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Write a 4 page essay on Elderly Medical Ward.Download file to see previous pages... All of us will experience the development of life since the day we were born up to the last breath we take. No one i
Write a 4 page essay on Elderly Medical Ward.
Download file to see previous pages...All of us will experience the development of life since the day we were born up to the last breath we take. No one is exempted not to grow neither will live for a hundreds of years. Basically we grow, become mature, get a stable job, have a family, become old, and die. This is the sad irony of life. Physiologically, there are two factors which affect the process of aging. Smeltzer and Bare (2004,191) said that " intrinsic aging refers to those changes caused by the normal aging process that are genetically programmed and essentially universal within the species". Extrinsic aging, on the other hand, triggers the development of aging through accumulation of factors outside the body that contribute in its normal process. Medication, stress, and sedentary lifestyle are some of the examples of extrinsic factors that precipitate aging process.
Through the years of living when a person reached the pinnacle of life, the body cannot function well already due to the deterioration if his body organs and the inability of the cells to regenerate. "Cells become less able to replace themselves, and they accumulate a pigment known as lipofuscin, a degradation of elastin and collagen causes connective tissue to become stiffer and less elastic" (Smeltzer &. Bare 2004,191). It is certainly the reason why most of old age adults have the tendency to develop, or if not, more susceptible to acquire such diseases and illnesses.
Generally, old age patients have different kinds of needs compared to pediatric patients and middle age patients. When a person got sick when he/she was still young, he/she can cope up easily depending on his immune system which helps the body fight against any infections that caused a disease or illness. But when she got old, his/her immune system will become weak and the organs of the body cannot function well just as how it functions during the early stage of life.
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Gawande (2007, 5) states that " the classical view of aging is that it happens because of wear and tear". If a person won't value his health and abuse it while he/she is still young, the higher the incidence he/she acquires a disease when he/she gets older.
My experience as a student nurse in the elderly medical ward was fantastic. It helped me realize and understand how to properly intervene with the needs of the elderly people. During the early days of my exposure, I was able to render care especially with my patient having Alzheimer's disease. At first it was a bit hard to adjust but, nonetheless, I was able to cope up with the needs of my patient.
As I reviewed the disease process, Alzheimer's disease is "a progressive, irreversible, degenerative neurologic disease that begins insidiously and is characterized by gradual losses of cognitive function and disturbances in behavior and affect " (Smeltzer &. Bare 2004,205). This disease is a type of progressive and nonreversible dementia which affects the ability of a person to think and behave normally. Javier (2007, 2) states that before a diagnosis of dementia is made, memory impairment must be present and there must be evidence of decline in other cognitive skills.
