Urinary incontinence

When deciding on where to apply for my Gerontology degree, I chose USC Davis School of Gerontology because it is a very prestigious program that offers an exceptional education. An interesting fact that caught my attention of the campus is the diversity of ethnicities, sex, and age. Having a diverse campus develops social cultural awareness and promotes creative thinking. USC is a good fit for my goals because with the dual degree program I will able to pursue a Masters of Science in Gerontology…

The lay people associate Dementia with memory loss, but it’s just not that simple. Dementia is a gradual disease with many other characteristics, such as, loss of attention, orientation, language, judgement, and reasoning (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper, Bucher, & Harding ). “Personality changes and behavioral problems such as agitation, delusions, and hallucinations may occur” (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper, Bucher, & Harding). All of the issues that come with Dementia affect the entire person’s…

The disunion of a people in public places isn’t new, as a matter a fact it’s over two hundred years old, and has always been justified as a solution to separating ‘superiors’ white cisgender men from the people deemed ‘inferior’ by them. In the Jim Crow era, African Americans had to use separate water fountains, lunch counters, and bathrooms than whites in Southern states. The reason for this was, according to journalist Katy Steinmetz, because many white southerners believed that African…

ability to give birth ends. The main natural fact is the end of the menstrual flow and it causes reduced secretion of the ovarian hormones estrogen and progesterone. Symptoms have been related to menopause are mood changes, sleep disorders, urinary incontinence, cognitive changes, somatic complaints, sexual dysfunction, and reduced quality of life may be secondary to other symptoms or related to other causes. Menopause concerns as one of a disease. Women experience emotional change at the ages…

While the elderly population increases, nursing professionals and family members are increasingly associated with influential decisions and that of placing a relative in a nursing care home or living with a family caregiver. Current literature primarily focuses attention on the negative effects of family caregiving on elderly persons. Nonetheless few direct attention to their positive impact. As a result, this paper will explore the issue of nursing home care and benefits for elderly people…

Background and Significance of Problem. This paper will provide an outline to reduce falls by implementing education on the proper utilization of bed and chair alarms, and adequate communication between nurses and certified nursing assistants, rather than lack of education regarding fall tools and not utilizing standardized safety tools in a postoperative orthopedic surgical unit, where the fall rate have increased recently. To prevent patient injury and decrease falls nurses need to communicate…

In ancient times, being obese was a sign of health, wealth, and high social status. Being hefty meant that particular person had enough money to buy food, and they were better off than the peasants of a lower class. However, today being obese can be embarrassing and potentially life threatening. Obesity is a condition that affects many people, and it is a major health concern throughout the country. The statistics of obesity cases are startling. Also, obesity is a condition that affects…

Abnormal assessments included respiratory, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, neurological, urinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, hematologic, and endocrine. The patient also had an abnormal dietary and eating habits. Objective data was obtained through vital signs and intake and output measurements. Assessment of blood pressures and looking…

100 Days of Horror with Bordetella Pertussis by Isabella Theamaree Fortun Bordetella pertussis is a fimbriated Gram-negative, pleomorphic, aerobic coccobacillus. It also has a surface associated microcapsule however the role of this is unknown. Bordetella species, in general, grow best at 35° to 37° C. 1 Their growth is fastidious, and this degree of fastidiousness is inversely proportional to its rate of growth.1 Among all Bordetella species, Bordetella pertussis is the most…

CORTICAL MAPPING USING MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS IN GLIOMA SURGERY INTRODUCTION The aim of glioma surgery is to get maximum resection of a tumor with minimal violation of normal brain tissue. A primary tenet of neurosurgical oncology is that survival can improve with greater tumor resection, but this principle must be tempered by the potential for functional loss after a radical removal. It has always been a challenge to achieve this ?functional? resection especially when eloquent cortex is…