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Communication between Nursing Homes and Hospitals With people living longer than they ever have before, a major issue has been health problems related to old age and the high death rate related to that. Now that healthcare is more focused on the care of the elderly; a problem is arising in the transferring of patients between different healthcare settings. Due to miscommunication between nurses in the hospital and nurses in the nursing home, the risks of the patient’s safety have become a…

2015 In today’s society some individuals think it is okay and do not find fault in comparing ones language skills and abilities to their own. Even if every country has its own method of communication. Others however seem to believe that by doing this they are doing native speakers a favor. In the essay “Mother Tongue,” Amy Tan discusses her situation of letting society influence her thoughts of language. Myriam Marquez in “Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public,” discusses using her native…

substance abuse, parents who are abusive, youth with drug abuse problems, and members of the LGBTQ community. Homeless youth can be found in all parts of the country, banding together and creating their own families. Countless of them decide to leave home, because their real families do not accept them. 40% of the 1.7 million homeless youth identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, or queer (NVSR, N.D). They either are asked by their parents to leave or decide to leave to find their own…

his dissertation (Shin, 2013). The topic or purpose of the article concerns the correlation between the nursing staff at nursing homes and the quality of life patients acquire by living there. The author of the article investigates the relationship and gathers information to locate results that can provide intervention and improve the quality of life for nursing home patients. The author stated, “As health care providers, it is necessary to determine all potential and culturally sensitive…

In order to know what nursing home to admit your love one to, you should also know the problems that exist. Let me first define what elder abuse it because it may range from person to person. Today the definition I will use is that elder abuse is an “intentional actions that cause…

White Paper on the Power of Active Aging While aging is accompanied by its share of challenges, seniors who remain active are apt to benefit in a wide range of ways. Active aging can help seniors to improve physical wellbeing, but it also helps to improve mental acuity and stability. Seniors who engage in an active, healthy lifestyle may find that they are more socially active, as well. This white paper serves to illustrate the ways in which seniors may benefit from living an active lifestyle.…

is transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for rehabilitation. After a 30-day stay at the SNF, she is still unable to return home due to the severity of her disability. She transitions to a nursing home for custodial care, where she remains for the next 3-months. After this time passes, she becomes well enough to go home,…

Nurse-Patient Communication, Interdisciplinary Communication and Patient Safety Tenia Madison Ohio University Communication is a vital aspect in nursing practice that influences patient outcomes. Communication is dependent upon the patient-clinician relationship that allows for open communication to consider all aspects to provide the best care (Paget et al., 2011). Nurses utilize different techniques and methods to achieve effective communication. The purpose of this paper is to…

It's game day. I was as nervous as a mouse surrounded by a cat. My 13-year-old baseball team was playing the team that won the championship two years in a row. I kind of thought we all were nervous because if we lost that meant we go home and nobody wanted to go home. Since I was awake early in the morning I thought I should do my daily routine of stretching and eating my oatmeal and salad. Since our game was later that day like a night game I just did a few sit ups and push ups to keep myself…

I played sophomore baseball for Senior over the summer. It was the best season I've ever had as a Dubuque Senior High School baseball player. I was the pitcher on the team, also known as the "Ace". Before the last couple of games we had an anonymous team vote on which award people should get. At the end of the season we had a potluck with the varsity team and the sophomore team. Everyone showed up with haircuts and their parents. When I got there I just saw everyone in a circle talking to each…