Geriatrics

With many jobs to choose from today, one in particular goes unknown within the general public. Most people know the difference between a registered nurse and a physician. However, the job of a nurse practitioner is often overlooked. A nurse practitioner has a higher status than a registered nurse, but does not have the medical credentials of a doctor. The actual job description of a nurse practitioner, course to becoming a nurse practitioner, and specialized fields of practice, should all be…

PhD, PT; Walker, Susan Noble EdD, RN, FAAN; Pullen, Carol H EdD, RN; Pellerito, Peter. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy: 2001 Keller, C. P. (2002). Validation of the 1-mile walking test in young adults at maximal and submaximal walking intensities (Doctoral dissertation, Montana State University ) [Abstract]. Weiglein, L., Herrick, J., Kirk, S.…

Both Moses Taylor and Regional hospital are owned by Commonwealth health, a largest network of hospitals in Northeastern Pennsylvania. They provide over 35 different services such as gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, geriatric, psychiatry etc. According to Medicare hospital compare, GCMC and Regional hospital have been rated with two stars and Moses Taylor has been given one star. Although, Moses Taylor and Regional hospitals provide great services, I will be focusing…

is rapidly changing, health care is not immune to these changes. The changing demographic, economic, and social realities are leading to labor shortages. By the year 2020, clinical shortages will be significant, the U.S. will need twice as many geriatric specialized physicians and half a million nurses. As society becomes more mobile by Generation X and Millennials, there is a need for portability and an increase in health care information infrastructure. The use of IT will assist in this…

Aging is a natural process that we, as human beings, faces daily. Every day we age little bit more and progress on this one-sided track. The articles I've read focused mainly on old ages. It is a stage that most of us haven't faced yet but will eventually participate in it. There is a natural tendency that we categorize people in groups and attempt to sum them up with a perceived collective commonality. The thought of these differences can be referred as stereotype, and the thoughts associated…

develops slowly, often from cigarette abuse in particular. COPD is a major cause of disability and currently there is no cure available, many people have the disease and do not evene know. COPD is not contagious and generally develops in middle age to geriatrics. COPD can cause problems in just doing day to day routine activities but the disease can be treated with meds and an increase in physical activities.(NHLBI) COPD is characterized…

problem is to do more to help prevent diseases. Doing so, by delivering chronic care management to aging and sick individuals, offering end of life care that entails care, compassion and comfort, also going an extra mile and doing more to prepare the geriatric population (Hassmiller,…

The free radical theory hypothesis, initially proposed in the mid-1950s, has developed into a noteworthy aging hypothesis. Free radicals are exceptionally flimsy and receptive particles that can be created by ordinary digestion system, responses to illumination, chain responses with other free radicals, and oxidation of certain natural poisons, for example, ozone, pesticides, and air contaminations. Free radicals and their conjugated mixes are fit for assaulting different atoms since they have…

Have you ever dealt with so much pain in your body that will not cease? It happens quite often. There are countless adjectives to describe it; however; enjoyable is not on that list. I have rheumatoid arthritis, a ruptured disc, five bulging discs, a torn rotator cuff, and knees that suffice it to say, do not fit together correctly. We, as medical assistants try to prevent this kind of pain for a patient, although we are unable to prevent it for ourselves. I will also share with you the…

The older adult I chose to interview was a 90 year old, white female, of Mexican descent who was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. Her family consisted of three brothers, two sisters and two parents that “spoiled us all” Grant, M. (2016, October 28). Personal Interview. Her school life consisted of attending a French school (that really wasn’t an official school), followed by having a professor home school her for a year. Finally she entered a British school till she graduated high school.…