Older adult inpatients admitted to acute hospital are particularly vulnerable to adverse hospital events associated with factors related to frailty. Early identification of vulnerability and appropriate clinical intervention are essential to the prevention of hospital acquired adverse events. The patient care team is responsible for maintaining the health and safety of the whole patient based on assessed patient conditions and monitoring responses to treatment. SPICES is an acronym for a brief protocol for multidimensional assessment to identify risk factors related to caring for older adults: skin integrity; problems eating; incontinence; confusion; evidence of falls; and sleep disturbance. The simple-to-use screening strategy alerts the bedside nurse to be vigilant in the surveillance of patients and to initiate care team activities.
drown himself (Vujicic, 2012). Nothing could made him suffer any less; he has experienced every worst things in his life. However, due to the determination, he has the will of confronting these challanges. As being like a spring, he always stand up no mater how hard difficulties press him down. The challenges doesn’t make him weak, but stronger. Without arms and legs, he can do every thing that he wants such as swimming, playing golf, surfing and even sky-diving. There is maybe a question raised about if someone can do in that situation. In my perspective, it’s not likely for someone are able to do it under that circumstance, but it’s possible. Nick states that “for every disability you have you are blessed with more than abilities to overcome your challenges.” (Vujicic, 2010) this theory is not only work on him, but also on many famous people that I know. For instances, Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest physicist, is now paralyzed. Franklin D.Roosevelt, suffered polio disease, was excellent president of the United States with the four-term serving. The idea here is telling that don’t let any excuses or situations dampen your spirit. Since, if life is not struggling, you are not actually living in it. Therefore, let’s face it and overcome it!
Why people go to wars though they know they die?, why people try hard in their work? and why they never give up easily? The answer is for the sake of country and people, for their wealthy life, and for the dream to come true. There is essential element that make people to become this strong, is the power of hope. Hope can have to the possibility for human-being to do almost everything. It is the miracle energy inside each person to help people overcome their challenges. Hope can lead to dream, and make one’s stories to be more meaningful, valuable and memorable. Sometimes, Hoping too much can let one down, but imagine living the world without hopes. People will not be completed as well as their relationship, their career, and their purpose in life will not be done. As the Martin Luther King Jr has said, “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” Additionally, scientists also proved that hope or optimism is not only improves people’s performances in various fields, but is also effective emotional treatment for patients with anxiety and depression. (“Why Do We Need Hope?”, n.d). As a consequence, this is a solid foundation that contributes limitless influence to the life of Nick Vuijcic’s because he believes that when the moment that he was born, he has been given the right to do everything he wants with his hopes which is raising bigger and bigger inside him day by day. Currently, founding two non-profit organizations; Attitude is Attitude and Life without limbs, he has been motivating by sharing his stories as sending hopes to support the million people around the world, especially someone who has similar condition like his.
