woman would 'logically' wish to correct. "
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Does Prolonging a Life Mean Living?, 2005.
A look at medically and scientifically prolonging life versus the quality and meaning of life.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 6 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper explores the controversial topic of prolonging life through extraordinary means beyond the ability to provide meaning to that life. It centered around several themes for discussion.
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"Medical science has brought remarkable change to our lives. Because of advances in medical technology, more people live longer, and more productively, than any generation in history" (Newman, 1992). But is that necessarily a good thing? Newman (1992) believes we are suffering from "diseases of medical progress" as we are seeing complications of diseases we had never seen before as medical technology can prolong life beyond previous lethal disease states, such as cancer patients living longer, etc. According to Newman, we're seeing the natural history of the disease advancement, trying to fight new aspects of a disease because the medical profession believes that technologies must be used (1992). What happens now, when it's purely science and technology maintaining the life of a person in a constant vegetative state?"
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Gerontological Nursing, 2005.
A review of the nursing care of four elderly patients.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 25 sources, $ 115.95
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This paper examines how nursing in a geriatric setting demands a holistic approach to patient care. Not only is custom-tailored, interdisciplinary physical disease treatment and prevention important, but social and spiritual involvement of patient, caregiver and community as well. It presents case studies to analyze different patient experiences alongside relevant literature, how they corroborate or digress from each other, and what insight and recommendations can be drawn from these experiences.
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"Gerontological nursing is a challenging field for the individual and medical team. It demands unwavering dedication to patient, caregiver, community and complex decision-making alongside other peers of the medical team. The ability to establish rapport and express empathy towards the aged, who may not even be lucid enough to appreciate the efforts is in itself another challenge, can push personal and professional limits. In spite of these challenges, the rewards transcend material gain. These case studies aim to present and analyze different patient experiences alongside relevant literature, how they corroborate or digress from each other, and what insight and recommendations can be drawn from these experiences. "
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