Senior Citizen Interview

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”- Alan Watts

- She worked for the welfare of the youth, African Americans, the poor, and women though the United Nations that she helped to develop.

The paper is based on an interview with a healthy, non-institutionalized elderly Latino man in relation to the current nursing techniques. The focus on this individual helps to investigate the relationship between the race/ethnicity, psychosocial characteristics and the United States nursing home utilization projections. Notably, focusing on the individual aged 65 years and above helps analyze the characteristics of the baby boom generation in its entrance to retirement age. Consideration of this group in the field of nursing helps to promote accommodation of this group in the general American society. Notably, the population of people aged 65 years and above, according to the statistical projection, is expected to increase from 40.2 million as per 2010 statistical findings to 72.1 million in 2030. The rapid population growth rate means that the number of people in need of health services assistance will increase over the years (Aranda & Bob, 1997).

financial donations to many organizations, and she also became a patron of the arts. Her

For this assignment, the author interviewed an elderly woman who is roughly in her early eighties. Discussion occurred over the phone as Irene lives a relatively far distance from Denver, CO. The first conversation went over well and she was very open to discussing her life further. The author became confident enough to ask more personal questions later in the conversation. The elderly woman agreed to a second interview to continue patient education which will be discussed in detail. For this paper, the individual will be referred to as Irene, so that her privacy is protected. This paper acts as an organizational tool to detail the process and considerations taken, including therapeutic communication skills, to provide Irene with a

As a nurse she had skillful saved many soldiers. She had did many things to help out in the war but she was never paid because she was a black women. When she needed money many people stood up to Congress to get them to pay her, Congress never did anything. She went back home to her house in Auburn, New York.

2) She described a plan where I could develop classes and pitch them to all the local colleges on the financial crisis or some other topic my 3 decades on Wall St and Harvard education might make me qualified to teach. When I found flaws in that she said: that's one idea thought of just now but if you think about it 6 or 7 hours a day you'll come up with more. Her message was her book and networking classes have taught her that after 50, people don't want hire me us, we have to create something for ourselves.

I interviewed my grandfather, a NAACP, 79 year old, Baptist born, Christian pastor who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. When I asked him if he approved of same-sex marriage, he said, “No, it is an abomination. Why would God create one male and one female if gay couples were supposed to exist?” He also said, “Where in the Bible, God’s word, does it say that gay marriage is okay?” My grandfather did say that he does approve of equal marriage rights for everyone. He does not believe gay people should marry in the first place, but they should have equal rights when it comes to jobs and health care. He remembers being a strong supporter of the Prop 8, but he says, “Now that society is progressing, everyone should have equal rights. We are all humans.” Lastly, my grandfather noted that he would never marry a gay couple because it is against his religion.

During my time interview my grandma Moui, she stated her grandfather is named Thongdee Sophabmixay and he married my great great-grandmother Nang Laso. He was the mayor of the Muang Sami Tai of the Huaphanh province Laos. Her grandfather had married to three wives after each one of them dies and had nine children. Thongphet is Thongdee’s son which is my great grandfather and he married to Kang Koui which is my great-grandmother. Thongphet was a judge of Xiang Man City and he had nine children. However, three of the children die and the rest went to live in the country of United States, Australia, and Laos.

I interview my maternal great-grandmother, Jane Franklin. She is 81 years old and she was born in Shelter Island, Long Island, NY. She currently lives in Aiken, SC, but she just recently moved from Chula Vista, CA. Both of her grandparents were born in New York. Her mother was born in Aiken, SC, and her father was born in Corona, Queens, NY. She grew up in New York City with her mother, sister, and brother in an urban setting. Many African American families also lived in their neighbors

Through her philanthropic endeavors and her mission to improve health and wellness, she achieves her entrepreneurial goals by expanding her knowledge

The older adult I had the opportunity to interview was my boyfriend 's step grandmother. I met her a few years ago when we took a vacation in Florida, and thought she would be a great person to interview, because she is outgoing and has aged well. I conducted a telephone interview for this assignment, because she is currently in Florida for the remainder of the Spring season.

Her business idea was to create a line of cosmetics from natural ingredients.is was first located in

L was married for 20 years. She has 2 daughters; one is going to school and the other lives in Texas. Her mother has been living with her for 3 ½ years. She enjoys movies, having coffee with her friends once a week, and her two grandchildren. She is active in her church, and used to do prison ministry. She works in Gerontology at the Health Sciences Center and has been a Tech employee for 25 years.

For many businesses, this meant that letting go of employees, was one of their top priorities. Therefore HR would have had to carry out their task as quickly as possible, with most efficiency, as the business at the time were in need of their best employees, as they were the ones who could bring up the sales. If HR were to just look at the employee’s qualifications, and base their decisions on that, it would have a great effect on the business, as their best employees may have not had the best of qualifications.