Patricia Porter
affecting both caregivers and the loved ones they care for. To prevent and manage burnout, experts recommend setting clear boundaries, asking for help, finding peer support, practicing self-care routines and focusing on the positive aspects of caregiving, such as the sense of purpose it can bring...
The purpose of forensic nursing science is to assist in the creation of positive change in the inappropriate medicolegal management of detainees, asylum seekers, mentally disordered offenders, living and deceased persons, to prevent victimization and reduce the fear of crime. Forensic nurses, who go...
Extrinsic factors such as work conditions, company policies, supervision, interpersonal work relations, salary and job security, known as "hygiene" factors, were claimed to prevent dissatisfaction. "Motivators" directly affect a person's motivational drive to do a good job, therefore they are ...
To prevent the inevitable hysteria, riot and social breakdown, according to Scranton, we must learn to die. In other words, stop. Don’t react. Don’t amplify your own reaction by passing it on. Suspend the stress chain by pausing, taking time to assess the information, to question the ...
A connection was also made with disruption of community relationships caused by the residential school system, and further disruption with recent litigation seen to have “Opened a whole can of worms; when all the illness and substance abuse went on a skyrocket” (SC2). In both sharing circles...
Elder abuse: global situ- ation, risk factors, and prevention strategies. Gerontologist 2016; 56 (Suppl 2): S194-205.K. Pillemer, D. Burnes, C. Riffin, and M. S. Lachs, "Elder abuse: global situation, risk factors, and prevention strategies," The Gerontologist, vol. 56, supplement ...
This book describes what has been done and what remains to be done to prevent elder abuse, treat its effects, and ensure justice. It further addresses the broader need to fortify our long-term care, protective service, and legal systems to meet the new and imminent demands of a burgeoning ...
Drawing from over twenty years of experience helping communities improve their response to elder abuse, Lisa Nerenberg describes what agencies, communities, tribes, states, and national organizations are doing to prevent abuse, treat its effects, and ensure justice. She further explores what remains ...
elder abuse interventionsThe debate in the field of elder abuse as to whether elder abuse is caused by caregiver stress or abuser impairment has precipitated a discussion as to whether elder abuse should be considered a social service issue, or a criminal justice problem (Wolf, 1999). Even ...