Adverse Drug Reaction Among Elderly Patients: Impact Upon Costs And Length Of Hospital Stay
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3 pages in length. Drug companies are well aware of the issues surrounding why adverse drug interactions occur in the first place, so it stands to reason why they should be on the front lines with regard to quelling this reality. Adverse drug reactions happen for several reasons, not the least of which includes treatment of more than one doctor, unmonitored self-medicating and lack of education about the serious nature of drug interaction. No bibliography.
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Adverse Side Effects of Exercise
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A 6 page discussion regarding the potentially adverse impacts of exercise. This paper cautions that although exercise is an important component of good health, improperly conducted exercise can result in a number of adverse health impacts. Deleterious impacts such as broken bones, muscle injuries, and even heart attacks are an unfortunate result of improperly planned and conducted exercise. In short, although exercise is most often beneficial, it is not suitable for every individual due to his or her specific condition. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Advertising And Youth Tobacco And Alcohol Use
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A 6 page paper that discusses the role advertising plays in the use of tobacco and alcohol among youth. Advertising is about selling images and creating discontent in the audience. At least one study found more ads for tobacco and alcohol in youth-oriented magazines. Another study found a decrease in alcohol use when all ads were banned. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Africa and AIDS:
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This 10 page paper discusses the startling issue of AIDS in Africa. Furthermore, this paper presents the scope of the problem as well as trends and methods of managing the problem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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African Americans And The Health Care System
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This 17 page paper reports the health status of African-Americans in the U.S. Statistics about the incidence of specific diseases and mortality rates among Black Americans as compared to White Americans are reported. The essay includes a discussion of the barriers to quality health care services. For instance, Black women are more likely to die of colon, rectal and breast cancer and Black men are more than twice as likely to die of prostrate cancer. The writer then turns to report the racial and ethnic composition of physicians as well as that of medical students. The discussion includes a few suggestions for correcting this inequity in quality health care. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 27 sources.
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African Americans: History of Health Care Following WWII
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A 5 page paper which discusses how Africa Americans experienced a great change in access to health care, and access to health care professions following WWII, when the federal government made an active assault on discrimination policies. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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African “AIDS Orphans”
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This 10 page paper explores the plight of the African “AIDS orphans,” children who have been orphaned by the death of their parents from AIDS. These children face significant difficulties not faced by other children who are orphaned in other ways. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Ageism
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An 18 page paper which argues that ageism affects the medical treatment received by the elderly in this country, and other countries as well. The paper presents information relating to how the elderly are treated as a whole, through the workplace, government, and society, which serves to help support the problems with ageism as it involves medical treatment. An abstract and outline. Bibliography lists 30 sources.
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Aggregate Assessment Tool
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A 4 page paper providing an aggregate assessment tool and rationale for the items contained within it. The aggregate of study consists of those over the age of 65 with cardiac disease living in the Coney Island area of Brooklyn. The theoretical base on which the tool rests is Orem’s self-care model. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Aggregate Introduction and Diagnoses
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A 5 page paper introducing an aggregate for an upcoming health promotion effort and stating three nursing diagnoses that will be addressed in the health promotion. The aggregate consists of those over 65 with heart disease; diagnoses include proper use of medication; importance of medication; and symptoms of stroke or heart attack. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Aggregate Program Proposal: Management Plan and Evaluation
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A 26 page paper outlining a community health program plan that will target those over 65 with heart disease, who live in the vicinity of Erie County, Pennsylvania. The paper discusses the original needs assessment survey indicating the need for the program, funding, theoretical rationale, nursing diagnoses and other points. It provides a timeline of activities that need to take place to implement the program, and encourages the use of additional surveys to evaluate the plan. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Aging and Changes in Lean Body Mass
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This 5 page report discusses changes in body composition are known to occur during aging. In particular, a decrease in lean body mass (LBM) and an increase in fat are characteristic of the aging process. Decreased lean body mass occurs primarily as a result of losses in skeletal muscle mass. Age-related loss in muscle mass is also known as “sarcopenia.” This report also presents the ways in which healthy LBM can be maintained and what that means for the aging human body. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Aging and Cognitive Development: Maintaining Mental Agility
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A 6 page discussion of the relationship between cognitive function and age. In the past a consensus has existed in the scientific community that declines in cognitive function is an irreversible impact of age, that mental frailty is an inevitable part of late adulthood. Today, however, developmentalists seem to be altering this attitude to one which recognizes that an individual’s participation in certain activities can have a positive impact on the retention of mental agility. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Aging and Health Care
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A 6 page discussion of the health care system as it addresses the elderly patient. The number of elderly patients in our population is increasing at a phenomenal rate. Our health care system, however, does not always address the needs of those patients in the most exemplary manner. The relationship between aging, quality of health care, and even health care utilization is integrally tied to a number of societal factors. These factors include cultural differences, our perceptions regarding the elderly, and even politics and the economy. Utilizes information gleaned in an interview with an elderly patient to reiterate these concerns. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Aging And Nutrition
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A 6 page paper. The US Census Bureau reported there were more than 35 million Americans over the age of 65 in the year 2000 and those over the age of 85 are the largest growing population. The data regarding the proportion of seniors who do not have adequate nutrition on a daily basis is alarming. This paper explores the data and the reasons so many of our elderly do not receive adequate nutrition. The writer also reports the most recent guidelines regarding a proper diet for persons over 65. These guidelines include recommendations for food categories and for specific vitamins. The results of a lack of these daily nutrients are included. B Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Aging and Senility
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A 5 page overview of the myths and misperceptions regarding senility. Senility is not an unavoidable result of aging. Through education we can overcome these myths and live a better quality of life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Aging, Health, and Health Service Utilization: A Political and Economic Perspective
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A 6 page review of the relationship which exists between meeting health care needs, politics, technology, and increasing life spans. Health care systems around the world operate on the basis of an intricate balance between economy, politics, and medical need. In the midst of this balance we find dramatic advancements in technology and pharmacology which, while tremendously valuable from a health care perspective, put more and more drain on troubled economies. We consequently turn to our politicians to work out the conflicts which erupt. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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