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Age Discrimination in the Workplace, 2007.
This paper explores the issue of age discrimination in business today.
1,068 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that companies fire their older workers in order to avoid having to pay retirement or medical benefits or to hire a younger and less expensive replacement. The paper examines the various federal anti-discrimination laws and looks at numerous lawsuits that have been brought over age discrimination. The paper discusses how age is the new battleground for many workers, a situation that is increasing in importance as the baby boom generation reaches retirement age.
From the Paper
"Age discrimination is an issue today, perhaps more than ever in an era when companies seek to avoid having to pay retirement or medical benefits and do so by firing older employees who might be about to invest in their pension or who might need medical attention. Another reason is that older employees may be paid more than new hires, so companies replace older workers with new workers just for that reason. This type of change is in addition to those who are simply biased against older workers and who take any opportunity to remove older works and bring in new blood."
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Hip Fracture Protectors, 2007.
A review of the results and implications of the article "Effectiveness of Hip Protectors for Preventing Hip Fractures in Elderly People: Systematic Review" by Martyn Parker, William Gillespie and Lesley Gillespie.
701 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 25.95
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This paper reviews the article, "Effectiveness of Hip Protectors for Preventing Hip Fractures in Elderly People: Systematic Review" by Martyn Parker, William Gillespie and Lesley Gillespie. The paper also describes how the study was conducted and analyzes its results and the conclusions drawn from it. Finally, the paper presents the implications of the study's results.
Table of Contents:
Problem and Purpose
Sample Selection Process
Data Analysis
Results/Conclusion
Implications
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"The authors brought up the issue of compliance, the lack of a clear definition of what constitutes compliance and regulatory measures for the manufacture of hip protectors. The issue of compliance is significant because of the wide percentage range observed among the studies in hip protector acceptance and compliance, a possible confounder for many of these studies (Parker, Gillespie & Gillespie, 2006). This leads to the possible underlying reasons behind non-compliance, including the definition itself, the discomfort and inconvenience in wearing the appliance and unclear industry standards regarding protector effectiveness (Parker, Gillespie & Gillespie, 2006). Focusing on these issues by future, adequately-sized studies should improve compliance to the use of hip protectors (Parker, Gillespie & Gillespie, 2006)."
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Development of Adolescence versus Late Adulthood, 2007.
Compares the social and physical development of adolescents to senior adults.
2,190 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper compares and contrasts adolescents and senior adults in terms of social and physical development. The paper describes, in detail, each stage of development and characterizes each by traits and characteristics that are specific to them. The paper concludes that these two stages possesses more similarities than differences.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
A Developmental Comparison between Adolescents and Senior Adults
Adolescence
Senior Adults (Late Adulthood)
Conclusion
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"Late adulthood bears a transition that follows a somewhat reverse order from that of adolescents. While adolescence begins with physical changes, the ushering in of late adulthood begins with a social change, that of retirement. It signifies the end of one's productive role in society while adolescents are just beginning to establish theirs. Retirement also means severing one's ties with colleagues and work associates or friends, a type of isolation that can be difficult to face. Adolescents face nearly the opposite challenge of initiating and forging social ties within school and community, and changing the relationship between members of family. The social skills they learn within this stage carries on into young and middle adulthood. As one ages, physical aging starts to manifest itself in subtle ways, becoming more obvious with time. It is this impending sense of mortality that preoccupies elderly persons as they get older - spouses, relatives and friends die. While death is a normal part of life, the final milestone - a sense of accomplishment and pride in one's well-lived life - would be achieved."
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Elderly Psychiatric Communication, 2007.
An analysis of a workshop relating to overcoming communication barriers with inpatient geriatric mental health patients.
3,772 words (approx. 15.1 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 103.95
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This paper discusses ways of overcoming communication barriers at an inpatient geriatric mental health unit. It suggests that effective communication leads to enhanced inpatient care. The paper presents a workshop conducted by the education department of a hospital and discusses its worth and impact on inpatient care. The paper also presents the writer's observations made from his own personal experiences.
Table of Contents:
Period of Reflection
General Introduction
An Exercise:
Points to Ponder
Teaching Plan
Background
Introduction
Barriers to Effective Communication
Two Assessments as Bases for Workshop
The Psychiatric Unit and Communication
Perception
Multicultural and Trans-cultural Nursing
Issues and Problems on the Unit
Conclusion
Recommendations
Evaluation of Teaching
Usefulness of Design and Methods
Evaluation Outcome
Recommendations that Emerged from the Evaluation
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"Barriers to effective communication and deficiencies related to skills training are ultimately based in perception which then influences attitudes and approaches to patients. At the same time, those barriers do contain a positive aspect. It is from those barriers and lacks that opportunities and enhanced skills can be made possible. Virtually all barriers to communication can be addressed not only for staff but also for clients and their families through means of a communication skills workshop. Such workshops can be established specifically for caregivers and professionals as well clients. As a result of periodic workshop sessions, the geriatric psychiatric unit can become a safer and more comfortable setting for patients and staff."
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Article Critique: Elderly and Heart Disease, 2007.
An analysis of the article "Life Situations of Elderly People with Heart Disease: The Impact of Self-Efficacy on Self-Care", by Salamah, Wahl and Abriam-Yago.
2,079 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper will provide a detailed article critique of the article "Life Situations of Elderly People with Heart Disease: The Impact of Self-Efficacy on Self-Care," by Salamah, Wahl and Abriam-Yago. The paper evaluates the title, abstract, research problem, literature review, terms utilized, study design and population.
