Watson\'s Theory of Nursing Florence Nightingale Taught
Florence Nightingale taught us that nursing theories describe and explain what is, and what is not, nursing" (Parker, 2001, p 4). In nursing today, the need for such clarity and guidance is perhaps more important than…
Domestic Violence Elder Abuse Policy Elder Abuse
In the last three decades, the events of elder abuse have increased greatly which leads to the increase in the needs of victims and further develops a need for having a sound policy combating this situation. Hence, a structure is required which can help in educating public, training professional specializing in this field, increasing necessary measures required for adult protection, increasing prosecution and reduction of barriers in promulgation of this policy.
In order to devise a policy for elder abuse, it is necessary to understand the definition of it:
"a single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person"
As per the definition presented by police and prosecution, any crime involving the abuse of individuals exceeding the age of sixty. These cases are filed under the regime of general offenses, financial exploitation and criminal acts.
Evidence-based interventions for medication adherence in multiple chronic conditions
This paper presents a Literature review (evidence based) on Interventions to improve medication adherence in people with multiple chronic conditions (cardiovascular). The adherence behaviour is divided into 2 main concepts which are: adherence and persistence. Although the concept of adherence and persistence is similar however, adherence means the intensity with which the drug was taken during the duration of the therapy while, persistence means the overall duration of the drug therapy. Therefore, this paper focuses on medication adherence and non- adherence.