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"Salamah, Wahl and Abriam-Yago (2003) provided a concise and appropriate title for their paper. The title is a highly descriptive title that accurately addresses the importance of the topic as well as the research study they conducted. The only concern regarding title is the length; although it is highly descriptive, many search engines might truncate the title due to length. Given the scarcity of literature on this highly significant topic, a shorter title might have provided greater exposure for future research and be more readily available for others researching the topic."
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The Challenges of Aging Workers, 2007.
This paper explores America's aging workforce and and how it affects employers.
2,498 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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The paper relates that baby boomers are more likely to remain in the workforce longer out of financial necessity. The paper discusses how human resource management personnel must become familiar with the concerns of aging Americans in order to meet their needs and entice them to stay in the workforce. The paper explains that this will provide greater security for workers, ensure that businesses are capable of operating effectively and create less of a strain on the social security system for all individuals seeking to retire in the future.
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"Individuals born between 1946 and 1964 are considered to be part of the baby boomer generation. This segment of the population is comprised of over 76 million people, or 29% of the total population in the United States today. By the year 2030 there will be over 70 million of these individuals aged 65 and over. Baby boomers are the largest group of aging Americans that the country has ever known and as they continue to age American society is faced with specific issues that it has not been forced to focus on to such a large extent. An aging society also means that there is an aging workforce that must be considered by industry."
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Suicide Rates, 2007.
This paper discusses suicide rates, focusing mainly on adolescents and on the elderly.
2,327 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 23 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that two main groups of people appear to have significant suicide rates and these are the elderly and adolescents. The suicide rates of these particular age groups are discussed in this study. The writer notes that with adolescents, suicide risks come more from the problems that are faced with drugs, school, peer pressure ,and other concerns. The writer then notes, that for the elderly, however, the reasons usually relate more to health problems, a lack of support from family and friends, and other issues that people often face as they get older.
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"Determining why children and adolescents commit suicide is a concern that many individuals in the helping professions face. Obviously, they commit suicide because they are depressed in many instances, but it is also accurate to say that there are other reasons why many of these adolescents choose to take their own lives. Some of them are involved in substance abuse and other issues that cause them to think suicide is the right idea. Others are involved with crowds of other adolescents that drag them down into painful issues and problems that they have trouble facing. When this happens, some of these individuals begin to feel that they are trapped in these problems, and the only way that some of them find to escape those problems is through suicide. Tragic though it is, it becomes the choice all too often - especially when the adolescent already has a mental disorder."
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Elderly Abuse, 2007.
A discussion and analysis of Dr. Monique I Sellas' research article "Elderly Abuse".
805 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper discusses how elderly abuse has recently surfaced as a growing problem within American society. The paper examines Dr. Monique I Sellas' research article "Elderly Abuse". The paper discusses Sellas' views that early detection of abuse is critical to help the elderly. The paper looks at Sellas' contention that doctors and nurses are not specific in their identification of elderly abuse and that there are no national services or information hotlines to help in the prevention and reporting of elderly abuse. The paper concludes that it is essential for both the government and society at large to recognize the abuse of the elderly as a major problem.
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"Elderly abuse has recently surfaced as a growing problem within American society. Although it has been a noted problem since the early 1970s, only recently did heavy media attention and the specific abuses to the elderly come to the national consciousness. Dr. Monique I Sellas explores this topic in her research article "Elderly Abuse". She begins her narrative by explaining that over the last 35 years; tremendous strides have been made in identifying and increasing the level of awareness over abusive relationships within the elderly. Domestic abuse is a very well-recognized and intense field of study, child abuse and domestic violence are issues that constantly receive national attention but elder abuse continues to be submerged as a null issue."
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African-American Grandmothers, 2007.
This paper compares the historic role of African-American grandmothers and their contemporary role as sole parent for their grandchildren.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that, under slavery and during the period afterward, older African-American women played active and respected roles in their communities as based on their African heritage, which venerated its elderly. The author points out that, in light of this history, it is not surprising that, in record numbers, African-American older women today are assuming the role of primary caregivers to their grandchildren due to social and addiction problems of the mothers of these grandchildren. The paper relates that the considerable stress of these women, who are permanently primary caregivers for their grandchildren, has resulted in their having many social, economic, physical and psychological problems.
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"The number of grandmothers raising their grandchildren nearly doubled between 1970 and 2000--from 2.2 million to 4.5 million. During the 1990s, the biggest increase was among families with no parent present, usually because of social problems such as the mother's alcohol or drug abuse. Death from AIDS, long-term incarceration, and mental illness are other reasons. The trend has become a "dominant theme" for social work research, and the term skipped generation caregiver has come into use. Of all the children living with grandparents in the U.S., nearly 44% are African-American, a proportion that is six times greater than in white families."
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Medicare Stakeholders, 2007.
A look at how the reduction of available Medicare funds will impact Medicare stakeholders.
1,387 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines how the growth of both life expectancy and the cost of medical care has resulted in a noticeable reduction of available Medicare funds for use in the near future. It looks at how this rapidly growing reduction of available Medicare funds has emerged as a significant concern for Medicare stakeholders such as the American Associationof Retire Persons (AARP), drug companies, insurance companies and healthcare providers alike. As a result, Medicare has often been a target for reformers in the past few years, as each of these stakeholders has a distinct role in the Medicare system from either a financial or funding standpoint.
Outline:
Introduction
Stakeholders
Conclusion
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"The AARP, formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons, is a U.S. based non-profit organization, with the mission of enhancing quality of life for people over age 50 by providing a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for members. The AARP operates as a non-profit advocate for its members, and sells life insurance, investment funds and other financial products. The organization claims over 35 million members and membership is expected to grow significantly as baby boomers age. The AARP plays a role in Medicare from a financial standpoint in that the organization offers products to its members. This is different from the past when social security and pension plans were devised at a time when relatively few people reached the age of sixty-five, and these plans covered their support. "
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